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 By SARAH GIBSON

Families participating in the state’s new voucher-like school choice program spent the bulk of their state aid at Amazon.com and at local private schools. According to data recently released by the New Hampshire Department of Education, participants...

 By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

The cost of heating a home and keeping the lights on is extremely high this winter. But there’s still time to apply for assistance with energy bills, and expanded assistance options are available for Granite Staters this year.Here are three main...

By TODD BOOKMAN

Lawmakers in New Hampshire are considering a range of gambling bills that could bring online casinos, more bingo nights and larger poker tournaments to the state.Under a bipartisan bill introduced in a Senate committee Wednesday, private companies...

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Nate Weddle has struggled with heroin addiction for years. He first came to Manchester about four years ago to live in a sober house, and did well there. But moving out on his own was harder than he thought. Since then, he’s gone back and forth...

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN and JOSH ROGERS

Warm temperatures and rainy days have created difficult conditions this winter for Granite Staters who like to get out in the snow.With a snowstorm in mid-December, many local ski areas were able to establish a base coating on their slopes. At Pats...

By TODD BOOKMAN 

The founding pastor of a church that serves its parishioners ayahuasca, a potent plant-based substance that can cause intense hallucinations, said he intends to re-open in a new location after shutting the doors at his Canterbury property.During a...

By SARAH GIBSON

Mackenzie Verdiner goes to one of the most diverse schools in New Hampshire, Manchester’s West High School. Students there speak about 50 different languages.“If I grab a fistful of kids randomly, it would be a different color on each finger — it’s...

By CASEY MCDERMOTT

New Hampshire renters would have more time to deal with proposed rent increases under a proposal up for debate at the State House in 2022.Right now, New Hampshire landlords are supposed to give at least 30 days’ notice for proposed rent increases. If...