New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed SB 66 on June 30, and now the fetal homicide measure will be known as Sarah and Griffin’s Law. It will go into effect January 1, 2018.
At that time, prosecutors will have the option of bringing a homicide charge against a person whose violent actions cause the death of a preborn child at or after 20 weeks’ gestation, against the will of the mother. | More…
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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire authorities say they’ve responded to more overdoses in June than any other month in 2017 so far, with a total of 117 suspected overdoses reported.
American Medical Response says 92 of the 117 June overdoses were in Manchester, with 25 in Nashua. WMUR-TV reports 7 of those overdoses were fatal. | More…
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On Wednesday, the New Hampshire GOP uploaded a video in which New Hampshire Senate District 16 candidate Kevin Cavanaugh (Democrat) says he believes Manchester should be a sanctuary city. The question was asked of him during the New Hampshire League of Women Voters “Candidate Night.” Cavanaugh is also a Manchester Alderman in Ward 1.
The irony of Cavanaugh’s answer is that it comes on the heels of the U.S. House of Representatives passing legislation known as “Kate’s Law.” This legislation would impose stricter penalties on criminal illegals who have been deported but re-enter the country again illegally. | More…
When most people think of New Hampshire, a few images come to mind: colorful trees, maple syrup, covered bridges, people with guns, and the great outdoors. They probably don’t think of high-tech cryptocurrency. But that’s changing, thanks to the great libertarian migration of the 21st century.
Anarchists and libertarians are moving en masse to escape oppressive political masters in their homelands to find peace and prosperity in tax-free, freedom-loving New Hampshire. With them, they are bringing their favorite freedom-enhancing technology: blockchain-based money. | More…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An elite New Hampshire prep school is facing new revelations about another competition of sexual conquest two years after a student was convicted of sexually assaulting a freshman as part of a tradition called “Senior Salute.”
Eight boys in a St. Paul’s School dorm in Concord apparently competed to have their names put on a crown, according to the Concord Monitor, which first reported on the matter. The school it learned about the game from students just before the June 4 commencement and has hired an outside investigator. | More…
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NEWPORT — An 18-year-old is accused of stealing from cars and assaulting a police officer in Newport.
The Newport Police Department received reports of a man going through cars in the area of the Newport Village Apartments on Whipple Road Tuesday around 8:30 p.m.
While officers investigated the area, they received a call that a man was interrupted attempting to gain entry into an occupied residence on Sunapee Street a short distance away. | More…
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PORTLAND, Maine —The United States Geological Society measured four minor earthquakes in Maine since Sunday, with the most recent recorded early Wednesday morning.
Two 1.4 magnitude earthquakes were recorded outside Lincoln on Sunday morning. A third, measuring 1.7, was measured in the same area on Sunday afternoon. | More…
MANCHESTER — City Solicitor Tom Clark will retire at the end of July, Mayor Ted Gatsas announced Friday, a day after criticism surfaced of his office’s handling of domestic-related cases.
Clark, who has been city solicitor for 22 years, has asked to be removed from administrative duties, according to a joint statement by Gatsas and Aldermen Chairman Pat Long. | More…
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LOS ANGELES—Unexpectedly penning lyrics about colorful autumn foliage and summer cottages on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers accidentally wrote a song about New Hampshire, sources reported Friday. “We just got into the studio and started jamming, and for whatever reason, we just ended up with this track about the Granite State,” said lead singer Anthony Kiedis, adding that he had no idea he and his bandmates had anything say about the pumpkin festival in Laconia “until we grooved on it a while.” | More…
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