All the headlines from our New Hampshire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 19 2017 // Research out of the University of New Hampshire has found that some roads, as far as two miles from the shore, are facing a new hazard that currently cannot be seen by drivers – rising groundwater caused by...
Jun 2 2017 // Research out of the University of New Hampshire has found that some roads, as far as two miles from the shore, are facing a new hazard that currently cannot be seen by drivers – rising groundwater caused by...
May 22 2017 // New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu has requested that President Donald Trump issue a major disaster declaration and provide federal emergency assistance for the blizzard and severe winter storm that happened in...
Apr 18 2017 // With Republican Gov. Chris Sununu on board, advocates for marijuana decriminalization hope this is the year New Hampshire joins its New England neighbors in removing criminal penalties for possessing pot.But the measure is...
Apr 3 2017 // People across northern New England woke up to a foot of heavy, wet snow on parts of the region Saturday and conducted weekend business as more fell throughout the day.The storm caused power outages and numerous highway...
Mar 17 2017 // Satellite Agency Network Group Inc. (SAN), an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast headquartered in Hampton, N.H., has named Alexandra Huffman as insurance portfolio manager.In this role, Huffman is...
Mar 16 2017 // Concerns about falling temperatures and icy conditions on roads and sidewalks across the Northeast followed a late-season storm that plastered the region with sleet and snow.Tuesday’s powerful nor’easter...
Mar 10 2017 // The New Hampshire House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in support of decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana and expanding access to medical marijuana for people suffering from chronic pain or post-traumatic stress...
Mar 6 2017 // New Hampshire’s three biggest health insurers are largely in compliance in covering treatment for alcohol and drug addiction, and are committed to making changes when needed, state regulators said Thursday.The...
Feb 22 2017 // A judge has allowed a student to return to a New Hampshire prep school, months after his mother alleged the school wrongfully expelled him after he had sex with another student.Both sides reached an agreement signed by a...
Feb 17 2017 // The Concord Group Insurance Companies, a Concord, N.H.-based insurance carrier, has announced that Daniel L. McCabe has joined the senior leadership team as a vice president.“Dan will play an important role on our...
Feb 15 2017 // Plow trucks and shovelers in the Northeast attacked the region’s newest winter storm as fresh powder piled on top of ever-growing piles and whiteout conditions made roads unsafe, immobilizing millions of...
Jan 31 2017 // A proposal to require firearm safety training for New Hampshire lawmakers wishing to carry guns on the House floor has been defeated.Democratic Minority Leader Steve Shurtleff proposed the rule Thursday after a...
Jan 13 2017 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been ordered by a federal judge to pay $16.08 million to a former New Hampshire pharmacist in a gender bias case, but the amount is only about half what a jury awarded and may fall substantially...
Jan 4 2017 // A judge has ruled that a Portsmouth, N.H., auto dealership incurred damages caused by a city sewer line running through the property.The Portsmouth Herald reports Rockingham County Judge William Delker says Toyota dealer...
Dec 27 2016 // Neighbors of Dartmouth College property where for years the Ivy League school disposed of mice and other small animals used in science experiments say they fear pollution from the site has contaminated their groundwater...
Dec 21 2016 // Officials and residents in the New Hampshire town of Greenland are urging Portsmouth’s City Council to support running municipal water to homeowners whose wells are vulnerable to contamination from a Superfund...
Dec 16 2016 // A former gunpowder plant owner imprisoned over a deadly 2010 explosion in New Hampshire has agreed to surrender some money to the federal government in a separate wire fraud case in Maine.Craig Sanborn, of Maidstone,...
Dec 13 2016 // Two women are suing a groom and the event company that ran his wedding reception after they allege he flew a drone that hit them in the head at the New Hampshire event.Kneena Ellis, of Seabrook, and Kelly Eaton of Peabody,...
Dec 9 2016 // Auto-Owners Insurance, a Lansing, Michigan, based insurance provider, has announced its proposed affiliation with the Concord, N.H., based Concord General Mutual Insurance group of companies.The transaction has been...