I won’t be in your inboxes on Monday for the holiday. I hope you all have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, as they say.

As for me? I’ll be planting my first vegetable garden (wish me luck) and probably baking sourdough. (I could also use some luck on that.)

Here are some things to know this morning:

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

📰 What we’re reading, news from around the state

📢 We asked, you answered: Is Ayotte doing enough to stand up to the Trump administration and advocate for NH?

🔍 Question of the week: If you could ask any New Hampshire elected official one question, what would it be?

🏡 603 Unfiltered: A historic Girl Scout camp on Lake Winnipesaukee could turn into luxury homes 

💧 New research from Dartmouth College helps explain why New Hampshire can still face water shortages even as rainfall increases …

Scientists say climate change is causing storms to become more intense and more clustered, making it harder for water to soak into groundwater supplies. New Hampshire Bulletin

🎓 At the State House, school choice advocates are making another push for open enrollment in public schools …

After earlier setbacks, Republican lawmakers are now proposing a pilot program capped at 500 students that would allow families to send children to public school districts outside their hometowns. New Hampshire Bulletin

🏖️ And the first summer-like beach day of the year turned chaotic at Hampton Beach …

Police arrested 51 people Tuesday after large crowds tied to “Hampton Beach Takeover” events and school skip days led to fights, unlawful assemblies, and heavy police response. Charges included riot, underage alcohol possession, DUI, and assault. CBS Boston

This week, we asked readers: Is Ayotte doing enough to stand up to the Trump administration and advocate for NH?

Here’s what they had to say:

“Ayotte appears to value party above people. She does what’s easiest and least controversial for the people of NH, and when the rubber meets the road, she caves to the Trump gang.” — JoAnn Carlson 

“Absolutely not! Anyone with an iota of integrity or morals would find any and all of Trump’s actions intolerable. She is as cowardly as the majority of the GOP.” — Jane Duggan

“Ayotte will never stand up to Trump as long as it serves her political best interests not to do so. One-term Republican Gov. Craig Benson appointed her attorney general of NH at the end of his term, and Democrat John Lynch reappointed her because she acted as if she didn’t care about politics and was already the incumbent. However, she has been trying to climb the political ladder ever since. One of her first acts as governor was appointing Craig Benson to COGE—obviously returning a favor. She doesn’t actually care about the best interests of NH; she only sees it as a stepping stone to her next political position and will toe the line for whatever administration is in power to enable her to move up.” — Denise Veau

“Hell no! She and the Repubs in NH have shown time and again that they like what the fat orange pedophile is doing and have made no efforts to speak out against it. And now the NRA is trying to influence the folks in Concord so that guns on campus—an insane idea—can get passed. Plus, all the racist and antisemitic comments from some pols show that they’re taking their cue from him.” — David Masters

“No free-market ‘advocate’ can support non-market costs like the tariffs, and no Constitutionalist can support the constant disdain for, ignoring of, and usurpation of Congress’ enumerated powers. Ayotte proves herself a pure politician, not a public servant with principles.” — Keenan Pawley

“Actually, I would prefer she show more support for President Trump. We need to get all his policies in place for the safety of our country, as well as the economy. All the constant roadblocks are negatively impacting the country as well as NH.” — Susan Murray

“I would recommend you ask some questions of Gov. Ayotte over her support, then change of heart, regarding acting on NH energy concerns and the concept of utilizing AI for NH companies. The right approach is to enable and encourage the legislature to set guardrails, if it is determined they are necessary.” — Dan Roy

“No, Gov. Ayotte needs to stand up for the residents of New Hampshire. She needs to lead change so that New Hampshire is no longer known as the South of the North. It’s an embarrassment that she continues to support Trump’s bad policies. She should stand up to the GOP and be a bearer of positive change, not hate.” — Tammi Day

People across New Hampshire are arguing about the same things: housing costs, taxes, schools, development, and whether anyone in Concord is actually listening.

So this week’s question is:

If you could ask any New Hampshire elected official one question, who would you speak with, and what would you ask?

By Katy Savage

A one-mile stretch of land, long used as a Girl Scout camp on Lake Winnipesaukee, could be sold for $18 million and turned into luxury homes.

This camp, Camp Menotomy, dates back to 1938. A trust has managed it since the 1960s, with different Girl Scout groups leasing it over the years. Most recently, the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts.

But the camp shut down during COVID in 2020 and never reopened. In 2023, the Girl Scouts told the trustees they no longer wanted to use it.

Now, the fight is in probate court because the trust has rules: the land is supposed to stay a camp unless no one else is willing or able to run it. Only then can it be sold.

And, a developer wasted no time stepping in with an $18 million offer to turn the property into luxury homes.

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

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