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New Hampshire Ex-Police Officer Settles With Driver in Assault Case

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...

New Hampshire Reaches $25M Deal With Monsanto Over PCB Pollution

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...

New Hampshire Hospital to Pay $3.8 Million to Resolve Kickback Claims

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...

Man Injured in 2019 New Hampshire Motorcycle Crash Sues Massachusetts Registry

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...

New Hampshire Opioid Trial Against Johnson & Johnson Delayed Until September

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...

Environment Groups, Waste Management Firm Settle Lawsuit Over New Hampshire Landfill

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...

Disaster Declaration Extended for New Hampshire Storms

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...

Tenant in New Hampshire Gets $35K After Emotional Support Dog Dispute

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,...

Choice Financial Group Acquires New Hampshire’s Bernier Insurance Agency

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...

Man Gets Prison Term After Pleading Guilty to New Hampshire Diner Fire

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...

New Hampshire Restaurant Fined After Fatal Crash by Intoxicated Customer

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...

The Hilb Group Acquires New Hampshire’s Clark & Lavey Benefits Solutions

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,...

Partial Storm Disaster Declaration Granted; New Hampshire to Appeal

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...

Disaster Declared for July New Hampshire Storms

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...

New Hampshire Governor Asks for Second Disaster Declaration After More Storms

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...

University of New Hampshire Gets $1.8M to Study Road Damage from Coastal Flooding

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...

Online Thieves Divert $2.3M from New Hampshire Town of Peterborough

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...

N.H. Insurance Department Issues Bulletin on Appointment of Insurance Producers

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...

New Hampshire Experiences Continued Stability in Workers’ Comp Market

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...

New Hampshire State Police Discover 100-Plus Commercial Vehicle Violations

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...