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By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

How do you get rid of something that’s known for lasting forever?That’s a question New Hampshire officials have been trying to answer for years, as they looked to dispose of thousands of gallons of old firefighting foam filled with PFAS — so-called...

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut says he is now working with lawmakers to cover nearly $16 million unanticipated special education costs. Two months ago, Edelblut told school leaders they would be shouldering that expense.

By TODD BOOKMAN

New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi’s legal team is again asking a judge to dismiss her criminal case, this time pointing to newly obtained transcripts that appear to show several key witnesses — including former Gov. Chris Sununu — didn’t believe she requested any favors.

By JOSH ROGERS

Hours after being sworn into office Thursday, Gov. Kelly Ayotte issued her first Executive Order, creating a new 15-member Commission on Government Efficiency.

By JACKIE HARRIS

A new report on the state’s Northern Border Alliance shows law enforcement reported no incidents related to illegal immigration at the New Hampshire-Canadian border in the past 6 months.

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

There’s another push at the New Hampshire State House this year to make sure kids aren’t hungry while they’re learning — and it’s coming as advocates say families across the state are under extra strain due to inflation and rising cost of living expenses.

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

The Governor Wentworth Regional School District is weighing a proposal to expand eligibility for free and reduced-price meals for students, potentially increasing the number of children who get district-provided meals.

By TODD BOOKMAN

The fate of some harborside businesses in Rye, N.H. — including a whale watch, lobster pound and charter fishing operators — remain in limbo months out from the summer season, as their annual leases with a state agency haven’t yet been renewed.

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

Concord Casino owner Andy Sanborn made his first court appearance Thursday in his 17-month fight with the state, this time to face criminal theft charges.

By TODD BOOKMAN

Geno Marconi is retiring from his role as New Hampshire's longtime ports and harbors director.

By LAU GUZMAN

A group of Republican legislators is sponsoring a bill to invalidate out-of-state driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants and another bill that would change how temporary residents — including refugees and immigrants — get driver's...

By TODD BOOKMAN

Four years ago, Cindy Young and Kirstyn Niemela entered the U.S. Capitol building, part of a larger wave of disorder seeking to disrupt the peaceful transfer of presidential power.On Monday — the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack — they took to...

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

State officials have cleared the way for HCA Healthcare to buy Catholic Medical Center, the latest in a series of hospital mergers and acquisitions reshaping New Hampshire’s medical landscape.The Manchester hospital says it’s struggling financially,...

By TODD BOOKMAN

The top federal prosecutor in New Hampshire will resign later this month, after serving more than two years in the position.United States Attorney Jane Young announced Thursday that she will end her tenure on Jan. 17. She was nominated to the post in...

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

New Hampshire public schools have not been used to house migrants. Should that change, schools that did would lose public funding under Republican-backed legislation.Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia, House Bill 71’s prime sponsor, said her intent is to...

By JACKIE HARRIS

A proposal to ban cat declawing will soon be back on the table at the New Hampshire State House.The operation to remove a cat’s claws involves amputating the bones on the paw. Lawmakers tried to pass a bill banning the procedure in 2023, but it died...

By TODD BOOKMAN

It’s a good time to be a worker in New Hampshire, and 2025 could bring more of the same.The state’s unemployment rate stands at 2.5% as the calendar turns, just a tick under the 2.6% rate recorded in January 2024, a sign of a healthy labor market in...

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

Eleven days before Christmas, an outdoor firepit crackles next to the gift shop at South Farm in Bethlehem, N.H. A speaker plays carols as cars roll into the small parking lot.Nigel Manley, bundled up in wool pants and a red and green hat with a...

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

New Hampshire’s utility companies are expecting to lower their rates for electricity in February. But they’re using a new process to purchase power, which has generated concern from the state’s ratepayer advocate.Eversource customers can expect to see...

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

Gov. Chris Sununu has withdrawn his choice for state librarian over concerns about the nominee’s public opposition to book censorship.In arguing against library restrictions, nominee Mindy Atwood was advocating a mainstream position held by many in...

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Pat Borcuk still has three of her son Phillip’s drawings hanging on a wall of her house in Cornish — beautiful, black-and-white sketches of horses.He was a talented artist, she recalled, who liked to design tattoos for people. He didn’t do well...