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Poor air quality forecast for Central Mass. due to Canadian wildfire smoke
Seeing a bit of a haze out there this morning?🧐This is from wildfire smoke aloft moving in from Canada.This will likely continue through Friday as well. #mawx #ctwx #riwx pic.twitter.com/gcIkBiVTKv— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) August 15, 2024 The Environmental Protection Agency says that Central and Western Massachusetts are expected to experience poor air quality on Friday due to smoke from wildfires burning in Quebec and Western Canada. ...
New Hampshire Fish and Game Says People Are Causing Surge of Bear Encounters
Recently, there has been a surge of bear sightings according to NBC10 Boston. New Hampshire Fish and Game are warning New Hampshire residents to be responsible to avoid a "situation." New Hampshire Residents and Visitors Are the Problem. One of the reasons why bears keep coming around is because they...
Farmer’s Almanac Calling for Lots of Snow and Rain for Maine, New Hampshire, & Massachusetts This Winter
Last winter was definitely abnormal. With the exception of a few really nasty storms (one in mid-December and one in mid-January), the winter was fairly mild. With the exception of a handful of rain and snowstorms, last winter was calm. Even the temperatures remained mild. According to records kept by...
Hurricane Ernesto is Gaining Strength: How Will It Affect Maine, New Hampshire, & Massachusetts?
Until recently, New England rarely had to worry about tropical storms and hurricanes. Over the last few years, we have seen that change, though. In September 2023, we had to deal with a pair of back-to-back storms. While those storms had lost much of their strength by the time they reached New England, they did hit us within days of each other. And after dealing with Debby last weekend, we are getting ready to deal with Ernesto this weekend.
'Food stamps don’t hack it:' Coös County residents experience highest rates of food insecurity in NH
This story is part of a series on NHPR's Morning Edition in which we explore how people are addressing food insecurity in New Hampshire. Tell us your thoughts on local food access at voices@nhpr.org. It’s a bright Saturday afternoon, and people are lined up inside the fire station on main...
Racial Unity Team welcomes Andrés Mejía to board of directors
EXETER — The Racial Unity Team recently announced the appointment of Andrés Mejía to its board of directors. Mejía, who is the director of organizational learning and talent development at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, will serve the remaining vacant term of board member Kathleen Blake, who stepped down from her position. “I am...
Racial profiling ban, AI guardrails, trespass signs: Bill signings you may have missed
As the State House voting chambers lie empty this summer, Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk has been flooded. Hundreds of bills passed by lawmakers in late spring have circulated from the Office of Legislative Services to the Secretary of State’s Office to the House speaker, the Senate president, and finally over to Sununu, who has signed the majority that have reached him. Some signings, such as a group of bills in July limiting transgender rights in the state, have attracted...
School spending critics adopt new target: high administrator pay
For years, teacher pay in New Hampshire has remained low, with new teachers facing average salaries of $41,590. And for years, Democrats, teachers unions, and other advocates have urged increased state investment in public schools to direct money to teacher salaries. This year, Republicans are raising their own concerns about low teacher salaries. But conservatives […]
Developers break ground on first net-zero NH housing units geared towards middle class
Developers, clean energy advocates and public officials celebrated the groundbreaking Wednesday for New Hampshire’s first net-zero energy housing development geared toward middle-class home buyers. The 26 market rate duplexes, developed by Aspire Residential, are designed to produce or save as much energy as they consume. They are expected to...
Editor’s Notebook: Guys, I’m just not sure about the whole ‘New Hampshire Advantage’ thing
Like the rest of the country, New Hampshire has been bitten by trickle-down economics over the years, most recently with a series of business tax cuts that have not exactly been awesome for the good people of the state. A thorough assessment of those cuts conducted last summer by the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute […]
Bellows Falls man dies in Westminster crash
WESTMINSTER — An 87-year-old Bellows Falls man died following a vehicle crash on US Route 5 at the intersection with Coolidge Street, officials reported. Hugh Haggerty, the operator of a 2022 Toyota Tacoma, sustained fatal injuries in the accident that occurred under clear skies and on dry road conditions.
New Hampshire Now Has Its Own Smithsonian Story
When you hear the word "Smithsonian", does your mind wander to Washington, D.C.?. The Smithsonian National Museum is a marvel compilation of 17 museums in the the D.C. area, including the Natural History Museum, Air and Space Museum, American History Museum, and American Art Museum. It's a destination for students,...
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