In the past three years, state lawmakers have proposed nearly four dozen bills to regulate the sale, carry and liability of guns in Maine, but most have not passed the Legislature. A “yellow flag” law enacted in 2019 lets law enforcement take guns away from someone they suspect of posing a threat to themselves or others, but officials concede it is underutilized.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives gathered on Thursday for likely the last time in 2023 to address a series of vetoes from New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu.
“We don’t just get a giant lottery check for $234 million and spend it how we want, we get it in different buckets and pieces and we have that restricts from what it can be used for,” said New Hampshire Department of Transportation Director of Project Development Bill Oldenburg in response to project delays affecting Manchester.
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) will be temporarily closing Exit 13 northbound on ramp on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, for pavement repair.
On Tuesday, incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed that he will not participate in New Hampshire’s Democratic Primary in 2024.
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a group of Democratic senators in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the Commission to improve access to local media on streaming platforms.
Meta’s design strategy exploits their vulnerabilities: from a dopamine-inducing personalization algorithm that gives kids the same feeling as gambling, to consistent alerts that interfere with their schoolwork and sleep. Meta content capitalizes on children’s fear of missing out and urges them to constantly engage with the Platforms,” said Attorney General John Formella. “Meta’s decision to do so despite its knowledge of significant links between excessive use of social media and increased instances of serious health problems such as depression, anxiety, and insomnia is unacceptable and unlawful. Not unlike Big Tobacco a generation ago, Meta has chosen profits over public health, particularly the health of the youngest among us. We bring this action today to hold Meta accountable and stop this unlawful conduct that is harming New Hampshire’s kids.”
The issue of removing “no grade” or “NG” grade for high school students was discussed for two hours at Monday’s special Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) Meeting.
At its annual awards celebration on Oct. 11, New Futures, New Hampshire’s leading health policy and advocacy organization, honored two state senators for their bipartisan work to support children and families across the Granite State.
The Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen expressed frustration on Tuesday over changes to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation’s (NHDOT) draft ten-year transportation plan.
Two public hearings are on the calendar – in Hampton and Goffstown – for review of the NH DOT 10-year transportation plan.
As New Hampshire officials announced 10,000 additional law enforcement patrol hours over the next year and a half at the state’s border with Canada, they pointed to recently obtained data showing approximately 430 individuals on the terrorist watch list attempted to cross the country’s northern border last fiscal year – a higher number than the southern border.
Thursday’s Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Mayoral Debate was sponsored by Eversource, Bellwether Community Credit Union and Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Moderator Scott Spradling joked that it could have been sponsored by the Hallmark Channel given the cordiality between candidates Kevin Cavanaugh and Jay Ruais.
After complaints arose regarding the personal information of guests at the Beech Street shelter, members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen revisited the topic during Tuesday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting.
On Tuesday night, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved $3.851,246 in ARPA and HOME funds to fund 188 units of affordable housing across four separate projects.
On Tuesday, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 490 endorsed Joyce Craig for Governor of New Hampshire in 2024.
This workshop will be an opportunity to hear about the data collected from the brand perception surveys and contribute to the community-wide brand.
The mixed-use proposal to replace the Steeplegate Mall and adjacent Regal Cinema is one of the biggest that Concord has seen in years. It calls for five residential buildings to be built throughout the property, each four or five stories tall, with a total of 625 units, half one-bedroom and half two-bedrooms. It comes from Needham, Mass.-based Onyx Partners Ltd., a commercial real estate development firm that has developed and owns properties in many states, including several in New Hampshire. It specializes in malls and shopping plazas.
Completing a process that has taken 63 years, local leaders officially opened the new Merrimack River Water Treatment Facility on Thursday.
