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New Hampshire kills bill to legalize recreational marijuana

While an effort to do so cleared the Senate, the proposal didn’t have enough support in the House.

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NH CRIME

New Hampshire attorney general says fatal killing of Manchester man by police was legally justified

The report concludes that the 26-year-old victim’s conduct could reasonably interpreted as defiant and threatening.
HEALTH

Johnson & Johnson settlement includes $14.5m for Mass., $6m for N.H., nearly $7m for R.I.

The awards are part of a $700 million nationwide settlement over the company’s talcum powder products.
NH CRIME

Charges dropped against one UNH student, but not the other 11 people arrested at pro-Palestinian encampment

The university president and police chief were urged to drop the charges against the student because he had been “mistaken for a protester” when he was arrested, according to records obtained by the Globe.

GLOBE NH | MORNING REPORT
Morning Report: Motorcycles are coming to town
Laconia Motorcycle Week has drawn an average of around 275,000 to 325,000 people each year recently, with especially high turnout last year for the 100th anniversary of the event, an important economic driver for the state.

As US Postal Service pauses restructuring plan, New England workers get a reprieve
The pause is a win for workers, critics, and political leaders who feared the moves could result in job losses or relocations.

Property tax relief available for some N.H. homeowners
The number of claims granted by the state has been declining since the program was first implemented in 2003.

SPORTS
At age 40-plus, ‘old men’ gear up for spirited annual rugby festival
“It really shines a light on the true ethos of the sport, where we’re opponents, not enemies on the pitch, and we’re friends when the final whistle blows,” said Belmont High boys’ rugby coach Greg Bruce.

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Globe NH | Morning Report

Victim of fake Biden robocall in N.H. hopes prosecution sends ‘strong message’

A political consultant is charged with 13 felony counts of voter suppression in four different New Hampshire counties based on his alleged role in the stunt.

Man armed with handgun fatally shot by police in parking lot of Lowe’s in Nashua, N.H., AG says

A man seen leaving his home with a gun in Pelham, N.H., was confronted in the parking lot of a Lowe’s store in Nashua, where two police deployed non-lethal weapons and a third officer fatally shot him, authorities said Monday.

Man killed in police shooting in N.H.

Members of the New Hampshire attorney general’s office were actively responding Sunday night to a report of an officer-involved shooting, officials said.

NH CRIME

Stricter name-change rules for violent felons signed into N.H. law

Governor Chris Sununu said the legislation serves a collective responsibility to protect “the most vulnerable among us.”

Federal fraud investigators scrutinizing N.H. developer who fumbled $21.5m deal

Robynne A. Alexander pitched a flashy plan in 2022 to buy a sprawling state-owned campus in Laconia, N.H., and redevelop it into a “self-sustaining village.” It didn’t pan out.

Police arrest six people, recover 600 fentanyl bags in drug bust at residence

A recent drug bust in Lebanon, N.H. netted the arrests of six people and the recovery of 600 bags of fentanyl from an apartment, according to state Attorney General John M. Formella’s office.

Former N.H. sheriff Mark Brave misses deadline for plea deal, appears headed to trial

An opportunity for the former sheriff of Strafford County, N.H., to strike a plea deal through a formal criminal mediation process has expired.

Body of man in wetsuit found in Dublin Pond in New Hampshire

A marine patrol unit was notified of an apparent drowning at the pond at about 3:23 p.m. Friday, New Hampshire State Police said in a statement.