Sununu, National Guard commander defend response to sexual harassment

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s top military officer defended the National Guard’s response to sexual harassment complaints within its ranks, following a CNN investigation published earlier this month that said the agency failed to protect female soldiers.Major...

With costs mounting for Fish and Game, ‘Hike Safe’ cards viewed as big part of the solution

By CLAIRE SULLIVAN

A 38-year-old hiker who injured her leg and could not continue on. A 56-year-old man who had a medical emergency on a remote trail. A 70-year-old who slipped and injured her ankle while hiking.These are just a handful of the hikers who needed the help...

Greensboro Road neighbors continue to oppose Hanover church project

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — A couple on Greensboro Road continues to oppose the Hanover Planning Board’s reluctant decision last year to approve Christ Redeemer Church’s (CRC) plan for a roughly 24,000-square-foot, two-story church near their home.Lara Acker, who was...

Slide-off causes slowdown in Lebanon

Canaan voters approve bond to improve water system

CANAAN — Voters approved a $690,000 bond for repairs and upgrades to the town’s water system in ballot voting on Tuesday afternoon.In the vote of 219 to 5, Canaan residents OK’d the amount that the town is required to provide in matching funds for a...

Analysis: NH's Ayotte vs. Craig is closest governor's race in US

By MARGIE CULLEN

DURHAM — The New Hampshire governor’s race is now the most competitive gubernatorial contest in the country, experts say, and this may be an asset to both Republican Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Joyce Craig.Earlier this year, North Carolina and New...

NH motor vehicle fatalities reach 100 in 2024

By ABIGAIL HAM

One hundred people have died in motor vehicle crashes in New Hampshire this year, and they’ve included the most young drivers in over a decade.By this time last year, two drivers younger than 21 had been killed in crashes, according to data from N.H....

Craig, Ayotte spar in debate

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

NASHUA — Joyce Craig’s tenure as Manchester mayor remains a central focus of the race for governor as the Democratic nominee drew on her experience in executive office while her Republican opponent, Kelly Ayotte, continued to attack her leadership...

Randolph community pans report calling for major changes at Gifford Medical Center

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

RANDOLPH — A report presented last week to the Green Mountain Care Board makes sweeping recommendations for restructuring Vermont’s health care systems and some communities and hospital leaders fear the loss of emergency rooms and inpatient beds, and...

Grafton County prosecutor charged with violating protective order

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NORTH HAVERHILL — A Grafton County prosecutor was arrested and charged with violating a temporary protective order issued against him, and has been placed on administrative leave from his job.On Tuesday, Michael Schauer, 40, of Piermont, pleaded not...

Brick by brick: Demolition of historic Lebanon smokestack begins

By CLARE SHANAHAN

LEBANON — The smokestack towering over the historic Rivermill building off Mechanic Street is currently encased in green netting as work begins to demolish the structure that some consider a visual symbol of Lebanon’s history.The Lebanon Planning and...

Route 12A bridge in Claremont to close for repairs on Friday

CLAREMONT — The Route 12A bridge over the Sugar River in West Claremont will be closed to all traffic on Friday, Sept. 27 in order for the concrete deck on the northbound lane to be poured.A traffic detour will be posted from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.The $5.7...

Brush fire at Moody Park in Claremont considered 'suspicious'

CLAREMONT — Fire officials say a small brush fire at Moody Park Tuesday evening that was quickly contained and extinguished is considered suspicious.Investigator Lt. William Hardy of the Claremont Fire Department said Wednesday while officials are not...

Hanover’s Ray School recognized for academic excellence

HANOVER — Bernice A. Ray School is one of two Granite State schools to receive a National Blue Ribbon Schools Award from the U.S. Department of Education.Throughout the country, 356 schools received the honor, according to a Wednesday...

A man who killed 2 Dartmouth professors as a teen is challenging his sentence

By KATHY McCORMACK

NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. — A man who pleaded guilty as a teenager to the 2001 stabbing deaths of two married Dartmouth College professors is challenging his life-without-parole sentence, saying that the New Hampshire Constitution prohibits it.Robert...

The state wants to build a new women’s prison. What do those held there think?

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

SOUTH BURLINGTON— The political debate about plans to replace Vermont’s only women’s prison, Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility, is marked by calls for reform, fiscal responsibility and abolitionism.But for those who are incarcerated at or work...

Potentially rabid fox spotted on Mount Tom in Woodstock

By CLARE SHANAHAN

WOODSTOCK — Officials at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park are asking visitors to report any unusual sightings or interactions with animals after an aggressive fox, who is suspected to have rabies, has approached visitors at the...

Co-op’s Lyme Road market to close in October

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — The Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society’s Lyme Road market is closing next month after more than 15 years of serving the community.The co-op announced it is expecting to close its market location at 43 Lyme Rd. on Oct. 18, in a Monday...

Voters to decide on town’s purchase of Woodstock Aqueduct Co.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

WOODSTOCK — The Selectboard is scheduled to meet Wednesday night to approve a town-wide vote next month where residents will be asked to approve the purchase of the town’s private water supplier, Woodstock Aqueduct Co.At an informational meeting on...

Persuaded by loss to charities, state taxes, judge grants Sanborn more time to sell casino

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

A judge has again given Andy Sanborn at least 50 more days to sell Concord Casino, a significant win, saying the additional time would cause little harm to the state and undoubtedly benefit public education and the charities that rely on casino...