Courts/Oversight

N.H. judge rejects challenge to auto dealers law

Judge says Fitzwilliam officials can't regulate mining in their town

Court orders new trial for man convicted of raping daughter

Court: Brookline must bargain with union with less than 10 members

Troy to fight dismissal of lawsuit it brought against Monadnock district

Judge orders bail reduced for woman accused of killing Keene bicyclist

Lafond defense wants results of blood tests thrown out at dead teen trial

Defense attorneys say Nashua police officer may have shot suspect in the back

Opinion

Video: Businessman alleges NH, Mass. corruption; issues $1M challenge for an honest lawyer

Kimberly Morin: How dumb is the New Hampshire Democrat Party: Tweet of the day

Eagle Tribune: UNH warming study merits skepticism

John E. Sununu: Time to shake the copper habit

Valley News - Jim Kenyon: Union Leader sells sponsorships for local columns

Carville: If the GOP loses to Hillary in 2016, the Republican Party as we know it is finished

Wonkette: Sununu says Shaheen is the third senator from Massachusetts

Concord Monitor: In Brown, Bush, a glimmer of GOP moderation

General News

NH man takes prominent role with armed activists at Nevada ranch

Jerry DeLemus said he didn’t travel nearly 3,000 miles to start a war against the federal government, but, as the Rochester native continues his stay …

Nashua Democrat admits she's against freedom in 'Live Free or Die' state

On Sunday, New Hampshire State Representative Suzanne Mercer Vail actually posted on her official Facebook page that she was against freedom. Her post didn't gain traction until today when Granite Staters started commenting.

Sytek: Parole board members rely too much on their personal experiences, make inconsistent decisions

It is better to be guided by software than one's gut, says Olivia Craven, head of the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole. Donna Sytek of the New Hampshire Parole Board agrees.

N.H. Fire Marshall reaches agreement with Groton Wind farm

CONCORD — The Office of the Fire Marshall has resolved its dispute with Groton Wind, LLC and Iberdrola Renewables, LLC, the owner of a 24-turbine, 48 megawatt wind farm in Groton, over its failure to comply with fire and building codes.

Want to keep young people in N.H.? Try dodgeball

When Joe Stelmach first watched the movie, “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,” he had no clue that it would ultimately lead to him finding his wife.

Sammy Hagar, Jason Bonham and Michael Anthony plan July show at Hampton Beach Casino

Sammy Hagar has recruited Jason Bonham, his Van Halen and Chickenfoot bandmate Michael Anthony and his Wabos cohort Vic Johnson for the latest series of "A Journey Through The History Of Rock" shows this summer.

Thirty years ago this week serial killer Christopher Wilder dies in Colebrook shootout

It was a crazed week in Colebrook thirty years ago, when serial killer Christopher Wilder was shot and killed at the Getty Station on Main Street.

New Hampshire paint tax will hurt consumers say critics

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The price of a gallon of paint could rise 75 cents to fund a paint recycling and disposal program in New Hampshire, but it would give consumers a way to empty garages and basements of old paint cans, witnesses told a Senate committee Wednesday.

Good deeds gets lost ring back to owner in Canada

Gendron Construction Services workers Ian Renaud and Randy Newell found the man's titanium band in a box of screws their boss had bought at Eldredge Lumber & Hardware in York. This occurred about two weeks ago as they were working in an attic of a house in Farmington, N.H.

Top stategists advise Democrats not to say 'recovery'

In addition, Stan Greenberg, James Carville and others wrote that in head-to-head polling tests the mere mention of the word "recovery" is trumped by a Republican assertion that the Obama administration has had six years to get the economy moving and its policies haven't worked.

Free Concord: Introducing 'Render Unto Obamacoin'

Render Unto Obamacoin explores themes of consumerism and youth exploitation in political propaganda over the course of its twenty nine minute runtime.

UNH women’s studies class sparks ‘selfie’ website launch

However, some people have had mixed reactions to Whitton’s ForYourSelfie.com. While many people praise the site, there are those that dislike it as well. Whitton was recently published on Thought Catalog and The Huffington Post, and some negative comments about her project quickly followed.

Laconia puts 2 additional cops on weekend patrol to focus on enforcing drug laws

LACONIA — Police said yesterday at a monthly Police Commissioner meeting they will be using some of their overtime budget to increase patrols on summer weekends to try and stem the tide of drugs use and sales within the city.

$250K federal handout aims to spur more to heat with wood

According to prices from the week of April 7 – reported on the website of the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning – it costs $14.71 and $15.15 per million BTU to heat with wood pellets and wood cord, respectively, compared with $27.45 for fuel oil, $41.84 for propane, $15.96 for natural gas and $46.42 for electricity.

NH-based insurer sues NHL to limit its defense in players concussion lawsuits

TIG Insurance Co., a Manchester, New Hampshire-based unit of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., filed the suit Tuesday in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan on the eve of the NHL playoffs, the annual tournament for the Stanley Cup.

How U.S. agents baited Romanian crooks after Subway in NH hacked

In the agency’s four-agent Manchester, New Hampshire, office, he juggled five or six cases at a time. None were as big as what became known as the “Subway case.”

Family of boy injured at Loon in collision loses challenge to NH law immunizing ski areas

Those injuries arose from an on-trail collision between the boy and a Loon Mountain employee who, the plaintiffs allege, “ducked under a rope marking a permanently closed section of the trail” immediately before the collision.

Court rules couple can sue Bob's Discount Furniture over automated calls regarding delivery

In Count I, the Lamonts claim that BDF violated the TCPA by making automated calls to their cellular telephones without their express permission.

Nicaragua arrests man for strangling UNH graduate over camera

National Police official Glenda Zavala said Fernando Aburto Reyes told investigators he strangled 37-year-old Karen Colclough and stole her camera.

Carroll County commission recessed indefinitely over theft accusation

In the letter, allegedly written by Kenney and received via email, it states, "While he [Sorensen] ignores real issues such as his own misuse of county credit card when his own personal credit card was not working, he attempts to distract the public with pathetic name calling and smear tactics that are empty of truth or real evidence."