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10 Things to Do in NH This Weekend: Climbing in Rumney, fall foliage in Warner and plenty of pumpkins

Get your gourd on with the whole family at the Milford Pumpkin Festival or "Pumpkins and Puppets" at Brookford Farm in Canterbury.

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The Music Hall in Portsmouth has canceled a fundraiser for a Seacoast-based abortion provider, just six days before it was scheduled to occur, citing security concerns over a planned protest.

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Portsmouth Music Hall cancels abortion provider’s fundraiser, citing security concerns

Women’s groups say the theatre didn’t want to engage with a controversial issue and have called the move a “political decision that is clearly anti-abortion.”

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 14h

Peak foliage time means peak foot traffic on popular hiking trails across New Hampshire.

To address bottlenecks on the Artist Bluff Trail in Franconia, officials with New Hampshire State Parks have implemented one-way foot traffic on the 1.2 mile loop.

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State steps up plan for weekend hiking traffic in Franconia Notch

In response to big crowds on Artists Bluff, New Hampshire State Parks has rolled out new strategies, including requiring one-way foot traffic on the 1.2 mile loop

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 18h

New Hampshire’s business tax rates have dropped steadily over the last decade. House lawmakers are seeking to make one more reduction to one of those taxes.

A proposal to cut the business enterprise tax from 0.55% to 0.5% is moving ahead to a vote by the full House in January.

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Amid sagging revenues, NH Republicans to push for lowering key business tax

The plan would bring about the first business tax cut in New Hampshire three years. And it would come after Gov. Kelly Ayotte said in January that she was not interested in lowering the business…

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 21h

New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Hantz Marconi has been found guilty of misusing her position. And the N.H. Supreme Court ruled that the amount the state currently pays per student to public schools is not enough — not by thousands of dollars per student.

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NH News Recap: Hantz Marconi case wraps up; how to solve school funding issue

New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi has been found guilty of misusing her position. But that won’t stop her from returning to work.

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 22h

Ted Diers, who helps lead the water division at the NH Department of Environmental Services, says about 1 to 3 inches of rain is predicted in the coming days.

“It will be helpful, but really it's not going to take us out of drought,” he said.

Weekend rain expected to help but not solve NH’s drought

Experts say we need multiple sustained rain events to get back to normal conditions.

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 23h

"Leave the leaves is definitely a mantra that a lot of gardeners are using now," said Emma Erler, lead horticulturist with Kirkwood Gardens at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center.

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Homegrown NH: Can you just "leave the leaves" this fall?

"Leaving the leaves" sounds easy but it may involve more work than you think!

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 1d

Renewable electricity use rose to 34.3% of global consumption in the first half of 2025, while coal's use fell to 33.1%, according to a new report.

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 1d

Hantz Marconi, who was appointed to the state’s high court in 2017, will be back on the bench for only a few months. She turns 70 in February, the mandatory retirement age for judges in the state of New Hampshire.

Hantz Marconi to return to the bench, capping whirlwind week for convicted justice

Two days after she pleaded no contest to a single count of criminal solicitation, Hantz Marconi’s law license was restored by a special panel of judges on Thursday. This clears the way for her to…

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➡️ The deal is expected to be approved, which would bring an immediate end to the shooting in Gaza.

➡️ As soon as this weekend, Hamas could begin releasing the final 48 hostages. Twenty are still believed to be alive. All are men, many are Israeli soldiers in their 20s.

New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 1d

Updated story: Israel's Cabinet planned to vote on the ceasefire agreement on Thursday evening.

Israel, Hamas reach a ceasefire, with hostages and prisoners to be freed within days

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the "first phase" of a ceasefire deal intended to end the devastating Gaza war that unleashed the deadliest fighting ever between Israelis and Palestinians.

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 1d

Orange County in Vermont — where organic dairy farmer Tim Roberge lives — is in what the U.S. Drought Monitor calls “extreme drought.” It recorded the driest August in 130 years.

Here's a loo at how Upper Valley farmers are dealing with extreme drought conditions.

Hauling water and hoping for rain: Upper Valley farmers cope with extreme drought

Vermont is in a drought, and the Upper Valley area is seeing some of the worst of it. Farmers there are wondering: Will they have enough water to last them through the winter?

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 1d

Get your gourd on with the whole family at the Milford Pumpkin Festival or "Pumpkins and Puppets" at Brookford Farm in Canterbury.

The 78th Annual Warner Fall Foliage Festival is also this weekend.

10 Things to Do in NH This Weekend: Climbing in Rumney, fall foliage in Warner and plenty of pumpkins

Get your gourd on with the whole family at the Milford Pumpkin Festival or "Pumpkins and Puppets" at Brookford Farm in Canterbury.

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 1d

Not all gift shops are created equal. This shop at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon has a special place for visitors, patients, and staff.

We highly encourage you to listen to this story by Olivia Richardson.

'The gem and the tiara' of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center turns 60

The medical center’s volunteer-run gift shop has a bit of everything for patients, medical staff and locals.

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In a news release, the federal government said the projects did not “adequately advance the nation’s energy needs, were not economically viable, and would not provide a positive return on investment of taxpayer dollars.” buff.ly/qeL3xBn

Trump administration cuts hit three local research projects on offshore wind and wave energy

The Department of Energy said the $7.6 billion in canceled grants do not meet the Trump administration’s goals.

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 1d

An investigation into one of the biggest poaching cases in recent New Hampshire history also uncovered potential crimes inside the state’s struggling prison for men.

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Investigators found evidence of potential crimes by NH prison staff. They decided not to prosecute.

An investigation into one of the biggest poaching cases in recent New Hampshire history also uncovered potential crimes inside the state’s struggling prison for men.

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 2d

New Hampshire's employment commissioner said most of the federal workforce here likely won't qualify for state unemployment benefits because they are deemed “essential” and required to work through the shutdown. buff.ly/Yzc2P02

Unemployment pay available for 3,000 federal workers in NH as shutdown continues

New Hampshire's top official overseeing unemployment benefits says the state is ready to assist any federal worker furloughed or laid off during the government shutdown.

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The drought has made it harder for some dairy farmers to cut enough hay to feed their cows, and for vegetable farmers to keep their plants from getting parched. buff.ly/4jgZz5Y

Hauling water and hoping for rain: Upper Valley farmers cope with extreme drought

Vermont is in a drought, and the Upper Valley area is seeing some of the worst of it. Farmers there are wondering: Will they have enough water to last them through the winter?

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 2d

“You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better," Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock said in a recent message to the campus community. "At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves.” buff.ly/dv5e3RR

Dartmouth preparing feedback to Trump administration’s college compact proposal

The White House’s 10-point memo issued to Dartmouth and eight other highly regarded schools asks them to commit to a number of conditions that align with the administration’s policy positions and…

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 2d

What's an easy way to delay getting a smartphone? For these parents, the answer to that riddle is: get a landline.

Maine parents say getting an old school landline for kids is revolutionary

What's an easy way to delay getting a smartphone? For these parents, the answer to that riddle is: get a landline.

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 3d

While her plea marked the end of a criminal case that had been careening towards a November trial, New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi's battles are not over.

With plea deal official, Hantz Marconi ends high profile legal fight

NH Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi agreed to a plea Tuesday that avoids jail time, after she was charged with trying to use her position to influence an investigation into her…

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 3d

“It’s definitely a little eerie,” said Melissa Heard, who was camped out at the edge of Crystal Lake in Manchester while her daughter swam. “It’s definitely October, and we’re still rocking this weather.”

It’s hot. Here’s how New Hampshire is making the best of 80-degree October days.

My editors are trying to make “Hot-oberfest” happen. I won’t let them.

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 3d

The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review several lawsuits challenging its birthright citizenship executive order, including one case filed in New Hampshire. buff.ly/uWSpaG3

Federal court upholds block in birthright citizenship lawsuit; may go to Supreme Court

A federal appeals court in Massachusetts has upheld a temporary block on President Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship for the children of some immigrants. The case is among several…

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 3d

A community center in Nashua is offering a new weekly program that gives toddlers and their parents the chance to hear stories in English and Spanish. 📚 buff.ly/u2lfpNQ

From the Dominican Republic to Kazakhstan, Nashua families connect with bilingual story time

The bilingual storytime at the Arlington Community Center in Nashua is a new program for parents and young children to read stories in English and Spanish every Thursday.

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New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 3d

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