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Keller: How big a role will abortion rights play in the presidential election?
BOSTON - Abortion rights took center stage at the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, highlighted by moving remarks from a young woman raped and impregnated by her stepfather. She zeroed in on actions during Donald Trump's presidency that opened the door for abortion bans in some states and made the case for supporting the Democratic ticket to forestall further erosion of abortion rights.Trump says abortion is "small issue" But earlier this month Trump claimed "abortion has become much less of an issue. I think it's actually gonna be a very small issue" in the election. So who is...
Unitil launches New Hampshire's largest solar project, expected to power 1,200 homes
MANCHESTER, N.H. — New England residents pay some of the highest electricity prices in the country, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Officials with Unitil, an electric and natural gas provider based in Hampton, New Hampshire, have broken ground on a first-of-its-kind project in the state. Construction is...
Man pleads guilty to conspiracy to trafficking about 50 pounds of meth into NH, officials say
CONCORD, N.H. — A Lawrence, Massachusetts, man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to trafficking about 50 pounds of methamphetamine into New Hampshire, according to officials. U.S. Attorney Jane Young said 32-year-old Ronny O. Ramos was arrested in Methuen, Massachusetts, on Oct. 31, 2023, after authorities seized 10 pounds of methamphetamine that was heading to New Hampshire.
Federal judge blocks New Hampshire transgender sports ban bill in temporary injunction
A day after a state law preventing transgender girls from playing girls’ sports took effect, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the law from being used against a New Hampshire teenager. Judge Landya McCafferty of the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire ruled Monday that neither the state nor any school district could stop Parker Tirrell, 15, from participating in practices or games for the Plymouth Regional High School girls’ soccer team, until the court meets again...
New Hampshire has fewer state legislative primaries as national committees target state
New Hampshire has 52 contested state legislative primaries on September 10, the fewest since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010. The 52 contested primaries are 11.5% of all possible state legislative primaries. Ballotpedia defines a contested primary as one with more candidates than nominations available. There are 18 contested Democratic primaries...
Surfer pulled from water at Rye's Jenness Beach unconscious: Police seek his identity
RYE — Authorities are seeking the identity of a middle-aged man who was in critical condition after being pulled unconscious from the water while surfing at Jenness Beach on Tuesday. UPDATED STORY: Unconscious Rye surfer identified: Jenness Beach rescuers praised The man was transported to Portsmouth Regional Hospital, according to Rye Fire Chief Mark...
What's new in Rochester schools for 2024-25? Here's what parents, students need to know
ROCHESTER — Superintendent Annie Azarloza, in her first weeks on the job leading the city's public schools, has already been part of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new elementary school. Construction has begun for the new elementary school on Salmon Falls Road. It is expected to be ready for use July 1, 2025. Azarloza...
Judge weighs potential evidence in case of man accused of killing 7-year-old son
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Lawyers debated the admissibility of evidence Tuesday in the upcoming trial of a man accused of killing his 7-year-old son. Lawyers for Murtadah Mohammad are trying to suppress statements he made to police before his arrest. He is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the January 2023 death of his son, Jaevion Riley.
Speaker on Local Poets Hall, Kenyon, and Kumin
WILMOT — Donald Hall, Jane Kenyon, and Maxine Kumin, three distinguished local poets featured in Mike Pride’s Northern Voices: Forty Years on the Poetry Beat will be remembered in a talk by Mark Travis at 2 PM, Sunday, September 29, at the Wilmot Community Association’s (WCA) Red Barn, 64 Village Road. The WCA and At Eagle Pond, Inc. are co-sponsors of this free program.
11 Women's Basketball Players Named to America East Academic Honor Roll
BOSTON – Eleven student-athletes on the 2024 University of New Hampshire women's basketball team were named to the America East Academic Honor Roll for the Spring 2024 semester with a breakdown of eight on the Commissioner's Honor Roll and three on the Honor Roll. That calculates to 78.6 percent...
Southers Construction owner accused of running ‘Ponzi Scheme’ charged criminally
EPPING — The owner of Southers Construction, Inc., has been arrested and charged with violating the Consumer Protection Act by allegedly deceiving customers who paid for work that was never finished. Ricky Southers, 36, of Epping, turned himself in Monday to Brentwood police on a warrant, according to court documents. He was charged with three Class A misdemeanors that alleged he took deposits from three customers after being prohibited by a court injunction from doing so. ...
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