Drivers traveling to Massachusetts from New Hampshire might have to start paying a little more as the state is toying with the idea of using polls at the border. “At a recent event the Secretary was conveying that we need to have difficult conversations about how to make our transportation system work best for everyone,” […]
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Roaring fire at historic New Hampshire performance center
A roaring fire threatened to engulf a historic New Hampshire theater and performance center Saturday night. The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office was requested at the scene of the Flying Monkey in Plymouth after the venue caught fire, State Police told Boston 25 News. Photos shared with Boston 25 News show a roaring blaze […]
New Hampshire man who brought decades-old youth center abuse scandal to light testifies at trial
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — David Meehan, whose allegations of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center sparked nearly a dozen arrests and more than a thousand lawsuits, finally took the witness stand Wednesday, seven years after he first told his wife, “They raped me.” “I think I’m more ready than anybody else in this room […]
New Hampshire youth detention center treated teen like sex slave, punching bag, lawyer alleges
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — Workers at New Hampshire’s youth detention center treated a teenage boy like a “sex slave and a punching bag,” and the state itself laid the groundwork for the abuse, an attorney argued Tuesday as the first of more than 1,000 lawsuits alleging similar horrors went to trial. David Meehan, who spent […]
Traffic on New Hampshire highways backed up for miles ahead of solar eclipse
Traffic on New Hampshire highways backed up for miles ahead of solar eclipse New Hampshire State Police are warning motorists of heavy traffic delays on two major highways on Monday afternoon as solar sightseers flock north to get a glimpse of the total eclipse. Is it safe to drive during the solar eclipse? Aerial video […]
More than 120K remain without power in New Hampshire as nor’easter pulls away
Thousands of homes and businesses across New Hampshire remain in the dark Thursday night as a powerful nor’easter packed with snow, sleet, rain, and strong wind gusts plummeted the region. The end is near (of the storm) As of 8:00 p.m., more than 124,000 customers remain without power across New Hampshire as utility crews work […]
Major New Hampshire highway shut down after truck crash damages overhead sign
A major highway in New Hampshire is shut down Thursday morning after a truck crashed and damaged an overhead road sign, officials said. The truck crashed on the southbound side of the Everett Turnpike in the area of Exit 5, according to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. All lanes on the southbound side of […]
Truck crashes into a toll booth on I-95 north in Hampton, New Hampshire and catches fire
State Police in New Hampshire are telling drivers on I-95 to avoid the Hampton tolls area, after a truck crashed into a toll booth and caught fire. The extent of the injuries to the driver is not known at this time. Traffic cameras in the area showed first responders on scene working on the emergency. […]
US Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire won’t seek reelection for a seventh term in November
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster of New Hampshire said Wednesday that she will not seek reelection to Congress for a seventh term in November, leaving the state’s sprawling 2nd District open to a possible GOP successor. “I always said I was not going to stay in Congress forever,” Kuster, 67, said […]
Driver of concrete truck hospitalized after crashing into more than a dozen cars in New Hampshire
New Hampshire State Police say 16 cars were damaged Monday afternoon after a concrete truck veered off Interstate 93 and crashed in the area of the Park & Ride in Concord. According to police, the truck, which was not carrying any concrete at the time, had been traveling south on I-93 when it swerved off […]
Tens of thousands without power in New Hampshire amid early spring storm
Tens of thousands of New Hampshire residents are spending some of the first weekend of spring in the dark after a messy storm brought snow and rain across New England Saturday. As of 8:30 p.m., more than 39,000 customers in the Granite State were without power Saturday, according to the New Hampshire Department of Safety, […]
Town clerk in small New Hampshire town arrested for improperly accessing DMV records
A town clerk in a small New Hampshire town has been arrested, one week after the deputy town clerk was arrested for improperly accessing Division of Motor Vehicle records, state police said. Town Clerk Melinda Kennett, 59, of Groveton, N.H., was arrested on Tuesday and charged with 16 counts of criminal liability for conduct of […]