Wave Free or Die: Should this be the new state flag?

Monday, June 10, 2024Wednesday, December 27, 2023

According to State House records, this is at least the eighth attempt at revising New Hampshire’s state flag since 1989. Seven previous bills also sought to include the phrase “Live Free or Die,” but those measures all failed to gain widespread support. In 2018, the Legislature shot down a proposed study committee to look at ways to modify the flag to include the state motto and an image of the Old Man in the Mountain.

Lawsuit: Former New England College leader claims discrimination, emotional distress after ouster

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Sunday, September 24, 2023

Perkins alleges she was unexpectedly released by New England College, in Henniker, in April during an online meeting “in a humiliating and crude manner,” according to her lawsuit. She alleges her firing was the culmination of a campaign of misogyny and a culture of gender bias among certain top officials at the school she led for more than a decade.

Judge dismisses defamation suit against NHPR filed by NH drug recovery leader

Monday, June 10, 2024Tuesday, April 18, 2023

A superior court judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by Eric Spofford against New Hampshire Public Radio, ruling that the lawsuit lacked clear evidence that the public broadcaster relied on false statements as alleged in the civil suit.

New Hampshire becomes latest state to ban TikTok from government devices

Monday, June 10, 2024Friday, December 16, 2022

Gov. Chris Sununu is adding New Hampshire to the growing list of states to ban the social media app TikTok from government-issued phones and laptops, citing data and cybersecurity concerns.

Canterbury church offering hallucinogenic tea has gained a following. But pastor says his time in town is running out

Sunday, June 16, 2024Sunday, August 21, 2022

His new world continues to revolve around ayahuasca, a tea brewed from a combination of plants native to South America that its adherents say has healing properties. Januszewski, 46, with tattooed arms and a trimmed beard, is the pastor of Pachamama Sanctuary, a religious organization he founded off of a wooded road in Canterbury that serves ayahuasca to its guests several times each month. Since opening in 2019, Januszewski says he has welcomed close to 2,000 people to the three-bedroom house he rents for a weekend of psychedelic exploration.

‘Treacherous’ weather in White Mountains leaves one hiker dead, others in need of rescue

Monday, June 10, 2024Monday, June 20, 2022

A hiker from Massachusetts died after being rescued by conservation officers Saturday evening, amid a blast of winter weather that prompted a series of distress calls in the White Mountains.

Sununu launches cryptocurrency commission to study industry and recommend policies

Monday, June 10, 2024Friday, February 11, 2022

Gov. Chris Sununu is creating a commission to evaluate state and federal laws surrounding cryptocurrencies and make recommendations for how the digital currency industry can be regulated while encouraging innovation.

State releases partial list of NH police officers with possible credibility concerns

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Thursday, December 30, 2021

A list containing the names of New Hampshire police officers that have committed acts calling their credibility into question is finally public, providing the first glimpse of a document subject to lawsuits and calls for release by civil liberties advocates and media outlets for years.

Canadian border reopens to American tourists – but with restrictions

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Wednesday, August 11, 2021

American tourists who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are again able to cross the Canadian border. The border, which reopened Aug. 9, has been closed since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with only essential travel and trade permitted to pass between the two countries.

State asks NH businesses that received COVID-19 grants to return excess profits

Monday, June 10, 2024Tuesday, March 2, 2021

The programs, which were both funded through the federal CARES Act, awarded nearly $600 million to small- and mid-sized businesses through multiple rounds of grants. The money was awarded based on expected financial losses due to the pandemic.

Sununu orders last few schools in all-remote learning to offer in-person education

Monday, June 10, 2024Saturday, February 20, 2021

While nearly all school districts in the state are offering in-person learning or a hybrid model, where students take classes in-person some days and at home others, Gov. Chris Sununu has ordered the remaining districts still in a fully-remote model to switch to at least some in-person learning.

State awards $11.5M in grants to concert halls and stadiums, as winter brings fresh concerns

Sunday, June 16, 2024Friday, November 6, 2020

The state is awarding $11.5 million to live music venues, stadiums and theaters as they face financial losses and an uncertain winter of cancelled and limited performances due to the pandemic, including four Manchester venues.

Rapid COVID tests arrive in NH; State encourages students to get tested

Monday, June 10, 2024Tuesday, October 6, 2020

With hundreds of thousands of rapid COVID-19 antigen testing supplies slated to arrive in the coming months, the state says it will now include those results in its daily coronavirus testing figures.

NH towns pay millions to settle claims against police; details often hidden from public

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Friday, July 24, 2020

The findings come from a review of settlements involving law enforcement obtained by NHPR through more than 230 public records requests, submitted to every town, city and county in New Hampshire. With no centralized system for recording settlements, this is believed to be the first comprehensive look at how often law enforcement agencies in New Hampshire settle allegations such as excessive force, wrongful arrest, sexual harassment, and racial profiling.

NH hospitals resume surgeries, elective procedures delayed by pandemic

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Hospitals in New Hampshire reopened their doors for a limited range of elective and other time-sensitive procedures on Monday, allowing patients to access care delayed by the global pandemic.