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Proposed bill aims to simplify school bus driver certifications between Vermont and New Hampshire
Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. WEST CANAAN — A Mascoma-area state legislator has proposed a bill that would make it easier for Vermont-licensed school bus drivers to become certified in New...
Why People Are Choosing New Hampshire Over Massachusetts?
When someone asks, “Is New Hampshire a good place to live?” It’s not a rhetorical question. In recent years, many people (especially from Massachusetts) have begun making the move north of the border, seeking a different quality of life. As we’ll...
Officials, New Hampshire Food Bank prepare for halt to food assistance during federal shutdown
Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. The state government is scrambling to assist more than 75,000 residents who use food stamps, proposing to help the New Hampshire Food Bank run 20 new mobile food...
Manchester City Election: Candidates for school committeeman at large
Manchester voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, to cast ballots in the 2025 municipal general election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters will select a mayor, two aldermen at-large, two school committee members at-large,...
New poll tries to rebrand Sununu on LGBTQ+ and abortion
A poll circulated ahead of John E. Sununu’s Senate campaign announcement cast him as supportive of “women’s health” and LGBTQ+ rights. His voting record and public statements tell a different story A poll that went out across New Hampshire ahead...
Give Back NH: Nashua Community Music School
Every other week on NHPR, we like to put a spotlight on people and places doing interesting things around the state, on Give Back NH. Learn more about the Nashua Community Music School, including events and classes, here. This transcript has been...
Opinion: It’s not the lattes. New Hampshire’s affordability crisis is real.
Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Every time we post on social media about New Hampshire’s affordability crisis, the comments pour in. “Young people are lazy. If they worked harder, they could...
Professors say federal budget cuts will affect food programs for New Hampshirites
Budget cuts and a government shutdown are hitting an estimated 48,000 New Hampshire households that receive food assistance through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, according to New Hampshire Food Alliance. Specifically, the...
Menna: The Myth of Choice in New Hampshire's New School Voucher Law
On June 10, Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed S.B. 295, dramatically expanding New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Accounts with state-funded savings accounts that allow K-12 students to use public tax dollars for private school tuition, tutoring...
New Hampshire Workers Affected by Government Shutdown Can Get Relief From Dover Community
It came to him while he was on the treadmill. Matt Airey called his brother Ben and said, "We have to help." And so, the Community Food Blessing Drive was born. The first one is going to be on Saturday, October 25, 2025. RELATED: NH Community...
'I got to work with this guy' Kidnapped New Hampshire teen bonded with captor to survive 9 months of torture
A teenage kidnap victim who vanished without a trace before turning up at her family home nine months later in the same exact outfit she was wearing when she was abducted says 'working with' her capture saved her life. Abby Hernandez was 14 years...
Behold, another nonsolution to New Hampshire’s school funding nightmare
New Hampshire Republicans seem to understand that the state has a property-tax problem, so that’s good. The bad news is that their idea of problem-solving consistently rests on finding new ways to blame the state’s schools for an unfair funding...
Vote: Who is the New Hampshire High School Football Player of the Week? - Oct. 21
Here are the New Hampshire High School Football Player of the Week candidates following Week 7 of the New Hampshire high school football season: Rhys Craig (Concord) Craig was 8-of-11 passing for 115 yards and three touchdowns during Concord’s...
Ex-GOP Senator Enters Highly Competitive Race In Hopes To Flip New Hampshire Red
The New Hampshire Senate race was shaken up on Wednesday when former Senator John Sununu jumped into the Republican primary. Sununu was a senator for the Granite State from 2003 until 2009 and served in the House of Representatives prior to that....
New Hampshire Republican lawmakers propose return of hard labor for people convicted of violent crimes
Hard labor could once again be a sentencing option for convicts in New Hampshire as lawmakers plan to debate an amendment later this week that could make serving time a lot tougher for certain inmates.Most images of hard prison labor are from the...
Column: New Hampshire’s affordability crisis is real
Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Every time we post on social media about New Hampshire’s affordability crisis, the comments pour in. “Young people are lazy. If they worked harder, they could afford...
Everything We Know About John E. Sununu As Former GOP Senator Looks To Win Back His New Hampshire Seat
John E. Sununu, the former U.S. senator and congressman from New Hampshire, has officially launched a bid for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, setting up what could become one of the state's most closely watched races in years. The...
Governor Ayotte looking to fill four ‘critical’ vacancies in New Hampshire leadership
Governor Kelly A. Ayotte is hoping to hire several leaders to fill what she described as “critical roles” in state government to serve the people of New Hampshire, so her team launched a webpage Tuesday to highlight key vacancies. “We’re looking...
John Sununu Enters GOP Senate Primary Race In New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Republican John E. Sununu announced a campaign for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping to reclaim a seat he lost nearly two decades ago and boosting the GOP’s chances of regaining a foothold in a region...
New Hampshire Youth Centers Seeking Coverage for Child Abuse Claims Sue Insurer
Two New Hampshire nonprofits that ran youth facilities for the state are suing their insurer seeking defense and indemnity coverage for child abuse lawsuits filed against them. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co., the insurer for Mount Prospect...