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Union workers for bus company serving several NH communities say they might strike
MANCHESTER, N.H. — As students get ready to head back to school, bus drivers and other workers that cover several communities in New Hampshire said they're ready to strike. The workers said they're hoping for a new contract from bus transportation company First Student. "We will strike when the...
New Hampshire man accused of smashing lanterns with hammer at Portsmouth synagogue
PORTSMOUTH (WGME) -- A New Hampshire man is now facing enforcement actions filed against him for violating the Civil Rights Act in the state. Thirty-one-year-old Kevin O'Leary allegedly used a hammer to smash two lanterns at Temple Israel in Portsmouth in April. According to the attorney general, O'Leary could be...
First-Year Fellows Program Yields Exciting Summer in the D.C. Swamp
When the wondrous halls of Dartmouth College shuttered its doors to the students (save for the sophomores), I set off towards Washington D.C, to partake in the Rockefeller Center’s First Year Fellows program. Joined by 19 other Dartmouth students in a dormitory just a block away from Capitol Hill, my experience this summer was, most fortunately, far from Dartmouth-free.
Concord’s Audubon’s Bald Eagle Ambassador Dead at Age 36
The bald eagle who had been marveled at and enjoyed by thousands of people over the past quarter century, acting as one of New Hampshire Audubon’s most popular ambassadors at the Concord facility and in school trips, has died. He was 36. The eagle, which came to the Concord...
Dartmouth College basketball team's union files complaint over school's refusal to bargain
(Reuters) - The union representing the Dartmouth College men's basketball team has filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the Ivy League school for refusing to bargain with the players, who in March became the first U.S. college athletes to unionize.
FB: Panthers fifth in MASCAC preseason poll
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Plymouth State University football team was picked to finish fifth in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) by the league's head coaches, as the conference announced the results of its annual Preseason Coaches' Poll on Thursday. The Panthers tallied 49 points to finish just...
Meet the NH teens volunteering to help Ukrainian children who lost parents to war
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A group of teens from New Hampshire are thousands of miles away in an effort to help Ukrainian children impacted by the war with Russia. “Our goal is just to kind of be the positive, happy, fun people that come in. And I think we’ve done a good job with that,” Kelly McVeigh said Wednesday.
Overdose-related emergency room visits up in 2024 in Vermont
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - The numbers are in and deaths from overdoses in the first half of 2024 are a little bit lower than the three-year average. It’s a trend in the right direction, but visits to the emergency room for overdoses, specifically for Caledonia County, are higher than usual.
HUD announces $3.7M for housing modifications so seniors can 'age in place' in their homes
The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $3.7 million to two non-profit organizations and a local housing authority to help low income seniors stay in their homes by making modifications, HUD annou
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