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A Solemn Place To Remember Our Heroes This Memorial Day
The Gold Star Families Memorial Monument on the memorial walkway, above, is one of 134 Gold Star Families Memorial Monuments located across the United States. The two-sided tribute is made of black granite and features scenes etched on each of the four panels including Homeland, Family, Patriot and Sacrifice. At the center is a silhouette of a saluting service member. The monument was placed by a foundation that honors Hershel “Woody” Williams of West Virginia, a U.S. Marine who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima and received the Congressional Medal of Honor. Williams died in 2022.
NH plan aims to improve public transit and cut emissions
In 2010, Ethan Crossman, age 10, moved from Rutland, Vermont, to Barnstead, New Hampshire. As a child, he remembered Rutland to be a walkable city; he walked to school every day with his friends and biked around the neighborhood. But when he moved to Belknap County, just south of New...
Under a new NH voting law, the right to a secret ballot is no longer guaranteed
On a Tuesday in March, Annabelle Rogers finished up chorus class inside Hopkinton High School. She then headed to the school’s gymnasium, which was doubling that day as the official polling location for town elections. Rogers had recently turned 18, making her newly eligible to vote. But she doesn’t...
Department of Corrections Ordered Second Time To Reinstate Fired Officer
CONCORD – The Department of Corrections is being ordered a second time to put Lt. Thomas Macholl back to work after its questionable investigation and hidden evidence resulted in his firing. The Personnel Appeals Board unanimously rejected a DOC appeal on Tuesday and ordered that Macholl must get his...
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