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NH BUSINESS

Move over maple? With climate change, new interest in tapping other trees for syrup.

Producing other kinds of syrup could be a natural way for farmers to safeguard their harvest against warmer weather and pests. But maple experts say the most famous syrup is here to stay.

climate
Earliest ice-out on record declared at N.H.’s Lake Winnipesaukee
Ice-out marks the unofficial start of spring — and the beginning of boating season — in the state's Lakes Region.

data
The most Irish state in America? It's not what you expect.
Nearly 10 percent of the US population claims at least some Irish ancestry. See where they live today.

POLITICS
N.H. House approves proposal to legalize medical aid in dying
Under the controversial proposal, only people who are terminally ill with six months to live would be able to get a prescription for medication to die.

POLITICS
Bill barring trans girls from girls’ sports passes N.H. House
LGBTQ+ advocates said the vote “cruelly” removes the opportunity for transgender girls to learn teamwork, improve mental health, and belong with other girls.

NH NEWS
Once it’s spring, bird feeders are bear feeders
Please don’t feed the bears, says New Hampshire Fish and Game .

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Morning wind chills in the teens as we look ahead to a rain-snow mix this weekend
Northern New England could see anywhere from 6 inches to a foot of snow depending on the exact track of the system.

Latest Sports News

Holy Cross women advance to first-round NCAA tournament matchup against Caitlin Clark and top-seeded Iowa

Another Calipari crusher, as 14th-seeded Oakland sends Kentucky home quick

Bruins lose their way against Rangers, again, in matchup of top contenders in Eastern Conference

More New Hampshire news

NH Crime

Concord police officer indicted on four counts of assault

Richard Cobb allegedly assaulted three people on two occasions while he was on duty in March and April 2023.

ENVIRONMENT

Saving New Hampshire’s rarest plants from extinction

One plant is so rare that it only exists in three locations on earth: two in New Hampshire, and one in Vermont. All three are within an 18 kilometer stretch of the Connecticut River.

NH BUSINESS

Move over maple? With climate change, new interest in tapping other trees for syrup.

Producing other kinds of syrup could be a natural way for farmers to safeguard their harvest against warmer weather and pests. But maple experts say the most famous syrup is here to stay.

NH CRIME

New Hampshire charges 1st person in state with murder in the death of a fetus

A 2018 law defines a fetus at 20 weeks of development and beyond as a person for purposes of criminal prosecution of murder.

CRIME

Man shot by police officers in Hampstead, N.H.

The shooting occurred after Hampstead police responded about 4 p.m. to a report that a man named Robert Boulter was inside a home at 42 Oldham Road with a gun and had made threatening statements, officials said.

Two former New England College students are victims in double murder-suicide in Miami, officials say

Meghan Moore, 25, and Sidney Capolino, 23, were fatally shot at their Miami apartment by a man who then turned the gun on himself, police said.

NH POLITICS

Nine New Hampshire towns defeat bans on voting machines

At least 23 towns were considering a ban on voting machines after a conservative group organized a statewide effort to require hand counts in the name of election integrity.

NH POLITICS

Barrington, N.H., kids vote overrides Halloween tradition

More than 400 children voted on 2024 trick-or-treating, renaming the town’s forestry truck, and the color of next year’s dog tags.

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SPOtLIGHT
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INVESTIGATION
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