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Sarah Waring: A watershed moment in local government
Communities up and downstream from one another must work together to share equipment and professional staff, and advocate for state policy changes based on watershed needs and conditions. Read the story on VTDigger here: Sarah Waring: A watershed moment in local government.
Dem Lawmaker Confronts Edelblut on Proposed Minimum Standard Changes
CONCORD – Draft changes to minimum standards for public schools, approved unanimously by the State Board of Education last week, were the subject of a legislative oversight meeting Thursday with a Democrat tangling with the Education Commissioner for two hours on whether they water down education in New Hampshire.
Merger of tri-town elementary schools shelved
TOPSFIELD — Any plans to merge the elementary schools systems of Boxford, Middleton, and Topsfield have been shelved for the foreseeable future. In June, The Tri-Town School Union Regional Planning Board, composed of some members of the three town’s school committees and headed by Andrew Prazar of Topsfield, submitted a report in June citing lack of support.
Roger Wood Talks Democratic Convention with Jim Demers
Podcast producer Roger Wood speaks with Jim Demers of Concord, former state legislator and one of 34 New Hampshire Democratic National Convention delegates. He is currently in Chicago at the convention. Jim Demers serves as President & CEO of Demers & Prasol Inc. Jim is a former member of the...
Legionnaire's disease outbreak: Two more cases identified in NH from cooling tower water
An outbreak of Legionnaire's disease in New Hampshire that made five people sick earlier this summer has now been expanded to seven cases, officials announced. The state's Department of Health and Human Services said earlier this month that five cases of Legionnaire's disease occurred in people who had visited Lincoln in June and July. ...
UNH poll: NH Democrats in close primary for governor's race; CD-2 Dems also a tight race
DURHAM — Kelly Ayotte holds a wide lead over Chuck Morse in the race for the 2024 Republican nomination for governor in New Hampshire, according to a UNH Survey Center poll, while Joyce Craig holds a slight advantage over Cinde Warmington on the Democratic side. Maggie Goodlander and Colin Van Ostern are neck-and-neck in the race for the Democratic nomination in the Second Congressional District. Republican candidates in both the 1st and 2nd congressional districts in...
Mother Bear And Cub Spotted In North Andover Neighborhood
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A momma black bear and her cub are the talk of a North Andover neighborhood. In a social media post Thursday, North Andover police said they have received multiple sightings of the bears in the area of Foster Street and Bridges Lane. Police...
Chief identifies Laconia police officer struck by vehicle; Driver charged with attempted capital murder
LACONIA, N.H. — A man is facing an attempted capital murder charge after police sayhe struck a Laconia police officer with a vehicle Thursday night. Justin Spirko, 38, of Londonderry, is facing multiple charges, including attempted capital murder of a police officer, attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, reckless conduct, driving while intoxicated, criminal threatening, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and simple assault.
Channing Tatum And Daughter Visit Salem For Private Walking Tour
SALEM, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Beth Crowley has given or arranged tours around Salem for roughly 80,000 people since she founded Witch City Walking Tours ten years ago. "But someone like Channing Tatum, this is our first," Crowley told WBZ NewsRadio Friday. Crowley was contacted weeks ago to give...
When will the Charles be open to swimming? Mixed results in latest report card
The Charles River has been getting cleaner for years, but that progress has stalled, according to the latest report card on its water quality. Two stretches of the river took a step back between 2022 and 2023, according to Friday's announcement from the Charles River Watershed Association. Nevertheless, the organizations' director, Emily Norton, told NBC10 Boston that swimming in the Charles could still be a more regular occurrence.
Boston teen grateful to be alive after shooting near Franklin Park
BOSTON - Oriana Dunker is grateful to be alive. She was one of five people Boston police say were shot Sunday night near Franklin Park following the Dominican Festival. "I don't know why they would shoot me and my friend. I don't understand I was not expecting to get hurt," Oriana said. Oriana, 17, was there with her best friend who was also shot. She says they were just about to leave the event. "I just heard five gunshots pop, pop, pop so I just started running and then I just fell down and I knew that someone shot me," Oriana...
Boston at high risk for West Nile virus, health officials say
Boston is one of eight Massachusetts communities where the risk of getting West Nile virus is now considered high, health officials said Friday. The other seven communities at high risk for the virus, which can cause severe illness, are in Plymouth County, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Abington, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester and Whitman.
Christine Ricci receives life in prison for killing Boston firefighter husband
Prosecutors said Ricci was unable to move past her rage and jealousy over an extramarital affair her husband had several years prior. A Marshfield woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for stabbing her Boston firefighter husband to death in 2021 following a verbal altercation at the couple’s home.
Boys & Girls Club of Manchester Keystone Club takes 1st place in career preparation
Boys & Girls Club of Manchester’s (BGCM) Keystone Club took first place in the career preparation category at the National Keystone Conference in Atlanta in late July. According to a recent press release, at the club’s annual Meet the Leaders event earlier this year, young members strategized, planned and executed the event from start to finish.
State Reports Progress on Trails in Pittsburg After Torrential Summer Storms
PITTSBURG – Ravaged by summer’s torrential rains, progress is coming to the state’s valued trails in the Great North Woods which are crucial to tourism here. And communities in Grafton and Coos counties whose infrastructure was hit hard by the July storms are invited to begin applying for federal reimbursements.
Editorial: On Dartmouth’s Unique Term
Before I sat down to write this editorial, I looked back at what previous summer editors had to say about their sophomore summers. Disregarding the tired and now-ancient references to the pandemic, I gathered that, in the aggregate, the ’24s and ’25s approached their summer terms with optimism and enjoyed a formative experience. Sunset hikes and days on the dock aplenty, I can surmise that their summers were all—or, at least most—of what they were supposed to be. After all, the still-impressionable underclassmen are told time and time again how special the summer is.
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