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By TODD BOOKMAN

During a swing through the Manchester millyard on Friday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo got an up close look at a government-funded project led by Dean Kamen to mass produce human cells and tissues.Kamen, along with the City of Manchester,...

By TODD BOOKMAN

A church that hosted ayahuasca ceremonies in Canterbury is reopening in Maine, after facing regulatory pressure from local officials in New Hampshire.Pachamama Sanctuary, led by Pastor Derek Januszewski, began hosting multi-day ceremonies at a rented...

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Granite Recovery Centers, one of New Hampshire’s largest addiction treatment providers, is expanding into mental health care with a new 20-bed residential facility outside Concord.At a launch event Wednesday, company leaders said the new facility...

By ADRIANA MARTINEZ-SMILEY

New Hampshire is asking the officials in charge of its 1,200 water systems to find any service lines that may contain unhealthy levels of lead and copper. It’s part of an effort to meet updated federal water quality standards. In drinking water, the...

By  MARA HOPLAMAZIAN 

New Hampshire utility companies have submitted their latest three-year plan for energy efficiency programs, after years of conflict among state leaders over who should pay for energy efficiency and how those programs should work.The utilities say the...

By GRACE MCFADDEN

It’s a time of transition for the therapeutic riding program at the University of New Hampshire. And its former director is raising concerns about how the school is handling the program’s coursework and its finances, among other changes.According to...

By TODD BOOKMAN

Gamblers at New Hampshire casinos will soon be able to place wagers as high as $50 on games including blackjack and roulette, after Gov. Chris Sununu signed SB 120 into law earlier this week.Starting July 1, the current cap of $10 per wager will be...

By Paul Cuno-Booth

New Hampshire will soon extend Medicaid coverage for new mothers to a full year, one of several provisions in the newly signed state budget that aim to improve maternal and child health.Currently, postpartum coverage in New Hampshire lasts only 60...

By KATE DARIO

A recent cyberattack exposed the personal information of more than 2 million current and former Harvard Pilgrim Health Care customers, including in New Hampshire. But it has also interfered with the insurer's ability to pay out medical claims, and...

By ADRIANA MARTINEZ-SMILEY

As spring winds down and summer emerges, cyanobacteria season is also kicking into gear. While more people set foot into New Hampshire’s lakes and ponds, local environmental advocates are trying to find ways to mitigate and remove cyanobacterial...

By JOSH ROGERS

Gov. Chris Sununu says he's leaning against running for a fifth term.In an appearance on Boston's WEEI radio Friday, Sununu said it was likely he'd be "out of here" in 18 months. But Sununu also indicated any final decision on a possible 2024 run...

ByPAUL CUNO-BOOTH

A report commissioned by Catholic Medical Center in Manchester recommends changes to the hospital’s leadership structure and oversight practices, after a Boston Globe investigation last year documented repeated failures to act on concerns about a top...

Staff Report

A judge has found a 17-year-old from Weare guilty of violating New Hampshire's Civil Rights Act for his role in a racist graffiti incident at John Stark Regional High School last year.According to court documents, the teenager was one of three...

By TODD BOOKMAN

In a chilly warehouse in North Haverhill on a recent morning, a team of men wielding chainsaws and knives efficiently turn a hog carcass into chops, loins and cuts that will soon end up on restaurants tables and supermarket cases across this part of...

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission has approved a plan from the utility company Unitil to build a solar array. The company says it’s set to be the largest in the state.Unitil spokesperson Alec O’Meara said the company plans to begin...

By TODD BOOKMAN

The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking into how one of its employees also, until this week, held elected office as a New Hampshire state lawmaker, an agency spokesperson told NHPR.The VA says Benjamin Bartlett has been employed with their...

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH 

State officials say they will need up to two years to fully eliminate wait times for inpatient mental health treatment, after a federal judge ruled New Hampshire must stop holding patients in psychiatric distress inside emergency rooms.A group of...

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

The town of Harrisville, N.H., has filed a complaint at the Public Utilities Commission against Eversource, saying the utility company has violated disclosure requirements in the state’s community power law.Harrisville is starting a community power...

By SARAH GIBSON

Republicans across the country are rallying around efforts to enshrine “parental rights” into state and federal law. In Congress, a GOP-backed measure would give parents the right to inspect all curriculum in school, speak at school board meetings,...

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Like so many others of its kind, the Circle Program — a summer camp and mentorship program for girls in the greater Concord and Lakes Region area — was closed in 2020.When it partially reopened the following summer, Executive Director Beth Dever...