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How a federal shutdown would hit New Hampshire
| September 23, 2025
Social Security and VA continue, but SBA loans, USDA housing, and national-forest services could stall. Pappas’s plan would protect military pay, not the wider local economy. The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives and Senate have reached an impasse about how to fund the federal government, and Congress has gone on recess, giving itself less than […]‘Sick to my stomach’: Trump distorts facts on autism, tylenol, and vaccines, scientists say
| September 23, 2025
On Monday, President Donald Trump stood beside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for what he called a “historic” announcement on autism.Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are 7 tips to help
| September 23, 2025
To control costs, nearly all health insurers use a system called prior authorization, which requires patients or their providers to seek approval before they can get certain procedures, tests, and prescriptions.WATCH: Republicans running for NH Senate are going coo coo for MAGA
| September 22, 2025
The competition for President Donald Trump's endorsement in the 2026 NH Senate race is turning ugly as Republicans try to out-MAGA each other.WATCH: New Hampshire hospital at risk of closing because of Big Beautiful Bill
| September 22, 2025
Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" has put hundreds of rural hospitals at risk of closing their doors because of cuts to Medicaid, including this one in New Hampshire.Health officials from 10 Northeast states officially band together. New Hampshire remains out.
| September 22, 2025
After months of informal talks, health officials from 10 Northeastern states have announced they’re forming a bloc called the Northeast Public Health Collaborative to issue vaccine guidance and coordinate public health efforts independent of the federal government. New Hampshire is not among them.Breweries with the most highly ranked beers in New Hampshire
| September 21, 2025
Stacker compiled a list of the breweries with the most beers ranked in the top 100 in New Hampshire using data from BeerAdvocate as of August 2025. Any ties were broken by the highest-ranking beer.WATCH: A new Sununu jumps into the 2026 senate race?
| September 19, 2025
John Sununu, a one-term Senator from nearly 20 years ago, is considering a run for the open NH Senate seat in 2026. But early interviews with the candidate show raise questions if he'll be able to effectively sell himself to voters outside of his brand-name appeal.WATCH: Everything you need to know about Granite State Comi Con
| September 19, 2025
It’s time to geek out at Granite State Comic Con! Come join co-organizer of Granite State Comi Con’s Chris Proulx as we dive into this weekends festivities! Follow us to see what’s happening and we’ll see you there!WATCH: Is Scott Brown slimy?
| September 19, 2025
Massachusetts politician Scott Brown is running for Senate in New Hampshire, leaving some to wonder if he would be considered a carpetbagger.NH Film Festival 2025 in Portsmouth: What movies you’ll see, how to get tickets
| September 18, 2025
The 23rd annual New Hampshire Film Festival has announced the selection of more than 100 independent films that will be screened Oct. 16-19 event.We asked, you answered: Where are you NOT going leaf peeping?
| September 18, 2025
This week, we asked readers, where are you NOT going leaf peeping in New Hampshire. Here are some of the responses.
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Historically Speaking: The story behind Exeter’s Park Street Railroad Bridge
| September 17, 2025
In 1890, the Boston and Maine upgraded their tracks, and its Exeter bridges were too narrow. The Newfields Road bridge was rebuilt and widened, but the railroad balked at the cost of replacing the Park Street bridge. The street was closed in January of 1892, and the bridge was torn down to extend three full lines of tracks across Park Street.2 New Hampshire billionaires make Forbes’ list of richest people in America
| September 17, 2025
Two New Hampshire billionaires made the Forbes 400 – the business magazine's ranking of the richest people in the United States. A data-mining wizard and a grocery mogul in the Granite State have climbed their way to the top.ICE crackdowns intensify across Boston as sanctuary cities face Trump’s latest operation
| September 16, 2025
Immigrants are being detained while going to work, outside courthouses, and at store parking lots in Metro Boston as President Donald Trump targets so-called sanctuary cities in his effort to ramp up immigration enforcement.Read Market Basket’s complaint against fired CEO Arthur T. Demoulas
| September 15, 2025
Market Basket President and CEO Arthur T. Demoulas was fired by the supermarket chain's board of directors this week. Read the complaint.Another New Hampshire man gets a pig kidney as transplant trials are poised to start
| September 15, 2025
A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplant, at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animals organs really might save human lives. The 54-year-old New Hampshire man is faring well after his June 14 operation, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced Monday.Back to Local: Exeter businesses roll out special deals to bring shoppers home
| September 11, 2025
A beloved bowling alley with nearly eight decades of history. A nonprofit helping girls run toward confidence. A downtown bookstore nearing its 35th year. These are just a few of the Exeter businesses participating in the Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural Back to Local campaign, an initiative designed to encourage residents and visitors to explore the […]We asked, you answered: Should the state ditch Education Freedom Accounts?
| September 11, 2025
This week, we asked, do you agree with the ‘Education Freedom Accounts’ program, or is it weakening public schools?Final Bear Brook Victim Identified, But Questions Remain
| September 10, 2025
The mystery of the Bear Brook murders has plagued Allentown for decades. Now, the final victim has been identified, but several questions remain unanswered.This New Hampshire area is one of the best places for leaf-peeping in 2025
| September 5, 2025
Peak leaf peeping time is right around the corner! Here’s why Bretton Woods, NH is one of the top fall foliage destinations in the US.Concord’s Tara Mounsey skates into US Hockey Hall of Fame
| September 4, 2025
Tara Mounsey, famed US Olympic hockey player and gold medalist, was recently announced as a member of the US Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025. She’ll be joined by other notable names like Joe Pavelski, Zach Parise, Bruce Bennett, and Scott Gomez. Mounsey and the rest of the class will be officially inducted during the 2025 US Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Celebration, which will be held on December 10 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.We asked, you answered: Do you believe the Exeter UFO story?
| September 4, 2025
The UFO incident is said to have happened in September 1965, when Norman Muscarello, an 18-year-old hitchhiker, reported seeing a huge, silent, glowing object with red lights near Exeter. Local police officers Eugene Bertrand Jr. and David Hunt later said they also witnessed the same strange craft hovering and moving erratically.HGTV named the best gardens in New Hampshire and Maine. Here’s how to visit them
| September 4, 2025
HGTV picked Fuller Gardens in North Hampton, New Hampshire, because of its stunning horticultural variety, like the rose beds and the Japanese garden.
