Latest New Hampshire Headlines

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Report Calls on New Hampshire to Prepare for Rising Seas

Dec 2 2016 // Though the worst impacts of rising seas in New Hampshire are decades away, a state commission is warning that coastal communities must act now to ensure vulnerable buildings are protected and roads, bridges and other...

Circus Operator to Pay $24K Over Deadly Tent Collapse in New Hampshire

Dec 2 2016 // A Florida-based circus operator has agreed to pay $24,000 in fines issued by federal safety officials for a tent collapse that killed two people and injured dozens in New Hampshire last year.Robert Young, 41, and his...

Student to Return to New Hampshire Prep School After Sex Case

Dec 1 2016 // A federal judge has temporarily reinstated a teenager at an elite New Hampshire prep school after his mother said he was wrongfully expelled after having sex with another student.The Portsmouth Herald reports Judge Joseph...

A New Hampshire Prep School Faces Trial Over Boy’s Dismissal After Having Sex

Nov 16 2016 // A New Hampshire prep school criticized for how it’s handled sexual assault cases faces trial on a lawsuit brought by a former student’s mother who alleges the school wrongfully withdrew her 15-year-old son...

Foresters Say New Hampshire Drought Has Increased Threat of Wildfires

Oct 26 2016 // Drought conditions are making it harder to fight wildfires and New Hampshire residents should be vigilant about the increased threat, state forestry and fire officials say.Conditions range from abnormally dry to extreme...

Windham Group Launches New IME Company in New Hampshire

Oct 25 2016 // The Windham Group has launched Logical IME, an independent medical examination company that serves workers’ compensation payers.Based in Manchester, N.H., Logical IME provides independent medical exams (IMEs) as well...

New Hampshire Prep School Sued Over Withdrawing Student Who Had Sex

Sep 13 2016 // A New Hampshire prep school criticized for how it has handled sexual misconduct and assault cases is facing a federal lawsuit from the parents of a 15-year-old boy, saying it was wrong to withdraw their son after he had...

New Hampshire Encourages Proper Coverage for College Students This Fall

Aug 31 2016 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department is advocating that families sending students to college get the right insurance coverage for their children.“We recommend that when college students and their families prepare...

Massachusetts, New Hampshire Nonprofit Insurer Sues Over Federal Assessment

Aug 3 2016 // A nonprofit health insurer with 25,000 customers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire has filed a federal lawsuit claiming it is being illegally punished for offering lower-cost products.Under the Affordable Care Act’s...

New Hampshire Town Wary of ‘Peeping Drones’

Aug 2 2016 // The growing concern around the country about “peeping drones” may have come to a town in New Hampshire. Police in Hollis say they’ve received more than 20 complaints about a drone flying outside...

Drought in Northeast Could Last Through October

Jul 27 2016 // At Lavoie’s Farm in New Hampshire, beans and corn haven’t broken through the ground yet and fields of strawberries are stunted.The drought that has taken hold in the Northeast is especially felt at John...

Lachance Joins New Hampshire’s Aspen Agency

Jul 26 2016 // Joseph Lachance has joined the sales team at Aspen Insurance Agency in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he will focus on personal lines and mid-size commercial lines business. Lachance is a licensed insurance producer with...

Staffing Agency Fights Liability for Testing New Hampshire Patient for Infections

Jul 13 2016 // A staffing agency that placed a medical technician at Exeter Hospital who infected patients with hepatitis C in 2012 says it shouldn’t have to compensate the hospital for payouts made to patients who tested negative...

New Hampshire, Rhode Island Approve Ridesharing Laws

Jul 11 2016 // A state law requiring criminal background checks on drivers of ride-hailing companies took effect last month in New Hampshire with Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan’s signature.The law also requires ridesharing companies...

New Hampshire Woman Withdraws Civil Suit Against Bill Cosby

Jun 28 2016 // A 72-year-old New Hampshire woman who says Bill Cosby raped her in 1965 has withdrawn her civil defamation lawsuit against the comedian after a federal judge had allowed the case to move forward.Kristina Ruehli’s...

New Hampshire Ridesharing Law Goes Into Effect

Jun 27 2016 // A state law requiring criminal background checks on drivers of ride-hailing companies took effect this week with Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan’s signature.The law also requires ride-hailing companies like Uber and...

New Hampshire Man Recalls Being Attacked by Disney Alligator in ’86

Jun 20 2016 // The death of a 2-year-old boy at a Walt Disney World resort in an alligator attack has brought back some frightening memories for a New Hampshire man who was grabbed by a gator at a Disney campground in 1986, when he was...

New Hampshire Warns of Improper Billing for Mammograms

Jun 20 2016 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department issued a consumer alert on June 6 concerning health insurance denials and mammograms.The department said that since Jan. 1, it has heard from 67 New Hampshire women who received...

New Hampshire Issues Consumer Alert on Insurance Denials and Mammograms

Jun 6 2016 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department has issued a consumer alert Monday on health insurance denials and mammograms.The department said that since Jan. 1, it has heard from 67 New Hampshire women who received notice from...

Business Moves

May 23 2016 // Confie, Automobile Insurance Specialists Inc., Trinity Insurance LLC, Whitehead Insurance Inc.Confie has acquired three insurance agencies in Las Vegas, South Florida, and Washington State. Confie acquired the assets of:...