Category Archives: New Hampshire News
Sununu’s Visit With EversourceNH’s Bill Quinlan, IBEW Not On His Public Agenda
EversourceNH president Bill Quinlan, Manchester Community College and IBEW electrical union representatives welcomed Gov. Chris Sununu to a regular lineworker training session Wednesday, according to an Eversource news release. The event was not posted on Sununu’s public schedule. | More… … Continue reading
N.H. Medicaid to See Premium Increases
Concord — About 25,000 New Hampshire residents will pay an average of 52 percent more for their health insurance next year, an analyst hired by the state insurance department told lawmakers on Wednesday. Bela Gorman of Gorman Actuarial, a health insurance … 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
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
Concord Could Lose $1.3 Million On Former DES Building Sale
CONCORD, NH — At October’s Concord City Council meeting, the mayor and councilors will consider a proposal to sell the former Department of Employment Security building on South Main Street to a Massachusetts developer for what appears to be a … Continue reading
Jeanne Shaheen – Out of Her “Tree”
CONCORD (AP) — A potted tree is no longer blocking a portrait of former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen at the New Hampshire Statehouse. WMUR-TV reported Monday the tree, which was in front of the portrait in the reception area outside the … Continue reading
Weirs Drive-In Theater Back On The Market After Concerns Raised Over Native American Artifacts
During its 68-year run, the Weirs Drive-In Theater certainly played its fair share of “Indiana Jones” movies. Real life archeologists are also interested in what may be underneath the iconic outdoor movie theater’s thirteen paved acres. “I would characterize this site as … Continue reading
Privately funded passenger rail pitched for southern NH
NASHUA — Boston Surface Railroad Company of Rhode Island is in the early stages of planning to bring privately funded passenger rail service from Bedford to Worcester, Mass., with potential stops in Nashua and Lowell, Mass. City officials will be presented … Continue reading
Gov. Jeanne Shaheen’s State House Portrait Blocked by Potted Plant
CONCORD, N.H. Visitors to the New Hampshire Statehouse hoping to see former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen’s portrait currently have to use their imaginations — the painting is blocked by a potted tree in the reception area outside the governor’s office. | More… … Continue reading
Time to take threats of ‘jihad’ seriously
Last week, an investigative journalist published an expose on a mosque in New Hampshire that apparently is preaching “jihad.” Investigator Dave Gaubatz found a lot of material promoting jihad — it’s not the peaceful type of jihad in gaining control … Continue reading