"This technology is well-established in Europe and has proven to be a reliable way to secure early season skiing while creating efficiencies in snowmaking," said Melissa Gullotti, spokesperson for Burke Mountain.
"Because now they have no safeguards in the workplace," said David Gonzalez, national vice president of the American Federation of Government Employees. "They have no voice in the workplace. When you take away collective bargaining, there's no grievance process."
The Disability Rights Center also said its recent interviews with children and staff indicate youth continue to be neglected and subject to seclusion at the center, even after the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office said last week there was no abuse occurring at the facility.
The Attorney General’s office says a male driver “produced a gun” during a traffic stop, and then “engaged in an exchange of gunfire with the officers.”
The man died at the scene. An Ashland police officer was shot and wounded, and is currently being treated at an area hospital.
“The law is an important advancement, but the message out to the public is, ‘Please do not drive intoxicated, because you will kill someone,’” Ayotte said, flanked by state and local police and by relatives of people killed in car accidents involving drunk drivers.
Search and rescue teams were called out over the weekend to help two hikers on Mount Washington and assist three others to safely descend the Falling Waters Trail in Franconia Notch.
“Tick season is well underway in New Hampshire,” says Shyloh Favreau of UNH Extension.
He said his lab, which tests ticks for pathogens, has seen a significant increase in submissions since the beginning of April – a normal uptick for this time of year.
“The tone policing, especially of women, is a mechanism of oppression by power,” Rep. Ellen Read said.
Highly recommend watching this short film from Warden Co., produced in partnership with the Mount Washington Avalanche Center Foundation. It also features a heartfelt interview with the mother of a 20-year-old skier who died after a fall in Tuckerman Ravine in 2024.
There are some blue bird days up at Tuckerman Ravine. “But there’s other days where you just can’t fall," says Jeff Fongemie of the Mount Washington Avalanche Center. "It’s like a no-fall zone.”
Fongemie and team offer a stark assessment of the risks of skiing on Mount Washington in this new film.
New data show ICE arrests have doubled in NH in the past 15 months. A total of 429 people have been arrested, with local agencies making 51 of those arrests.
According to NHPR's Lau Guzmán: 2 out of 3 people arrested by ICE in NH have not been convicted of a crime.
“We have a 90-year record of how vegetation has changed at Bartlett,” said Mariko Yamasaki, a research wildlife biologist. “We can speak to things in ways that nobody else can do because nobody else does long-term ecological research and management research the way Forest Service research does.”
Matthew Masse, 38, was found dead late Saturday in a wooded area, after an hours-long search and an exchange of gunfire with police.
Police ask residents in the area of Ham Road and Nottingham Road in Raymond to shelter in place, and for people to avoid the area.
“New Hampshire has long exercised that authority in a manner that ensures elections are secure, transparent, and trustworthy,” Secretary of State David Scanlan said in a statement.
The U.S. Department of Education alleged students had complained to school officials but did not describe the nature of the complaints or say how school officials responded.
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The Royal Flush, also known as the “poop boat,” offered pleasure boaters a roving pump out service for their sewage holding tanks, Todd Bookman reports.
Here’s his latest.
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a bill into law Friday that limits the state’s obligation to pay for public education, Annmarie Timmins reports.
Sometimes called ladybirds or ladybeetles, they belong to the class Insecta and are members of the Coccinellidae family of beetles (Coccinellidae means “small red sphere” in Latin).
Lawyers for convicted cop killer Michael Addison were in the New Hampshire Supreme Court arguing that exclusion was unjust, and his sentence should now be overturned.
“This is just a reminder that with warmer temperatures and snow melting, crossing brooks and streams might not be possible,” Fish and Game officials said in a statement.
Hail to The Chief!
Robert Parish, the four-time NBA Champion and nine-time all-star, opens up about his life and time on the historic 1980s Celtics teams.
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Great listen in this interview.
“Think of a black abyss, like a black hole, and then double it, is basically the deepness of these potholes — it was like the Mariana Trench.”
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"We will be the long-term custodian and again 100% owner of Black Mountain," Erik Mogensen wrote. "I am grateful that every single shareholder not only consented, but also allowed me to purchase back their stock at par to their original purchase price."
“Dean made this decision in the best interest of FIRST to avoid potential distractions to its many stakeholders,” Laurie Leshin, FIRST’s board chair, said in a statement.
Here's the latest from Todd Bookman.
Lot of big votes in NH today, like this one in Epping.
Takeaway: "Epping has racked up more than 125 violations of the Clean Water Act, and it’ll require roughly $38 million to get the system back into compliance with state and federal regulators."
“The fact that they can move this far in such a short period of time is quite remarkable. This is a small animal we're talking about. So just the sheer distance moved is quite amazing and impressive to me.”
