Claremont Police Searching for Carjacking Suspect

Police in Claremont said someone carjacked an employee at Walmart late Friday night and they are looking for a suspect.

Police were called to Walmart around 11 p.m. for a reported assault and car theft.

Police said when they arrived they found an employee of the store had just left work when he was assaulted by a man as he was getting into his vehicle. More…

| WMUR

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There’s a Giant Asteroid Hurdling Toward Earth

Astronomers discovered 2014 J025 three years ago (you guessed it in 2014). This will be its closest encounter with Earth for the last 400 years. NASA said telescopes around the world will be trained on it during the flyby to try to learn more about it. More…

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Diplomacy With Iran is Over -and so is the Era of Obama’s Straw Men

President Trump did more than retaliate for Bashar al-Assad’s illegal and inhumane use of nerve agents against civilians when he ordered the launch of 59 Tomahawk missiles to destroy al-Shayrat airbase in Syria. He also detonated a few shibboleths of his predecessor’s foreign policy.

First is the idea that President Obama’s 2013 deal to remove Assad’s weapons of mass destruction was a success. Reade more…

Matthew Continetti | NRO

 

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State Regulators Reject Northern Pass Delay

State regulators rejected a six-month delay in its review of the Northern Pass power transmission project setting the stage for long-awaited hearings to begin next Thursday.

In a unanimous decision Thursday, the Site Evaluation Committee rejected the request of several towns opposed to the project who sought the delay so that the region’s power needs were clearer before the committee’s expected decision this September. Keep Reading…

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Good Transparency at Wilton School District Meeting – Initially

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Plaistow Selectman Charged with DWI After Crash

Selectman Tammy Bergeron was arrested Thursday on a drunken driving charge after an accident on Main Street.

Bergeron, 41, of 4 Harmony Way, was charged with DWI and was released on $1,000 personal recognizance bond, according to Police Chief Kathleen Jones. Keep Reading…

Jason Schreiber | UL

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Sununu Remains Positive About Budget Process

Governor Chris Sununu says he is optimistic about the state budget writing process, despite the recent failure by House Republicans to pass their version of the spending plan.

Earlier this week, conservative Republicans in the House refused to sign off on a budget crafted by GOP leadership. It’s the first time the House has failed to pass a budget in decades. Keep Reading…

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Blog newsletter launching soon; sign up now!

A bit of spring housekeeping here: I’m excited to announce that I’ll be launching a monthly newsletter soon for the blog’s readers. It’ll include exclusive posts, reports, and photos from my travels from parish to State House to trails (and back again), along with links to my work published elsewhere. More…

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Greg Spero to Lead Board at Timberlane School Board

The Timberlane Regional School Board convened Thursday night for the first time since the election, welcoming two new members whose votes tipped the scales in a 5-4 decision to choose a new chairman.

The board’s new leader, Chairman Greg Spero of Atkinson, presided over the reorganization meeting as some members questioned the school district’s current practices. Keep Reading…

Nicholas Golden | Eagle-Tribune

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Former School Board Member Pleads Guilty to Secretly Filming Girlfriend and Her Daughter

A former Manchester school board member will spend four months in jail after pleading guilty to covertly filming his girlfriend and her daughter in their home, authorities said.

Jason Cooper, who served on the school board for a single year in 2012, must also be on probation for a year and continue with counseling for a pornography addiction, said Hillsborough County Attorney Dennis Hogan. Keep Reading…

Mark Hayward | UL

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