Ryan Lessard

Correspondent

Before becoming a reporter for NHPR, Ryan devoted many months interning with The Exchange team, helping to produce their daily talk show.  He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in Manchester with a major in Politics and Society and a minor in Communication Arts. While in school, he also interned for a DC-based think tank. His interests include science fiction and international relations. Ryan is a life-long Manchester resident.

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NH News
5:51 pm
Mon April 22, 2013

Senator Ayotte Says Tsarnaev Should Have Been Declared Enemy Combatant

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Sens. Ayotte and McCain were joined by former Sens. Gramm and Kerrey and Alice Rivlin, former Director, OMB at a panel discussion in Concord, Monday. NPR's Ari Shapiro (right) moderated.

The White House says Dzohkhar Tsarnaev, the surviving marathon bombing suspect, will not be tried as an enemy combatant. That comes after New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte weighed in saying that not declaring him an enemy combatant might be a national security mistake.


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3:41 pm
Mon April 22, 2013

First Rudman Center Event Attracts Big Names

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The new Rudman Center at the UNH School of Law.

A series of panel discussions on budget issues helped kick off the opening of the Warren B. Rudman Center at the UNH Law School Monday. The event was jam-packed with big names…


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NH News
6:00 am
Sun April 21, 2013

Sarah Long Bridge Repairs Ramp Up

Repair crews will start working seven day weeks Sunday to bring the Sarah Long Bridge back into service. 

Updated damage assessments have extended the expected repair date to roughly May 25th, according to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation spokesman Bill Boynton.

“They’re gonna be working from dusk til dawn, seven days a week. And once they get the staging in place there may be a reevaluation as to whether they should go or can go 24 hours a day.”

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NH News
3:04 pm
Fri April 19, 2013

Manchester Boxing Official Remembers Dead Bombing Suspect

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Tamerlan Tsarnaev in boxing gym.

A Manchester man who heads a civil engineering firm says he remembers the older brother of the two marathon bombing suspects.


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NH News
4:21 pm
Thu April 18, 2013

A Quarter Of Total Telegraph Staff Laid Off

The new owners of the Telegraph of Nashua newspaper laid off a total of about 25 staffers Wednesday, according to Michael Power, the community outreach administrator in the states’ Office of Workforce Opportunity.

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NH News
7:00 pm
Wed April 17, 2013

Governor Hassan Proclaims April Child Abuse Prevention Month

Child advocacy groups held a small rally at the statehouse Wednesday night where Governor Maggie Hassan proclaimed April to be Child Abuse Prevention Month.


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NH News
3:10 pm
Tue April 16, 2013

Jaffrey Fireworks Festival Cancelled Indefinitely

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Jaffrey Festival of Fireworks

The Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce announced that it will no longer host fireworks festivals due to safety concerns in the wake of last year’s bomb threat.

The Jaffrey Festival of Fireworks was one of the largest fireworks events in New England for the past 22 years. Co-Chair Cyndy Burgess says the Jaffrey police performed a security assessment and filed a report to the chamber.


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NH News
10:25 am
Tue April 16, 2013

New Hampshire Stories Emerge From Marathon Tragedy

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Three hundred seventy-seven New Hampshire residents were competing in Boston today when two explosions erupted in the crowds near the finish line of the race. An untold number more were in Boston as spectators or volunteers.

Ronald and Karen Brassard of Epsom and their daughter were injured in the blast, but are going to be fine, according to a relative.

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NH News
5:31 pm
Mon April 15, 2013

Ovide Lamontagne Takes Major Anti-Abortion Job In D.C.

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Former gubernatorial candidate Ovide Lamontagne has taken a job in Washington D.C. And this may take him out of the running for future political races.


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NH News
6:22 pm
Fri April 12, 2013

Bedford Police Name Suspect In November Home Invasion

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Charles Normil in 2010.

  Bedford Police say they have a warrant for a Massachusetts man allegedly involved in the burglary and subsequent assaults of Eduardo Quesada and his wife Sofia on November 24th.


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NH News
3:23 pm
Thu April 11, 2013

Navy Names New Combat Ship After Manchester

General Dynamic's variant of the LCS

The United States Navy will name a new combat ship after the city of Manchester.


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NH News
5:30 am
Wed April 10, 2013

Protesters Outraged By Immigrant Arrests

Over the weekend, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested at least four undocumented immigrants in Nashua and Manchester. The arrests occurred less than a day after an immigration reform rally was held in Nashua. Immigration activists are calling foul and continuing demonstrations.


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5:21 pm
Mon April 8, 2013

New Owners Of Telegraph Of Nashua Plan To Downsize

A West Virginia-based publishing company has acquired the Telegraph of Nashua newspaper.


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NH News
3:22 pm
Sat April 6, 2013

Immigration Rally Held In Nashua

Labor Unions and activist groups held a rally for immigration reform in front of Nashua City Hall Saturday.


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NH News
4:46 pm
Fri April 5, 2013

Nashua Airport Tower To Remain Open Until June

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Nashua Airport Tower

The FAA announced Friday it will postpone one hundred forty nine contract control tower closures until June.


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