The Week's Top Stories: Arctic Air, N.H. Primary Season Heats Up

The inescapable conclusion in collecting the top stories in New Hampshire this week is that the presidential primary season has kicked into a higher gear.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., campaigns this weekend in her first visit as a presidential candidate. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., announced his candidacy today. 

Other top N.H. stories of the week:

• House Bill Would Add Lyme Disease To Medical Conditions for Therapeutic Cannabis

• In New Hampshire, Bloomberg Takes Aim At Trump - And 2020 Democrats

• N.H. Senate Democrats Begin Push For Paid Family Leave Plan

• 'Draft Beto' Draws a Crowd At Concord House Party

• N.H. GOP: We Were Outspent, Out-Organized in 2018

• In Franklin, Residents Balance Ambitious Growth Plans With Economic Realities

• N.H. Legislators To Discuss Planning Major Renewable Energy Procurements

• Hearing on Bill to Price Carbon Emissions Draws Crowd

• With Biomass Subsidy Law in Dispute, N.H. PUC Won't Force Eversource To Comply

• The Exchange: On The Lookout for Bald Eagles in N.H.

The top stories list includes one from late last week. This well-read feature offers a bird's-eye view of high tides, and what conservation groups say is evidence of rising sea levels and a threat to millions of dollars in coastal properties. NHPR's Annie Ropeik hopped aboard a flight and snapped several photos of the New Hampshire coast at high tide.

Credit Annie Ropeik / NHPR