Jenny Whidden - Report for America, Granite State News Collaborative

The group has been waiting on the state for months to appoint additional members.

The state’s Police Standards and Training Council came under scrutiny following last year’s police killing of George Floyd.

In N.H., a complaint is not filed directly with the department, there are few viable options left for anyone who has a sense of futility or fear about going to their local agency.

It’s been 19 years since the New Hampshire Board of Education endorsed a prohibition on Native caricatures in schools. Since then, progress toward a ban has been slow and not at all steady.

Over the past year, a committee has worked to envision the island’s future: a replacement state historic marker “to reflect a more nuanced version of the raid and massacre,” a new name more inclusive than the current “Hannah Duston Historic Site”, and interpretive signage that explains the park’s complex history.