Monthly Archives: September 2017
Investigation underway after police stop rabbi at gunpoint
New York assemblyman is demanding answers from Vermont State Police after he says a Brooklyn rabbi and his family felt “terrorized” by a trooper who ordered them out of their vehicle at gunpoint, and threw two of them down to … Continue reading
Keene State Changed its Parking Policy
Parking permits are not around just to create revenue for KSC or to give Campus Safety an excuse to write tickets. Crossman said parking permit numbers can also allow Campus Safety to contact someone if his or her car is … Continue reading
Should Landowners Trust Northern Pass?
Grafton County Attorney Lara Saffo made her points about the impact on homeowners and businesses of burying 52 miles of Northern Pass cable from Bethlehem to Bridgewater by showing photos of various properties and the massive equipment it would take … Continue reading
Environmental Groups Happy RGGI Bilks Rate Payers
Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont have netted $2.8 billion through the emissions auctions since 2008, spending the proceeds on energy programs. Maryland’s share has been $573 million. New Jersey left … Continue reading
Predicting The Vibrancy of NH’s Leaf-Peeping Season
Predicting the vibrancy of fall foliage is as much a guessing game as it is a science. The constant factor: The amount and duration of sunlight determines when the green leaves of deciduous trees like maple, ash, birch and oak … Continue reading
Salem officials investigate reports of threatening video made by high school student
SALEM, N.H. — Salem officials are telling parents not to worry after a Salem High student who had been suspended from school for hateful speech reportedly made a video targeting students last week. Two weeks ago, an unidentified student was … Continue reading
Free State Project Impact Felt in Manchester Municipal Elections
A split has recently emerged in local Republican circles on how to address the Free State Project (FSP) in the lead-up to Manchester’s municipal elections this fall. On Sept. 13, Granite State Progress (GSP), a progressive political advocacy group, released a … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Local NH Politics
Tagged Election, Free State Project, Manchester, Primary
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UNH Students question religious tolerance of academic calendar
There are many students and faculty in the UNH community who have been unable to celebrate Jewish holidays due to an academic calendar that does not grant time off to observe them. This year, Homecoming and Family Weekend will fall … Continue reading
Weiner Gets Prison for Sexting
Disgraced former U.S. congressman Anthony Weiner, whose exchange of illicit messages with a teenager wound up playing a role in the 2016 presidential election, was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison, authorities said. | More… | Wash Po
Parents of Teen Accused of Nearly Hanging 8-Year-Old Say It Was an ‘Accident’
In what may be a classic case of CYCA (insert “child’s” into usual abbreviation), the parents of the young teen involved in what many call an attempted lynching in Claremont, N.H., have spoken out, saying that their son is innocent … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Culture, New Hampshire News
Tagged Claremont, Lynching, NH, The Root
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The New Media Militia 