News across Merrimack County
5th Annual Environmentalist Summit Looks to Inspire Ideas for a Greener Future
Executive Director of 350NH Rebecca Beaulieu took some time Saturday during the 5th Annual Environmentalist Summit to talk about the group’s advocacy work to stop the climate crisis, and encouraged attendees to get involved through voting and outreach efforts.

Current and Former Free Staters Recall Joining and Leaving the Movement
Among the thousands of people who joined the Free State Project, some have stayed, like Jaime Hussey and Derek Proulx. Others, like former State Rep. Amanda Bouldin, D-Manchester and Leslee Petersen, left the movement after they realized it wasn’t what they expected.
Shaheen Joins Bipartisan Calls for Trump Admin To Extend and Redesignate TPS for Ukrainians
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined 30 of her Senate colleagues in calling on the Trump Administration to issue an 18-month extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukrainians living…

InDepthNH Reporter Damien Fisher Honored For His Dogged Pursuit of Public Records
"Damien Fisher is a committed freelance journalist from New Hampshire, like Jim,” Diane Foley said. “While Jim was drawn to human stories in the Middle East, Damien has investigated equally important local stories."

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Distant Dome: Where is New Hampshire Headed
In that time the state has changed and whether that is good or bad depends on your perspective, but there have been some fundamental changes that few could have predicted a decade ago.

Op-Ed: The New Hampshire Supreme Court Owes Us an Explanation
The serious, still unresolved problem: what about the three justices who signed onto the “characterization, processing and public explanation” that the JCC found more than wanting?

Op-Ed: Liot Hill Asks JCC To Release Statement On Any Ethics Probe of Supreme Court Judges
I am writing to request that the Judicial Conduct Committee issue a public statement under Supreme Court Rule 40(3)(f) regarding the status of any proceedings involving Supreme Court Justices Patrick Donovan, Melissa Countway, and Bryan Gould.

JCC Records: Circuit Court Judge Filed Two Complaints Against MacDonald Unrelated To Martin Scandal
Former Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald may have misled circuit and superior court judges about his position on a new judicial performance review law proposed unsuccessfully this year by the legislature over the objections of many of the state’s judges.

Lake Winni Water Quality In Decline, But With Change Can Be Saved for the Next Generation: Study Says
Lake Winnipesaukee is losing its water clarity and is suffering from human impacts, according to more than 40 years of research data, which was compiled together for the first time and released this week.

New Coalition Looks To Alert the Republican Party About the Free State Project
A new coalition of concerned citizens has entered the scene in New Hampshire, with the goal of waking up others to the negative impact it says the Free State Project has had on the Republican party.

Warmington in Statistical Tie With Gov. Kelly Ayotte
The latest UNH poll shows Democrat Cinde Warmington is statistically tied in the race with incumbent Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte.