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    False gun report at Portsmouth school blamed on Nextdoor app

    Superintendent Zach McLaughlin is assuring the community there was no student with a gun on the Portsmouth Middle School campus, contrary what he said was a false notification through an outside mobile app called Nextdoor.


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    Judge rules NH can’t end car inspections, at least for now

    Just a few days before car inspections were set to end in New Hampshire, a judge has hit the brakes. U.S. District Judge Landya McCafferty granted a preliminary injunction on Jan. 27 prohibiting the state from ending its motor vehicle inspection program as mandated under the 2026 state budget. The law was set to take effect Jan. 31.


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    Up to a foot of snow possible in NH this weekend. See totals by region

    As the weekend begins, all of New England is bracing for what AccuWeather is calling “the biggest storm of the winter so far.” Sweeping across the country, the winter storm will dump heavy snow and ice all the way from Texas to Maine, and New Hampshire is no exception. The state is forecasted to receive as little as three inches in some…


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    18 new apartments in Portsmouth’s West End proposed

    The owner of a 181 Hill St. property is seeking to redevelop the site and construct a new three-story building with 18 residential apartments, according to project plans filed with the city.


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    Is it legal to keep a package delivered to me by mistake in New Hampshire?

    So, you got a package in the mail that you weren’t expecting. Maybe it’s addressed to you. Maybe it’s for a previous resident of your home. Or maybe it’s addressed to someone else entirely. If it’s addressed to you, you can open it and possibly even keep the contents, according to New Hampshire state law. However, it could…


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    Bulk of Smuttynose Brewing campus in Hampton poised for sale

     A sale is looming for of the bulk of the Smuttynose Brewing Co. campus, ending a storied chapter in New Hampshire beer history. 


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    NH economic expert sees tough job market in 2026. Here’s why.

    The economy overall is in relatively good shape, but the labor market isn’t, according to Brian Gottlob. Gottlob did not mention President Donald Trump by name during his presentation. However, Trump’s policies were prominent in Gottlob’s remarks. Gottlob said when talking about the economy, “and some of the political choices that are affecting it, (it’s)…


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    NH’s Ice Castles are open for the season. What to know before you go

    Located in North Woodstock, the Ice Castles feature hundreds of thousands of icicles hand-placed into impressive sculptures like archways, fountains and caves, all illuminated with colorful LED lights. The interactive space invites guests not just to admire the icy wonderland, but to crawl, squeeze and slide their way through it, creating a winter adventure the whole…


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    As the DNC chooses the 2028 primary order, NH makes its case for first

    New Hampshire is planning on holding the first-in-the-nation presidential primary once again in 2028 — whether the rest of the country likes it or not.


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    Oldest place to ski in NH was first ski club in US. How to ski there

    It is no secret that New Hampshire is home to some of the most popular skiing areas in the country. But did you know that some of those resorts are historic? In fact, the oldest skiing area in the state is also the oldest continuously-operating ski club in the entire country. Established in the late…