Latest New Hampshire Headlines
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Forest Fire in Northern New Hampshire Nearly Contained
May 23 2022 // CONWAY, N.H. — A forest fire in northern New Hampshire that’s burned 106 acres was nearly contained, officials said Friday. The Bemis Fire in Crawford Notch State Park, the White Mountain National Forest, and...
Firefighters Battle Large Forest Fire in White Mountains in New Hampshire
May 17 2022 // BARTLETT, N.H. — Firefighters in New Hampshire are battling a large forest fire that burned hundreds of acres in the White Mountains this past weekend. The U.S. Forest Service said federal, state and local personnel...
Forest Service Cites ‘Person of Interest’ in Fire in New Hampshire’s White Mountains
May 13 2022 // Crews on Tuesday were battling an estimated 45-acre brush fire in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest and said it might have been caused by a person who started the fire for warmth or cooking. The fire was...
High Hazard Dams in New Hampshire Growing in Number
May 10 2022 // The number of dams in in New Hampshire most at risk of failing has increased 51% in the past three years, according to an Associated Press analysis. The state saw its numbers of high hazard dams in either poor or...
New Hampshire Hotel Damaged by Fire Had Smoke Alarms, Heat Detectors
May 5 2022 // Guest rooms at a New Hampshire hotel that was heavily damaged by fire had smoke alarms, in addition to a fire alarm system heat detector, state Fire Marshal Sean Toomey said Tuesday. The main hallways of the Red Jacket...
Investigation Underway Into Fire That Ravaged Popular New Hampshire Hotel
May 3 2022 // Three people were injured in a windswept fire that ripped through a landmark North Conway, New Hampshire hotel Saturday afternoon. Two were firefighters who were battling the blaze at the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort in...
New Hampshire Restaurants Pay $890K to Settle Back Wages Claims
Apr 28 2022 // Two New Hampshire restaurants in Derry and Londonderry and their owner have agreed to pay $890,169 to 63 employees to resolve numerous violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act following a U.S. Department of Labor...
New Hampshire Transparency Law Leads to Release of List of Cops With Infractions
Apr 6 2022 // New Hampshire released an expanded list Tuesday of police officers who it determined may have credibility concerns due to a range of infractions from excessive force to lying. The list of 174 officers, released following...
New Hampshire High Court Limits Landowners’ Recreational Use Immunity
Apr 4 2022 // New Hampshire landowners who make their properties available to the public for recreation at no charge do not enjoy complete immunity under the state’s recreational use statute. Landowners have immunity from...
New Hampshire Police Officer Fails in Bid for Qualified Immunity for Truck Driver Arrest
Mar 30 2022 // An Ossipee, New Hampshire police officer failed in his bid to have an excessive force and unlawful arrest complaint against him dismissed based on his contention he is entitled to qualified immunity protection. A federal...
New Hampshire Seeks Insurer for Voluntary Family Medical Leave Plan
Mar 29 2022 // New Hampshire is looking for a commercial insurance carrier to fully insure and administer the Granite State Paid Family and Medical Leave Plan. The plan provides participating employees in New Hampshire with 60% of their...
New Hampshire Directs Federal Funds to Help Homeowners Pay Mortgage, Insurance
Mar 15 2022 // A new, federally funded program will provide relief to eligible homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage, property taxes, utility bills, and other costs during the coronavirus pandemic, New Hampshire authorities said...
New Hampshire Ex-Police Officer Settles With Driver in Assault Case
Mar 15 2022 // A former New Hampshire state trooper who was caught on video punching a man following a 2016 car chase has settled with the driver. Andrew Monaco had resigned and pleaded guilty to simple assault charges in 2016 in an...
New Hampshire Reaches $25M Deal With Monsanto Over PCB Pollution
Feb 24 2022 // New Hampshire has reached a $25 million settlement with agrochemical giant Monsanto over what the state says has been widespread PCB pollution in waterways and other state-owned property, the attorney general’s...
New Hampshire Hospital to Pay $3.8 Million to Resolve Kickback Claims
Feb 14 2022 // New Hampshire’s Catholic Medical Center has agreed to pay $3.8 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal law against kickbacks. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, the Manchester hospital...
Man Injured in 2019 New Hampshire Motorcycle Crash Sues Massachusetts Registry
Feb 1 2022 // A Massachusetts man severely injured in a 2019 crash in New Hampshire that killed seven members of his motorcycle club has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles for allegedly failing to...
New Hampshire Opioid Trial Against Johnson & Johnson Delayed Until September
Jan 24 2022 // New Hampshire has postponed a pending trial against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson over opioid distribution and marketing from February to September because of COVID-19 concerns. The state of New Hampshire was scheduled...
Environment Groups, Waste Management Firm Settle Lawsuit Over New Hampshire Landfill
Jan 18 2022 // Two environmental groups have settled a federal lawsuit with a waste management company over allegations the company’s landfill in New Hampshire leaked toxic chemicals into a nearby river. Under the settlement...
Disaster Declaration Extended for New Hampshire Storms
Jan 3 2022 // The federal government has expanded is disaster declaration following damaging storms in southwestern New Hampshire this summer. The Federal Emergency Management Agency originally declared a disaster related to storms...
Tenant in New Hampshire Gets $35K After Emotional Support Dog Dispute
Jan 3 2022 // A company that owns and operates offices and apartment complexes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire agreed to pay $35,000 to a tenant in Nashua, New Hampshire, who was denied permission to keep an emotional support dog,...
