In recognition of her outstanding commitment to the youth of Laconia, Elizabeth Brothers was named the recipient of the 2019 Debra L. Bieniarz Memorial Award at Monday's city council meeting.
CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu cleared the way Monday for state workers to bring their babies to work with them.
SEABROOK — When Seabrook firefighters decided to give new winter coats to local children, they didn’t want the donation to be based on a family’s income.
Officials say each session is the same and people are required to attend one of them.
Pete Frates, whose battle with ALS inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge that raised millions for research, died on Monday at age 34 after a seven-year battle with the disease, Boston College said.
Nashua is the latest school district to approve a new policy for transgender students.
Nashua is the latest school district to approve a new policy for transgender students.
When the northern city of Leeds began setting up its retail skills training center, manager Dianne Wainwright knew that one of her biggest problems was simply getting people in the door.
City aldermen have voted to back Mayor Joyce Craig in continuing to support refugee resettlement efforts in Manchester.
RAYMOND — Sara Gates awoke Tuesday morning to 30 emails in her inbox.
DOVER — The library director in Dover is locking the public bathroom doors and limiting access to them after two years of dealing with drug use and overdoses in a space designed for community involvement and childhood learning.
Students may access any dorm, though overnight access is still prohibited.
PORTSMOUTH — A 9-foot-tall menorah will be displayed at Strawbery Banke later this month on the first night of Hanukkah, allaying concerns about placing it in Market Square.
Brightly colored backpacks are piled against a wall in the basement of the Raymond United Methodist Church waiting to be filled with food for children in Raymond and Fremont who otherwise might go without when they’re not at school.
You can become a kinder person. Even in this angry, stressed-out era. Yes, really.
MANCHESTER — The mayor of the state’s largest city says she supports refugee resettlement in Manchester, while awaiting additional information on whether doing so will require approval by Queen City aldermen, under a new policy from President Donald Trump.
MANCHESTER — The longtime publisher and president of McLean Communications is leaving the company to become chief executive officer of Girls Inc. of New Hampshire.
MANCHESTER — The mother of one of three girls who police allege were sexually assaulted after walking away from Granite Pathways drug treatment center last summer believes the organization misled her about efforts to find the girls.
CONCORD — The decision to terminate the contract that allows Granite Pathways to operate the adolescent drug treatment center at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester was met by approval from both local and state officials.
TOKYO - A visit to Japan by Pope Francis and his dream of a nuclear-free world drew largely positive headlines this week in Japan. But when he tried to gently encourage the Japanese to extend a hand of friendship to refugees, the backlash on social media was significant.
Officials said they later took the man to an emergency shelter.
NASHUA — Some people are concerned that parents might not be notified if their child changes their name or status as transgender or gender-nonconforming on school records, under a recently adopted policy.
Winners of the NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge presented business models to help improve nutrition for Haitians, and to help educators in the United States as they implement experiential education.
Grateful as she was to have presents under the tree on Christmas morning, Sherianne Callejas said the Union Leader Santa Fund for The Salvation Army provides much more than toys for children in need.
An anonymous donor paid around $29,000 last year to cover school lunch debts, but now the debt has climbed back to the $30,000 mark, says the assistant superintendent.
Members of Congress seek change, while the company chairman resists calls.
Of all the holidays, Thanksgiving celebrates family best.
Inmates at the Carroll County Department of Corrections who are struggling with drug addiction will no longer be allowed to receive prescription medication to treat opioid dependence unless they were already taking it before being jailed.
Soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shaving cream, hand lotion, knitted or crocheted hats, quilts, afghans and sleeping bags are needed.
A study deems Tampa, Fla., the best U.S. city for veterans.
The number of minorities who call New Hampshire home doubled in the past 18 years, and now one out of every 10 Granite State residents is of a racial minority, according to an analysis of census data recently compiled by the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy.
OSSIPEE — Thomas Saujon told a crowded courtroom that the worst day of his life likely saved it.
Outreach workers are tracking down homeless individuals who may be living under bridges, in the woods or behind the library, according to Robert Mack, the city’s welfare officer.
Consultants from San Antonio spent two days in Manchester last week, gathering data with the hopes of devising a plan to address the growing problem of homelessness in the Queen City, a top city official said.
DOVER — A small group of protesters advocating for the region’s homeless population left five symbolic body bags on the front steps of Dover City Hall on Monday morning with the message, “Live Freeze and Die,” attached to them.
”I stood there ... vowing to return to the Temple Market one day when I was a world-famous writer/stewardess/lady doctor. I would show (checkout clerk) Horrible Heddy I wasn’t a project kid anymore.”
LACONIA — Deb Calley knows what it is like to be cold and homeless. She found herself on the streets at age 14, and the experience remains fresh in her mind even as she nears retirement age.
MANCHESTER — With an early cold snap hitting the Granite State overnight Tuesday, organizations that serve the homeless were uncertain of what would happen when Manchester’s emergency shelter reaches capacity.
A battle over billions of dollars in the bankruptcy case of Purdue Pharma has eclipsed what observers see as a key element of a proposed settlement of thousands of opioid lawsuits: a bid to repair the Sackler family legacy.
Dartmouth College is short of the mark when it comes to serving students with disabilities, but the college is moving in the right direction, according to an assessment done as part of a lawsuit.
Two animal-rights groups held a protest Saturday outside the new Living Shores Aquarium at Story Land, questioning the commitment to animal welfare and giving a special nod to Lolita, an orca in Miami.
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