Abigail Ham - Keene Sentinel

In Acworth, a town of about 850 in the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire, voters at town meeting will see an article to "see if the town will vote to empower the selectmen to serve as pound keepers, measurers of wood, and fence viewers."

At Troy's annual town meeting March 11, a petition warrant article asks if the town approves of the Troy Police Department's agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Citizen petition articles on some New Hampshire town meeting warrants in March raise concern about state government downshifting costs to local and county government.

Jason Riddle of Keene, NH, who rejected a pardon, said the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 was a turning point. While serving a sentence for his participation in the insurrection, Riddle got sober and had a political change of heart.

Keene Police Chief Steven Stewart said he believed Troy police were acting on federal authority, which supersedes local jurisdictions. Ellis said he feels a mutual aid agreement between the municipalities authorizes him to make arrests in the city. Legal experts who spoke to The Sentinel paint a still more complicated picture.

In Keene, New Hampshire, the uptick in solar installations was noticeable in the past three years.

Historic Harrisville, Inc., a 50-year-old organization, works to preserve and develop the New Hampshire town’s historic buildings and character.

Christopher Landry said federal immigration officers told him he was denied re-entry because of misdemeanor drug offenses on his record that dated back about 20 years.

If they wanted to make a lot of money, the owners said, they’d probably do something else.

Christopher Landry is a citizen Canada but had been granted the legal right to live and work in the U.S.