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Cape Elizabeth's Lumbery to go up for sale after legal fights with town
CAPE ELIZABETH (WGME) -- A Cape Elizabeth hardware store is seeking new owners after legal run-ins with the town, including a failed bid to be reimbursed $11,000 in legal fees. The Lumbery owner, Michael Friedland, says the store's legal interactions and treatment from the town contributed to the decision to...
Wiggly Bridge Distillery returns with new expansion plans amid whiskey fungus concerns
YORK, Maine — Wiggly Bridge Distillery returned to the town’s Planning Board with a proposed expansion, this time promising not to store aging whiskey barrels in any new structure. The family-owned distillery on Route 1 has grown in the last decade to become an award-winning spirit maker. Father and son owners David Woods and David Woods II say they need more space to keep growing. ...
Fact check: Republicans say abortion isn’t banned in NH and not a top issue for voters
At a time when national Republican leaders often struggle to talk about abortion restrictions they’ve supported, the New Hampshire Republican Party is making those restrictions central to its 2024 campaign strategy. Last week, party Chairman Chris Ager and several Republican leaders marked the second anniversary of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade with a […] The post Fact check: Republicans say abortion isn’t banned in NH and not a top issue for voters appeared first on New Hampshire Bulletin.
Sununu urged to veto NH bills affecting transgender people
Just after Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill in 2018 to add gender identity to the list of New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws, Linds Jakows approached him after the signing ceremony and told him thank you. “And he said very simply, ‘Oh, it’s just the right thing to do,’” Jakows, an...
Hillsborough school district and teachers reach a quick salary increase agreement
For the first time in recent memory, Hillsborough county public school teachers will know what their salary is before the start of the school year. Negotiations between the teachers union and district typically stretch into the fall or even spring semester. But union leaders and school board officials said, this...
Parents worry about 'unknown' health effects 10 years after PFAS shut down Pease well
PORTSMOUTH — In May 2014, the city of Portsmouth — working with state and Pease Development Authority officials — announced it had shut down the city’s Haven well after tests showed it was contaminated with per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Then-PDA Executive Director David Mullen said at the time the Haven well — which is located at the former Pease Air Force Base — was shut down in “an abundance of caution.” ...
Oregon man accused of exposing himself, urinating in aisle of flight to New Hampshire
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A flight to Manchester, New Hampshire, was diverted Wednesday after a man allegedly exposed himself and urinated in the aisle of the airplane, officials said. The 25-year-old Oregon man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure after the flight landed at the Buffalo Niagara International...
Tri-Town Democrats award two scholarships
For seven years, the Tri-Town Democrats of Barnstead, Gilmanton, and Alton have been offering a scholarship to a senior from one of those three towns who is graduating from Prospect Mountain or Gilford High School. The award is given based on essays written in response to a different essay question each year. This year, the question was: “If you witnessed or heard about an incident of racism or bigotry (including jokes) in your community, what would you do about it?”
Authorities seeks help after vandals damage boat launch in Acton
ACTON (WGME) -- The York County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help identifying the suspects who damaged a state boat launch in Acton on Monday night. Authorities say the suspect(s) tore up the gravel parking lot and ran into the stop sign at the top of the Square Pond state boat launch.
Health officials warn of possible measles exposure in Upper Valley
State health officials are investigating a possible measles exposure in the Upper Valley. Vermont and New Hampshire health officials say there are currently no confirmed cases of the measles in either state. But New Hampshire’s public health division is looking into a report of an international traveler contracting measles shortly...
Trump narrowly leads in new poll in New Hampshire following Biden’s weak debate
Coming off President Joe Biden’s poor debate performance last week, former President Donald Trump surged ahead by two points in a new poll out of New Hampshire published on Monday. The Saint Anselm College poll found 44% of New Hampshire voters said they would support Trump, compared to 42% who said Biden was their choice. […]
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