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North Country business leaders urge board to proclaim support for LGBTQ+, public art
12-15-2023 11:14 AM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

Over one thousand people — including several prominent North Country businesses — have signed onto an open letter criticizing the Littleton select board’s handling of recent discussions about public art by and about LGBTQ+ people.“Why is the municipal...

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Dartmouth men’s basketball team requests to withdraw its unionization petition
01-02-2025 9:57 AM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

The Dartmouth men's basketball team is no longer trying to form a union, ending their push to become the nation’s first college athlete’s union.The Associated Press reports that the local Service Employees International Union Local 560 chapter...


Judge dismisses electioneering complaint against Goffstown Library, AG review still pending
10-17-2024 11:51 AM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

The Goffstown Public Library is still deciding whether to publish a recent candidate survey, after a superior court judge dismissed a petition from two Republican candidates trying to block its release.Ross Berry, who is running for a House seat, and...


Dartmouth announces $500 million for student housing
09-19-2024 11:07 AM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

A $500 million dollar project aims to bring new student housing to Dartmouth college students, freeing up some of the housing stock in Hanover.Josh Keniston, vice president of capital planning and campus operations for Dartmouth, said $100 million...


A new scholarship provides NH students the chance to take driver's ed classes
09-17-2024 1:35 PM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

Any aspiring driver under 18 in New Hampshire has to take an approved driver’s ed course before getting a license. While some high schools offer certified classes, families often have to pay out of pocket for their teen to meet state requirements....


Strawbery Banke becomes the first Smithsonian affiliate in New Hampshire
08-08-2024 11:09 AM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth has been named the first Smithsonian affiliate in New Hampshire.Linnea Grim, the museum’s CEO, said Strawbery Banke’s goal of bringing world class art to the public aligns with the Smithsonian's. The affiliation also...


New Hampshire law requires more transparency in AI-generated political ads
08-07-2024 11:00 AM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

A new law aims to rein in the use of artificial intelligence in political ads.The law requires AI-generated content to be disclosed in political ads within 90 days of an election.The legislation allows candidates or election officials who are...


Students demand that UNH divest from Israeli companies
04-29-2024 10:45 AM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

Students of the University of New Hampshire gathered on Thompson Hall Lawn in Durham Thursday to demand that the school divest from Israeli-based companies and any businesses that could be aiding the country in the war in Gaza. They also want the...


NH arts organizations ponder an uncertain future: 'We're in a very fragile state right now.'
04-10-2024 10:11 AM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts sits in the old, empty hallways of a former public high school. Other tenants include an alternative education program and organizations that help people through food insecurity, human trafficking and domestic...


Analysis: NH’s shifting population could shake up primary
01-19-2024 10:49 AM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

New research from the University of New Hampshire has found that the state’s voting population doesn’t look the same as it did in 2020.Kenneth Johnson, who led the study, said when people think of New Hampshire they might think of an aging population...


Littleton town manager resigns
01-10-2024 2:21 PM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

Dozens of Littleton residents gathered at Monday’s select board meeting, many hoping for an apology for anti-LGBTQ+ remarks made by one of its members and a resolution to the board’s handling of a larger debate over public art by and about LGBTQ+...


‘There is this sense of revising history’
11-10-2023 3:27 PM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

New York Times best-selling author and Upper Valley resident Jodi Picoult was the keynote speaker for the New Hampshire Humanities annual celebration in Manchester on Wednesday night.Picoult has been an outspoken critic of book bans, as her own titles...


What was NH like during the Ice Age? You can find clues at the Flume Gorge — and far beneath some local pond
09-04-2023 7:29 PM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

It might be hard to imagine now, given the region’s lush trees and trails, that New Hampshire, and really all of New England, was at one point a giant glacier.“Over the last 2.5 million years, we have had many different ice sheets come over this part...


UNH student is part of landmark Montana climate lawsuit
08-18-2023 3:15 PM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

A University of New Hampshire student is one of the 16 plaintiffs who won a landmark court case against the state of Montana over its climate policies.UNH senior Georgianna Fischer spent much of her childhood in Montana outside, paddle boarding,...


Partnership aims to help Indonesian students in NH
08-09-2023 5:00 PM

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

One New Hampshire community college is launching a new effort to help the region’s growing Indonesian population gain new skills and career opportunities.The partnership between Great Bay Community College and Indonesian Community Connect — a...

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