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Salem man sentenced to two years in prison for harassment of NHPR journalists A Salem, New Hampshire man was sentenced to more than two years in prison, and three years of supervised release, for his role in a conspiracy to…

Most business owners are aware that most of New Hampshire’s municipalities have adopted zoning ordinances which regulate how land can be used. Businesses that are new to an area of the state, or that are growing and expanding, may encounter situations in which they need to seek relief from the applicable zoning ordinance through their zoning board of adjustment.

A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after a jury deadlocked on whether Victor Malavet was guilty of repeatedly raping a teenage girl in 2001 while he worked as a counselor at a state-run youth detention facility. It was the first criminal trial resulting from the state Attorney General’s special investigation into allegations of rampant child abuse allegations within New Hampshire’s youth detention system and other facilities for minors.

The Manchester School District’s policy of allowing students to keep their gender identity while at school private does not violate a parent’s constitutional rights, according to an opinion released Friday by the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

Upper Valley waste management company pleads guilty to falsifying reports, advocates sue to stop rail trail construction in Derry ... and more