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By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

How do you get rid of something that’s known for lasting forever?That’s a question New Hampshire officials have been trying to answer for years, as they looked to dispose of thousands of gallons of old firefighting foam filled with PFAS — so-called...

By TODD BOOKMAN

The fate of some harborside businesses in Rye, N.H. — including a whale watch, lobster pound and charter fishing operators — remain in limbo months out from the summer season, as their annual leases with a state agency haven’t yet been renewed.

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

Concord Casino owner Andy Sanborn made his first court appearance Thursday in his 17-month fight with the state, this time to face criminal theft charges.

By TODD BOOKMAN

Geno Marconi is retiring from his role as New Hampshire's longtime ports and harbors director.

By LAU GUZMAN

A group of Republican legislators is sponsoring a bill to invalidate out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and another bill that would change how temporary residents — including refugees and immigrants — get driver's...

By TODD BOOKMAN

Four years ago, Cindy Young and Kirstyn Niemela entered the U.S. Capitol building, part of a larger wave of disorder seeking to disrupt the peaceful transfer of presidential power.On Monday — the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack — they took to...

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

State officials have cleared the way for HCA Healthcare to buy Catholic Medical Center, the latest in a series of hospital mergers and acquisitions reshaping New Hampshire’s medical landscape.The Manchester hospital says it’s struggling financially,...

By TODD BOOKMAN

The top federal prosecutor in New Hampshire will resign later this month, after serving more than two years in the position.United States Attorney Jane Young announced Thursday that she will end her tenure on Jan. 17. She was nominated to the post in...

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

New Hampshire public schools have not been used to house migrants. Should that change, schools that did would lose public funding under Republican-backed legislation.Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia, House Bill 71’s prime sponsor, said her intent is to...

By JACKIE HARRIS

A proposal to ban cat declawing will soon be back on the table at the New Hampshire State House.The operation to remove a cat’s claws involves amputating the bones on the paw. Lawmakers tried to pass a bill banning the procedure in 2023, but it died...

By TODD BOOKMAN

It’s a good time to be a worker in New Hampshire, and 2025 could bring more of the same.The state’s unemployment rate stands at 2.5% as the calendar turns, just a tick under the 2.6% rate recorded in January 2024, a sign of a healthy labor market in...

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

Eleven days before Christmas, an outdoor firepit crackles next to the gift shop at South Farm in Bethlehem, N.H. A speaker plays carols as cars roll into the small parking lot.Nigel Manley, bundled up in wool pants and a red and green hat with a...

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

New Hampshire’s utility companies are expecting to lower their rates for electricity in February. But they’re using a new process to purchase power, which has generated concern from the state’s ratepayer advocate.Eversource customers can expect to see...

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

Gov. Chris Sununu has withdrawn his choice for state librarian over concerns about the nominee’s public opposition to book censorship.In arguing against library restrictions, nominee Mindy Atwood was advocating a mainstream position held by many in...

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Pat Borcuk still has three of her son Phillip’s drawings hanging on a wall of her house in Cornish — beautiful, black-and-white sketches of horses.He was a talented artist, she recalled, who liked to design tattoos for people. He didn’t do well...

By JOSH ROGERS

At her election night victory party last month, Kelly Ayotte cast a wide net when praising those who helped her win her campaign for New Hampshire governor.“I want to thank every single one of you who are here, I want to thank everyone who is watching...

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

Climate activists have once again secured leadership of a group focused on facilitating communication between New England’s electricity grid operator and members of the public.Candidates endorsed by environmental advocacy groups prevailed in a...

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

Expect school vouchers, budget shortfalls, and the rights of transgender students to divide the Legislature next year. School bullying could, too.Lawmakers behind the renewed efforts to rein in bullying say their goal is to address shortcomings in the...

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

The energy company Avangrid is accusing NextEra Energy, owners of the Seabrook nuclear power plant, of sabotaging the development of a transmission line meant to bring Canadian hydropower onto the New England grid.In a lawsuit filed last month,...

By TODD BOOKMAN

Attorney General John Formella, who previously served as Gov. Chris Sununu’s legal counsel, should be disqualified from a high stakes criminal case brought against a sitting Supreme Court justice, defense attorneys argued Monday. They contend that...

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

Plymouth State University is on track to be one of just two New England universities to offer a three-year bachelor degree for some programs next fall. Even nationwide, that faster and less expensive option is uncommon.The new “applied” bachelor’s...