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NH Juvenile Justice: Giving families a voice in the process
06-11-2023 9:28 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

It only took Tonya McMurray’s child a few seconds to realize something that was said in a moment of anger would become words to regret.In a heated conversation, a back-and-forth between teenagers taunting each other, McMurray’s child threatened...


Zoning Atlas provides new tool to map New Hampshire housing needs and barriers to development 
05-10-2023 12:10 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

An affordable, manageable starter home in New Hampshire can come in many different shapes and sizes — a small single-family home, an accessory dwelling unit on an existing lot, a manufactured home or even a tiny house on a small tract of land.However,...


Ballot-voting machines to be tested in Hanover on Tuesday
05-08-2023 4:17 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

Two towns will be testing ballot-counting machines at elections Tuesday, the latest step as the state decides how to replace the aging AccuVote machines.Hanover and Moultonborough, N.H., will use ballot-counting devices produced by Election Systems &...


14,252 ticks later, the results are in: Pest showing up in NH a bit earlier each year
04-27-2023 4:25 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

If you’ve been outside in any snow-free location lately, it doesn’t take an analysis of 14,252 ticks collected from all over New Hampshire to tell you that everybody’s least-favorite arachnid is back — in fact, it never left.But if you want...


New Hampshire Housing estimates 60,000 units needed by 2030
04-23-2023 4:23 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For three decades economists have signaled that New Hampshire has a “housing mismatch” — or an Econ 101 issue where demand supersedes supply of available houses. But new numbers released by New Hampshire Housing illustrate what a vast discrepancy this...


Commission to study housing density proposed in state legislature 
04-23-2023 4:18 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The mix of storefronts, apartment buildings and historic homes just off Main Street is the fabric of the city of Concord’s downtown. There’s a reason there aren’t large homes with front lawns next to the Statehouse or apartment complexes in the...


Warm temperatures and lots of sunshine means spring fire season is here – no outdoor burning
04-11-2023 11:10 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

With a stretch of very warm weather approaching, New Hampshire is showing the surest sign that winter is over: High wildfire danger.All portions of the state south of the White Mountains that have lost their snow cover were classified as being in high...


With limited options and steep costs, housing a barrier for new Americans in NH
04-10-2023 10:07 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Eugene Mutegetsi left Kenya, he thought he’d arrive in New Hampshire and find an apartment. Once he found a place to live, he hoped his wife would be able to move to the United States as well.Instead, he last saw her eight months ago. Since...


Witness statements reveal Concord police received reports prior to killings
02-12-2023 9:33 PM

By JAMIE L. COSTA

In the days leading up to the double homicide of retired Concord couple Steve and Wendy Reid, several calls were made to the Concord Police Department to report a suspicious male in the area of what would later be identified as the crime scene,...


Trump’s New Hampshire visit underscores divide among state’s Republicans
01-31-2023 7:42 AM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

SALEM, N.H. — As the crowd applauded former President Donald Trump, who gave the keynote speech Saturday at the annual GOP meeting in Salem, a former state party chairman was not in attendance.Steve Duprey is among a list of prominent New Hampshire...


In New Hampshire, 16% of police officers are trained to handle mental health emergencies
01-23-2023 4:35 PM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Just a fraction of the state’s police officers have completed training that is considered the “gold standard” for law enforcement to better respond to mental health emergency calls.About 16% of all 2,900 sworn police officers in New Hampshire have...


For immigrant constituents, Hassan’s support for Title 42 further cements frustration 
01-18-2023 10:32 AM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Grace Kindeke wishes she wouldn’t have to watch Sen. Maggie Hassan talk about immigration policy from a video, with the senator standing in front of a steel paneled wall in Nogales, Ariz., over 2,000 miles away. She’d like to have these conversations...


Teachers union sues NH to block Education Freedom Account voucher program
12-10-2022 10:34 PM

By EILEEN O’GRADY

CONCORD — New Hampshire’s second-largest teacher union is suing Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut over the state’s Education Freedom Account program, saying the voucher system of using public money to fund private schools violates the state’s...


Police: New London town official kills domestic partner, then himself
11-30-2022 10:45 PM

By JAMIE L. COSTA

NEW LONDON — A 78-year-old man shot and killed his domestic partner inside their New London home and then killed himself, state officials announced Wednesday.Douglas Lyon called police to the Shaker Street home at 1:38 p.m. Tuesday. When officers...


Wood pellets may be hard to get this winter, and more expensive
09-18-2022 10:13 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

The price hikes and supply crunches that have clobbered fuel supplies and raised prices throughout the world are starting to affect the one fuel we can call our own: Wood pellets.“There is quite a bit available right now but with the ongoing...


Draft NH education standards challenged by public school advocacy group
09-17-2022 11:09 PM

By EILEEN O’GRADY

CONOCRD — A group of educators and business leaders have been working for more than a year to revise the rules and definitions for New Hampshire public schools, and an early draft has drawn concern from public school advocates.The changes could affect...


Love for bassoon falls out of tune in NH woodwind sections
07-31-2022 1:39 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

The last couple of years have seen such a parade of problems that it’s hard to be surprised by them any more. Even so, here’s a problem you probably haven’t thought of: New Hampshire is facing a shortage of bassoon players.A combination of factors...


There are still homes that heat with coal. Yes, coal
05-23-2021 9:00 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

CONCORD — Coal, once the dominant fuel for heating buildings while driving industry in New England, has faded almost entirely from view. Julie Kinney can point to one remnant that she wishes would fade with it.“We have an ash pile right now. At some...


New Hampshire legislation calls for lactation spaces at work
02-04-2021 10:00 PM

By ETHAN DeWITT

CONCORD — The New Hampshire Senate voted Thursday for a bill to require New Hampshire companies to allow new mothers to pump breast milk at work, moving forward a protection that has been years in the works.SB 69, adopted unanimously by the chamber...


Those webs in trees are ugly but not really a problem
08-31-2020 10:01 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

So many bad things are happening in the environment that the sight of what looks like huge balls of cotton candy all over some trees feels like the latest new disaster.But don’t fret: They’re routine and not as bad as they look.These aren’t gypsy...

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