Monthly Archives: July 2017

US marshals: New Hampshire ‘fugitive of week’ found tanning in backyard

U.S. marshals say they found a New Hampshire “fugitive of the week” tanning in a family member’s backyard in Massachusetts and arrested her. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force featured 35-year-old Amy Beth Tremblay in local media in New Hampshire … Continue reading

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School Choice: Implementation in Public Schools

Rich talked to Felix Alvarado, Headmaster at Straight “A” Academy, for Is Our Children Learning.  Felix discussed the idea of school choice, sharing about the accomplishment of Success Charter Academies in New York, and they tackled the perceived effects of educational Unions. | Page | Girard at Large

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NH State Police Bag NH Man With Kilo Of Fentanyl

A Queen City man was arrested yesterday and held on $500,000 cash bail after a multi-month Operation Granite Hammer drug investigation in New Hampshire, according to state police. Kory Almand, 34, of Manchester, was arrested on July 25, 2017, and … Continue reading

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Camp Constitution Wont Be Returning to Rindge in 2018

Camp Constitution, the conservative camp for kids which featured a “climate realist” as a speaker this year, won’t return to its Rindge site in 2018. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, which owns the Toah Nipi Retreat Center, contacted Camp Constitution Executive Director … Continue reading

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Ex-Exeter Guidance Counselor Kristie Torbick Faces More Sexual Assault Charges

New charges have been brought against a former Exeter High School guidance counselor. Kristie Torbick has been indicted by a Strafford County grand jury on a charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault and two charges of felonious sexual assault. The … Continue reading

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Million Dollar National Science Foundation Grant Funds New Anti-Bias Guide from UNH

Two years ago, in July of 2015, the University of New Hampshire made national news over a Bais-Free Language guide which suggested, among other things, that the word ‘American’ is problematic. The media firestorm produced a clarification from UNH President Mark Huddleston and a defense of … Continue reading

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NH Primary Source: AFP-NH launches series of forums on ‘Tax Fairness’

Several dozen Granite State Republicans and business owners gathered at the Derryfield Restaurant in Manchester on Wednesday for the first of three “Tax Fairness Forums” organized by the conservative issues group Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire. Greg Moore, AFP state director, … Continue reading

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New Hampshire Police Face Million Dollar Lawsuit After Arresting Man for Recording Them

The city of Manchester, New Hampshire and two of its police officers are facing a lawsuit for more than a million dollars after arresting a man for audio-recording the officers as they searched his home. Alfredo Valentin, 43, was arrested on March … Continue reading

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Large ‘boom’ resembling an explosion felt in NH towns Wednesday night

NEW IPSWICH – Hundreds of residents in the New Ipswich area reported hearing a ‘boom’ and feeling the ground shake, resembling an explosion, around 9 p.m. Wednesday. Social media was buzzing with hundreds of people commenting on the unusual event. … Continue reading

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Police: Man staked out fitness club before attack

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Police said a New Hampshire man was parked outside a fitness club for nearly eight hours before attacking a woman as she got off work there — punching her 39 times — after accusing her boyfriend … Continue reading

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