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u local hot shot: Great Blue Heron spotted along the water in Nashua, New Hampshire
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 2, 2025
The Daily Beast Former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have joined forces to shoot down President Donald Trump’s “colossal mistake” to shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development. The Trump administration cut around 90 percent...
New budget takes effect in New Hampshire — and the state university system is already feeling it
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The new fiscal year in New Hampshire began on July 1, and state agencies and the general public are beginning to feel the real-world impacts of the two-year spending plan that Governor Kelly Ayotte signed into law late last week. The final budget,...
State Supreme Court holds New Hampshire school spending unconstitutionally low
New Hampshire Bulletin
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July 1, 2025
New Hampshire does not provide constitutionally adequate education funding for school districts, the state Supreme Court held Tuesday, in a major decision that could force sweeping legislative changes. In a long-anticipated ruling, a 3-2 majority...
The ridiculous right-wing panic over government-owned grocery stores
MSNBC
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July 3, 2025
The Democratic nominee for mayor in New York City, Zohran Mamdani, has commanded a share of the nation’s attention that few candidates for local office will ever achieve. Many of the controversies swirling around him have at least centered on...
GOP governors stay silent amid plans to slash Medicaid spending in their states
NPR
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July 3, 2025
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey is among 19 Republican governors of states that stand to lose federal Medicaid funds if Congress passes the tax bill with proposed cuts to the program. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption...
GOP Governors Mum as Congress Moves To Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States
KFF Health News - California
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July 3, 2025
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending, in 2017, a key political force stood in their way: GOP governors. Now, as Congress steamrolls toward passing...
New Hampshire Bill To Ease Psilocybin Penalties Advances Through House But Is Tabled In Senate
Marijuana Moment
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June 30, 2025
The New Hampshire Senate last week voted to scrap compromise legislation that would have lowered the state’s criminal penalty for first-time psilocybin possession while also creating mandatory minimum sentences around fentanyl. A bicameral...
These New Hampshire Grocery, Hardware And Retail Stores Are Open On July 4th
Patch
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July 1, 2025
NEW HAMPSHIRE — If you want to escape neighborhood fireworks with retail therapy, pick up essentials for patriotic cocktails or grab supplies for a home improvement project, you’ll find that many stores in YOURSTATE are open on the Fourth of July....
New Hampshire lumber company destroyed in raging fire
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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June 30, 2025
LITTLETON, N.H. — A lumber company in New Hampshire was destroyed in a raging fire over the weekend. Crews responding to a report of a fire at Varney & Smith Lumber Company on Meadow Street just before 8 a.m. on Sunday found the building engulfed...
New Hampshire lumber company destroyed in fire, officials say
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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A fire that raged for more than four hours destroyed a lumber company Sunday in Littleton, N.H., authorities said. Littleton Fire Chief Chad Miller said he was thankful to report there were no injuries in the blaze. “Our thoughts are with Varney &...
Can you set off fireworks in New Hampshire? This is what the law says
Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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Those over 21 can legally purchase, possess or use "consumer/permissible fireworks" in New Hampshire. Display fireworks, which are the large fireworks used in shows, are not legal for private citizens in New Hampshire. To buy fireworks in New...
NH leads the country in trade complexity
New Hampshire Business Review
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July 3, 2025
New Hampshire ranks first among all 50 states in the economic complexity of its international trade, a measure that points to economic sustainability and strong economic growth in the future, according to a research project launched by MIT...
Maine Governor Signs Two Bills For Rails to Trails – But Why Not Both?
94.9 WHOM - Maine
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July 2, 2025
Governor Mills signed two bills to remove state-owned inactive railroad tracks along the Kennebec River Rail Trail, the Berlin Subdivision between Portland and Yarmouth, and 31 miles of the Mountain Division rails from Fryeburg to Standish. Why...
From Pittsburg to Hollis, Governor and Council Head Out To Meet Public This Summer
InDepth NH - New Hampshire
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July 2, 2025
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org CONCORD – From Pittsburg to Hollis, Gov. Kelly Ayotte and the state’s five-member Executive Council are taking their “show on the road” this summer. They are holding meetings at various locations across the state and...
Pace Life Sciences expands facility
Scientist Live
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July 4, 2025
American CRDMO Pace Life Sciences is expanding its Salem, New Hampshire site to establish the Center of Excellence for aseptic fill-finish services. “The remodel of our facility ensures that we can scale alongside our clients as their programs...
NVCA urges province to address 'rising threat' of road salt pollution
Barrie Today
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July 4, 2025
Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority calling for 'common-sense, pro-business action' NEWS RELEASE NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ************************* The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) is calling on the...
First CAVA Restaurant Opens In New Hampshire On Amherst Street In Nashua
Patch
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June 30, 2025
NASHUA, NH — CAVA opened its first restaurant in New Hampshire in at 350 Amherst St. in Nashua Thursday. With Mediterranean-inspired bowls, pitas, dips, and dressings, the fast-casual restaurant chain serves delicious food that helps people eat...
As World UFO Day Approaches, See What’s Been Spotted In New Hampshire Skies
Patch
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June 30, 2025
Whether you're a believer or skeptic, World UFO Day on July 2 is an occasion to ponder unexplained phenomena seen over the skies in NH. Posted Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 3:11 pm ET|Updated Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 3:13 pm ET NEW HAMPSHIRE — Whether you’re a...
NH Tech Alliance Forum: Companies learn how to partner with the U.S. Department of Defense
New Hampshire Business Review
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July 2, 2025
Jeremy Hitchcock, New North Ventures; Laura Rippy, Alumni Ventures; Chip Walter, Marlinspike Partners; Sherman Williams, AIN Ventures; and Adam “AJ” Jarnagin, Expansia, discussed how small businesses and startups can survive the “valley of death”...
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests secures 200th property with 280-acre addition in Farmington
Concord Monitor - New Hampshire
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June 29, 2025
An aerial view of Bean Forest in Farmington. Forest Society / Courtesy The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests has conserved its 200th forest: the 280-acre Bean Forest, a swath of forest and fields nestled between the Chesley and...