RSU 21’s Kirstin Shapiro is already facing a recall. Could she face censure, too?
RSU 21 School Board member Kirstin Shapiro could be facing censure in addition to a recall election for allegedly violating board policies in recent months
Author: Shawn P. Sullivan-Portsmouth Herald
Wells development: 18 townhouses pitched amid calls for building pause
Wells, Maine, Planning Board accepted preliminary application to build several new housing units at 1922 Post Road
Maine to train defense workforce with $6.5m plan
A newly formed coalition is dedicating itself to attracting and training thousands of workers for critical jobs in the defense industry in Maine, including Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Moody Beach owners win court case, but advocates for public access vow to fight on
Superior Court Justice John O’Neil granted summary judgment in favor of Moody Beach property owners, ending the case brought in 2021
Kennebunk doctor accused of overprescribing opioids seeks to dismiss case
Faced with multiple charges of overprescribing opioids to patients, a local doctor is seeking to have the case against her thrown out of court.
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Concord school district faces $5m budget shortfall
The district recently received an unexpected $2 million bill from the risk pool that administers its health insurance, part of a debt shared by dozens of school districts across the state
29 teams from across NH compete at 8th Annual Governor’s Cup Robotics Competition
Winning teams were Morpheus, Concord Community Team; Windham Windup, Windham High School; and The Power Knights, Manchester West and Goffstown High School.
GBCC and Lonza partner for apprenticeship program
Thanks to a new apprenticeship program between Great Bay Community College (GBCC) and Lonza, Charlie Leland and Noah Ford jumpstarted their careers in the fast-paced field of biomedicine this summer.
Catholic Diocese of Manchester opens K-6 school in Northwood
“We entrust this school to her care and give thanks to our Lord, Jesus Christ. We look forward to growing the school to serve more students and families.”
Most NH education funding safe from fed shutdown, commissioner says
Key federal funding for New Hampshire schools has not been affected by the shutdown in Washington, Department of Education Commissioner Caitlin Davis said Thursday, Oct. 9 — at least the money that flows through the state Department of Education.
Q&A with tech entrepreneur and educator Rajesh Nair
Rajesh Nair is on a global mission to inspire students to experience the same joy he did as a youth in India when he learned how to build a simple crystal radio.
Most taxpayers in ConVal district to see decrease in education tax bill
Most voters in the ConVal school district will see a decrease in the local education portion of their December tax bill as a result of the recent decision by the ConVal School Board regarding distribution of the unreserved fund balance from fiscal year 2024-2025.
Saint Anselm College dedicates $35 million nursing school building
Meet Samii, the mannequin who is bedridden in the AI Simulation Lab, one of the drawing cards to the new $32 million home of the Jean School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Saint Anselm College.
Amid Claremont crisis, Pittsfield school district works to dig out of its own million-dollar hole
As a crippling financial crisis uncovered in recent weeks in Claremont makes headlines, Pittsfield, too, is reckoning with a budget shortfall of more than a million dollars as a new school year gets underway. Pittsfield’s deficit, discovered early this year, is roughly $1.8…
