US Senate Approves Gorsuch

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Senate on Friday gave Donald Trump the biggest triumph of his young presidency, confirming Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch over stout Democratic opposition and restoring a conservative majority on the nation’s highest judicial body.

The Senate, which last year refused to consider Democratic President Barack Obama’s nominee to the court, voted 54-45 to approve Republican Trump’s pick, Colorado-based Gorsuch, a federal appeals court judge, to the lifetime job. Keep Reading…

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Woman Yelling Obscenities Arrested at City Hall

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

And no, it wasn’t Sherry Frost.

Allison Lane, 32, was at City Hall to order a parking pass, police said, when she became visibly upset and started yelling profanities at City Hall workers. More…

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NH House Republican Caucus Newsletter April 7, 2017

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

On Tuesday special elections were held in Wolfeboro and Manchester Wards 8 & 9 and Litchfield to fill seats vacated by former reps Harold Parker, who took a job with the Governor, and Andre Martel who passed away in December.   Keep Reading (PDF)…

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Shaheen, Hassan Support Airstrikes Decision in Syria

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan support the Trump administration’s decision to launch airstrikes in Syria in response to President Bashar Assad’s assault on his own people. Keep Reading…

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Senate Approves Plan To Ratify Snow-Delayed Elections

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

The New Hampshire Senate has approved a bill to ratify the results of town elections that were postponed due to the March 14 snowstorm.  Keep Reading…

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Superintendent: “I don’t understand” the term “literacy rate” (Wilton, NH)

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Superintendent: “I don’t understand” the term “literacy rate” (Wilton, NH). More…

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UNH kicks off Month of ‘Gaypril’

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

When is heterosexual pride month at UNH?

This month, the UNH community will be celebrating Gaypril: Campus Pride month, with a variety of events hosted by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) and other organizations on campus occurring nearly every day. Keep Reading…

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Planning Board Member’s Seat in Jeopardy

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Lebanon — A member of the Lebanon Planning Board could be thrown off the nine-member committee after he signed a petition related to the impact of a major development in his neighborhood and, according to a former mayor, suggested that city officials had struck a backroom deal with the developer. Keep Reading…

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The Answer to Gitmo’s Feral Cat Problem: Operation ‘Git-Meow’

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

This base best known for its wartime prison has cats. Lots of cats. Kitty cats. Dumpster cats. House cats. Abandoned cats. Foster cats. Stray cats. Tabby cats. Cuban cats. …

In an unusual alliance, some troops, civilians, and visitors have teamed with the global animal rescue group SPCA International and are asking the Navy’s permission to sterilize the cats. They’re also setting up a nonprofit organization to help soldiers or sailors on temporary assignment here adopt them and take them home. More…

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

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

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 PM in the Durham Town Hall Town Council chambers. Keep Reading…

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