Category Archives: New Hampshire News

Durham Schedules RTK Educational Session on Tuesday 4/25/17

In order to ensure that the members of Durham’s public boards are given the resources, they need to act in accord with RSA 91-A, a Right-to-Know law educational session has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 25, 2017, beginning at 7:00 … Continue reading

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Effort to Pull Hepatitis B Vaccine School Requirement Shot Down

Children entering public school and day care in New Hampshire will continue to need vaccinations against hepatitis B after a Senate committee on Thursday killed the latest of several attempts to end the requirement. Keep Reading… | Concord Monitor  

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NH House Punts on Budget, What’s the Next Step?

The NH House’s stunning failure this week to pass any version of a state budget or its accompanying trailer bill has business advocates scratching their heads about what it all means. “I’ve been doing this for 28 years and never … Continue reading

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Plainfield to Get $36,000 From Feds’ Sale of Brown Compound

Plainfield — The town of Plainfield will receive $36,334 from the federal government as proceeds from the sale of the former home of tax protesters Ed and Elaine Brown. That total amounts to just 16 percent of the back taxes … Continue reading

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GOP House Leaders Scramble for Deal

Uncertainty remains over whether New Hampshire House Republicans can agree on a budget plan as the chamber runs up against a Thursday deadline for sending a spending plan to the Senate. The House Finance Committee’s $11.9 billion plan, which was … Continue reading

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Lebanon Approves Transgender Policy

The City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a resolution calling for greater protections of New Hampshire’s transgender population and changes to city policy. The resolution calls for the City Manager’s Office to create an anti-discrimination policy that protects … Continue reading

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Kelly Ayotte Joins Board at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.

Former New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte is joining the board of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. Ayotte’s addition to the board was announced Monday by the company. News Corp is a media company with businesses in news, publishing, digital real estate … Continue reading

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Drought Conditions Improve Across NH

In the latest report Thursday morning, most of the southern half of the state is no longer in a severe drought. The state was gripped in an extreme drought – which is more serious than a severe drought — from … Continue reading

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Bedford High School Students Target a Union Leader Reporter

Rich spoke to Londonderry Lancers’ Coach Jimmy Lauzon for Sports in Our Own Backyard. They spoke about social media, telling the listeners about an incident that occurred when some Bedford High School students targeted a Union Leader reporter after he … Continue reading

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Should Manchester Make Schools a City Department, Like Public Works, Police or Fire?

As reported Wednesday by the New Hampshire Union Leader, aldermen voted late Tuesday night to put a question on the municipal election ballot next November asking voters if they favor making the school district a city department — and putting … Continue reading

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