Category Archives: New Hampshire News
Rochester Fair shuts down, ending 142-year-old tradition
The Rochester Fair is shutting down, ending an annual tradition of 142 years, organizers said Friday. Families started going to the 10-day Rochester Fair in 1874. Its sprawling fairgrounds in the center of town were filled with rides, agricultural displays, … Continue reading
Prostitution Advocate Kate D’Adamo Axed From NH Human Trafficking Taskforce
The New Hampshire Human Trafficking Task Force severed its partnership with a group leading to the firing of its director who advocated the legalization of prostitution. Acting U.S. Attorney John Farley made the announcement Friday afternoon that the task force … Continue reading
N.H. Residents Charged In Human Trafficking Sting
Five people have been arrested in connection with trafficking women for sex at brothels in and around Boston. The arrests were made Thursday in a joint operation by the FBI and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office. The brothels were … Continue reading
Next Week: NH House Hearing on ‘Croydon Bill’
Only one bill remains in the House Education Committee, one of this year’s town tuitioning (aka Croydon) bills, Senate Bill 8. This is an important school choice bill and will have an impact on Croydon’s legal situation. We expect at … Continue reading
Portsmouth Council Eyes Ousting PD and FD commissions
The City Council is scheduled to initiate a process toward eliminating the police and fire commissions, first during its June 3 retreat, then by vote at its June 5 meeting. Debate about eliminating the elected citizen oversight commissions was recently … Continue reading
New Hampshire House Review: ‘Red Pill’ versus ‘Rep Rage’
Yesterday, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to have a committee look into the online behavior of two state representatives – Republican Robert Fisher and Democrat Sherry Frost. The saga in the house started months ago when Frost was elected … Continue reading
New Hampshire hiker who has been lost most of the week has been found
A New Hampshire hiker who has been lost for most of the week has been found. New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say that Randy Willett was found Thursday night in a deep snowbank on the eastern side of Mount … Continue reading
Ann Marie Banfield and Plymouth State University’s Psychological Profiling
Rich spoke to Ann Marie Banfield, Education Liaison at Cornerstone Action, for Is Our Children Learning. Ann Marie began the interview by telling the listeners about the psychological profiling that Plymouth State University has been performing on Queen City children. … Continue reading
Cop has hand on his gun while we’re “just having a conversation”
‘ Goffstown PD has demanded my ID. I’m standing with a sign on the right-of-way outside the New Hampshire State Prison for Women. I’ve asked them to provide reasonable articulable suspicion first. They’ve dubiously answered…but answered. I use the nickel … Continue reading
House Votes to Review Controversial Online Comments From Fisher, Frost
“All representatives should be held to the same standard,” said Rep. Victoria Sullivan, R-Manchester, who put forward the amendment to include Frost. “This body cannot pick and choose who they support and who they do not.” The House voted 182-180 … Continue reading