Laura Bratton
Morning Edition & All Things Considered Intern-
A group of New Hampshire lawmakers declined to accept the Attorney General’s proposed settlement process for victims of abuse who were held at the former Youth Development Center as children.
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Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester recently announced plans to close its birth center, citing financial problems. The attorney general's office launched a review of their decision.
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“Night of the Living Rez” is one of five books that are finalists for the New England Book Award in fiction. The book is a collection of stories by author Morgan Talty that center around one character and his life on the Penobscot Indian Reservation in Maine.
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At a rally on Thursday, climate activists demanded that state officials expand New Hampshire’s renewable energy resources. They criticized Governor Chris Sununu for accepting donations from fossil fuel companies.
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Belknap County-owned Gunstock Mountain Resort reopens after weeks of controversy between the Gunstock Area Commission and the mountain's management team. We cover this story and more in this week's edition of the New Hampshire News Recap.
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The Climate Change Leadership Academy in Lebanon trains residents to build climate-related projects within their own communities.
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Looking for a way to escape the heat this summer? Local bookstores across New Hampshire are often air conditioned, sometimes have coffee, and always have stacks of summer reads.
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Monadnock Trails Week begins on Friday. Over the next several days, New Hampshire State Parks and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests are hosting volunteer opportunities and events with the goal of creating community and protecting the region's outdoor spaces.
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The city of Portsmouth will no longer recognize Columbus Day as a city holiday. The city council voted 8-1 last week to replace it with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Leading the multi-year effort behind this change is a student social justice club at Portsmouth High School called WE Speak.
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The national suicide prevention lifeline is adopting a new number in the Granite State. Gov. Sununu says state officials are preparing for another COVID-19 surge this winter. And New Hampshire’s health commissioner is stepping down.