Concord Monitor
New Hampshire regulators weigh banning some bee-toxic insecticides on Monday
The N.H. Pesticide Control Board is scheduled to meet Monday to consider proposing rules that would restrict the use of neonicotinoid insecticides due to their toxicity to pollinators.
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3mHouse puts Spillane censure on calendar following 'offensive' comments on social media
The New Hampshire House is expected to vote this week on the censure of Republican State Representative James Spillane following a recommendation from the Legislative Ethics Committee regarding offensive social media posts directed at colleagues.
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4mAyotte celebrates new protections for abuse survivors ahead of reelection bid
Surrounded by advocates and lawmakers, Gov. Kelly Ayotte marked a new set of protections for domestic and sexual violence survivors Monday as part of what many have called a significant expansion of victims’ rights this year. For State Rep. Jennifer Rhodes, the reason the legislature passed so many laws this year to protect victims comes […]
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3mState lays out argument asking N. H. Supreme Court to overturn Claremont school funding precedents
New Hampshire is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn long-standing rulings that establish a constitutional duty for the state to fund public education.
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4m'It's emotional to look at it as it is now': Three-alarm blaze destroys Beanie's Bar & Grill in Loudon
For the first year and a half of opening his Loudon restaurant, Beanie’s Bar & Grill, Nasi Georgopoulos would work 100 hours a week. He’d arrive at 5 a.m. to help the wait staff, stay through closing, clean up and lock the doors. Oftentimes he wouldn’t bother going home, opting instead to catch a wink of sleep in a booth before starting the cycle all over again. When Beanie’s went up in flames early on Monday, that work was destroyed in a matter of hours. Charred, damp debris littered the perimeter of what remained of the building, with scraps of kitchen […]
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6mGranite Geek: Cybersecurity for our toilets is no laughing matter
The only way to make Concord's water system completely proof against cyber-attacks is to leave the internet entirely. That's not going to happen.