Tag Archives: Massachusetts
NH construction company is fined $160,000
BOSTON — A New Hampshire construction company was fined more than $160,000 in restitution and penalties by the state of Massachussetts for failing to pay employees the proper wage and overtime for nine public works projects completed between 2014 and 2015. … Continue reading
Sexual Assault Suspect Killed By NH State Police
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is investigating an officer involved shooting incident in Newton, NH, last night, according to a press statement. At around 11 p.m. on June 15, 2017, Massachusetts State Police spotted a man in Malden, MA, … Continue reading
Rowley man, accused of flashing neighbors, is moving to New Hampshire
A Perley Avenue man accused of repeatedly flashing his neighbors from his own property is moving, according to his attorney. Michael McConaghy, 68, was in Newburyport District Court on Thursday and admitted that a judge could find him guilty of … Continue reading
New Hampshire man faces murder, robbery and rape charges
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who police say fatally shot a delivery driver and raped a convenience store clerk before robbing the store has been indicted. The Eagle-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2rYpHnJ ) that 21-year-old Brian Brito, of Manchester, … Continue reading
New Hampshire ranks lowest for seat belt use (I wonder why?)
Three New England states are among the bottom 10 nationally for percentage of seat belt usage last year, according to a chart tweeted by the Massachusetts Highway Safety Division this week. New Hampshire ranked last (70.2 percent), Massachusetts ranked 46th … Continue reading
NH Woman found with gun at MA courthouse held without bail
A woman arrested Monday after allegedly trying to enter the Ruane Judicial Center in Salem with a handgun loaded with hollow-point bullets hidden in her purse was ordered held without bail by a judge Tuesday. More… *| Salem News
NH Man Admits To Blowing Up LGBT News Box In Mass.
SALEM, MA — A Hollis, NH, man has admitted that he took part in a vandalism incident last summer that resulted in an alternative newspaper news box being blown up, according to a report in the Salem News in Massachusetts. … Continue reading
New Hampshire Should Support the Massachusetts Soda Tax
Every jurisdiction that has imposed their progressive will in this manner has seen a drop in sales and jobs, which migrate just beyond the reach of said tax. I’m no geographer and I don’t play one on the internet, but … Continue reading
Massachusetts Lawmakers Weigh Tax On Soda
BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are joining activists in other states pushing for taxes on sodas that they say will ease the rise in obesity-related diseases and bring in money for programs aimed at improving the health of … Continue reading
Pirate Party looking for candidates for office
The Pirate Party is looking for a few good candidates for elected office — eye patches and parrots not required.Still on the fringes of the political spectrum in the U.S. and most other places, the movement which claims chapters in … Continue reading