It’s an unfortunate fact of life that the stomach-churning crime of child molestation occurs.
The event, focused on destigmatizing mental illness, was initiated last year by football player Nelson Thomas.
Five babies born exposed to illegal drugs and then sent home have died over the last 15 months, according to New Hampshire Child Advocate Moira O’Neill, who on Tuesday announced a wholesale review of procedures involving follow-up care for drug-exposed newborns once they leave the hospital.
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and members of the wealthy Sackler family that own the company have reached a $270 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma that accused Purdue of helping fuel the opioid abuse epidemic, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
The most common theme was a call to hire a full-time coordinator for the overall effort and the many agencies involved.
Dressed in white, the artistic duo received visitors and held press conferences from bed.
The shift tends to be sharpest in rural, white states such as New Hampshire.
When he opened Ataboys Auto Service in Manchester five years ago, Lebanese immigrant Alain Ata, 33, thought his American dream was coming true.
Plentiful drugs, horrible food and heaping helpings of disrespect. All par for the course at the Valley Street jail, according to two men locked up for months.
The funds raised will help provide veterans with bedding, gently used furniture, new items for their kitchens and bathrooms, gift cards for gas and groceries, toys for their children, and more.
Michael Boyd lost his battle on Oct. 2, 2018. His 32nd birthday would have been March 26.
Austin Spivey, a 24-year-old woman in Washington, D.C., has been looking for a relationship for years. She’s been on several dating apps — OkCupid, Coffee Meets Bagel, Hinge, Tinder, Bumble. She’s on a volleyball team, where she has a chance to meet people with similar interests in a casual …
By participating in the My Brother’s Keeper initiative, the city also formed the Nashua MBK Diversity and Cultural Competency training program.
Breakfast and dinner will be provided to all children without charge at the organization’s Clubhouse at 555 Union St., Monday through Friday, from June 17 through Aug. 30.
MANCHESTER — City aldermen voted unanimously Tuesday night to support the Safe Station program, despite threats over the weekend from one of their own to shut it down.
The Supreme Court appeared to be splintered about a plan for legislative districts in Virginia that a lower court said discriminated against black voters.
“Bring back @JudgeJeanine Pirro,” President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday morning.
There was a day about two years ago when Erica walked into her local YMCA and broke down in tears.
Peter Thompson was already dead.
CONCORD — The Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday that would mandate significant improvements to the state’s child welfare system, which legislators described as recovering from a state of disrepair.
CONCORD — People born in New Hampshire will be able to obtain a revised birth certificate identifying them as male, female or neither male nor female as long as they have a notarized statement from their health care provider, if a bill passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday becomes law.
DURHAM — About 1,000 high school students gathered at the University of New Hampshire Thursday to tackle a touchy topic: the role of the media in society.
President Donald Trump on Monday called for spending more money on the military and a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
A Meredith woman working for the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti saw the crisis firsthand.
A spokesman for the Boston Public Schools says someone sent a racist image to students attending a regional high school jazz festival on the campus of UNH.
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Legislature took a big step toward repeal of the death penalty on Thursday, with a veto-proof vote of 279-88 in support of House Bill 455.
NASHUA — City officials are reviewing a proposal to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21 in the Gate City.
CONCORD — Gun control activist Shannon Watts of Colorado, who founded Moms Demand Action for Guns Sense after the Sandy Hook school massacre, started a social media firestorm on Tuesday with a tweet from the New Hampshire State House.
The 1970s. Attention nationally is drawn to children with disabilities and their education. New Hampshire does little for such kids; Easterseals steps up.
Stephon Clark, 22, was gunned down on March 18, 2018, in his grandparents’ backyard after police responded to a report that someone was breaking car windows.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-NH, pounced on a pharmaceutical drug maker during a Senate hearing Tuesday, citing New Hampshire lawsuits that allege the improper marketing of opioids.
RICHMOND — Selectman Doug Bersaw is not talking about past statements attributed to him in which he reportedly denies the Holocaust and said Jews should be treated with “blood and terror.”
Charitable giving in the United States rose a lackluster 1.6 percent last year, despite a strong economy — a sign that the 2018 tax code overhaul could be hurting donations, according to a new study published Monday.
ATLANTA — An Atlanta middle school teacher was removed from the classroom and subsequently resigned after video of a conversation he had in class about first kisses surfaced, which many parents took as inappropriate, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Concord — AARP is accepting applications for its 2019 Community Challenge grant program to fund “quick-action” projects that spark change in local communities.
Of the 427 students from 26 high schools who participated in this year’s high school plunge, the team from Raymond High School raised the most money.
The House of Representatives will vote on a resolution aimed at stopping Trump’s declaration of a national emergency, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
A lawmaker who chairs the House Child and Family Law Committee said he was “blown away” to find out that the state bills parents who receive help from the state for their children, charging for everything from foster care to expensive incarcerations at the Sununu Youth Services Center.
WASHINGTON — Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, both D-NH, joined Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and John Boozman, R-Ark., on Friday in reintroducing the bipartisan Deborah Sampson Act to support female veterans.
Gov. Chris Sununu announced last Thursday the formation of the Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services.
MANCHESTER — The number of homeless in Manchester is growing. The issue is not unique to the Queen City, and will not be solved in a day. And any efforts to address the needs of these individuals must include agencies from across the city and state, and respect the constitutional rights of m…
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