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Candidates in NH's 1st District Republican primary look to break through with voters
At Sandown’s annual Old Home Days festival last weekend, politics seemed to take a backseat to the bouncy house, dunk tank, and face painting booth. “I haven’t really paid attention” to the upcoming primary, admitted Jeff Babineau, a registered Republican who installs garage doors. In fact, with less than a month until Primary Day, Babineau said he wasn’t familiar with any of the GOP candidates in the race for the state’s 1st Congressional District.
City in New Hampshire Proposes Tightening Casino Location Rules
New zoning regulations may affect casino gambling in Keene, a city in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Keene’s City Council considered implementing restrictions, effectively changing the zoning for casino properties. Discussions earlier this summer between the council planning, licenses and development committee and the city planning board are set to...
Green Mountain Care Board approves double-digit increase in health insurance premiums for third year in row
In 2025, annual premiums for Vermont Health Connect marketplace plans for individuals and small groups will be allowed to increase an average of at least 11.1% and as much as 22.8%, depending on the insurer and type of plan. Read the story on VTDigger here: Green Mountain Care Board approves double-digit increase in health insurance premiums for third year in row.
Keene man charged with robbery using 3D-printed knuckles
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Keene man is facing charges after allegedly using 3D-printed knuckles to rob another man. Police said they responded to an assault at the Otter Brook Dam in Roxbury around 2 p.m. where they found a seriously injured man. The suspect, identified as 35-year-old Joshua K....
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.
Farmers' Almanac has its first female editor; previous editor held post for 45 years
MANCHESTER, N.H. — For the first time in decades, the Farmers' Almanac is under new leadership. After editing the guide for the past 45 years, Peter Geiger is stepping down. On Monday, he introduced Sandi Duncan to lead the publication. Duncan has been with the Farmers' Almanac for 31...
New Hampshire Superfund Site Solar Project Breaks Ground
Ameresco and the City of Somersworth, N.H., have broken ground on a PV installation at the Somersworth Landfill. The 2,577 kW project is expected to generate 3,523,443 kWh in its first year. Energy produced by the project is set to be sold to the city under the state’s group net...
Dover Embraces Its Roots with Waterfront Revitalization
On a hazy moonlit evening in Dover, music from a cover band echoes from Henry Law Park’s Rotary Pavilion Stage. Up on Central Avenue, friends and families chat and walk their dogs as cars inch down the one-way street; motorcyclists sputter loudly on this small strip. Historical markers offer...
Electric Relief: Calmare Scrambler Therapy Provides Relief For Those With Chronic Pain
Cindy Morin, 71, of Berlin, suffers from idiopathic bilateral neuropathy — a painful, burning sensation that starts in both of her feet and travels up through her ankles. Over the past 15 years, health care providers haven’t been able to determine why she experiences it or how to cure it. She’s tried everything from orthotics and pain medication to numb the pain — with no success, until recently.
Band of Sisters: NH Women’s Rugby Unites Players Through Power, Passion and Community
On any given Saturday each fall, rain or shine, dozens of women gather on Granite State playing fields to do battle. They may differ in size, age, and physical gifts, but every one of them is as tough as nails. That’s a nonnegotitable trait to play rugby. “Rugby is...
Taylor Bastien Introduced as Women's Lacrosse Head Coach
DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse coach Taylor Bastien was formally introduced by Director of Athletics Allison Rich on Tuesday, August 13 in a press conference held at the Skybox Lounge in the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex. About UNH Athletics. UNH Athletics is...
Man faces charges after driving the wrong way on Interstate 91
FAIRLEE, Vt. (WCAX) - Police say a man was stopped for driving the wrong way on Interstate 91. Officers say they got a report of a wrong-way driver between Fairlee and Hartford just before midnight on Wednesday. They stopped 75-year-old Thomas Burgeson of San Diego and he is facing charges...
Here’s How to Win Tickets to See ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd at BankNH Pavilion in Gilford, New Hampshire
It's time rock out this summer. ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform at BankNH Pavilion in Gilford, New Hampshire, on Friday, August 23, and we have a pair of tickets to give away. So how can you win them?. If you're reading this on our app right now, all...
DraftKings ripped after backtracking on surcharge
One of the bigger stories around the sports gambling world was the proposed gaming tax surcharge by DraftKings which was set to affect numerous states. But hours after one of their biggest competitors, FanDuel, decided not to implement the same surcharge, DraftKings also issued a statement saying they would be nixing their plans. Earlier this Read more... The post DraftKings backtracks after FanDuel doesn’t implement gaming tax surcharge appeared first on Awful Announcing.
Racial profiling ban, AI guardrails, and trespassing signs: The 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 […]
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