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View From Rattlesnake Ridge: Tim Walz is a Homerun
Kamala Harris’ Choice of Tim Walz Speaks to her Core Values as well. In choosing Tim Walz as her Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has not only made a brilliant choice, she has told us volumes about her own core values as well. Make no mistake about it, this...
U.S. Attorney Young Says Woman Embezzled $500,000, But Won’t ID the Company
CONCORD – A former Keene woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to stealing almost $500,000 from her employer between 2015 and 2021, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced in an email press release. The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the state Attorney General’s Office often put out news releases...
Council To Review Offers for Laconia State School; Likely Less Than Failed $21.5M Deal
LACONIA – On Wednesday, the state’s Executive Council is expected to discuss five offers to purchase the former Laconia State School property, though one councilor noted the days of a $21.5 million offer are over. Executive Councilor Joe Kenney, R-Wakefield, who is serving on an advisory committee along...
North Country First Responders Get $5M Boost for Training Facility
BETHLEHEM – Training for the North Country’s firefighting and Emergency Medical Services response needs, along with licensing of commercial drivers from school buses to fire trucks got a huge leg up Tuesday when groundbreaking on a more than $5 million addition to the Raymond S. Burton Fire and EMS Academy was held.
Sushi, Sake, and Baby Birds
It must be said aloud that our family is the most important anything in our lives. And to that fact, my husband and I make it a point, a standing reservation, to meet once a month with our son, daughter-in-law, and grandson. It is always with food, conversation, a few cocktails, and occasionally dessert. The deal is that we go to their home on the Seacoast one month, we next go to our house an hour from theirs, and then on the third month of the rotation, we go to a restaurant usually located about halfway between us.
New Hampshire, Coalition Obtain Landmark Antitrust Victory Against Google
Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, along with a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice, has obtained a landmark victory in its search engine antitrust case against Google. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Google engaged in monopolistic practices in the general search services and general search text ad markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
Ex-Sen. Woodburn Seeks No Jail Time, AG Argues It’s Time For Him To Serve 30 Days
Former state senator Jeffrey Woodburn of Whitefield filed an objection Friday to the state’s motion to impose the 30 days in jail he received for breaking a dryer door and kicking in the door to the home of his then-fiancée Emily Jacobs and asked that the sentence be modified.
Republicans’ Project 2025 Plan Panned by Disability Rights Advocates at State House
CONCORD – The Republican’s Project 2025 plan, which would reshape the federal government if Donald Trump and JD Vance are elected president and vice president, was criticized by disability rights advocates and those concerned with retaining the current Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act Monday. Not only...
Preliminary Work Shows $126 Million Revenue Surplus for NH’s Fiscal 2024
CONCORD – Preliminary financial true-ups for the recently completed 2024 fiscal year indicate state revenues produced a total of $3.32 billion for the state general and education trust funds. The figures will be finalized during the annual comprehensive audit of state finances that will be completed sometime near the...
Distant Dome: Education Voucher Advocates Seek National Solution
America’s traditional institutions, the foundation for the greatest political experiment in history, are under attack from the social safety net to food regulations, and from the court system to environmental protection. The drive to create doubt and even rejection of these long-standing pillars of our society is to eventually...
The Betrayal of Anne Frank
Anne Frank and I have been friends since 5th grade when I first read her diary. It is a detailed reading about how it became a book of her two-year survival in hiding during 1943 and 1944 during World War II. I have read it several times over the years...
Op-Ed: Supreme Court Ruling Limits Power of Federal Agencies
The US Supreme Court has been in the news lately. The end of the session, many court observers. know, brings a number of important and controversial rulings out. Especially, those related to environmental quality, climate and health of our communities, because these rulings will have serious impact on the progress toward addressing climate change and health. In particular, on Friday, June 29, 2024, by a vote of 6-3, the justices overruled their landmark 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which established the doctrine known as the Chevron doctrine.
Understanding Special Ed in NH
A Book, an Idea and a Goat. 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. By...
Sununu Signs 45 Bills into Law, Vetoes 3
CONCORD – Gov. Chris Sununu signed 45 bills into law Friday and vetoed three. The governor vetoed the following three bills on Friday:. NOTE: A copy of the HB 1622 veto message can be found here. HB 1622: Relative to administrative rulemaking and license renewals by the office of professional licensure and certification.
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: These Men and Women Gave Generously to Their Communities
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.
ACLU-NH Questions Spending on Northern Border After New Data Shows Zero Encounters
ACLU-NH has again questioned why taxpayer dollars are still allocated for the northern border with Canada after data on encounters by both Border Patrol and the state’s Northern Border Alliance Task Force from January to May 2024 showed zero encounters. Gov. Chris Sununu and Attorney General John Formella didn’t...
Valley Regional Hospital joins Dartmouth Health
Lebanon, NH — Dartmouth Health welcomes Valley Regional Hospital (Valley Regional) as its newest member. Dartmouth Health and Valley Regional have worked collaboratively for many years across multiple services, including cardiology, oncology, pathology and radiology. This official affiliation builds upon the existing relationship and enables the formal integration of...
Planned Parenthood of Northern NE Faces Financial Crisis, Urges State, Donor Support
Funding Shortfalls Threaten Essential Health Services in New Hampshire. Concord, N.H. – Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, the region’s largest provider of family planning services, needs significant financial support to continue offering its lifesaving health care services across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, said officials from the organization Thursday.
Harris’ high-stakes veepstakes: Fundraising powerhouses vie for VP slot
After Vice President Kamala Harris assumed President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and locked down enough presumed support from delegates to become the Democratic nominee, speculation quickly turned to who might join her at the top of the ticket. Many of Harris’ potential vice presidential picks are largely the same...
Lake Folks Learned Sununu Vetoed Fertilizer Bill at Packed Meeting on Cyanobacteria
MOULTONBOROUGH – Lakefront residents concerned about cyanobacteria packed the Moultonborough Town Library Wednesday night and were told Gov. Chris Sununu has just vetoed a bill that sought to regulate the use of certain fertilizers on lawn turf. Pat Tarpey, president of the Lake Winnipesaukee Association told a crowded room...
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