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Officials wait for more test results after Legionnaires' disease cases in Lincoln
LINCOLN, N.H. — New Hampshire health officials are waiting for the results of additional testing of a cooling tower that might be linked to several cases of Legionnaires' disease. The state issued an advisory Monday after testing confirmed the presence of the Legionella bacteria, which causes Legionnaires' disease, inside...
APhi barred from fall recruitment
Alpha Phi sorority will not participate in recruitment this fall, according to a campus-wide email sent by the Inter Sorority Council Thursday evening. APhi was suspended by the College in July following the death of Won Jang ’26. “In July, Alpha Phi was placed on an Immediate Temporary Suspension...
New Hampshire Woman Raises Almost $400K for Elderly Vet Taking Care of His Wife With Dementia
This writing comes with a warning: you may burst out into uncontrollable sobs, so break out the tissues. A woman who sometimes helps out at U. S. Gold & Pawn on South Willow Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, Jenelle Marie, got to know Donald, a 90-year-old New Hampshire veteran. Donald came into the pawn shop with some gold jewelry he wanted to pawn so he could pay his medical bills for his wife, who was recently diagnosed with dementia. Donald's landlord also had to raise his rent, so he was in dire straits. Thank GOD he found Jenelle. She started a GoFundMe account, and at of the time of this writing, the GoFundMe contributions are almost $400,000.
Judge Denies Ex-Sen. Woodburn’s Latest Motion To Avoid Jail Time
LANCASTER – Judge Peter Bornstein has denied former Democratic state Sen. Jeffrey Woodburn’s motion for sentence modification and ordered a hearing to impose his 30-day jail sentence, but his attorney Mark Sisti said his client isn’t giving up at this point. Sisti said the Coos Superior Court...
Two big innings help propel Reading to a bounce back win over New Hampshire
READING, Pa - Reading bounced back in a big way on Friday night with a 10-6 win over New Hampshire. The Fightin Phils used a 4-run eighth inning to break the late tie. Early on in this one the Fightins took control with a 5-run third inning. A bases loaded walk and wild pitch allowed the first two runs to come home, then Trevor Schwecke would drive in 2-runs with a ground rule double. Ethan Wilson would bring the final run of the inning home with a sac-fly.
Quick-Thinking Driver and Massachusetts State Trooper Save Desperate Hawk
There's so much bad news, so when something heartwarming happens, it's nice to share it with the public. That's what the Massachusetts State Police did on their Instagram this week. A truck driver had called about an injured hawk on the side of the highway near Northampton, Massachusetts. The man...
Somerville Names Boston’s Shumeane Benford as New Police Chief
Benford to depart dual roles as Boston Housing Authority Police Chief and Boston Chief of Emergency Management to lead Somerville PD. SOMERVILLE—Mayor Katjana Ballantyne announced today the selection of Boston’s Shumeane Benford as the City of Somerville’s new police chief. After a thorough community-driven, nationwide search, Benford will assume leadership of the Somerville Police Department on September 16. The 30-year law enforcement veteran will be departing current dual roles as Boston Housing Authority Police Chief as well as Boston Chief of Emergency Management.
Bill Belichick shares thoughts on rookie QB usage in preseason
Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick had a unique perspective on the preseason and how to judge rookie quarterbacks. Belichick appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” and helped establish a baseline for how the rookie signal-callers should be judged. This is especially relevant on the New England side of things with Drake Maye’s usage being a hot topic for debate.
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...
New Hampshire State Police looking to fill more than 60 vacancies
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire State Police are trying to fill dozens of empty positions across the agency. State police said there are more than 60 vacancies in the agency, an improvement over the 80 open positions last year, but still less than ideal. There are 360 positions in...
Lindsey Stepp appointment to Department of Revenue Administration renewed
CONCORD — Lindsey Stepp, of Holderness, was recently re-nominated by Gov. Chris Sununu and confirmed by the New Hampshire Executive Council on Wednesday, Aug. 7, to continue serving as commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration. Stepp, NHDRA’s first female commissioner, began her tenure as commissioner in...
'Food stamps don’t hack it:' Coos 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...
Looking for a landscaper? This flock doesn't do a baaaad job
“We do vegetation management for invasive native species, we do field reclamations, solar arrays, and people call me to rent my goats and my sheep,” McCutcheon said. In New Boston, Saunders Pasture and the Betsy Dodge conservation fields are getting a makeover. But it’s not a crew of landscapers managing this project — it’s a herd of fifty sheep belonging to Kelly McCutcheon. She runs Broken Boat Farms, a livestock landscaping business.
Back-To-School Bash at Tanger Outlets offers interactive experience with law enforcement
Families enjoyed a Touch-A-Truck Back-To-School Bash at Tanger Outlets Tilton on Friday afternoon. The event included truck displays, games, giveaways, face painting and Kona Ice. Organizations represented were New Hampshire Department of Corrections, Tilton Police Department, State Police and the Major Crime Unit, Marine Patrol, First Student, New Hampshire Liquor Commission, NH Department of Safety Incident Management and Rusty’s Towing.
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