Latest New Hampshire Headlines
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Police Say Man in New Hampshire Arson Case Paddled Canoe with Items for Fire
Jun 5 2020 // A man has been held without bail on a charge of setting fire to a New Hampshire middle school, and police believe he paddled a canoe from Maine with a propane tank and a bucket of flammable liquid, authorities...
New Hampshire Man Charged in Scheme that Used Bitcoin to Buy Personal Data
May 29 2020 // A New Hampshire man has been charged in a fraud scheme that involved using Bitcoin to buy stolen personal data belonging to people across the country, officials said. Jonathan Nguyen, 23, of Windham, was charged Tuesday in...
Official Says Fire at Middle School in New Hampshire Was Set Intentionally
May 26 2020 // A fire at Portsmouth Middle School in New Hampshire early Saturday appears to have been intentionally set, an official said. Firefighters arrived at the school after 3 a.m. and found flames coming out the front door of the...
States Sharing of COVID-19 Patients’ Data With First Responders Sparks Privacy Concern
May 21 2020 // More than 11 million people have been tested in the U.S. for COVID-19, all with the assurance that their private medical information would remain protected and undisclosed. Yet, public officials in at least two-thirds of...
New Hampshire Fitness Clubs, Sports, Make Case to Re-open
May 7 2020 // Representatives of fitness clubs, amusement parks and youth baseball on Tuesday told a task force on reopening New Hampshire’s economy that they are prepared to make a variety of health and safety adjustments so they...
Auto Insurers Will Return Approximately $32M in Premiums to N.H. Consumers
Apr 27 2020 // At least 23 companies selling auto insurance in New Hampshire are returning premium to their policyholders, New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Chris Nicolopoulos announced. These companies represent more than 90% of the...
New Hampshire Getting Another $147M from Virus Aid Package
Apr 1 2020 // New Hampshire’s getting an additional $147 million from the massive coronavirus aid package signed into law by President Donald Trump, the state’s congressional delegation said Tuesday. Funding will go to...
New Hampshire Fire Destroys Several Apartment Buildings, Displaces 12 Families
Mar 31 2020 // A fire in New Hampshire destroyed several apartment buildings Friday and displaced 12 families. Manchester fire officials say that two multi-level apartment buildings were complete losses, WMUR-TV reported. Several...
Fire Damages Popular Presidential Campaign Trail Restaurant in New Hampshire
Mar 30 2020 // A fire caused about $80,000 worth of damage on Wednesday to a New Hampshire restaurant that’s a popular campaign trail stop for candidates in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state. WMUR-TV reports fire...
Judge Declines to Dismiss Class-Action Suit Against New Hampshire Gun Manufacturer
Mar 27 2020 // A judge has denied a motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against New Hampshire based gun manufacturer SIG Sauer. Judge Joseph Laplante found Monday that Derick Ortiz, who filed the lawsuit in September, had adequately...
Nicolopoulos Confirmed as New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner
Mar 23 2020 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department has announced that Chris Nicolopoulos was confirmed by the New Hampshire Executive Council as insurance commissioner succeeding John Elias, who resigned in December less than two...
Acadia Insurance Hires Former New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Elias
Mar 9 2020 // Acadia Insurance, a regional underwriter based in Westbrook, Maine, has hired former New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner John Elias to its management team as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer. He will...
Nicolopoulos Confirmed as New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner
Feb 27 2020 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department has announced that Chris Nicolopoulos was confirmed by the New Hampshire Executive Council as insurance commissioner succeeding John Elias, who resigned in December less than two...
N.H. Stone Products Manufacturer Cited for Hazards Following Employee Fatality
Feb 13 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Quartz and Stone Creations of New Hampshire LLC for crushing and other hazards following an employee fatality on July 19,...
Three Workers Sickened by Cleaning Chemical at New Hampshire Amazon Warehouse
Jan 10 2020 // Three employees were sickened by a cleaning chemical at an Amazon warehouse in New Hampshire, fire officials said Thursday. Firefighters in Nashua responded at about 4 a.m. for a report of a chemical reaction that happened...
New Hampshire’s The Davis Agency Joins The Northern United Agents Alliance
Jan 3 2020 // The Northern United Agents Alliance (NUAA) has announced that The Davis Agency joined the NUAA as a participating member. The Davis Agency, located in Concord, N.H., is a full-service agency founded in 2019 by Andy Davis....
New Hampshire’s Optisure Risk Partners Hires Five
Jan 2 2020 // Optisure Risk Partners has hired five individuals as the company continues its growth trajectory. Three new producers joined the organization: Heather Galloway Heather Galloway joined Optisure as a sales executive and...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 East Region Stories of 2019
Jan 2 2020 // A new year is a time of reflection for some, and last year, the city of Boston began 2019 by reflecting on an important piece of the city’s history: the 100-year anniversary of The Great Molasses Flood. The flood,...
18 Sickened After Private Function at Popular New Hampshire Restaurant
Dec 30 2019 // Eighteen people were sickened with a gastrointestinal illness after attending a private function last month at a restaurant co-owned by a Democratic congressman that’s popular with presidential candidates, state...
New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner to Resign
Dec 2 2019 // New Hampshire’s insurance commissioner is stepping down less than two years after his appointment. In a letter to the governor Monday, Commissioner John Elias said deciding to resign on Dec. 31 was a difficult...
