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New Hampshire Fish and Game said a hiker from Massachusetts died Saturday while hiking a trail on West Rattlesnake Mountain in Holderness. -
What started as a father-son project has grown into a multistate effort to make lanternfly control more fun -
There are over 57,000 caregivers in New Hampshire. By 2030, over one-third of New Hampshire’s population will be over 65, and the rates of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are rising. -
Jhonathan Ramirez said the shooting upended his life and thrust him into an unwelcome spotlight. -
A report released this week from the Mass. Attorney General's Office says clergy sexually abused nearly 1,000 children in the Catholic Dioceses of Fall River, Worcester, and Springfield. -
Elected Democrats want a judicial ethics board to disclose any potential investigation into colleagues of former Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald, who resigned last month. -
As this campaign enters the home stretch, the outcome may hinge on what voters find least distasteful. -
The rally comes after ICE agents last week entered the Meriden courthouse and arrested a man. -
According to a recent Vermont Public poll, 62% of Vermonters disapprove of how ICE is enforcing immigration laws, with 54% strongly disapproving of the agency’s conduct. -
Proponents say data centers could provide a path for industry to pay for needed upgrades to the local electric grid. Opponents say they suck up resources and send money out of state. -
The study found that dramatic increase in extreme precipitation regionally counteracted the drought risk from warming temperatures. -
Sex-abuse claimants recently rejected a $29 million settlement offer, arguing that the diocese is hiding most of its assets.
