Granite State
Couple leaves $144K to state wildlife, K-9 programs
A couple who enjoyed New Hampshire's outdoors left $144,000 from their estate to the state Fish and Game Department for its K-9 and endangered wildlife programs. Clarence and Gertrude Sleeper, of Littleton, traveled through New England and other areas, skied, gardened, and had three dogs. ...
N.H. delegation announces $564K in emergency funding for N.H. state veterans home to protect residents and staff from COVID-19
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Reps. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that the New Hampshire State Veterans Home will receive $564,287 in emergency funding to prevent, combat and mitigate COVID-19 in the facility. ...
NH surveyed schools about return date before mandate
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu's mandate that all K-12 schools return to full-time, in-person learning by April 19 caught administrators, school boards and teachers off guard, though many schools were already on track to meet that deadline. Among the two-thirds of ...
New charges: Driver did not cross into bikers’ lane in crash
A lawyer for a pickup truck driver charged with causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire in 2019 entered not guilty pleas Friday to multiple, amended charges that no longer accuse the driver of crossing into their lane. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 25, of Springfield, ...
Adultery definition expanded to include same-sex couples
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court has expanded the definition of adultery to include same-sex infidelity. The court ruled Thursday in the case of a man who sought a divorce on the grounds of adultery alleging that his wife had an affair with another woman. A lower court ...
Trone, Kuster introduce legislation to support National Recovery Month efforts
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH) joined Rep. David Trone (D-MD) and fellow Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force Co-Chairs, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), to introduce the Honoring National Recovery Month Act to provide consistent ...
Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force issues statement on Biden Administration ONDCP priorities
WASHINGTON – The Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), David Trone (D-MD), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), released the below statement following the release of the priorities for the Office of National Drug ...
Kuster visits the Common Man restaurant in Concord, highlights support for hospitality industry in American Rescue Plan
CONCORD – On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) met with Alex Ray, owner of the Common Man Family of Restaurants, to hear about operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and to highlight support for New Hampshire’s hospitality industry in the American Rescue Plan. The American Rescue ...
Pappas, Sherrill, Newman, Malinowski introduce Toll Credit Marketplace Act to bolster state transportation projects
MANCHESTER – U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Marie Newman (IL-03) and Tom Malinowski (NJ-07) introduced the Toll Credit Marketplace Act of 2021. This legislation would establish an innovative marketplace that will increase resources available for states’ ...
Shaheen visits Berlin to meet with Tri-County CAP and underscore relief in American Rescue Plan to help North Country families
BERLIN – U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited the Tri-County Community Action Program (CAP) office in Berlin to highlight provisions in the American Rescue Plan that will help provide relief for North Country families and communities in need. “The Tri-County CAP has played a crucial ...
Following calls from Hassan, Biden Administration pledges to increase access to medication-assisted treatment and target drug trafficking on the dark web
WASHINGTON – Following calls from U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), the Biden administration announced today that it would work to remove unnecessary barriers to prescribing buprenorphine, a proven medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder, as well as strengthen efforts to target ...
Shaheen urges Department of Education to provide guidance, funding to support after school and summer STEM programs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter to the Department of Education Secretary nominee, Miguel Cardona, urging the support of STEM education through afterschool and summer programs as the American Rescue Plan is implemented. In the letter, Shaheen noted the importance ...
Kuster visits Apple Hill Farm in Concord, discusses legislation to support N.H. farmers
CONCORD — Thursday, U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, visited Apple Hill Farm and heard from the farm owners about the challenges and opportunities posed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kuster also discussed farm labor in New Hampshire and the passage ...
AG’s office: Man dies in gunfire exchange with troopers
CLAREMONT, N.H. (AP) — A man who barricaded himself in a Claremont building died during an exchange of gunfire with half a dozen New Hampshire state police officers, the attorney general's office said. A state police SWAT team was called to the building, described in real estate listings ...
Israeli man gets 30 months for drug conspiracy, fleeing bail
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An Israeli man who had been on the run for 12 years after being convicted of a federal drug conspiracy charge has been sentenced to 30 months in prison, federal prosecutors in New Hampshire said Thursday. Boaz BenMoshe, 58, pleaded guilty in 2009 to conspiracy to engage ...
Hassan recognizes Olivia Van Ledtje of Durham as March 2021 Granite Stater of the Month
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan recognized Olivia Van Ledtje of Durham today as March’s Granite Stater of the Month for creating videos — called LivBits — that promote literacy and encourage children in New Hampshire and around the world to love reading as much as she ...
Shaheen issues statement on the American Jobs Plan
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) released the following statement after President Biden unveiled his comprehensive infrastructure package, the American Jobs Plan: “All Granite Staters deserve safe roads, clean water, high speed internet and access to good-paying jobs – these ...
Hassan issues statement on President Biden’s American Jobs Plan
WASHINGTON – Following President Biden’s announcement of his American Jobs Plan, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan said she looks forward to closely reviewing the details of the proposal: “We should work to find common ground to create jobs, rebuild our economy, and lay the groundwork for the ...
Pappas applauds Biden’s American Jobs Plan
MANCHESTER – U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01), who serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement on President Joe Biden outlining his American Jobs Plan. “I am encouraged President Biden proposed a bold and comprehensive infrastructure ...
Kuster discusses casework and constituent services with Granite Staters
CONCORD – U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a virtual constituent coffee meeting to hear from constituents her office has assisted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kuster spoke with Kathy of Nashua whose employment security benefit was delayed, Brian of Amherst who experienced issues with ...