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Plus: Can’t-miss events for your calendar Share with a friend     Good morning! There’s been a lot of debate about books in schools lately, and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” has become part of that conversation. The novel was recently removed from Merrimack Valley High School’s required reading list after a parent raised…

Plus: A little holiday trivia to start your day Share with a friend     Good morning!  As you may have heard, New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account (EFA) program is growing fast. This year, 10,510 students are enrolled—nearly double last year—with the state spending $51.6 million. But the recent removal of income limits is changing…

Plus: Dear Grace on when helping doesn’t land as expected Share with a friend     Good evening! Anheuser-Busch’s brewery in Merrimack has been part of the community for nearly 50 years. But the company says that the well-known facility will close in early 2026. The Merrimack facility isn’t alone. Anheuser-Busch also plans to shut…

Plus: Christmas Bird Count kicks off Dec. 14 Share with a friend     Good morning! Noticing fewer Canadian plates around New Hampshire this year? There’s a reason. Canadians usually make up about 5% of all visitors to our state, coming for small-town getaways and trips to the White Mountains. But that traffic has dropped…

Plus: NH program helps hundreds step into nursing careers Share with a friend     Good morning! Did you know New Hampshire’s oldest tree farm just hit 80 years? Weir Tree Farms started back in 1945, when Harlie Weir planted his first seedlings—and amazingly, some of those original trees are still producing seed today. Read…

Plus: Can’t-miss events for your calendar Share with a friend     Good morning! 🎄 When do YOUR holiday lights go up? Some people start decorating as early as October, while others wait until the day before Christmas. I usually get mine up the weekend after Thanksgiving, which, according to recent stats, is right in…

Plus: NH sees biggest drop in opioid deaths in a decade—here’s why Share with a friend     Good morning!  As Medicaid faces cuts and new work requirements, two addiction specialists told the New Hampshire Bulletin something worth remembering about the state’s big drop in drug deaths. Opioid fatalities fell by a third last year—the…

Plus: Crisis pregnancy centers are deceiving Granite Staters Share with a friend     Good evening! Did you know New Hampshire has more than 15 crisis pregnancy centers—and some of them don’t have any medical staff at all? These centers often present themselves as full-service health clinics, but many are actually anti-abortion organizations that target…

Inside: Stories of generosity and simple ways to give back Support     Good morning! Here we are, tumbling headfirst into winter’s glittering chaos. The leaves are completely gone from the trees, and I can almost hear my own to-do list screaming at me—gifts to buy, recipes I’ll probably burn, cards to send, money to…

Plus: Most commonly seen birds in New Hampshire Share with a friend     Good morning! You’ve probably heard this one before: Ghislaine Maxwell once had a hideout in New Hampshire. It’s where she lay low while an arrest warrant was out for her before she was found—and believe it or not, the property still…