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The New Hampshire Department of Justice says an irregular series of personnel maneuvers involving a longtime colleague of the state’s top judge didn’t violate any criminal laws.
AG says Judicial Branch’s payout to staffer didn’t violate law, but didn’t follow ‘best practices’
The review was prompted by an NHPR investigation that revealed a close ally of Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald was laid off for 48-hours, allowing her to collect accrued benefits, before being rehired…
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November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The New Hampshire Department of Justice says an irregular series of personnel maneuvers involving a longtime colleague of the state’s top judge didn’t violate any criminal laws.
What does it mean to go on strike? This week’s Refresher Course tackles what protections workers have and the changing relationship between employers and strikers.
Refresher Course: What striking rights do workers have in the U.S.?
What does it take to go on a labor strike? What makes a strike legal or illegal?
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November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
What does it mean to go on strike? This week’s Refresher Course tackles what protections workers have and the changing relationship between employers and strikers.
Kick off the holiday season with music, winter walks and more across the Granite State this weekend.
10 Things to Do in NH this Thanksgiving weekend
Celebrate the holiday season with music, winter walks and more across the Granite State.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Kick off the holiday season with music, winter walks and more across the Granite State this weekend.
Half a century after 22-year-old Judith “Judy” Lord was murdered in her Concord Gardens apartment, the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit determined her killer was her next-door neighbor, Ernest Gable.
Neighbor identified as killer in decades old Concord murder
New Hampshire's Cold Case Unit solves the murder of Judy Lord, who was discovered in her apartment in Concord, NH, on May 20, 1975.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Half a century after 22-year-old Judith “Judy” Lord was murdered in her Concord Gardens apartment, the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit determined her killer was her next-door neighbor, Ernest Gable.
This protest was part of an ongoing effort to urge consumers to boycott the airline after Avelo announced it had signed a contract in April to operate deportation flights with the Department of Homeland Security as part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
‘Avelo out MHT': NH protests continue against budget airline operating ICE flights
Protestors continue to urge consumers to boycott Avelo at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport for as long as the company continues a contract to operate deportation flights.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This protest was part of an ongoing effort to urge consumers to boycott the airline after Avelo announced it had signed a contract in April to operate deportation flights with the Department of Homeland Security as part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The first ever White Mountains Almanac has been published. With a mix of research and illustration, it gives a month-by-month look at the changes in the region’s climate and ecosystem.
What a new almanac tells us about NH’s White Mountains
The first White Mountains Almanac was published this week. It’s a month-by-month look at the region’s climate and ecosystem.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The first ever White Mountains Almanac has been published. With a mix of research and illustration, it gives a month-by-month look at the changes in the region’s climate and ecosystem.
NH’s largest sycamore tree in Concord is well over 100 feet tall. The Something Wild team measured its crown spread – from one side to the other – at a very approximate 110 feet.
Something Wild: Admiring the sycamore
A visit to a magnificent urban tree, the sycamore, to admire its unique characteristics and ecological role.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NH’s largest sycamore tree in Concord is well over 100 feet tall. The Something Wild team measured its crown spread – from one side to the other – at a very approximate 110 feet.
In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, here’s a partial list of places giving out or accepting Thanksgiving donations.
Stuffing Season: Where to give or find help in New Hampshire this Thanksgiving
The start of the holiday season this year coincides with increased need for food assistance for thousands of Granite Staters. NHPR compiled a partial list of some places giving or taking Thanksgiving…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, here’s a partial list of places giving out or accepting Thanksgiving donations.
"It feels like my contribution is — just because I was not born in this country — less valued," says Michael Liu, an internal medicine resident in Boston. "I really hadn't thought so deeply about going back home before, but definitely it's been much more top of mind."
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
www.nhpr.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"It feels like my contribution is — just because I was not born in this country — less valued," says Michael Liu, an internal medicine resident in Boston. "I really hadn't thought so deeply about going back home before, but definitely it's been much more top of mind."
In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, here’s a partial list of places giving out or accepting Thanksgiving donations.
Stuffing Season: Where to give or find help in New Hampshire this Thanksgiving
The start of the holiday season this year coincides with increased need for food assistance for thousands of Granite Staters. NHPR compiled a partial list of some places giving or taking Thanksgiving…
www.nhpr.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, here’s a partial list of places giving out or accepting Thanksgiving donations.
The protest was part of an ongoing effort to urge consumers to boycott the airline after Avelo announced it had signed a contract in April to operate deportation flights with the Department of Homeland Security as part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
‘Avelo out MHT': NH protests continue against budget airline operating ICE flights
Protestors continue to urge consumers to boycott Avelo at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport for as long as the company continues a contract to operate deportation flights.
www.nhpr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The protest was part of an ongoing effort to urge consumers to boycott the airline after Avelo announced it had signed a contract in April to operate deportation flights with the Department of Homeland Security as part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The contentious vote in Congress to tighten rules on hemp came after dozens of state attorneys general issued a letter warning of the risks of an unregulated hemp THC market, and the dangers it could pose to children. www.nhpr.org/politics/202...
THC drinks are flying high. A new hemp law could kill the buzz
Drinks infused with cannabis' buzzy compound THC are wildly popular and available in many states. But a year from now, the hemp-based products could be banned under a newly approved federal law.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The contentious vote in Congress to tighten rules on hemp came after dozens of state attorneys general issued a letter warning of the risks of an unregulated hemp THC market, and the dangers it could pose to children. www.nhpr.org/politics/202...
Roughly 24% of adults in New Hampshire — or 281,000 people — are caring for family members or friends, like seniors and children with disabilities, with most not getting paid, according to the new report from the AARP and AARP NH.
New report says NH’s caregivers need more support
Caregivers often work fulltime, while also watching over adults and children with disabilities. A new report underscores the need to support those people, as well.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Roughly 24% of adults in New Hampshire — or 281,000 people — are caring for family members or friends, like seniors and children with disabilities, with most not getting paid, according to the new report from the AARP and AARP NH.
Grammy-nominated singer songwriter Reed Foehl returned to the Word Barn with new music and beautiful takes on some older songs. Have a listen!
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Live from the Word Barn: Reed Foehl Returns
Reed Foehl returns to the Word Barn with new music and older favorites.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Grammy-nominated singer songwriter Reed Foehl returned to the Word Barn with new music and beautiful takes on some older songs. Have a listen!
www.nhpr.org/show/live-fr...
www.nhpr.org/show/live-fr...
"For a long time, a bike was my only form of transportation... It's nice to teach people and it's stuff that a lot of the things that I maybe didn't know at one point and really could have benefited from knowing."
Give Back NH: Queen City Bicycle Collective
Every other week on NHPR, we like to put a spotlight on people and places around the state on Give Back NH.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"For a long time, a bike was my only form of transportation... It's nice to teach people and it's stuff that a lot of the things that I maybe didn't know at one point and really could have benefited from knowing."
There are plenty of places to find free food — and community — around NH this week. 🍽️
Stuffing Season: Where to give or find help in New Hampshire this Thanksgiving
The start of the holiday season this year coincides with increased need for food assistance for thousands of Granite Staters. NHPR compiled a partial list of some places giving or taking Thanksgiving…
www.nhpr.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
There are plenty of places to find free food — and community — around NH this week. 🍽️
A federal judge is weighing whether the Trump administration’s sweeping pause on offshore wind projects was lawful, raising renewed legal uncertainty around major clean-energy initiatives.
With court backing, Revolution Wind appears headed for a 2026 finish
A new court case could decide whether the Trump-era wind permit freeze was legal — just as Revolution Wind, set to power Connecticut and Rhode Island, returns to work.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A federal judge is weighing whether the Trump administration’s sweeping pause on offshore wind projects was lawful, raising renewed legal uncertainty around major clean-energy initiatives.
"Don't get me started on the dating scene in New Hampshire... I don't know how we fix that, to be fair, but it is certainly a factor in our talent retention." buff.ly/03Sp0YG
One problem for retaining young talent in NH is the dating scene
As New Hampshire's workforce is aging, businesses need young employees to settle down here.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"Don't get me started on the dating scene in New Hampshire... I don't know how we fix that, to be fair, but it is certainly a factor in our talent retention." buff.ly/03Sp0YG
The start of the Holiday season this year coincides with increased need for food assistance for thousands of Granite Staters. Here's a partial list of some places giving or taking Thanksgiving donations.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
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Stuffing Season: Where to give or find help in New Hampshire this Thanksgiving
The start of the holiday season this year coincides with increased need for food assistance for thousands of Granite Staters. NHPR compiled a partial list of some places giving or taking Thanksgiving…
www.nhpr.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The start of the Holiday season this year coincides with increased need for food assistance for thousands of Granite Staters. Here's a partial list of some places giving or taking Thanksgiving donations.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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"For seabirds, ingesting just six tiny pieces of rubber, each smaller than about the size of a pea, can result in a 90 percent chance of death," said Britta Baechler, a co-author of the study and director of Ocean Plastics Research at the Ocean Conservancy.
Eating just a handful of plastic can be fatal for marine animals, a study finds
Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"For seabirds, ingesting just six tiny pieces of rubber, each smaller than about the size of a pea, can result in a 90 percent chance of death," said Britta Baechler, a co-author of the study and director of Ocean Plastics Research at the Ocean Conservancy.
Rachel Barenbaum, host of Check This Out, talks this week with Callie Hart about her book, “Brimstone,” which is the follow-up to the self-published phenomenon “Quicksilver.”
📻 Listen to Check This Out on New Hampshire Public Radio on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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📻 Listen to Check This Out on New Hampshire Public Radio on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Check This Out: Callie Hart & 'Brimstone'
"Brimstone," the sequel to the worldwide phenomenon "Quicksilver," returns readers to the realm of Yvelia with with more drama, higher stakes, and deadly consequences.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Rachel Barenbaum, host of Check This Out, talks this week with Callie Hart about her book, “Brimstone,” which is the follow-up to the self-published phenomenon “Quicksilver.”
📻 Listen to Check This Out on New Hampshire Public Radio on Saturday at 3 p.m.
www.nhpr.org/show/check-t...
📻 Listen to Check This Out on New Hampshire Public Radio on Saturday at 3 p.m.
www.nhpr.org/show/check-t...
Take advantage of the abundance in nature to decorate for the holidays with natural materials from your yard and garden. Hear more seasonal tips from Emma Erler, co-host of Homegrown NH and lead horticulturalist at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center.
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Homegrown NH: Forage in your yard for holiday greenery
Most holiday decorations, like wreaths, swags and centerpieces, can be created with natural materials gathered from your yard and garden.
www.nhpr.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Take advantage of the abundance in nature to decorate for the holidays with natural materials from your yard and garden. Hear more seasonal tips from Emma Erler, co-host of Homegrown NH and lead horticulturalist at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center.
www.nhpr.org/show/homegro...
www.nhpr.org/show/homegro...
“This is the first time that a company who's saying, ‘let me borrow money, let me access the capital markets’ is using Bitcoin as collateral,” said James Key Wallace, with the NH Business Finance Authority.
NH to play role in unique Bitcoin-backed bond deal
The deal involves private companies, but the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority will serve as an intermediary in the issuance of a $100M bond backed by cryptocurrency.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“This is the first time that a company who's saying, ‘let me borrow money, let me access the capital markets’ is using Bitcoin as collateral,” said James Key Wallace, with the NH Business Finance Authority.