2+ hour, 47+ min ago  (257+ words) Search and rescue crews were called to the Merrimack River near the Hannah Duston Memorial site on Wednesday afternoon after a young man went underwater while swimming and didn’t resurface. James Smith, a Hooksett resident who works in construction, said…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (547+ words) Mental health programs are bearing the brunt of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services’ first round of budget reductions after lawmakers approved a once-in-a-generation $51 million cut to the department in the two-year state budget. Mental health services…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (185+ words) A 17-year-old man was badly injured Monday afternoon after jumping off Glen Ellis Falls in Gorham and landing on some rocks, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game. The waterfall is about 64 feet high. The agency said the teen, who…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (397+ words) That work led me to a broader question — one that extends well beyond House Bill 1337. HB 1337 proposed repealing the Autism Council, removing its statutory responsibilities and eliminating its role in certain state advisory structures. After passing both the House and…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (722+ words) A former military barracks turned apartment complex will turn a new leaf in Concord, as a developer and nonprofit plan to add more than a dozen units to a corner of New Hampshire’s housing market that sorely needs them. Fundraising…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1406+ words) Amanda Calkins steeped a hand-mixed teabag in a glass kettle over her stove. Out of all the herbal notes in the blend, the elderberry would give an especially pungent kick to the back of the throat. That Saturday evening, she…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (423+ words) When 19-year-old Mohamed Mohamed died in 2023 in Concord, his friend Augustine Twite wished he had done more to help him. The two were neighbors and spent time together in the gym while at Concord High. They weren’t the closest friends…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (157+ words) The city of Haverhill, Mass., says it has installed temporary diversion pipes that have stopped the flow of raw sewage into the Merrimack River, as New Hampshire officials say there’s no evidence that the pollution has reached any state beaches....

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (393+ words) These figures highlight a sobering reality: for many American families, a large share of their income is allocated to essential living costs, leaving limited resources for savings or discretionary spending. This situation reflects the growing financial pressures faced by households…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (682+ words) When maternal mental health report cards were introduced in 2023, New Hampshire received a failing grade. The state’s poor performance has since improved, meeting the recommended ratio for maternal mental health therapists and psychiatric provider-prescribers per birth. Momnibus 2.0, a bill signed…...