Thank you to everyone who completed last week’s crossword on America’s first ladies!

Here are our fastest finishers:

🥇 Christy Roberts — 3:47
🥈 Jane Duggan — 4:17

This week’s crossword theme is dog breeds. Good luck to all, and have fun!

Here’s what’s inside today’s newsletter:

📰 What we’re reading, including: How Dartmouth students are pushing back against Trump’s investigation.

😋 These restaurant chains have just one location in New Hampshire.

📢 Question of the week: How confident are you that New Hampshire’s election process is fair and secure? Sound off!

🔠 Solve our crossword. The theme? Dog breeds.

❤️ New Hampshire doctors are encouraging more people to plan for the unexpected …

A team at Cheshire Medical Center is hosting free workshops to help residents complete advance directives, legal documents that spell out medical wishes and designate someone to make healthcare decisions if they’re unable to do so themselves. New Hampshire Public Radio

🎓 Meanwhile, Dartmouth medical students are pushing back against a federal investigation into the medical school’s admissions practices …

Students say the probe could undermine efforts to build a diverse physician workforce. Valley News

🏠 And in Nashua, the city is moving forward with plans to secure $2.75 million in delayed federal funding to expand Marguerite’s Place …

The project would add 15 transitional apartments for homeless families, along with expanded space for case management and family support services. Nashua Ink Link

Parent company GoTo Foods will open a Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s and Carvel shared retail location beneath the Hub on Campus, according to permit reports filed with the city of West Lafayette. USA Today Network

By USA Today via Reuters Connect

📍 Bedford — Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Italian chain serving pasta, pizza, steaks, seafood, and other sit-down favorites.

📍 Manchester — Cinnabon
Mall kiosk known for cinnamon rolls, cookies, coffee drinks, and lemonade.

📍 Manchester — Dave & Buster’s
Sports bar and arcade with games, prizes, burgers, wings, cocktails, and more.

📍 Manchester — Golden Corral

All-you-can-eat buffet featuring comfort food, breakfast favorites, and desserts.

President Donald Trump’s primetime July 16 speech called into question election security. 

Trump unveiled heavily redacted classified documents he said showed Chinese influence, a US intelligence cover-up, and election fraud in Michigan. But there’s no evidence of his claims.

So this week’s question is:

How confident are you that New Hampshire’s election process is fair and secure?

Here’s what you’re saying:

“Legitimate studies, think tanks, and other credible sources (NOT conspiracy theories) have found that we have less than 1% voter fraud in this country. I am confident that our Secretary of State and election workers can ensure secure handling of our elections as they have always done. Our problem is that we have a president who does not want to accept our two-party system. Without a two-party (or multi-party) system, our government becomes authoritarian, and sadly, he seems to be doing everything he can to move in that direction.” — Diane Gioseffi

“I have had great confidence in the past, but more doubts with the arrival of Trump, Musk, Project 2025 architects, and supporters.” — Kathy, registered and voting, in Nashua

Think you’ve got what it takes to crack this crossword? Tell us how long it takes you to finish it by emailing us at info@granitepostnews.com! This week’s topic? Dog breeds.

Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Katy Savage with a story from USA Today via Reuters Connect. It was edited by Paula Solis.

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