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Effingham gas station abutters lose in court
The proposed gas station, at the site of the former Boyle's Market, is controversial because environmentalists say it is situated in a sensitive area above the Ossipee Aquifer.
NH Supreme Court rules in favor of Keene teachers in early-retirement case
The teachers argue the NH Retirement System board was wrong to deny their requests since they did not consent to a 120-day delay in the payment of their early retirement stipends
Grantham doctor to plead guilty to cash-for-pills scheme
A New Hampshire doctor who ran a chain of addiction treatment clinics in the Twin States, including one in Grantham, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to unlawfully distribute drugs
Federal court gives mixed signals in free speech case over parents protesting transgender athletes
The lawsuit, brought in part by the conservative legal group Institute for Free Speech, touches on a topic that has divided and animated state lawmakers this year: the eligibility of transgender girls to participate in girls’ sports
Rand trial tests Claremont orders
The opening of the Rand trial before Judge David Ruoff in Rockingham County Superior Court last week marked the beginning of an effort to persuade the court to reaffirm and enforce the rulings of the New Hampshire Supreme Court in the Claremont cases by ordering the state to rescind and replace its unconstitutional system of financing public schools.
AG subpoenas Ossipee Main Street's Clarke
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether Lynn Clarke “went rogue” when she sued the town on behalf of the Ossipee Revitalization Group over its plans to demolish a building
Bow residents sue school district for free speech violation following pink-wristband protest
Parents in Bow have accused the Bow School District of stifling free speech after they were issued no-trespass orders for protesting against transgender girls participating in girls’ sports teams
In 2025, employee handbooks should reflect new lactation break law
Effective July 1, 2025, all New Hampshire employers with six or more employees will be required to provide nursing-mother employees with 30-minute unpaid lactation breaks for every three hours of work
Defendants in Derry Rail Trail lawsuit have until Nov. 8 to respond
One of the defendants in a lawsuit brought to stop construction of what opponents call the “spaghetti loop” will have until Nov. 8 to respond to the plaintiffs’ claims, say court documents
