Category Archives: Local NH Politics

Wilton Warrant Article Would Ban Pipelines Forever

Chris Balch of Wilton has submitted a petition warrant article to the town for consideration at Town Meeting in March. The main point of the article: Wilton opposes natural gas pipeline construction or expansion by any company. The warrant calls … Continue reading

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Unintentional injuries now third highest cause, due to drug epidemic

A 21 percent rise in drug overdose deaths last year made unintentional injuries the third-leading cause of death in the country, according to data set for release Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accidental injuries now … Continue reading

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Portsmouth Settles Lawsuit With Former ‘Whistleblower’ Police Officer

A former Portsmouth police officer and the city of Portsmouth have agreed to settle a lawsuit regarding an alleged violation of whistleblower rights. In 2014, Portsmouth police officer Jon Connors gave an interview to the Portsmouth Herald.  | Keep Reading … Continue reading

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New Hampshire family leave plan praised at forum in Bow

As the owner of a small Seacoast construction firm, Brad Sawler can’t afford to give his workers paid family leaves. That’s why he, and a hundred other mostly small businesses have signed on to a bill in the NH House … Continue reading

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Women Bribed By Lawyer in Exchange for Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Trump

I bet she owns a pussyhat “A well-known women’s rights lawyer sought to arrange compensation from donors and tabloid media outlets for women who made or considered making sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump …

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Blogline of the Day – Not if you have a job

“Society has decided that honest opinions should only come from retired people.” Because those that get offended, pretend they’re offended, or those that want to get you politically will otherwise try to ruin your life and if you are retired, … Continue reading

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Alleged booze baron from Flushing busted for smuggling liquor from New Hampshire to New York

In all, police recovered 757 liters of liquor, equal to about 1,600 pints. The state Taxation Department estimated that Chen evaded at least $1,288 in New York state liquor taxes by doing his shopping out of state. | Read More … Continue reading

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New Hampshire substitute teacher arrested after allegedly encouraging middle schoolers to smoke pot

A former substitute teacher in New Hampshire encouraged a group of middle school students to smoke marijuana and even gave one of them a vaping device, authorities said. Elisha Mahar, 20, of Rochester, was charged with four counts of endangering … Continue reading

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Meanwhile, As A Special Prosecutor Tries To Nullify An Election, Democrats Are Being Democrats

The NH Democrats held a meeting to discuss their crooked superdelegate mess which was exposed when a candidate, not even in their party, was marginalized by having the superdelegates pledge support for his crooked opponent – before he announced his … Continue reading

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Dec. 2: 1st Congressional District democratic candidate forum – (Someone needs to sneak in and record this)

MANCHESTER, NH — Local democrats are invited to hear five-minute speeches by Democratic candidates for NH’s 1st U.S. Congressional District on Saturday, December 2 at 11:30 a.m. The forum will be held at the Manchester Public Library Auditorium, 405 Pine Street.   |More at … Continue reading

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