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Trial Begins for Truck Driver Charged in New Hampshire Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists

Jul 27 2022 // The trial for a commercial truck driver charged with causing the deaths in 2019 of seven members of a Marine motorcycle club will open Tuesday, more than three years after the crash in northern New Hampshire.Jurors visited...

New Hampshire Enacts Safety Laws to Protect Health Care Workers

Jul 25 2022 // Health care facilities in New Hampshire will have to implement and maintain workplace violence prevention programs under a new law.Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed seven bills into law this week, including a Senate bill...

Two 100+ Years Old New Hampshire Agencies Merge

Jul 22 2022 // Two long-time New Hampshire insurance agencies— The Insurance Center based in Claremont and McCrillis & Eldredge in Newport— announced that their companies are joining forces.The combined organization will continue...

Cause of New Hampshire Resort Fire Remains Undetermined

Jul 20 2022 // Investigators were unable to pinpoint the cause of a fire that damaged a popular North Conway resort, New Hampshire Fire Marshal Sean Toomey said last Friday.The determination came after officials examined the scene and...

Gunmaker Sig Sauer Loses Bid to Block New Hampshire Liability Suit Over Pistol Misfire

Jul 18 2022 // A federal court in New Hampshire has denied gunmaker Sig Sauer’s bid to block a product liability lawsuit brought by a man who alleges he was struck by a bullet in the leg because his pistol fired without a trigger...

New Hampshire Nuclear Plant Issues False Alarm During Testing

Jul 15 2022 // New Hampshire homeland security officials said that a siren was inadvertently activated at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station on Tuesday, and that there is no emergency and no danger to the public.The state Homeland...

Domestic Violence Charge Against New Hampshire Insurance Official Dropped

Jun 17 2022 // A domestic violence charge against New Hampshire’s deputy insurance commissioner has been dropped. D.J. Bettencourt, who also was a former policy director for Gov. Chris Sununu, was arrested May 5 and accused of...

New Hampshire Allows Exception to Workers’ Compensation ‘Coming and Going’ Rule

Jun 9 2022 // A worker who was injured in a car accident when he was traveling home from his job site in the middle, rather than the end, of the workday at the direction of his employer is entitled to workers’ compensation...

Forest Fire in Northern New Hampshire Nearly Contained

May 23 2022 // CONWAY, N.H. — A forest fire in northern New Hampshire that’s burned 106 acres was nearly contained, officials said Friday. The Bemis Fire in Crawford Notch State Park, the White Mountain National Forest, and...

Firefighters Battle Large Forest Fire in White Mountains in New Hampshire

May 17 2022 // BARTLETT, N.H. — Firefighters in New Hampshire are battling a large forest fire that burned hundreds of acres in the White Mountains this past weekend.The U.S. Forest Service said federal, state and local personnel...

Forest Service Cites ‘Person of Interest’ in Fire in New Hampshire’s White Mountains

May 13 2022 // Crews on Tuesday were battling an estimated 45-acre brush fire in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest and said it might have been caused by a person who started the fire for warmth or cooking.The fire was...

High Hazard Dams in New Hampshire Growing in Number

May 10 2022 // The number of dams in in New Hampshire most at risk of failing has increased 51% in the past three years, according to an Associated Press analysis.The state saw its numbers of high hazard dams in either poor or...

New Hampshire Hotel Damaged by Fire Had Smoke Alarms, Heat Detectors

May 5 2022 // Guest rooms at a New Hampshire hotel that was heavily damaged by fire had smoke alarms, in addition to a fire alarm system heat detector, state Fire Marshal Sean Toomey said Tuesday.The main hallways of the Red Jacket...

Investigation Underway Into Fire That Ravaged Popular New Hampshire Hotel

May 3 2022 // Three people were injured in a windswept fire that ripped through a landmark North Conway, New Hampshire hotel Saturday afternoon.Two were firefighters who were battling the blaze at the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort in...

New Hampshire Restaurants Pay $890K to Settle Back Wages Claims

Apr 28 2022 // Two New Hampshire restaurants in Derry and Londonderry and their owner have agreed to pay $890,169 to 63 employees to resolve numerous violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act following a U.S. Department of Labor...

New Hampshire Transparency Law Leads to Release of List of Cops With Infractions

Apr 6 2022 // New Hampshire released an expanded list Tuesday of police officers who it determined may have credibility concerns due to a range of infractions from excessive force to lying.The list of 174 officers, released following...

New Hampshire High Court Limits Landowners’ Recreational Use Immunity

Apr 4 2022 // New Hampshire landowners who make their properties available to the public for recreation at no charge do not enjoy complete immunity under the state’s recreational use statute. Landowners have immunity from...

New Hampshire Police Officer Fails in Bid for Qualified Immunity for Truck Driver Arrest

Mar 30 2022 // An Ossipee, New Hampshire police officer failed in his bid to have an excessive force and unlawful arrest complaint against him dismissed based on his contention he is entitled to qualified immunity protection.A federal...

New Hampshire Seeks Insurer for Voluntary Family Medical Leave Plan

Mar 29 2022 // New Hampshire is looking for a commercial insurance carrier to fully insure and administer the Granite State Paid Family and Medical Leave Plan.The plan provides participating employees in New Hampshire with 60% of their...

New Hampshire Directs Federal Funds to Help Homeowners Pay Mortgage, Insurance

Mar 15 2022 // A new, federally funded program will provide relief to eligible homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage, property taxes, utility bills, and other costs during the coronavirus pandemic, New Hampshire authorities said...