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Jeanie Forrester: Meredith Selectboard focused on making Main Street friendlier to pedestrians
The Laconia Daily Sun - New Hampshire
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The June 23 Meredith Selectboard meeting topics included an engineering presentation on the Main Street Project, a discussion about the use of Hesky Park, and a request by the police chief to purchase portable radios. Vanasse Hangen Brustlin,...
New Hampshire Bill To Ease Psilocybin Penalties Advances Through House But Is Tabled In Senate
Marijuana Moment
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June 30, 2025
The New Hampshire Senate last week voted to scrap compromise legislation that would have lowered the state’s criminal penalty for first-time psilocybin possession while also creating mandatory minimum sentences around fentanyl. A bicameral...
New Hampshire lumber company destroyed in raging fire
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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June 30, 2025
LITTLETON, N.H. — A lumber company in New Hampshire was destroyed in a raging fire over the weekend. Crews responding to a report of a fire at Varney & Smith Lumber Company on Meadow Street just before 8 a.m. on Sunday found the building engulfed...
Have You Visited Maine's Most Underrated Town?
92 Moose - Maine
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July 9, 2025
One of the great things about adventuring in Maine is how many cool towns there are to explore. Some of these towns are really well known. Bar Harbor, Portland, Augusta, and Camden, for example. Others fly under the radar. Many of these 'under the...
What is a hardship license, and how do you get one?
Yahoo Finance
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If you're stranded due to a suspended driver’s license, you might qualify for a hardship license in some states. A hardship license allows you to make essential trips to places like work, school, and doctor’s appointments. Here’s everything you...
New Hampshire lawmakers agree to last-minute budget compromise with Governor Ayotte, averting veto
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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CONCORD, N.H. — A flurry of last-minute negotiations on Thursday narrowly salvaged a budget deal brokered by New Hampshire Governor Kelly A. Ayotte, a Republican, who had threatened to veto a $15.9 billion two-year spending plan that lawmakers...
New Hampshire lumber company destroyed in fire, officials say
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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A fire that raged for more than four hours destroyed a lumber company Sunday in Littleton, N.H., authorities said. Littleton Fire Chief Chad Miller said he was thankful to report there were no injuries in the blaze. “Our thoughts are with Varney &...
NH judge declines to intervene in youth abuse settlement dispute
Foster's Daily Democrat - New Hampshire
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A dispute over how to resolve hundreds of claims of abuse at New Hampshire’s former youth detention center remains in limbo, as victims seek to limit the control the governor and attorney general have over their settlements. On July 8, Merrimack...
From Barack Obama to Emmanuel Macron, global leaders hit by AI and deepfakes
The Indian Express
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July 9, 2025
In the latest deepfake scam using artificial intelligence, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has turned out to be the victim as his impostor sent fake voice messages and texts mimicking his voice and writing style to at least five senior officials...
New budget takes effect in New Hampshire — and the state university system is already feeling it
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The new fiscal year in New Hampshire began on July 1, and state agencies and the general public are beginning to feel the real-world impacts of the two-year spending plan that Governor Kelly Ayotte signed into law late last week. The final budget,...
State Supreme Court holds New Hampshire school spending unconstitutionally low
New Hampshire Bulletin
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July 1, 2025
New Hampshire does not provide constitutionally adequate education funding for school districts, the state Supreme Court held Tuesday, in a major decision that could force sweeping legislative changes. In a long-anticipated ruling, a 3-2 majority...
Niemann headline act at Dutch Festival
Pipestone County Star - Minnesota
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July 9, 2025
Jerrod Niemann will be the headline act at the 75th Annual Dutch Festival, “Diamonds Through the Decades.” Gates will open at 7 p.m. Saturday in City Park. Lewis Brice will serve as the opening act at 8 p.m., with Niemann’s performance to follow...
People: Barbara Winter joins PBS Reno as director of membership
Northern Nevada Business Weekly
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July 9, 2025
PBS Reno welcomes Barbara Winter to the role of director of membership. Winter brings a blend of international experience, cross-sector leadership, and community commitment to her role at PBS Reno. Most recently, she served as impact director for...
u local hot shot: Great Blue Heron spotted along the water in Nashua, New Hampshire
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 2, 2025
The Daily Beast Former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have joined forces to shoot down President Donald Trump’s “colossal mistake” to shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development. The Trump administration cut around 90 percent...
NH schools to see cellphone bans, new classes, new education costs
Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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This year’s legislative session saw many changes that will affect New Hampshire’s schools and young people — including what students will learn in the classroom, how education is paid for, and the level of state support for higher education....
These New Hampshire Grocery, Hardware And Retail Stores Are Open On July 4th
Patch
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July 1, 2025
NEW HAMPSHIRE — If you want to escape neighborhood fireworks with retail therapy, pick up essentials for patriotic cocktails or grab supplies for a home improvement project, you’ll find that many stores in YOURSTATE are open on the Fourth of July....
Dems say their increasingly 'frustrated' base is mobilized in the fight against Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
Fox News
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July 9, 2025
Democratic Rep. Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire tells Fox News Digital that targeting the ‘big, beautiful’ bill is ‘going to be a central focus of the work I'm doing’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MANCHESTER, N.H. – The...
TSA drops shoe removal policy for US airports, including Manchester
Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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Passengers traveling through New Hampshire's Manchester–Boston Regional Airport can now keep their shoes on at the security checkpoint. That's one less thing air travelers have to remember to do while they're hurrying to their gate. Hours after...
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests secures 200th property with 280-acre addition in Farmington
Concord Monitor - New Hampshire
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June 29, 2025
An aerial view of Bean Forest in Farmington. Forest Society / Courtesy The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests has conserved its 200th forest: the 280-acre Bean Forest, a swath of forest and fields nestled between the Chesley and...
Can you set off fireworks in New Hampshire? This is what the law says
Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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Those over 21 can legally purchase, possess or use "consumer/permissible fireworks" in New Hampshire. Display fireworks, which are the large fireworks used in shows, are not legal for private citizens in New Hampshire. To buy fireworks in New...