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Maine's highest court upholds sentence for mother who abandoned baby in 1985
PORTLAND (WGME) -- The mother of Baby Jane Doe, who was abandoned in a northern Maine gravel pit and left to die more than 35 years ago, has had her sentence upheld by Maine’s highest court. She is currently serving six years in prison. Police arrested Lee Ann Daigle,...
NH drug overdose deaths declined in 2023
CONCORD, NH – New Hampshire drug overdose deaths declined significantly in 2023, according to figures released by both the state medical examiner and the National Centers for Disease Control. There were 430 deaths attributed to overdoses in 2023, an 11.7% decrease from 2022’s 487, according to the New Hampshire...
Police investigating reported carjacking at Derryfield Park
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Members of the Manchester Police Department are investigating a reported carjacking at Derryfield Park Thursday. Police say at around 11:30 a.m., a suspect allegedly pointed a gun at a driver and took their vehicle. The suspect was seen driving down Bridge Street. Police say the vehicle...
NH education chief, told changes harm public schools, says he's 'champion of children'
MANCHESTER — After an hour-long public conversation with the commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education, school board members in Manchester – the state’s largest school district – remained frustrated by a lack of clear answers and unconvinced that proposed revisions to the state’s minimum standards for public schools, known as the 306s, will improve education in the Granite State. Despite that, the state Board of Education plans to finalize the revisions as soon as next...
Dozens of unclaimed remains buried, cremated each year in New Hampshire
For many people, it's hard to imagine — a loved one finding their final resting place on a shelf in the back closet of a funeral home. “We do wonder, what's the story? You know, who's the person behind the name and what happened that led them to a situation where no one nobody came forward?” Todd Marsh, Rochester’s welfare director, said.
Hampton Beach Casino proposes new concert venue, hotel and convention center
This story was originally produced by Seacoastonline. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. A future facelift of the Hampton Beach Casino could include a 500-room hotel, a new parking garage and nearly double the concert capacity of its historic ballroom. The owners of the...
Judge quickly denies request to discard $38 million verdict in New Hampshire youth center abuse case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The judge who oversaw a landmark trial about New Hampshire’s youth detention center has refused to discard the $38 million verdict, saying the facility’s leadership “either knew and didn’t care or didn’t care to learn the truth” about endemic physical and sexual abuse. A jury earlier this month sided with David Meehan, who alleged he was repeatedly raped, beaten and held in solitary confinement at the Youth Development Center in the 1990s. The attorney general’s office is seeking to drastically reduce the award. While that issue remains unsettled, the state also asked Judge Andrew Schulman to...
Video: Quiet evening with sun and clouds expected Friday, spot showers in some areas
Plenty of dry hours are expected between a few showers as we head into the weekend before a bigger warm-up takes hold next week. Partial clearing later tonight as low pressure moves away. Some fog will be possible by tomorrow morning with lows near 50 overnight. Friday looks quieter, with...
Stratham rethinks school’s $50M overhaul amid taxpayer outcry: 'We went too far'
STRATHAM — A $50 million project to renovate and expand Stratham Memorial School is no longer on the table. The town's School Board announced Wednesday it is “drastically shifting priorities," citing concerns from taxpayers regarding the cost to upgrade and expand the elementary school. “We heard you loud...
December 1987: Lowell in the News
Recently stumbled upon this classic piece of Lowell history; the December 28, 1987 nightly 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔 broadcast from Lowell Telecommunications. So many historic names and events in our city, in just one half-hour news show....
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