As the federal election approaches, I foresee the misinformation and outright lies regarding abortion will once again surface. Let’s set the record straight and put this issue to bed right now! Current NH state law prohibits abortion after 24 weeks...
I am a retired OB/GYN, of Jewish descent, an atheist and a Humanist. I choose to do good and do no harm. I have been involved in reproductive and personal rights since the mid-seventies. I have also studied the very frightening history of the...
By MICHAEL BALSAMO
An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.”The 25-year-old airman, Aaron Bushnell, of San Antonio,...
By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
Area teams make up three of the top four seeds in this year’s Division II girls’ basketball playoffs, which begin on Wednesday.Concord Christian, playing in its only season in D-II before moving up to D-I next year, took the top seed after finishing...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Thomas Hanley of Henniker is facing one year in jail after pleading guilty to charges that he left his girlfriend’s body on the side of Interstate 89 after she jumped out of a moving vehicle.Hanley, 31, pleaded guilty at the Merrimack County Superior...
On this week’s episode, Eric Rynston-Lobel and Dan Attorri recap Saturday’s D-III girls’ basketball championship game win for Kearsarge over Hopkinton and the D-III boys’ semifinal loss for the Cougars, while also previewing the D-II boys’ and girls’...
By ETHAN DEWITT
New Hampshire’s latest cannabis legalization effort is moving toward familiar territory: approved by the House but with uncertain chances in the Senate. That crossover has historically been perilous; the Senate has consistently voted down cannabis...
By TODD BOOKMAN and JASON MOON
Lawyers for more than 1,100 victims of alleged sexual, physical, and psychological abuse at New Hampshire youth detention facilities already have access to tens of thousands of pages of state records as part of their civil lawsuits against the...
By DAVID BROOKS
It’s getting hard to keep track of airlines at Manchester airport. A week after Sun Country said it was coming and four days after Spirit said it was leaving, a new low-cost carrier has announced its arrival.Breeze Airways, a three-year-old airline...
By JAMES C. VAN DONGEN
James C. Van Dongen lives in East Concord. Two years ago, when Vladimir Putin’s armed forces invaded Ukraine, I bought a Ukrainian flag and hung it from my front porch. It was a small gesture of support for an embattled underdog.A neighbor asked me...
By JULES GOOD
Jules Good is a disability policy professional and activist. They live in Newmarket. As New Hampshire considers legalizing assisted suicide, also referred to as medical aid in dying (MAID), I would like to draw attention to the potential impacts this...
By HOLLY RAMER
CONCORD, N.H. — The political consultant behind a robocall that mimicked President Joe Biden’s voice said Monday he was trying to send a wake-up call about the potential malign uses of artificial intelligence, not influence the outcome of last month’s...
By JOHN LIPPMAN
LEBANON — Dartmouth College President Sian Leah Beilock was among a group of senior college administrators who huddled together in an effort to determine what to do about two Dartmouth students who refused to leave a tent pitched in front of her...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Echoes of melodic strumming and the gentle fluttering of sheet music fill the walls of Hopkinton’s library in the evenings, as the Contookuleles gather at their monthly meetups, for a celebration of their shared passion for music and the ukulele.Ric...
On Monday, Feb. 26, the N.H. Department of Transportation began posting state highways, limiting the use of heavy trucks to reduce the breakup of pavement during the transition out of winter.The posting is the unofficial start of mud season, when the...
By RAY DUCKLER
Jill Doyle got her tank filled at the gas station near the East Concord traffic circle recently and received plenty of warmth on a freezing morning.She stayed comfortable in her car while an attendant pumped her gas at East Concord Mobil, an...
By AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX, LINLEY SANDERS and JOSH BOAK
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump appears close to invincible in the Republican primaries and caucuses, but despite his commanding victories, the front-runner’s strength among general election voters remains unclear.AP VoteCast shows that Trump, the former...
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
More of New Hampshire’s 94,000 veterans with behavioral health challenges would be able to resolve criminal charges through treatment under a bill getting broad support from lawmakers.House Bill 1589 has been endorsed by the state Department of...
By DAVID BROOKS
New Hampshire likes to be different. To celebrate our uniqueness we point to things like motorcycle helmet freedom and cannabis lack of freedom – nobody said we were consistent – and freeway signage.Freeway signage? Yes, we are one of just a couple of...
By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR
After the construction of a new pier off Hampton Beach State Park stalled in the Legislature last session, the state is moving forward with a $150,000 feasibility study on improving accessibility for people with disabilities.In October 2022, the...
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