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Court Records Sealed Accusing Man of Sexual Assault and Buying Alcohol for Students
CONWAY – Court records in the criminal case against Malcolm Badger, 28, of Bartlett, alleging the real estate agent bought alcohol for students and one charge of felonious sexual assault have all been sealed, according to court spokesman Av Harris. Badger’s arraignment was in the Third Circuit Court in...
NH Retirement System Realizes 8.8% Investment Return in Fiscal Year 2024
CONCORD, NH – The New Hampshire Retirement System realized an 8.8% return on investments in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The three-year, five-year, 10-year, and 25-year returns for the periods ended June 30, 2024, were 3.4%, 7.7%, 7.0%, and 6.3%, respectively. All returns are net of fees. The retirement system’s assumed rate of investment return is 6.75%.
Chasing Winnipesaukee Landlocked Salmon
I love Fall fishing, or is it Autumn fishing? So I looked it up. Autumn is the more formal term while Fall is the term most widely used, especially in New England. I was sitting on my front porch as the sun was rising. I was enjoying the brisk morning air. The leaves were spectacular, and getting even more so as the sun rose. As the sun rose the color of the leaves changed hues as if lit up by a color wheel. Then I heard that unmistakable sound of a couple flocks of Canadian Geese honking encouragement in “V” formation.
Manchester Police Chief Retiring After 27 Years in Law Enforcement
After 27 years in law enforcement, Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg says “it is without reservation that I submit my formal letter of retirement.”. His retirement will be effective Nov. 29, according to a letter he wrote to Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, Law Enforcement Partners and Citizens of Manchester.
Op-Ed: The Danger of Ignoring Transparency and Accountability
+CHAOS- a NH vanity plate I saw this week reminded me of the effects of underinvesting in our democracy and the ensuing lack of trust and transparency. With the 2024 election days away, the issues being debated can be boiled down to how one defines freedom, investing in a sustainable economy, and the role of government. Integrity and ethics are also on voter minds – and not just for the top of the ticket.
NHACC Hosts ‘Something Wild’ 54th Annual Meeting and Conference: Come Network
Pembroke, NH – The New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commissions (NHACC), a nonprofit conservation organization that provides education and assistance to New Hampshire’s local conservation commissions, is pleased to host their 54 Annual Meeting and Conference on Saturday, Nov. 2. Register here: https://www.nhacc.org/annualmeeting/registration. The NHACC Annual Meeting and...
Pro-Trump dark money network tied to Elon Musk behind fake pro-Harris campaign scheme
An initiative called Progress 2028 that purports to be Kamala Harris’ liberal counter to the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is actually run by a dark money network supporting former President Donald Trump. Building America’s Future, the dark money group at the helm of the network, has steered...
Op-Ed: Bosen Takes on Berlin City Council Vote on AG’s Northern Border Task Force
On December 4, 2023, The Berlin City Council voted to have our police force participate in the Attorney General’s Northern Border Task Force along the Swanton Sector, stretching from parts of New York, through Vermont, and including the entire northern New Hampshire border, by adopting a resolution, with the following false statements supplied by the Sununu administration:
Mother Gets 53 Years in Prison for Murdering Son Elijah Lewis, 5
NASHUA — Danielle Dauphinais will be 91 years old by the time she’s eligible for parole now that she’s been sentenced to at least 53 1/2 years in prison for the murder of her son, Elijah Lewis. Dauphinais, who pleaded guilty to a second-degree murder charge last...
Recreation Plan OK’d Through 2028 for Conn. Lakes Headwaters Tract, Issues Remain
PITTSBURG – Aurora Sustainable Lands is resisting calls to allow for more ATV trail miles on the Connecticut Lakes Headwater Tract under a new recreation plan approved by the state Oct. 21. The issues of reduced logging on the land, however, are separate and have not been resolved yet...
Ex-Senator Andy Sanborn, Concord Casino Indicted for Theft of $188,473 in Main Street Relief Fund
Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Win Win Win, LLC d/b/a “Concord Casino” (“Win Win Win”) and owner and former New Hampshire State Senator Anthony M. “Andy” Sanborn of Bedford have both been indicted for theft by deception (RSA 637:4, I) and theft by unauthorized taking (RSA 637:3). These indictments follow the arrest of Andy Sanborn last week.
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Dartmouth Researcher; Radio Station Owner
InDepthNH.org scans the websites of New Hampshire funeral homes each week and selects at random some of our friends, relatives and neighbors to feature in this column. The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community. InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service. We view this as part of our public service mission. Click here or on the Obituaries tab at the top of our home page to learn more. And if you know of someone from New Hampshire who should be featured in this column, please send your suggestions to NancyWestNews@gmail.com.
Salem Police Deputy Chief Accused in Drinking Party Tip-Off
When Salem Police officers started hauling teens out of a house party this summer for alleged underage drinking, two of the alleged party goers were missing from the group of the detained: the two sons of Deputy Police Chief Shane Smith. Now, Smith is the subject of an internal investigation...
NH Makes Progress on Affordable Housing with Davis Ridge in Concord
CONCORD – New Hampshire’s considerable workforce housing crisis eased a little on Thursday when federal and local leaders came to celebrate the completion of a new, 48-unit multifamily housing development for the Concord area, just off Interstate 393. U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, and Maggie Hassan, D-NH, toured...
Housing Is Big Issue in Race for Governor: Ayotte, Craig Weigh In
CONCORD — With estimates that the state will need close to 90,000 new affordable housing units by 2040 to address the state’s needs and it is already 23,000 units behind, housing is a big issue in the upcoming governor’s race. Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte announced her...
NH Secrets, Legends & Lore Podcast: ‘What the Chicken Knows,’ Talking with Sy Montgomery
A conversation with NH Author Sy Montgomery about her newest book. Listen to podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-106-sy-montgomery-what-the-chicken-knows/id1448601053?i=1000673935081. By WAYNE KING, NH Secrets, Legends and Lore. For more than two decades, Sy Montgomery—whose “The Soul of an Octopus” was a National Book Award finalist—has kept a flock of chickens in her backyard....
Hantz Marconi: Chief Justice MacDonald Said She Had Right To Speak with Sununu, But She Was Later Indicted For It
CONCORD – Associate Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi says Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald told her she had every right to speak with Gov. Chris Sununu on behalf of her husband Geno Marconi’s criminal investigation in the June 6 conversation that ultimately led to her being indicted.
Op-Ed: Has public education in America reached a tipping point?
From ‘A Book, an Idea and a Goat,’ Andru Volinsky’s weekly newsletter on Substack is primarily devoted to writing about the national movement for fair school funding and other means of effecting social change. Here’s the link: https://substack.com/@andruvolinsky?utm_source=profile-page. This was the question posed by Alice O’Brien,...
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Biden, Sanders Tout Success in Bringing Down Drug Prices at NHTI Event
CONCORD – President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., came to New Hampshire Tuesday to tout “consequential progress” in taking on what Sanders called “the greed of the pharmaceutical industry” through the Inflation Reduction Act. The visit came the same day that a...
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