Concord Monitor
'Continually over policed': Federal lawsuit seeks class action status over NH's enforcement of loitering law against homeless
Robert Clark was walking through Concord around 1 a.m. when he stopped outside a closed convenience store on South Main Street to check an ashtray for a leftover cigarette. Two Concord police…
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5mGoodlander calls for federal investigation of conditions at youth detention facility
Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander has asked the New Hampshire U.S. Attorney’s Office to launch a federal investigation into current and past conditions at the state’s youth detention facility, which is embroiled in a long-standing child abuse scandal. More than 2,000 claims have been filed by individuals alleging they were abused as children while in state custody […]
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6mMarsh flies swarm your beach day? File a greenhead report.
Web developer Greggory Hogan created a crowdsourced website called The Greenhead Report to help New England beachgoers avoid biting greenhead horseflies while providing valuable data for community science.
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2mNH water utilities increase security in response to cyberattacks in other states
New Hampshire water utilities are preparing for potential cyberattacks following a series of recent incidents across several states.
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7mNH election officials unfazed by Trump administration monitoring primaries
New Hampshire election officials expressed no concern regarding the Trump administration's announcement that it will send monitors to observe the September primaries in Manchester and Nashua.
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2mNew state law will tighten NH’s landfill regulations
Governor Kelly Ayotte signed a new law earlier this month that tightens New Hampshire's landfill regulations and establishes a solid waste evaluation committee while imposing a moratorium on increasing landfill capacity until July 1, 2027.