All the headlines from our New Hampshire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 15 2022 // A former New Hampshire state trooper who was caught on video punching a man following a 2016 car chase has settled with the driver.Andrew Monaco had resigned and pleaded guilty to simple assault charges in 2016 in an...
Feb 24 2022 // New Hampshire has reached a $25 million settlement with agrochemical giant Monsanto over what the state says has been widespread PCB pollution in waterways and other state-owned property, the attorney general’s...
Feb 14 2022 // New Hampshire’s Catholic Medical Center has agreed to pay $3.8 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal law against kickbacks.According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, the Manchester hospital paid...
Feb 1 2022 // A Massachusetts man severely injured in a 2019 crash in New Hampshire that killed seven members of his motorcycle club has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles for allegedly failing to...
Jan 24 2022 // New Hampshire has postponed a pending trial against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson over opioid distribution and marketing from February to September because of COVID-19 concerns. The state of New Hampshire was scheduled...
Jan 18 2022 // Two environmental groups have settled a federal lawsuit with a waste management company over allegations the company’s landfill in New Hampshire leaked toxic chemicals into a nearby river.Under the settlement reached...
Jan 3 2022 // The federal government has expanded is disaster declaration following damaging storms in southwestern New Hampshire this summer. The Federal Emergency Management Agency originally declared a disaster related to storms...
Jan 3 2022 // A company that owns and operates offices and apartment complexes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire agreed to pay $35,000 to a tenant in Nashua, New Hampshire, who was denied permission to keep an emotional support dog,...
Dec 29 2021 // Choice Financial Group announced acquired New Hampshire-based Bernier Insurance Agency, adding a presence in New England.Based in Rochester, New Hampshire, and led by President Troy Dillow, Bernier is a full-service...
Dec 28 2021 // A man has been sentenced to three to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to setting fire to a New Hampshire diner in July.Police had said the man kicked out the bottom window of the Daddypops Tumble Diner in...
Dec 27 2021 // The New Hampshire Liquor Commission has fined a restaurant in Windham, New Hampshire, $2,500 and suspended its liquor license for 10 days in connection with a fatal vehicle crash in April.Four employees at the Old School...
Dec 3 2021 // The Hilb Group acquired Clark & Lavey Benefits Solutions Inc., increasing its New England presence and bolstering its range of employee benefits offerings nationwide. The transaction became effective November 1,...
Oct 7 2021 // President Joe Biden partially granted a request for a major disaster declaration in response to storms that severely damaged much of Cheshire and Sullivan counties in New Hampshire, Governor Chris Sununu said Monday.The...
Oct 4 2021 // President Joe Biden has approved New Hampshire’s request to declare a major disaster after the mid-July storm that caused severe flooding in Cheshire County. Southwestern New Hampshire already had experienced record...
Sep 22 2021 // New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu on Monday requested a federal disaster declaration for New Hampshire as a result of storms and flooding that happened July 29-Aug. 2, a week after he asked for one covering storms from...
Sep 15 2021 // The University of New Hampshire has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to study how and why coastal hazards like excessive flooding are causing roads to crack and crumble. “We’re trying to better understand the...
Aug 27 2021 // The U.S. Secret Service is investigating the theft of $2.3 million from the town of Peterborough, New Hampshire, by foreign thieves using fake email addresses.Town officials said Monday the investigation began July 26 when...
Aug 13 2021 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) Commissioner Chris Nicolopoulos issued a bulletin reminding insurers that they must comply with the New Hampshire statutory requirement that all insurance producers acting as...
Aug 6 2021 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) approved a rate proposal filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) that will reduce voluntary loss costs by 8% on average.“Over the past several...
Aug 3 2021 // The New Hampshire State Police discovered 189 commercial vehicle violations following a day-long focus on safety. Police said 42 of the violations discovered were so severe that they created a condition where the vehicle...