Category Archives: New Hampshire News

Four Challenges Ahead of Helen Hanks, Sununu’s Pick to Lead Corrections Department

Gov. Chris Sununu announced the nomination of Helen E. Hanks as Commissioner of Department of Corrections at an Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. Hanks served as Assistant Corrections Commissioner since 2014. She has worked for the Department of Corrections since 2003, rising to … Continue reading

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Nashua Telegraph Cited with $9,000 in Wage Violations

The Telegraph in Nashua has been cited for wage violations by the state’s Labor Department. The newspaper was cited for failing to pay employees the full wages for the hours they worked, based on a rounding system in the company’s … Continue reading

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More anti-NHexit quotes from House Speaker

More anti-NHexit quotes from House Speaker. There are more quotes from Shaun Jasper, denouncing NHexit. Jasper is the affable but authoritarian-leaning Speaker of the House in New Hampshire. | RidleyReport

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Swastika flour-bag case defendant wants lawsuit put on hold

HAVERHILL — The Bethlehem woman being sued for allegedly driving a Littleton antique store out of business because it displayed a flour sack with a swastika on it wants the lawsuit put on hold while the New Hampshire Supreme Court … Continue reading

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NH sends 17 tractor-trailers of donated items to Puerto Rico after statewide drive

CONCORD, NH – Yari Rodriguez was thrilled to hear that Gov. Chris Sununu was officially launching the items she helped collect with an assist from the community to Puerto Rico, after the island was devastated in September due to back-to-back hurricanes. | Keep … Continue reading

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Census Data Points to Higher Rural Poverty Rates Around New Hampshire

Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau points to a low statewide poverty rate while showing higher adult and childhood poverty rates in rural communities. The U. S. Census Bureau American Community Survey on Oct. 19 released poverty estimates, which were based on … Continue reading

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On Air News Read for October 24, 2017

Governor Chris Sununu and New Hampshire Homeland Security Director Perry Plummer will officially send-off the donations collected during the governor’s Puerto Rico Aid Drive, which was held on October third and fourth.  You might recall that Sununu encouraged Granite Staters … Continue reading

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On Air News Read for October 23, 2017

The Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee of the New Hampshire General Court has approved asking the federal government for a waiver that will allow the state to impose a work requirement on able bodied recipients of the taxpayer provided health insurance … Continue reading

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University of New Hampshire gets top “green campus” status

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Methane gas coming from a nearby landfill provides the University of New Hampshire with almost all of its campus energy and the school composts tens of thousands of food waste each month. It also is home … Continue reading

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Facebook Jail, Bye Bye Buckley and Spreading Spam

Rich opened this morning’s show by informing the listeners that he has been placed in Facebook jail.  He then shared about the departure of the Party chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.  |Girard at Large

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