Search Results

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A controversial bill that would have required teachers to answer all questions from parents “completely and honestly” was narrowly voted down by New Hampshire’s House.The 185-176 vote to kill the bill was celebrated by LGBTQ advocates and the leaders...

Some people travel through life and remain in the comfort of their routines as the years pass. Others leave the comfort of this journey and encounter situations that will challenge them on many levels. Such was the case with a gentleman named “Boston”...

By HOLLY RAMER

BRENTWOOD, N.H. — A New Hampshire jury awarded $38 million to the man who blew the lid off abuse allegations at the state’s youth detention center Friday, in a landmark case finding the state’s negligence allowed him to be beaten, raped and held in...

By DAVID BROOKS

When the Monitor ran a story recently that some residents in Boscawen were disagreeing about the design of a town flag, it produced this reaction among an awful lot of readers: “Wait – towns have flags?!? Who knew?”Not many people, it turns out,...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

The pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel protests over the fighting in Gaza that have swept across American college campuses reached New Hampshire this week.More than 100 arrests were made at the campuses of Dartmouth College in Hanover and the University...

By ETHAN DeWITT

The New Hampshire House passed a bill Thursday raising the legal age of marriage to 18, sending the legislation to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk after years of advocacy.Senate Bill 359, which passed 192-174, states that “no person below the age of 18 years...

By HOLLY RAMER

BRENTWOOD — Jurors heard closing arguments Thursday in a landmark case seeking to hold the state of New Hampshire accountable for abuse at its youth detention center.The plaintiff, David Meehan, went to police in 2017 and sued the state three years...

By ANN PODLIPNY

Ann Podlipny lives in Chester. I was a child protection service worker (CPSW) at the Division of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) back in the 1990s. I’m now a farmer at the Manchester Food Bank’s one-acre garden located on the grounds of the Youth...

Boys’ LacrosseHopkinton 15, Bishop Brady 2Key players: Hopkinton – Patty Buss (5 goals, 2 assists), Merrick Chapin (2 goals, 5 assists), Shane Smith (3 goals, assist), Jackson Westover (2 goals, 2 assists), Kip Hedquist (2 goals, assist), Ozzie...

By JIMMY GOLEN

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics ran away from the rest of the NBA in the regular season. So far, the playoffs have been more of the same.The team that won 64 games to claim the league’s overall top seed dumped the Miami Heat in five games, winning 118-84...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PEMBROKE — Thursday evening’s 14-9 victory for Merrimack Valley (6-1) over Pembroke (3-4) was the type of game that neither team wants to dwell on much. Both suffered through sloppy defense and inconsistent pitching, complicated by a mid-game downpour...

By PATRICK MCDERMOTT

Patrick McDermott is AARP NH’s volunteer state president. New Hampshire has a historic opportunity to expand access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet to everyone in the state, no matter where they live or their circumstances. Access,...

Here, in our country, every citizen has the right to vote in free elections. Our NH Constitution guarantees it for eligible NH voters. Yet, our State Senate will soon vote on HB 1569, which could bar thousands of eligible NH voters from voting. If...

The NH House and Senate are considering four bills to curtail the rights of transgender students. HB 1205 and SB 341 focus on excluding transgender women from sports. Trans women on rare occasion win a competition. Exceedingly rare have any set a...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Senate president Jeb Bradley will not seek another term this fall, ending a 15-year run in the State House for the former U.S. Congressman.Bradley, a Wolfeboro Republican, informed colleagues of his decision at the end of the Senate session on...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

For Mary Ellen McKeen, the State Senate’s decision to endorse a bill permitting farmers to utilize drones for pesticide spraying without informing neighboring landowners was not the outcome she hoped for.“I was disappointed that the bees’ rights and...

By TODD BOOKMAN

Abortion providers and some privacy advocates are rallying against a Republican proposal to collect abortion statistics, arguing the bill as written could put patient identities at risk.New Hampshire is one of four states that doesn’t collect and...

By JAMES RINKER

A local charter high school that closed earlier this week still plans to issue diplomas and hold its graduation ceremony in June.LEAF Charter School’s board of trustees voted in an emergency meeting April 23 to dissolve the school on Baine Way...

By ADAM DRAPCHO

 Police are investigating an apparent burglary at American Legion Post 33, in which thousands of dollars, intended for charitable purposes, was taken.Sgt. William Goulet, Meredith Police, said the break-in appears to have occurred sometime between...

By SCOTT MERRILL

Caitlyn O’Connor of Littleton has struggled at times to afford healthy food options to feed her family. The married mother with two young daughters, ages 4 and 9, works part-time and often plans ahead to purchase healthy food at the Littleton Co-op...