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This New Hampshire Restaurant Was the Recipient of Four Best of NH Awards
Since 2000, New Hampshire Magazine has polled and published the picks of its readers and editors in categories like best cupcakes, best margarita, best secondhand store, and everything in between. Voting in these categories takes place annually, starting in mid-January. The online-only ballot is the best way for readers and...
‘Predatory practices’: New Hampshire sues TikTok for ‘deceptive’ acts that harm kids’ mental health
New Hampshire has filed a lawsuit against TikTok alleging “unfair and deceptive” acts by the social media company that harm the mental health and well-being of children, the attorney general said Tuesday.
New Hampshire’s Broadcaster of the Year, Jamie Staton, Signs Off WMUR After 26 Years
Jamie Staton is moving on from WMUR after 26 years to Easter Seals of New Hampshire and Vermont, according to WMUR. Jamie has been on the sports desk for WMUR for decades. On his last broadcast, Jamie wanted to thank Alicia (his news director), Jason King (who worked beside him for 26 years), all his friends at Dartmouth, and his Mom Martha. Of course, he also thanked his work family.
GBCC offers vet technician national exam prep course: Education news
PORTSMOUTH — Great Bay Community College is offering a new course to help prepare experienced veterinary technicians who lack educational credentials for a mandatory national exam. In spring 2023, the New Hampshire Board of Veterinary Medicine adopted a new set of administrative rules outlining tasks allowed to be performed...
Maine, New Hampshire, Has Had Two Tornado-Related Deaths Since 1950
First thing on Sunday morning, June 23, 2024, the National Weather Service out of Gray, Maine, issued a tornado watch for both Maine and New Hampshire, with predictions of the tornado-causing impact to hit more in the evening hours. While no tornado activity was reported in Maine, outside of just...
Earth science students journey through northern New England
EES Majors (L to R) Matthew Tardella, Charles Coccoli, Harrison Moss, Hunter Piscatelli and James Bragg-Phillips above Otter Cliffs, Acadia National Park, Maine. EES Majors (L to R) Riley Matto, Alyssa Kendrick, Kayla Redanz-Swett, Kaylee Slosek and Rebecca Kennedy above Otter Cliffs, Acadia National Park, Maine. Twelve students from Eastern...
New England Minimum Wage Comparison: How Each State Stacks Up
You probably learned about the minimum wage when you got your first few jobs while still in high school, as I did working at businesses in my hometown. When you're 16, you were quite happy with it, because you were probably still living with your parents and this money was earmarked for college.
New Hampshire Target Stores Are Decreasing the Number of Items You Can Buy in Self Check Out
The minute we get used to something, they have to go and change it. Recently, according to abcnews.go.com, Target announced that it was reducing the number of items you could bring through the self-checkout to 10 or less. Dollar General and Walmart made similar changes as well. There are three...
MA Police Warning Public About Disturbing Growing Social Trend
Here's a question for my Massachusetts friends and neighbors: Are you familiar with the drug Rohypnol? Sometimes referred to as "roofies", Rohypnol is one of the "date rape drugs", so called because they are used by people who spike someone's drink in order to sexually assault them. According to WebMD,...
Rex Trailer Made Boston a ‘Boomtown’ for Kid Cowboys
By now, you've no doubt heard about my adventures in television, appearing on locally produced programs such as Bozo the Clown and Romper Room that were shot at the WTEV-6 studios on County Street in New Bedford back in the day. You may not know that I also took my...
New Hampshire attorney general says fatal killing of Manchester man by police was legally justified
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Four Manchester police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man outside his fiancée’s apartment building last year were justified in their use of deadly force, the attorney general’s office said Wednesday. Alex Naone died May 26, 2023, after being...
Group home for people with mental disabilities proves disruptive in single family neighborhood
MANCHESTER, NH – About 8 p.m. on a Saturday night in June, a huge man opened a patio door to enter the home of Will Gauthier, 85, at 63 Robert Hall Road. “He did come through the patio door,” Gauthier said in recounting the incident. “We didn’t know what was going on. Someone was trying to keep him under control and direct him back onto the patio. They looked at me and said, ‘Call the police.’”
Attorneys for DCYF, New Boston police ask judge to dismiss lawsuit filed by woman over alleged failures to prevent abuse
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Attorneys for New Boston police and the state Division for Children, Youth and Families are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a New Boston woman. Olivia Atkocaitis claims the two agencies failed to protect her from abuse. She said she was subjected to...
Armed suspect in custody after chase ends at SNHU campus in Hooksett, New Hampshire
Southern New Hampshire University officials said an armed suspect is in custody after leading police on a chase that ended on the Hooksett campus. According to the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office, the chase began Tuesday afternoon in Barrington. Around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, SNHU was alerted that the chase was...
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