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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 17h
Thirteen percent of New Hampshire voters plan to lend their support on Nov. 3 to a combination of Republicans and Democrats, which helps to explain how the leading candidates in two statewide races hail from opposing parties, according to new polling data released Tuesday.
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Survey finds N.H. ticket-splitters back leading candidates in statewide races - The Boston Globe
This state known for its independent spirit has a bit of a penchant for electing Republican and Democratic candidates in high-profile contests on the same ballot.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
High school and college students looking to vote in New Hampshire on Nov. 3 might be able to use their school-issued identification cards at the polls after all.
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N.H. election workers could still consider student IDs as backup proof of identity. Here’s why. - The Boston Globe
The challenges that an 18-year-old Manchester resident encountered while trying to get a state-issued voter ID to participate in the Sept. 8 primary illustrate the current system’s problems, according to the judge's ruling.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Unseasonably cold air and strong upslope winds have delivered the first measurable snowfall across some of the highest peaks in Northern New England on Monday. Mount Washington Observatory recorded nearly an inch of snow at its summit — 0.7 inches — over a 24-hour period.
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Say it ain’t snow: Mount Washington records first snowfall of the season - The Boston Globe
The summit typically sees its first measurable snowfall in early September, making this year's snowy debut later than usual.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Four youth hockey programs from New England, including Exeter, N.H.’s Seacoast Spartans, have been selected for the USA Hockey Development League, the new initiative that promises to reshape the American hockey development pathway.
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Four New England youth programs selected for new USA Hockey Development League - The Boston Globe
The NDL promises to develop the next wave of players — about 700 of them.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The only person remaining on death row in New England will stay there, at least for now, after the New Hampshire Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday dismissing his latest effort to overturn his sentence.
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N.H. Supreme Court dismisses petition from last person on death row in New England - The Boston Globe
The court concluded state law didn’t allow “successive comparative proportionality reviews” in capital punishment cases.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Morning Report: Pete Buttigieg, the former US transportation secretary and potential 2028 presidential candidate, spent much of the weekend campaigning in New Hampshire on behalf of Democrats seeking state and federal office in the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
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Pete Buttigieg helps N.H. Democrats play defense in US Senate race - The Boston Globe
“I refuse to believe that the dollars are going to have the last word here,” the former US transportation secretary said.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Forty-three state attorneys general, including all six in New England, are urging congressional leaders to move forward with “fully funding” security for Supreme Court justices and their families in the fiscal 2027 national budget.
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New England state AGs join others in urging Congress to back security funding for Supreme Court justices - The Boston Globe
“Threats against the Supreme Court of the United States have reached a level not seen in many decades, and the threats have escalated not just in volume but in risk and credibility,” the letter said.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The coffee chain hired Madeline Pender to envision and paint a massive mural that spans the length of the store and features several scenes that capture UNH’s icons and essence.
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Artist hired as part of Dunkin’s UNH store redesign couldn’t resist painting herself into massive mural - The Boston Globe
“I had to take the opportunity to just, you know, do a ‘Where’s Waldo’ moment in there,” the artist, a UNH alumna, said.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Incoming college students from New Hampshire whose families earn up to $100,000 per year will soon qualify for free tuition at any of the three institutions that comprise the University System of New Hampshire, officials announced Thursday.
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Families earning up to $100,000 per year will be eligible for free in-state tuition at public N.H. universities - The Boston Globe
The new program follows similar moves elsewhere as schools grapple with the sticker shock of postsecondary education.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Four transgender children from lower-income families in New Hampshire filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a new Medicaid rule that will soon block coverage for the gender-affirming medication their doctors view as medically necessary.
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Four transgender youths in N.H. sue Trump administration over Medicaid ban on gender-affirming care for minors - The Boston Globe
The patients, who range in age from 11 to 15, and their parents allege the Trump administration violated their constitutional rights and broke the law by adopting an arbitrary policy for political reasons.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Plump pumpkins, flannel shirts, crisp autumn air, and bonfires. October is stuffed with one gourdgeous vibe after another in New Hampshire. To help you make the most of this primo season, here’s a rundown of fall time festivals worth checking out ⤵️ trib.al/KIBIshR
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New Hampshire Democratic Chairman Ray Buckley says that national Democratic leaders “have consistently been overly optimistic” as they look to expand the midterm map.
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Democrats want a blue wave. New Hampshire is Exhibit A for why that may not happen. - The Boston Globe
Five weeks before Election Day, Democratic optimism is soaring.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The people affected by the health insurance restrictions include refugees, asylum holders, and some groups of parolees and victims of human trafficking who do not yet hold green cards but may be eligible. Many fled war zones.
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These New England immigrants arrived legally. Now, thousands will lose Medicaid benefits. - The Boston Globe
Roughly 15,000 documented immigrants in New England will lose full Medicaid coverage
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From New Hampshire Bulletin News: The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will eliminate, reduce or deregulate around 80 percent of the standards that govern the program in an effort to “preserve or expand” Head Start slots nationwide and save $2.2 billion.
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A look into the extensive proposed Head Start changes and how they could affect N.H. - The Boston Globe
New rules would cut governance structures that promote parent involvement in the program and increase eligibility requirements for homeless children.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A New Hampshire woman was charged for a third time with driving under the influence after she allegedly struck another vehicle in Chelmsford on Monday and fled the scene, police said.
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N.H. woman charged with third OUI after alleged hit-and-run crash in Chelmsford, registers .42 BAC - The Boston Globe
The woman's blood alcohol level was found to be more than five times the legal limit, police said.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Outrage over violent political rhetoric in New Hampshire flared again on Monday, as Republicans objected to a Democratic state lawmaker’s crass call for a scrappy street fight.
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N.H. lawmaker challenges leader to street fight, sparking latest row over violent political rhetoric - The Boston Globe
Colleagues of the Republican majority leader issued a statement that sought to put the Democratic minority leader in the hot seat.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
While state policymakers have responded in somewhat similar fashion to certain challenges, they have taken remarkably different paths on others.
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Book explores how N.H. and Vt. are ‘Twin States’ and why they developed different political cultures - The Boston Globe
While state policymakers have responded in somewhat similar fashion to certain challenges, they have taken remarkably different paths on others.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
From The Food Club: There’s something special about a restaurant that has a very clear point of view. That’s the Puddle Dock, where the menu has dishes associated with early New England and British-American cooking.
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At Puddle Dock restaurant, old New England gets a seat at the table - The Boston Globe
Chowder, cider-glazed pork belly, Portuguese salted cod, and a very grown-up s’more dessert make up a menu rooted in New England’s culinary past, but one that's firmly planted in the present.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
From New Hampshire Bulletin: Clear waters in Moultonborough’s Lake Kanasatka this summer strengthened residents’ hopes that an expensive, last-ditch chemical treatment undertaken several years ago was paying off.
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Three summers after costly cyanobacteria treatment, a small New Hampshire lake is still in the clear - The Boston Globe
Clear waters in Moultonborough’s Lake Kanasatka this summer strengthened residents’ hopes that an expensive, last-ditch chemical treatment undertaken several years ago was paying off.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dartmouth College is in an uproar after news emerged that its top academic officer, Provost Santiago Schnell, heavily relied on artificial intelligence to write multiple, published articles — including an opinion piece about how universities should navigate the ethics of AI use.
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Dartmouth faculty, students call for removal of provost accused of using AI to write op-ed about AI use - The Boston Globe
The news comes as the Ivy League school celebrates its 70th anniversary as the birthplace of artificial intelligence.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A suspected vandal accused of breaking windows and spray-painting hateful messages on The Moka Pot coffee shop in downtown Manchester, N.H., has been arrested, police announced Friday.
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Arrest made for vandalism that left N.H. coffee shop with broken windows, swastika graffiti - The Boston Globe
The disturbing messages that were left on the exterior of the business early on Sept. 16 were apparently intended as an intimidation tactic, police said.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The national Libertarian Party issued a statement Wednesday denouncing a series of “violent extremist comments” from the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, reiterating that it has severed ties with that group and recognized a new affiliate, the Granite State Libertarian Party. 🗞️: trib.al/1gkiZDe
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From New Hampshire Bulletin News: As backlash to Flock and other license plate-tracking cameras grows, some states are exploring limiting the technology. New Hampshire is already a decade ahead.
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As states seek to rein in Flock license plate cameras, New Hampshire is considered a model - The Boston Globe
Since 2016, the Granite State has had one of the strictest laws in the country regulating and limiting automated license plate readers.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Several people were injured Wednesday morning in a series of crashes on Interstate 293 in Manchester, N.H., that led to a box truck flying off a bridge and into the Merrimack River, officials said.
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Box truck plunges off bridge into Merrimack River in Manchester, N.H., after series of crashes, police say - The Boston Globe
State Police said they responded to reports of a crash at 7:38 a.m. involving “up to six” vehicles.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Three of the four justices remaining on the New Hampshire Supreme Court spent months fighting to maintain secrecy around the disciplinary proceedings that culminated last week in Chief Justice Gordon J. MacDonald’s resignation, court records show.
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Three N.H. Supreme Court justices worked to keep chief’s disciplinary proceedings confidential before his resignation - The Boston Globe
Court records show their attorney warned that premature disclosure would create an “unmistakable” impression that they, too, had been accused of judicial misconduct.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A man was killed and a woman critically injured in a shooting Tuesday evening at a home in rural Newport, N.H., local police said.
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Man dead, woman critically injured after shots fired at Newport, N.H. house - The Boston Globe
A woman was found shot in the area of a home on Putnam Road, and a man was found dead inside, Newport police said.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dartmouth College climbed up one rung in the latest US News & World Report rankings of universities and liberal arts colleges. How did it compare to other elite New England schools?
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These New England universities are in the Top 50 of US News rankings. See the list. - The Boston Globe
For the first time since 2013, a New England school was ranked the number one university in America.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Two New Hampshire parents were arrested in Dover Monday and charged with child endangerment after police said they found their four children living in conditions “that raised significant health and sanitation concerns.”
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N.H. parents charged with child endangerment after kids discovered in ‘severely unsanitary conditions,’ police say - The Boston Globe
The children removed from the home are 9, 3, and 23-month-old twins, police said.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
High concentrations of chlorophyll-a were detected, meaning there was also higher algae density in the water, officials with NCCOS said, indicating “a massive bloom along the entire coast of Maine, New Hampshire, and in Massachusetts down to Plymouth.”
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Officials pinpoint culprit behind massive ‘chocolate tide’ algae bloom from Maine to Massachusetts - The Boston Globe
Satellite imagery showed how the sprawling bloom had 'dramatically intensified' a week ago.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A Pelham man died after he drove his Buick sedan into the center median and crashed into a concrete bridge support on Interstate 93 in Londonderry Friday, New Hampshire State Police said.
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Man dies after crashing into concrete bridge support on I- 93 in Londonderry, N.H. - The Boston Globe
Robert Lemieux, 38, of Pelham, was killed in the Friday afternoon crash, New Hampshire State Police said.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A New Hampshire judge on Thursday dismissed the latest petition for a new trial from Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student more than three decades ago.
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Judge rejects Pamela Smart’s latest bid for a new trial in 1990 accomplice to murder case - The Boston Globe
Smart was a 22-year-old high school media coordinator when she began an affair with the 15-year-old boy who later fatally shot her husband, Gregory Smart, in Derry.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A 39-year-old man who was the target of a three-day search in New Hampshire was taken into custody in Keene Friday morning, authorities said.
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Target of manhunt in Keene, N.H. taken into custody, police say - The Boston Globe
The 39-year-old man had been sought on “felony-level charges as well as criminal restraint and obstructing report of a crime,” police said.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A man accused of killing a restaurant patron and wounding two other people in a shooting at a Nashua, N.H., country club last year has notified the court that he may use an insanity defense when the case heads to trial, court records show.
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Man accused in deadly N.H. country club shooting may use insanity defense, court records show - The Boston Globe
Attorneys for Hunter Nadeau filed a notice in court saying that they may argue he is not criminally responsible because “he was suffering from a mental disease or defect” at the time.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A 61-year-old man who was injured while hiking Mount Washington Tuesday relocated his own shoulder and finished climbing to the summit under his own power, officials said.
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Hiker, 61, makes it to summit of Mount Washington after fall and dislocating shoulder, officials say - The Boston Globe
He began his hike along the Ammonoousuc Ravine Trail around 4 a.m. Tuesday, officials said.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
From New Hampshire Bulletin News: After a set of tax credits designed to help Americans afford healthcare expired, 4,868 fewer New Hampshire residents were enrolled in ACA Marketplace healthcare plans, according to an analysis of federal data by KFF.
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ACA health coverage enrollment in NH declined by an estimated 4.8k after tax credits expired - The Boston Globe
The KFF analysis found that New Hampshire enrollment in ACA healthcare plans fell by 8 percent from 2025 to 2026. Across the country, enrollment fell from roughly 21.8 million in 2025 to 19.2 million in 2026, per KFF.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Voters across New Hampshire will be asked to decide Nov. 3 whether to impose a tax cap on their local public schools, after a last-ditch effort to block the controversial ballot question flopped Wednesday.
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Judge clears way for N.H. voters to decide school tax cap ballot question that critics call ‘misleading’ - The Boston Globe
Two parents sued to block the question, but failed to demonstrate their claims would be likely to succeed.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A New Hampshire judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the case of a former youth detention center worker charged with repeatedly raping a teenage boy after his accuser briefly testified about allegations involving other staff.
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Mistrial declared in N.H. youth detention center sex abuse case - The Boston Globe
Jeffrey Buskey is charged with 21 counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault against David Meehan, who was 14 when he arrived at the Youth Development Center in 1995.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Moka Pot, a coffee shop less than a block from City Hall in downtown Manchester, N.H., was vandalized early Wednesday in an incident that left the business marred with several broken windows and racist graffiti, police said.
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Police investigate suspected hate crime at N.H. coffee shop vandalized with racist graffiti - The Boston Globe
“This was more than property damage,” the police chief said. “It was a deliberate act intended to intimidate and instill fear.”
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Nashua resident Ken Heideman, who was conned out of $30,000 in a cryptocurrency ATM scam, joined state and local leaders on Monday to celebrate new safeguards he and others persuaded New Hampshire lawmakers to adopt.
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Cryptocurrency ATM restrictions set to take effect in New Hampshire - The Boston Globe
Although the new law in New Hampshire stops short of an outright ban, some critics have described it as a de facto ban.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Gordon J. MacDonald, the chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, resigned on Tuesday, admitting that he violated the judicial code of conduct in a matter involving a nearly $50,000 payout to one of his senior staffers.
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N.H. Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald resigns, admitting misconduct - The Boston Globe
“I believe this is in the best interests of the New Hampshire Judicial Branch,” he wrote in a letter to the governor. “I accept responsibility and accountability for my conduct.”
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A woman took to social media Sunday to recount her effort to provide emergency aid to one of the three people killed Saturday in a motorcycle crash in Laconia, N.H.
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‘She wasn’t alone when she passed’: Woman recounts effort to aid victim in fatal N.H. motorcycle crash - The Boston Globe
“Thank you for sitting with my friend until she took her last breath,” a friend of one of the victims wrote on Facebook.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Adam Montgomery, whose conviction of second-degree murder for fatally beating his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony, was overturned on appeal, is expected to go back on trial for allegedly causing her death — but not for at least another year.
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Adam Montgomery retrial expected in late 2027 for alleged murder of daughter, Harmony - The Boston Globe
His existing convictions mean he is already subject to a total sentence of more than four decades in prison
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Three people, including a man from Massachusetts, were killed in a motorcycle crash in Laconia, New Hampshire, on Saturday night, officials said.
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Three killed in motorcycle crash in Laconia, NH, police say - The Boston Globe
A preliminary investigation suggested that the two motorcycles collided head-on, officials said.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
From New Hampshire Bulletin News: Depending on a program’s relationship with the church, it can be subject to the church’s issues. Childcare programs are interconnected with what happens there, making things potentially unpredictable.
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Faith-based programs help fill New Hampshire’s childcare access void. They have their own challenges. - The Boston Globe
After 37 years, Emmanuel Church in Rochester will repurpose its Emmanuel Child Care Center space to offer a food pantry, while other church-affiliated childcare programs in New Hampshire are growing.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Ellen Read, a New Hampshire state representative who has faced backlash for asserting “legislative privilege” to seek the dismissal of two speeding tickets, was acquitted on a technicality in one of the cases after a peculiar bench trial Friday.
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N.H. lawmaker who claimed ‘legislative privilege’ to dispute two speeding tickets acquitted in one case - The Boston Globe
The judge rejected state Representative Ellen Read’s constitutional argument, but also found the prosecution hadn’t adequately supported its case at trial.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Dorsey said history educators need to provide a solid factual foundation whenever their lessons touch on historical events that students didn’t experience firsthand. That’s true for the Reconstruction era and the War of 1898, and it’s also true for the 9/11 attacks, he said.
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‘It’s just impossible to convey to people who didn’t live through that’: A UNH professor on teaching about 9/11 - The Boston Globe
These days, the professor said it’s gotten easier for students to discuss the context that preceded 9/11 and the ramifications that followed.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A man accused of killing a woman in a Salem home was ordered held without bail Thursday in New Hampshire, where he was arrested a day earlier, officials said.
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Man charged with Salem murder ordered held without bail - The Boston Globe
Paul Morey, 50, was charged with murder in the death of Patricia Donaldson, 42.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Twin light beams will shine from New Hampshire’s Mount Washington from Wednesday to Saturday in a tribute to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, organizers said.
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Mount Washington tribute to Sept. 11 terror attacks will feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away - The Boston Globe
The lights will be on display at night from Sept. 9 to Sept. 12, organizers said.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
As a New Hampshire native, Gasper’s playing and scouting opportunities were far less frequent than they would have been in other parts of the country. At 5 feet 9 inches and modest power, he lacked the frame and screaming tools to capture the industry’s imagination.
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What turned New Hampshire’s Mickey Gasper into a Red Sox hero? His ‘delusional’ determination. - The Boston Globe
Gasper’s recent 16-game run at the plate have few precedents in Sox history, and stands as a testament to his extraordinary level of perseverance.
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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A Salem man was arrested in Portsmouth, N.H. Wednesday, charged with murder after a 42-year-old woman was found dead in Salem, officials said.
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Woman found dead in Salem, suspect arrested in Portsmouth, N.H., officials say - The Boston Globe
Salem police found the woman Tuesday evening after responding to a request for a wellbeing check on Cabot Street, officials said.
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