Granite Geek: A penny lost is a penny spurned

Where did the money go? Former House Speaker's nonprofit collected $274,000 from casinos with no sign of charitable work

A former New Hampshire House speaker and retired lobbyist took in more than a quarter-million dollars in charitable gaming proceeds over the past seven years for an inactive nonprofit, a month-long Monitor investigation found.  In January, George B. Roberts Jr. accepted a nearly $131,000 check from one of the state’s largest casinos, the Nash, addressed […]

After Canterbury state representative attempted to claim forgotten land, search for legal owners continues 'in limbo'

Wiry branches lapped at the side mirrors of Jose Cambrils’s black Dodge Ram as he lumbered deeper into the woods of Canterbury. Whitney Hill Road is so constricted a corridor that the pick-up truck lurched along at five miles an hour, a plume of deerflies attaching to it as the road attenuated further and further. […]

July was the hottest month ever recorded in contiguous U.S. — but not for NH

New Hampshire experienced a slightly cooler and drier July than recent years, though the state continues to face ongoing drought conditions following the record-breaking dryness of 2025.

Granite Geek: Smarter traffic control runs up against human nature, and guess who wins

Over the decades I have written several articles about cities synchronizing traffic lights on busy streets and the result is always the same: It never works as well as you think it would. That’s partly due to geometry, because traffic isn’t one-directional. No matter how convenient you make it for rush-hour commuters on the main […]

Republicans, Democrats see chance to override Ayotte veto of 10-year transportation plan

New Hampshire lawmakers are preparing to vote on August 19 to potentially overturn Governor Kelly Ayotte's veto of a ten-year transportation improvement plan that includes a controversial toll hike for out-of-state drivers.