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Rosalynn Carter’s advocacy for mental health was rooted in compassion and perseverance
11-21-2023 6:36 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

The sun was shining in June 1979 as Rosalynn Carter made her way through an enthusiastic crowd in Laconia.“She shook my hand!” yelled one delighted participant.The first lady was in the state for her husband’s reelection campaign, but this was no...


Fraternity and bar sued over ’21 death of UNH student
11-14-2023 3:54 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. — The mother of a University of New Hampshire student who died in an icy swamp two years ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against the Durham bar and fraternity her son visited that night.Vincenzo Lirosi, 22, was found dead...


National institute will build on New Hampshire’s recovery-friendly workplace program
11-09-2023 6:39 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu will oversee the creation of a national institute to provide training and resources for companies willing to hire and help people in recovery for substance use disorder.Sununu will serve as honorary...


New Hampshire’s presidential primary filing period opens with candidates critical of Biden and Trump
10-11-2023 6:01 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — In a ritual unruffled by either a changing of the guard or changes to the nominating calendar elsewhere, the filing period for the New Hampshire presidential primary started Wednesday with a Democratic candidate who criticized...


Marina owner convicted in fatal 2008 boat crash settles new environmental protection case
09-07-2023 3:13 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

A New Hampshire woman convicted of killing her best friend in a boat crash on Lake Winnipesaukee 15 years ago has agreed to pay the state $100,000 to settle new allegations that she interfered with an environmental protection investigation at the...


Frustrated former residents of NH youth center push for federal investigation
08-25-2023 8:50 AM

By HOLLY RAMER

Frustrated former residents of New Hampshire’s only youth detention center are pushing for a federal investigation into allegations of decades of abuse.The Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, previously called the Youth Development Center, has...


Lawyers win access to files in New Hampshire youth detention center abuse case
08-22-2023 4:07 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

Details of the criminal investigation into abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center must be shared with attorneys for former residents who have sued the state, a judge ruled.Judge Andrew Schulman granted a motion Monday seeking to force the...


Police say Harmony Montgomery’s father hid and moved her body for months after murder
06-20-2023 3:38 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

 A New Hampshire man charged in the murder of his missing 5-year-old daughter, Harmony Montgomery, spent months moving and hiding her body before disposing of it, according to a police affidavit released Tuesday.Adam Montgomery, 33, pleaded not guilty...


Sununu seeks K-12 curriculum on social media dangers
06-08-2023 7:00 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

Gov. Chris Sununu has ordered state agencies to develop curriculum that would add instruction about the dangers of social media to all K-12 health classes in New Hampshire.The executive order issued by the Republican governor Wednesday instructs the...


Governor's new stance revives New Hampshire marijuana effort
05-24-2023 2:26 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

Gov. Chris Sununu’s recent shift to support marijuana legalization has inspired a last-minute push for new legislation.Though several bipartisan bills in support of legalizing recreational marijuana have cleared the House in recent years, Sununu...


Medicaid expansion bill advances in New Hampshire
05-20-2023 11:39 AM

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House gave preliminary approval Thursday to making the state’s expanded Medicaid program permanent, rejecting attempts to set another expiration date or otherwise change it.The lengthy debate was somewhat...


Bill to force schools to inform inquiring parents about transgender children fails in New Hampshire
05-18-2023 1:44 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bill that would have required school officials to disclose to inquiring parents that their child is using a different name or being referred to as being a different gender was defeated Thursday in the New Hampshire House.The...


State officials subpoenaed in youth center sex abuse cases
05-06-2023 3:02 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire’s state police and the attorney general’s criminal bureau were subpoenaed by the lawyers for hundreds of people who say they were abused at a state-run youth detention center and are now demanding information they say has...


Vandalism leads to Civil Rights Act complaint against teen
04-27-2023 4:30 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Portsmouth teenager was accused Thursday of violating New Hampshire’s Civil Rights Act 22 times, including carrying out an antisemitic, homophobic and racist vandalism spree that damaged 18 properties throughout the city in...


School choice debate shifts to the New Hampshire Senate
04-25-2023 2:27 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s school choice program was depicted as both a lifeline for struggling families and a blow to public education as debate moved to the state Senate on Tuesday.The Senate Education Committee heard testimony on two...


New Hampshire lawmakers debate parents’ rights, trans youth
04-21-2023 9:11 AM

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Parents seeking more control over schools and those trying to protect transgender youth converged at the New Hampshire Statehouse on Tuesday as lawmakers again took up what has become a national debate.Both the New Hampshire...


GOP’s Tim Scott says he backs 20-week federal abortion ban
04-13-2023 6:23 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said Thursday that he supports a federal abortion ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy and would sign such legislation into law if he became president.“It makes total sense to me,” Scott...


N.H. Senate rejects lifting abortion ban penalties
04-13-2023 4:41 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD, N.H. — The penalties associated with New Hampshire’s 24-week abortion ban will remain in place after the state Senate on Thursday killed legislation that would have removed them.The Republican-led Senate voted 14-10 along party lines to...


Fundraiser set to finish “Emily’s Hike” in New Hampshire
04-04-2023 12:56 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD — Hikers will honor a young Massachusetts woman who died in New Hampshire by climbing multiple peaks this summer and raising funds for a foundation created by her family.The event, dubbed “Emily’s Hike To Save a Life” is set for July 29, with...


Abortion-rights supporters prevail in New Hampshire House
03-24-2023 12:42 PM

By HOLLY RAMER

In a victory for abortion-rights supporters, the Republican-led but closely divided New Hampshire House on Thursday rejected multiple bills to further restrict abortion access while also approving legislation to protect it.The eight abortion-related...

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