Category Archives: New Hampshire News

Al Baldasaro’s Gun-Toting Wedding Photo Back in Londonderry Google Search Results

A New Hampshire state representative’s gun-toting wedding photo pops up again when you Google search for Londonderry, despite both town officials and the state lawmaker’s reportedly asking the search engine behemoth to take it down. More… | NECN Get Your … Continue reading

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State Employee Gets Suspended: Paid for Retirement Party With You Money

A state employee who used state dollars to throw an office retirement party for her boss ended up with an unpaid 20-day suspension, according to a state appeals board. Linda Capuchino organized the retirement party for Louise Lavertu when Lavertu … Continue reading

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Pope Francis Dismisses Prominent New Hampshire Priest

“On February 28, 2017, Pope Francis decreed Edward J. Arsenault dismissed from the clerical state and dispensed him from all obligations subsequent to sacred ordination, including that of celibacy,” the Diocese of Manchester said in a statement last week as reported … Continue reading

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Federal funding for state infrastructure or affordable housing might dry up

The Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) … recently said it has to pause in handing out more than $2 million in community development block grants because Congress has yet to pass a continuing resolution to fund the federal government and … Continue reading

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Sununu withdraws DES nominee Kujawski

Gov. Chris Sununu has withdrawn Peter Kujawski, his nominee for the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, after Executive Councilors raised concerns. More… *| UL Get Your New Media Militia updates on Facebook or Twitter *Print media sites may limit content or require … Continue reading

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House Bill 356 and Bill Duncan’s Warning

Rich spoke about an email that State Board of Education member Bill Duncan sent to him concerning the authority of Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut. He shared about House Bill 356, which would provide Edelblut with an opportunity to determine … Continue reading

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Truck containing jet fuel catches fire in Home Depot parking lot

Fire crews quickly contained a fire in the rear of a truck transporting 200 gallons of jet fuel parked outside Home Depot on Coliseum Avenue Sunday. More… *| UL Get Your New Media Militia updates on Facebook or Twitter *Print media sites may … Continue reading

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Former Manchester woman is now world’s 5th-oldest person

Mother Cecilia, who was born in Manchester as Marie-Josephine Clarice Gaudette, is the oldest person living in Italy and the fifth oldest in the world. She turned 115 on March 25 at the Rome, Italy convent where she has lived … Continue reading

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Church Defies Bishop on Sanctuary Status

The St. Anne-St. Augustin Parish, a Manchester Catholic church, is defying the wishes of the state’s Roman Catholic bishop by declaring itself a sanctuary church for undocumented immigrants, following the lead of hundreds of other congregations in the United States … Continue reading

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Fishermen, dog rescued off New Hampshire coast

Two men and a dog aboard a fishing boat were rescued Saturday night after their boat was rapidly taking on water about 3 miles off Hampton Harbor, the Coast Guard said. More… |UL Get Your New Media Militia updates on Facebook or Twitter

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