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6 events for your calendar
Looking for something fun to do as summer winds down? From UFO sightings to fireworks, wine tastings to seafood feasts, there’s no shortage of events happening across New Hampshire. Here are a few highlights to put on your calendar.
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We asked, you answered: Should hikers have to pay a rescue fee?
New Hampshire Fish and Game handles nearly 200 search-and-rescue missions each year, costing around $310,000 annually. Unlike most states, New Hampshire can bill hikers for rescues, though that only happens in cases of negligence or reckless behavior—and only when approved by the attorney general. his week we asked readers if they think hikers should have…
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Things only people from New England say or do
Here are the ways to recognize a New Englandah by what they do and say.
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9 famous people who went to New Hampshire colleges
Numerous famous people have attended New Hampshire colleges over the years. Here are nine names you might recognize.
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Poll: Ayotte’s approval dips; majorities opposed to budget cuts to universities, DHHS
Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s approval rating has dipped in recent months, according to a new survey from the University of New Hampshire, with almost equal percentages of Granite Staters approving and disapproving of her performance.
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The sweet reason why New Hampshire has a new state marsupial
Vivien Deal-Sosa worked alongside her Chesterfield School classmates to petition for the Virginia opossum to become NH’s state marsupial. Here’s how she did it.
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School supplies cost more under Trump tariffs, say NH teachers, parents and Dem leaders
As parents, students and teachers prepare for the upcoming school year, the cost of everything from pencils to headphones has gone up under President Donald Trump and Democrats are blaming Republicans for the increases in costs.
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Karoline Leavitt’s 2022 congressional campaign still owes over $325K in debts, per FEC filing
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s 2022 congressional campaign still owes more than 100 creditors a total of $326,370.50 as of last month. Most of the money is illegal donations the campaign is required to refund, according to the most recent Federal Election Commission disclosure.
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We asked you answered: How climate change is impacting Granite Staters’ daily lives
New Hampshire’s been getting noticeably warmer. Since 1901, the state’s average temperature has climbed about 3 degrees F, with the biggest jumps happening in the fall and winter, especially at night, according to a 2021 New Hampshire climate assessment from the University of New Hampshire. It’s also gotten wetter. We asked readers to share how…
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What New Hampshire’s immigrant population looked like in 1900
There have been four major waves of immigration to the U.S., beginning with settlers from northern and western Europe seeking land on the frontier from 1820 to 1880. The immigrants counted in the 1900 Census hailed primarily from southern and eastern Europe, drawn by the call of industrialization in America. At the advent of the era of…
