Courts/Oversight

CSM: How much can one state pollute another's skies? Supreme Court to hear case

Ex-FBI agent now focus of fraud case allegedly involving former NH lawmaker David Young

Mark Sisti to defend Amy Lafond in Laconia fatal accident with teen pedestrian

U.S. District Court denies PSNH motion to dismiss CLF suit over Bow plant

USA Springs property, once valued at $125m, on the market for $2 million

Opinion

Nashua Telegraph: Bob Smith Senate run is about Bob Smith

Keene Sentinel: Monadnock district towns are shuffling an incomplete deck of cards

Judd Gregg: Democrats do not understand risk’s benefits

Portsmouth Herald: An honest analysis of Port of New Hampshire needed

Politico - Jeanne Shaheen: NH a state where women really rule

Concord Monitor: Another clue in the case of the senator’s loot

Howie Carr: N.H. rep draws wrath of misogynist moonbat

WaPo: The problem with public policy schools

General News

Pit Bull Thwarts Mail Delivery for Over a Year on NH Street

Residents of Cornell Street in Concord, N.H., have not had their mail delivered for more than a year due to an unruly pit bull named Levi.

A million reasons to be thankful: Dover man leaves more than $500g each to Children’s Home, CVHS

Newell, a blue collar worker and Army veteran, died on Aug. 26, 2013, with his companion of 42 years by his side. But even Harriet Virgin had no idea that her companion had made accommodations to donate more than $1 million to two Dover institutions he felt needed his support.

Nurse warned against suspect in N.H. hepatitis C case

“If you keep him, we're going to management, the police, and outside the VA, because you would be putting our licenses in jeopardy,” the nurse, Ron Warnick, said amid suspicions that Kwiatkowski was tampering with medications, according to recently released court documents.

Former Rochester local family hopes to outfox competitors and win $1m in Doritos contest

The family, formerly of Rochester, created a 30-second commercial for the contest that is now in the running to win $1 million, which they intend to donate to national and local charities.

5 years for NH woman caught with gun in NJ

The lawyer for a New Hampshire woman arrested by Ridgefield police for illegally carrying a pistol told a judge in Hackensack today that she was duped into agreeing to trade the weapon for “a lot of pills.”

Can Cutting Down Trees Actually Help Save The Planet?

Trees provide natural carbon storage, and cutting them down leads to a huge increase in greenhouse gas emissions. But a pair of scientists at Dartmouth College plan to present new research this week that suggests that, in some snow-covered places in the world, cutting down trees might have a net benefit for the climate because of the cooling effect the snow provides.

Man charged after blind woman shoved into cold night air

ROLLINSFORD — After pushing a blind woman out into the cold night air in the early hours Friday, a man was arrested for a domestic disturbance and then subsequently re-arrested after sneaking back into the home later that day to sleep.

Salem Firefighter Won't Receive Additional Discipline

The firefighter was in full uniform and buying food at Market Basket for a meal at the fire station on Nov. 17 when a man he thought was Campbell asked him how many people he planned to feed, what would happen if the Salem Fire Department received an emergency call while the firefighter was in the store, and if the firefighter was able to respond to that emergency while at Market Basket, according to Hickey.

Vt. reclaims spot as top Peace Corps state, NH #3

In rankings released Wednesday by the Peace Corps, Vermont reclaimed the top spot in the country that last year was held by the District of Columbia with Vermont second. New Hampshire was third.

Windham man pleads guilty to Tewksbury assault

LOWELL -- Long-simmering bitterness in a nearly decade-old divorce bubbled over last month when Robert Hunter beat up his ex-wife's boyfriend. In Lowell District Court on Friday, Hunter, 51, of Windham, N.H., pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and battery.

Fresh Research Finds Organic Milk Packs In Omega-3s

A new study evaluating organic milk produced in the U.S. finds that organic milk has about 62 percent more omega-3s, compared to milk produced by cows on conventional dairy farms.

2nd defendant pleads in military fraud allegedly involving former NH lawmaker David Young

A second defendant implicated in a multi-million dollar military fraud case entered a guilty plea Monday to conspiracy to commit government procurement fraud and money laundering.

Bode Miller, ex-flame agree he can take son to Winter Olympics

NEW YORK (AP) — Skier Bode Miller and a former flame agreed on Monday to share time with their infant son for the next four months, calming a court fight over him as Miller heads toward the Winter Olympics.

Escalation of bullying dispute with neighbor leads to arson charge

Justin M. DeWolfe, 30, of 15 Lyford St., allegedly started a fire to the exterior of his neighbor's house on June 1, 2013, in retaliation for some bullying between teenaged girls.

Forbes: Ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski was one of the great all-time value creators

What you may not remember is Kozlowski as the charismatic CEO who headed Tyco during the 1990s when the company grew from a small New Hampshire enterprise into a $40 billion a year global giant that employed 250,000 people and operated in more than 100 countries.

10,000 riders needed for $1M: Lebanon Airport again cuts fares for federal funds

Lebanon — The Lebanon Municipal Airport's sole commercial airline has slashed its fares for the second consecutive year to secure $1 million in federal funding, but airport officials hope it won't become an annual holiday tradition.

Coos County mulls legality of helping camp owners snubbed by federal wildlife refuge

Cabrera noted the owner of the shore land, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, refuses to take steps to impede the erosion.

Derry man clings to life after Salisbury accident claims life of brother

18-year-old Nicholas Niland of Derry, N.H., was listed in critical condition in a Boston hospital.

NH man faces weapons charge after panhandling in Leominster, Mass. for sword

While officers were speaking to the suspect, identified as John Mossey, 48, he became nervous. Officers frisked Mossey and reported finding in his waist band a double-bladed sword, which is illegal in Massachusetts.

DRA statement reveals misinterpretation of education tax credit law

In a release, the DRA clarified a crucial piece of the law that says 70 percent of scholarships must go to students transferring from public to private schools.