Opinion: Democratic socialist policies face massive legislative hurdles

Opinion: A new approach to school shooting prevention

As a new school year approaches, parents, students and school personnel are likely thinking about, planning for and hoping for a positive and productive time for everyone involved. Unfortunately, administrative, security and law enforcement staff also need to plan for safe responses to critical situations, one of the most dangerous being a school shooter scenario. […]

Group seeks to block new law that prevents use of student IDs to register to vote

The Coalition for an Open Democracy filed a federal lawsuit to block a New Hampshire law that bans student identification cards for voter registration and voting, alleging unconstitutional age discrimination.

Unionized nurses at Concord Hospital in Laconia raise patient safety concerns during roundtable

Unionized nurses from Concord Hospital's Franklin and Laconia campuses met with Laconia Mayor Mike Bordes to express concerns regarding unsafe nurse-to-patient ratios and unequal benefits while seeking a new contract.

Discussions set on land use around dams in Hopkinton, Franklin and Webster

The Army Corps of Engineers will hold public gatherings later this month as it prepares to update plans for managing land around dams it controls in Hopkinton, Franklin and Webster. The three open house sessions, set for August 25, 26 and 27, will be unstructured gatherings with no formal presentation. People can come in at […]

NH man gets 80-year sentence for murder of girlfriend and her unborn child

William Kelly was sentenced to two consecutive 40-year-to-life terms for the 2023 murders of his girlfriend, Christine Falzone, and her unborn child, marking the first time a New Hampshire court used a 2018 fetal homicide law.