Latest New Hampshire Headlines
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Choice Financial Group Acquires New Hampshire’s Bernier Insurance Agency
Dec 29 2021 // Choice Financial Group announced acquired New Hampshire-based Bernier Insurance Agency, adding a presence in New England. Based in Rochester, New Hampshire, and led by President Troy Dillow, Bernier is a full-service...
Man Gets Prison Term After Pleading Guilty to New Hampshire Diner Fire
Dec 28 2021 // A man has been sentenced to three to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to setting fire to a New Hampshire diner in July. Police had said the man kicked out the bottom window of the Daddypops Tumble Diner in...
New Hampshire Restaurant Fined After Fatal Crash by Intoxicated Customer
Dec 27 2021 // The New Hampshire Liquor Commission has fined a restaurant in Windham, New Hampshire, $2,500 and suspended its liquor license for 10 days in connection with a fatal vehicle crash in April. Four employees at the Old School...
The Hilb Group Acquires New Hampshire’s Clark & Lavey Benefits Solutions
Dec 3 2021 // The Hilb Group acquired Clark & Lavey Benefits Solutions Inc., increasing its New England presence and bolstering its range of employee benefits offerings nationwide. The transaction became effective November 1,...
Partial Storm Disaster Declaration Granted; New Hampshire to Appeal
Oct 7 2021 // President Joe Biden partially granted a request for a major disaster declaration in response to storms that severely damaged much of Cheshire and Sullivan counties in New Hampshire, Governor Chris Sununu said Monday. The...
Disaster Declared for July New Hampshire Storms
Oct 4 2021 // President Joe Biden has approved New Hampshire’s request to declare a major disaster after the mid-July storm that caused severe flooding in Cheshire County. Southwestern New Hampshire already had experienced record...
New Hampshire Governor Asks for Second Disaster Declaration After More Storms
Sep 22 2021 // New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu on Monday requested a federal disaster declaration for New Hampshire as a result of storms and flooding that happened July 29-Aug. 2, a week after he asked for one covering storms from...
University of New Hampshire Gets $1.8M to Study Road Damage from Coastal Flooding
Sep 15 2021 // The University of New Hampshire has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to study how and why coastal hazards like excessive flooding are causing roads to crack and crumble. “We’re trying to better understand the...
Online Thieves Divert $2.3M from New Hampshire Town of Peterborough
Aug 27 2021 // The U.S. Secret Service is investigating the theft of $2.3 million from the town of Peterborough, New Hampshire, by foreign thieves using fake email addresses. Town officials said Monday the investigation began July 26...
N.H. Insurance Department Issues Bulletin on Appointment of Insurance Producers
Aug 13 2021 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) Commissioner Chris Nicolopoulos issued a bulletin reminding insurers that they must comply with the New Hampshire statutory requirement that all insurance producers acting as...
New Hampshire Experiences Continued Stability in Workers’ Comp Market
Aug 6 2021 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) approved a rate proposal filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) that will reduce voluntary loss costs by 8% on average. “Over the past several...
New Hampshire State Police Discover 100-Plus Commercial Vehicle Violations
Aug 3 2021 // The New Hampshire State Police discovered 189 commercial vehicle violations following a day-long focus on safety. Police said 42 of the violations discovered were so severe that they created a condition where the vehicle...
One Dead, One Injured Following Crash of Small Plane in New Hampshire
Jul 15 2021 // Authorities say one man is dead and another injured after their small plane crashed in New Hampshire. WMUR-TV reports the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the...
New Hampshire Insurance Department Investigates 18 Insurance Fraud Cases
Jul 2 2021 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department has announced that it investigated and submitted for criminal prosecution a total of 18 insurance fraud cases over the past twelve months. The cases varied in nature, but included...
Judge Rules in Favor of New Hampshire Hotel Group in Insurance Dispute
Jun 22 2021 // A judge has ruled in favor of a group of hotels whose owners sued their insurance carriers over lost business during the coronavirus pandemic. Businessman Mark Stebbins of Schleicher & Stebbins Hotels LLC, one of the...
Report Points to Trouble Connecting Rail Cars Before Worker Death in New Hampshire
Jun 17 2021 // Five attempts were made to connect two rail cars during a switching operation before a Pan Am Railways conductor was pinned between them and died, according to a preliminary report issued Tuesday by the National...
New Hampshire Set to Increase Penalties for Some DWI Crashes
Jun 16 2021 // A New Hampshire bill aimed at strengthening penalties for repeat drunk drivers is headed to the governor’s desk. The House on Thursday agreed to the Senate’s version of Tyler Shaw’s Law, named for a...
New Hampshire Sex Abuse Class-Action Suit Tossed, Individual Claims Stand
May 28 2021 // A judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit involving 300 people who allege decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center, but he left the door open for individual claims against the state. The...
Explosion Damages New Hampshire House Under Construction, Worker Burned
May 19 2021 // An explosion happened at an Amherst house that was under construction, causing a contractor to suffer burn injuries to his arms, New Hampshire fire investigators said Friday. Firefighters responded to the house near...
Meetings to Be Held on Status of PFAS Chemicals in New Hampshire Communities
May 17 2021 // Meetings will be held online for three southern New Hampshire communities to give the public updates on the status of chemicals found in the water, the Department of Environmental Services said. The meetings are scheduled...
