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Mass Ruling on Gay Marriage Affects NH

By Mark Bevis on Thursday, March 30, 2006.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has issued a ruling that is a set back to same sex couples in New Hamphire who wanted to get married in the Bay State,

Same sex marriage is legal in Massachusetts, but the court upheld a state law that dates back to 1913.

That law says that Massachusetts may not marry an out-of-state couple if their marriage would not be legal in their home state.

NHPR's Mark Bevis has more.

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Foreclosures Rise, and That Worries Some

By David Darman on Thursday, March 30, 2006.

Several counties in New Hampshire are following what seems to be a national trend.

They're reporting increases in real estate foreclosures in early 2006.

That pattern is causing some economists to worry that bigger and more exotic mortgages may be the cause.

But a new report gives pause to the fears that a real estate crash could be just around the corner.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.

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