Latest New Hampshire Headlines
All the headlines from our New Hampshire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Member of Crew Tied to 490 Catalytic Converter Thefts Pleads Guilty
Oct 30 2023 // A Springfield, Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston last week to his role in a regional organized theft crew that stole catalytic converters from over 490 vehicles. According to Acting U.S. Attorney...
People Moves: New Hampshire Promotes Nyhan to Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Oct 27 2023 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department announced the promotion of Keith Nyhan as the deputy commissioner. Nyhan has served as director of the Consumer Services unit since 2007. Nyhan brings 28 years of experience in the...
New Hampshire Helicopter Crash That Took Pilot’s Life Is Under Investigation
Oct 10 2023 // A helicopter crashed in the woods shortly after taking off in Croydon, New Hampshire, killing the pilot, the only person on board, authorities said. The craft was reported as missing for at least several hours. The...
People Moves: Bettencourt Settling In as New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner
Sep 25 2023 // DJ Bettencourt is settling in after he was confirmed as the state’s insurance commissioner, more than a month after he was nominated to the post by Gov. Chris Sununu. “As commissioner, my key priorities include...
New Hampshire Workers’ Compensation Rates to Drop 14% in 2024
Aug 29 2023 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) recently approved a workers’ compensation rate proposal that will reduce voluntary loss costs by 14% on average. The new rates will apply to policies effective starting...
Saint-Gobain to Close New Hampshire Plant Blamed for PFAS Water Contamination
Aug 25 2023 // A French company that has been blamed for contaminating drinking water in some New Hampshire communities with a group of chemicals known as PFAS said Wednesday it plans to close its plant there and will work with the state...
New Hampshire Insurers, Agencies Must Report When Producers Are Fired
Aug 9 2023 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department is reminding insurance companies and agencies that they must notify the department when terminating producers for cause. “In the interest of ensuring compliance and upholding...
New Hampshire Governor Signs Pet Insurance Standards Into Law
Aug 1 2023 // New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has signed into law legislation establishing pet insurance regulations. “Pets become family,” said Governor Chris Sununu. “This law will provide Granite Staters with...
Health Care Firm Caught Owing Workers Almost $1M Overtime Pay
Jul 19 2023 // A federal investigation has recovered $950,000 in back wages and liquidated damages and $50,000 in punitive damages from a West Lebanon, New Hampshire home healthcare business — with a history of unlawful pay practices...
Heavy Rains Swamp Northeast Again; Floods Claims 5 Lives; Others, Including 2 Children, Missing
Jul 17 2023 // Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages. In Pennsylvania, a sudden flash flood late...
Vermont Residents, Businesses Turn to Recovery From Flooding Amid Mud, Debris
Jul 13 2023 // Floodwaters receded in Vermont cities and towns pummeled by a storm that delivered two months of rain in two days, allowing officials to focus on recovering from a disaster that trapped residents in homes, closed roadways...
Car Crashes Into New Hampshire Restaurant, Injures Dozens
Jul 5 2023 // A car crashed into a busy New Hampshire restaurant and injured more than a dozen patrons inside, authorities said. The vehicle struck the Looney Bin Bar & Grill a little after 12:40 p.m. Sunday and came to a stop well...
Declarations
Jun 5 2023 // Cyber Risks “Threat actors are forever looking for targets with weak security controls or unprotected infrastructures — these are the paths of least resistance into a company’s network. …...
New Hampshire House Kills Bill to Make Schools Tell Parents About Transgender Kids
May 22 2023 // A bill that would have required school officials to disclose to inquiring parents that their child is using a different name or being referred to as being a different gender was defeated Thursday in the New Hampshire...
New Hampshire Governor Sununu Urges State-Run Marijuana Shops
May 17 2023 // A day after New Hampshire legislators rejected the latest attempt to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, Gov. Chris Sununu – a potential Republican presidential candidate – proposed a path forward...
New Hampshire High Court Rejects Cat Urine Analogy in Overturning Hotels’ COVID Insurance Win
May 15 2023 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned a trial court that had found for a group of 23 hotels claiming they were entitled to insurance payments for business interruption losses caused by contamination of their...
New Hampshire Lab Error Incorrectly Led to Salad Greens Recall
May 15 2023 // A laboratory error incorrectly caused a recall announcement for a brand of salad greens, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said. The products from lef Farms are safe and the recall has been...
New Hampshire Begins Search for Insurance Commissioner as Nicolopoulos to Exit
May 10 2023 // New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announced that Insurance Commissioner Christopher Nicolopoulos will not be seeking reappointment upon the conclusion of his term. Nicolopoulos began serving a five-year term in February...
New Hampshire Court Nixes Medical Monitoring Part of PFOA Class Action
Mar 29 2023 // In a case involving a class action brought by New Hampshire citizens against a Merrimack plastics plant over its release of toxic chemicals into the air and groundwater, the state’s high court has found that medical...
White House Approves Disaster Funding for New Hampshire’s December Storm
Mar 20 2023 // President Joe Biden approved a federal disaster declaration for New Hampshire following damage caused by a severe storm and flooding that happened around Christmas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said. Funding is...
