David Brooks - Concord Monitor

The ban on outdoor fires was put in place Sept. 22 following New Hampshire's driest summer on record since 1895. The kindling of open fires are now allowed if a permit has been obtained.

The $42 million facility next to New Hampshire Hospital was going to be the state’s first forensic psychiatric hospital. It was originally slated to be finished by late 2026 or early 2027.

As of Oct. 1, insurance carriers in New Hampshire must notify Medicare Advantage customers if they will see a change in their coverage, including whether they’re going to stop offering the service altogether.

As drought continues in New Hampshire, lakes and streams are low, and wells are having issues. “There are places on the Connecticut River you can walk across. I haven’t seen that in years,” commented John Swain, president of Capital Well of Dunbarton.

Although hunting is much less common than it used to be — the number of licensed hunters in the state has fallen by about half since its peak in the late 1980s — the pastime is still a big part of life here.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of New Hampshire individuals and businesses who would be affected by the logging operation in the White Mountain National Forest.

The owner of the Woodstock Soapstone Co. in West Lebanon, NH, says the increase in the cost of their imported raw materials from tariffs is an order of magnitude greater than anything in their business plan.

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed SB245, which prohibits surprise billing by ambulances, sometimes called balanced billing, and boosts insurance companies’ standard reimbursement for ambulance trips to 325% of the federal Medicare rate .

By contrast, passenger numbers at the airport in Burlington, Vermont, were up 3% last year compared to 2023. In Portland, Maine, they were up 9%, and at Logan Airport, they rose almost 7%.

New Hampshire State Parks announced that the Cannon Mountain Tramway in Franconia, NH, will retire and remain closed for two years while crews replace the tram.