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NH Daily News Recap

Monday Jun 5, 2023

Sunday Jun 4, 2023

Concord Monitor

NH Juvenile Justice: Life inside the Sununu Center

Striving for inclusion at racial justice church

‘We’re going to do it for Scott’ – Working to help veterans with mental health challenges

Foster's Daily Democrat

Buzzworthy: Honeybee health blooming at NH federal court, facilities across the country

InDepthNH

Budget Battles Begin after Senate Votes Wednesday

Keene Sentinel

On chilly June morning, turning of tassels brings warmth to Monadnock graduates

State to kick off Keene flood plain work this month

Nashua Telegraph

City of Nashua recertifies as National Weather Service StormReady

Rivier University launches new, online nurse practitioner programs

Shaheen named honorary co-chair on Commission to Combat Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention

NHBR

ReVision Energy, Upper Valley affordable housing effort honored

Seacoast Online

Portsmouth's 400th anniversary parade honors past, present, future

Union Leader

A children's book with bite: Here's why kids are tucking baby teeth under their pillows

City Hall: Public input leads to design changes in Granite St. pedestrian bridge

Co-working spaces continue to grow across Granite State

NH Business: Blue Knights tough it out 100 years at West High

NH farms recovering after extreme weather events

State House Dome: Bail reform makes a comeback

Twin States hydropower project not a Northern Pass do-over

With lead dust sprinkled in homes across NH, lead testing of children and housing is still critical

WMUR

Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default

Gmail feature is being hacked by scammers, New Hampshire cybersecurity expert says

Here's how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the pandemic payment freeze ends

Saturday Jun 3, 2023

Concord Monitor

Franklin man arrested on death threats against U.S. Senator

NH AG: Officers justified in fatal shooting

On the Trail: Christie could launch campaign in NH

Price of pay-as-you-throw trash bags expected to increase along with Concord water and sewer rates

Proposals open for Christa McAuliffe statue at State House in Concord

Some NH orchards report peach and apple crops were wiped out

Conway Daily Sun

After 'Golden Pond': Thompson hits the road with new novel

Conway selectmen to mull licensing pet cats

Gorham town manager retires; continues opera house work

Pine Tree kids guests of honor at selectmen's meeting

Eagle-Tribune

Conservation Commission discusses benefits of tree cutting for wildlife

Foster's Daily Democrat

Terrill Covey's work to 'reignite' learning for teens earns him NH education award

Keene Sentinel

Continuum of care: How one state coalition is bridging the gap on gender-affirming resources

Historic Keene building poised to change hands

On journey of self-discovery, Megan Fritz became an advocate for others

Warmington highlights housing, fentanyl epidemic, health care in bid for governor

Laconia Daily Sun

'A force multiplier': Local nonprofits to participate in 8th NH Gives next week

'The HUB' scrubbed, SB 2 scrapped in Moultonborough

Car deal: Cantin selling to Irwin Automotive Group

Nashua Telegraph

Community-wide food drive at 10 stores Saturday and Sunday

NH delegation announces nearly $300K NOAA grant to support fishery research

NH Gives is back: 24-hour fundraising event to benefit hundreds of nonprofits and causes

Pappas marks start of Pride 2023

Shaheen, Wicker lead legislation to address systematic problems with Afghan SIV process

NH Bulletin

Sununu vetoes net metering expansion bill over drafting error, cost-shift concerns

NHBR

Elm Grove converting market-rate apartments to affordable housing in Rochester

Hannah Grimes receives $50k grant for biotech work

The ‘rigorous’ road to B Corp status

NHPR

Congress created changes to food assistance. Here's what they mean

NH Senate votes to legalize fentanyl, xylazine test strips

Sununu vetoes net metering expansion for industrial customers, with legislative error partially to blame

Union Leader

4 officers, 2 troopers legally justified in fatally shooting Manchester man, AG rules

Nashua Drug Court graduates shed the past, embrace a clean, sober future

Sununu vetoes charity casino benefit bill

WMUR

Apple trees devastated by recent frost in southern New Hampshire

DeSantis super PAC starts knocking on doors in New Hampshire

New Hampshire man faces federal charge of threatening U.S. senator

New Hampshire officials warn against COVID-19 test kit orders that were never placed

Police shooting of man in Manchester parking lot ruled justified

President Biden celebrates bipartisanship in Oval Office address on debt ceiling deal

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touts New Hampshire’s importance in political process during remarks to state Senate

Thunderstorms bring heavy rain, hail and lightning to parts of New Hampshire

Friday Jun 2, 2023

Concord Monitor

Concord looking for the last lead water lines leading into city homes

DeSantis barnstorms NH, Trump back in Iowa

Plot thickens at Sycamore Community Gardens with new educational growing space

Warmington is the first to jump into Democrat race for Governor

Conway Daily Sun

Conway selectmen write legislators about hotel fees

County commissioner's resignation not formalized yet

Is school closure committee closing down?

Official says don't use rec path during business hours

Eagle-Tribune

DeSantis talks accountability, border wall to Salem crowd

Londonderry honors adult education graduates

Latest Discussion

Should NH continue to require school nurses to have a bachelor’s degree and 3 years pediatric experience?
I wholeheartedly agree with your comments. As an RN (now retired), the level of degree (BSN, MSN,etc.) has absolutely… read more
- EricB
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Should NH continue to require school nurses to have a bachelor’s degree and 3 years pediatric experience?
I don't believe they should have to have a bachelor's degree, a registered nurse should be enough. I have worked side… read more
- mary
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Budget 2022-2023
And some of the prisoners don't belong there either. Why is it that people who take drugs can get a not guilty by… read more
- mary
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Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine
"The expectation that the police will be there to protect you is both faulty and unrealistic" Agreed: I am my own 1st-… read more
- SidecarBobby
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Abortion Restrictions
[1] "There is no additional support for pre-natal care, child-care, or support for families that may be driven into the… read more
- SidecarBobby
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Contraception
Contraception aims to prevent pregnancy, not terminate it. Thus, its use is inherently different from abortion and… read more
- Kurt
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Abortion Restrictions
Abortion=the intentional taking of a pre-born human life. In any other circumstance such an act invokes serious… read more
- Kurt
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A tale of "Crookies and Cream": Should NH allow raw milk ice cream?
Why not let people buy what they want and let civil justice prevail? If raw milk products carry risk higher than… read more
- Kurt
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A tale of "Crookies and Cream": Should NH allow raw milk ice cream?
I wonder if the state did their due diligence and investigated pasteurized milk products at the same time for… read more
- Peter
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Stand Your Ground/Castle Doctrine
Background checks are all fine when they are not a thinly veiled attempt to force those who want to legally aquire a… read more
- CommonSense
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Abortion Restrictions
The anti-abortion laws claim to be pro-life in one form or another. In fact, they appear to be a form of control over… read more
- Carry Spier
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Abortion ban after viability?
Remember the line in the Declaration of Independence, "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all [persons] are… read more
- Ben
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Abortion ban after viability?
SCOTUS has always recognized the state's compelling interest in protecting the life of the pre-born. Even granting the… read more
- Kurt
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Stricter motorcycle noise enforcement?
Yes! Add the decibel meter and when it exceeds the level allowed...have a photo citation sent to the owner of the… read more
- Blackkb
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Stricter motorcycle noise enforcement?
We cannot enjoy an outdoor meal in downtown Nashua due to the motorcycle noise... impossible to carry on a conversation… read more
- Blackkb
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Weekly legislative newsletter

2023 bills

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NH Daily News Recap

Monday Jun 5, 2023

Eagle-Tribune

Keene Sentinel

Nashua Telegraph

NH Bulletin

NHBR

NHPR

Seacoast Online

Union Leader

WMUR

Sunday Jun 4, 2023

Concord Monitor

Foster's Daily Democrat

InDepthNH

Keene Sentinel

Nashua Telegraph

NHBR

Seacoast Online

Union Leader

WMUR

Saturday Jun 3, 2023

Concord Monitor

Conway Daily Sun

Eagle-Tribune

Foster's Daily Democrat

Keene Sentinel

Laconia Daily Sun

Nashua Telegraph

NH Bulletin

NHBR

NHPR

Union Leader

WMUR

Friday Jun 2, 2023

Concord Monitor

Conway Daily Sun

Eagle-Tribune

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