Author: Sruthi Gopalakrishnan/Concord Monitor

State pushes back on Andy Sanborn’s attempt to terminate criminal investigation against him

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is asking a judge to dismiss Andy Sanborn’s attempt to terminate the ongoing criminal investigation against him or disqualify the current investigating team from continuing to pursue the case. Sanborn, the owner of the Concord Casino and the Draft Sports Bar and Grill on South Main Street in Concord, filed a lawsuit claiming state investigators obtained and accessed privileged documents that included private attorney-client communications while executing a search warrant at his business.

Committee advances bills to restrict out-of-state trash

Two bills addressing the import of out-of-state trash are heading to the House of Representatives with a positive recommendation, offering a solution toward alleviating the strain on the state’s landfill capacity. New Hampshire receives nearly half of its trash from neighboring states such as Massachusetts and Connecticut, making it New England’s dumping ground. According to a report from the state’s environment department, in 2020, more than 900,000 tons of solid waste were dumped in three commercial landfills.

AG: Use of deadly force justified against Gilford teen on New Year’s Day, 2023

The officers who responded to a Gilford home more than a year ago were legally justified in using deadly force against Mischa Fay, a teenager in a mental health crisis, the attorney general's office announced on Thursday. Sergeant Douglas Wall, who shot Fay, “reasonably believed that deadly force was required to defend him and others around him from what he reasonably believed to be the use of deadly force by Mischa,” said Benjamin Agati, chief of the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office Homicide Unit.

What’s next for the Concord Casino?

Future attempts by Andy Sanborn to operate a casino in the state will be met with challenging regulatory hurdles after his gaming license was suspended last week by the New Hampshire Lottery Commission. Sanborn, a former state senator who owns…