Looking to get involved? My colleague Lily Jackson puts together a weekly action guide for Granite Staters who want to make their voices heard.

Here are 15 ways to get involved this weekend:

💪 Friday, June 10

💪 Saturday, June 11

💪 Sunday, June 12

Have an event to add? Email Lily with details.

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

📰 What we’re reading: News from around the state, including the dispute over public access to a rail trail that’s heading to court.

📢 We asked, you answered: What does patriotism mean to you?

🔍 Question of the week: AI is everywhere. How do you feel about it?

🌎 30 best nature documentaries of all time

🚧 ÏThe Rail Trail dispute is heading to court …

An Andover property owner says he’ll continue fighting the state over concrete barriers blocking part of the Northern Rail Trail. Leonard Caron argues the trail crossing is the only practical way to access nearly 300 acres of his land and operate his business. The state has sued, alleging trespassing, public nuisance, and damage to the trail, while seeking a court order to reopen the public pathway as the legal dispute continues. WMUR

🏘️ More housing is coming to Londonderry …

A major new apartment development is taking shape in Londonderry. The Village on Technology Hill will add 440 apartments across nine buildings near the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, with an on-site Easterseals childcare center serving up to 200 children. WMUR

 🚔 A Peterborough man was fatally shot …

The man was shot during an altercation with an off-duty police officer, who was subsequently hospitalized with multiple stab wounds. Investigators identified the man who died as 24-year-old Jack Hutchings. WMUR

This week, we asked readers: What does patriotism mean to you today?

Here’s what they had to say…

“To me being an American Patriot begins with love of country and its democratic values. You must know our history and pledge allegiance to the nation’s founding father’s ideals. Finally, work to improve the country and your local communities.” — Josh Rhoderick

“In today’s reality, this nation has a lot about it that no rational human being should love. Robert De Niro has outlined that eloquently enough. So, in my view, patriotism has changed from loving your country somewhat blindly to a more basic meaning of the word. Having lived abroad for work for 11 years, we became very aware of the label expatriate. It simply means a person living outside their country of citizenship, but in our idealized use of the term, there is often an implication that someone loves their country less. To the point, I propose that being a patriot today simply means tolerating the deterioration of our country to the extent that we still choose to live here. Simply put, an expatriate lives abroad, while a patriot is a citizen who lives in their home country.” —
Tom Chew

“Benjamin Franklin’s remark, ‘A republic, ma’am, if you can keep it,’ resonates today more than ever. Patriotism means not only being an informed voter but also taking action to protect and defend our Constitution and the rule of law. We need to speak up when those entrusted to serve in government make moves that violate First Amendment rights, pull funding from university labs seeking cures that promote the general welfare, pressure members of Congress, or attempt to take control of elections from the states.” —
Diane Gioseffi

“To me, patriotism means doing whatever I can to make my country the best it can be. Voting, peaceful demonstration, talking with friends and neighbors about common problems and how best to solve them, and writing to our legislative representatives.These are all ways that I think I can be patriotic. I love my country, and I will stick with it and work to make it better in good times and bad.” —
JoAnn Carlson

If you haven’t heard, the proposed AI data center in Nottingham is back on the table, despite widespread opposition.

Meanwhile, AI is making its way into healthcare. In Utah, patients can now refill certain prescriptions through an AI chatbot instead of visiting a doctor, a move that’s already sparking debate.

So this week’s question is…

AI is everywhere. How do you feel about it?

By Stacker 

Stacker put together a list of the 30 best nature documentaries of all time based on IMDb user ratings. 

Here are the top four: 

🌎 Planet Earth II (2016) ⭐ 9.5/10
David Attenborough returns with breathtaking Ultra HD footage of animals surviving in mountains, jungles, deserts, islands, grasslands, and cities.
Streaming: HBO Max, Discovery+, Prime Video, YouTube TV. 

🌎 Planet Earth (2006) ⭐ 9.4/10
The groundbreaking BBC series that changed wildlife filmmaking forever.
Streaming: Discovery+, Prime Video. 

🌊 Our Planet (2019) ⭐ 9.3/10
Netflix’s stunning global wildlife series combines incredible cinematography with an urgent message about climate change.
Streaming: Netflix.

🐋 Blue Planet II (2017) ⭐ 9.3/10
An unforgettable journey beneath the ocean’s surface featuring creatures and behaviors rarely seen before.
Streaming: HBO Max, Discovery+, Prime Video. 

Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Katy Savage with stories by Lily Jackson and Stacker. It was edited by Crystal Niforos.

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