Courts/Oversight

Judge upholds $10.5M ruling against Karl Hahn

RGGI states urge EPA to let success of regional plan guide power plant rules

Supreme Court’s pass on sales tax challenge worries NH anti-tax advocates

Portsmouth officer's inheritance challenge stalled by lawyer's 'yearlong sabbatical'

Hearings set on NH judicial nominations

Hepatitis C victims to attend tech's NH sentencing

Recent federal court decision offers employers some relief on sex discrimination, but must still be wary

Legal battle looms over NH scholarship program

Opinion

Gov. Maggie Hassan: All hands on deck - Inclusion can solve problems

John E. Sununu: Flawed Obamacare not at all fixable

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Jay Bookman: On the filibuster, Judd Gregg has no idea what he's talking about

MSNBC - Steve Benen: The peripatetic Bob Smith

Judd Gregg: Rule shift destroys the Senate

Grant Bosse: The leftovers of American abundance

Debora Pignatelli: Fewer men needed at all levels of government

HotAir.com: The war on women drags on in NH

General News

Memorial Hospital receives state approval to join MaineHealth

CONWAY — Memorial Hospital received approval from regulators with the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office to become a member of MaineHealth, the Portland, Maine-based health-care system.

NH high school looks at ending practice of adding weight to grades earned in tough classes

He cited one instance where a class valedictorian had a GPA of 4.6 and was headed into his senior year with four advanced placement (AP) classes and a study hall.

Growing medical pot class offered in Portsmouth on Saturday

PORTSMOUTH — Those looking to make a career switch could be in for a unique opportunity Saturday as the newly formed National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and the Cannabis Career Institute will host its first daylong medical marijuana class in Portsmouth.

Sandler's 'Thanksgiving Song' tops Spotify's most viral tracks

The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, Nov. 25, to Sunday, Dec. 2, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify

Chop Shop owner rejected by Hampton parade plans Seabrook event

SEABROOK — After being barred from the Hampton Christmas Parade last week, Chop Shop Pub & Grub owner Bill Niland is already working on his own parade for next year: the Seabrook Toys for Tots Christmas Parade.

$2M federal guard rail test In NH called a success

The federal government fully funded the $2 million guard rail and median project, a test with national highway safety implications. The pre-cast concrete barrier was provided by the Michie Corporation in Henniker, N.H.

U.S. State Dept. modifies 'hands-off' stance on Portland Pipe Line

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A game-changing letter has just been released that changes the regulatory landscape for the Portland Pipe Line (PPL) should it decide to reverse the current flow of crude oil so that its would flow from Montreal, Canada, across northern New England, including Coös and Essex Counties, to Portland Harbor for export.

GT Advanced Technologies selling stock and debt

The company said it will use the proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions.

NH teen filmmakers to 'Spark a Reaction'

The Young Adult Librarians of New Hampshire say the 2014 Teen Video Challenge is part of a national competition that asks teens to create 30- to 90-second public service announcements that promote reading and libraries.

NH ties to 'dark underbelly' of Miss USA Pageant allegations

Rodriguez explained that this was simply the "fast track" that 90% of all successful actors and models took to the top: if she performed additional sexual favors for the powerful men on the modeling circuit, her path to fame would be guaranteed.

For-profit Caribbean medical school partnered with NH school on federal funds loophole

Plymouth State University in New Hampshire, which formed an alliance with AUA in 2009, tells medical students also enrolled in its MBA program that they 'are welcome to use the 'living expense' money to pay for housing and transportation while in Antigua or on rotations.'

Gun patents set 35-year record as limits on sales fail

Gunmakers such as Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (SWHC) and Sturm Ruger & Co. (RGR) are boosting firearms sales by building weapons that are more accurate and easier to use, with gun-related U.S. patents at a 35-year high.

Forbes: Media luminaries Bezos & Kamen

In watching Jeff Bezos both proudly unveil his vision for a drone-based product delivery system, and also touch upon the regulatory hurdles such a system would face before being allowed to deploy, I thought about the GMA segment with Dean Kamen.

Dover city councilor says he was putting on seat belt before head-on crash

DOVER — A city councilor involved in a head-on collision Monday morning said in a statement to the media that he was putting on his seat belt before the Sixth Street accident which sent an 87-year-old man to the hospital.

Major Portsmouth Northern Tier development unveiled

PORTSMOUTH — Plans for a new development in the city's Northern Tier were announced Monday and include a 98-room hotel, 14 condominiums, a 658-space parking garage, a conference center and a park with public art.

Against the odds, N.H. housing market remained strong in Oct.

While the government shutdown in October may have put a damper on the national housing market, the effects weren’t too apparent in New Hampshire.

Former county IT director pleads guilty to stealing iPad

DOVER — Former Strafford County IT director Roger Smith pleaded guilty Monday to theft for giving away a county-owned iPad as a gift, but the investigation into thousands of dollars worth of other electronics presumed stolen from the county is ongoing.

GTAT to offer $125M in notes, 12,000,000 shares of common stock

The Company currently intends to use the net proceeds of the Offerings for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include the acquisition of companies or businesses and capital expenditures.

Frisbie job concerns raised with health exchange exclusion

ROCHESTER — While few may be talking about it, staff at Frisbie Memorial Hospital are likely concerned about their jobs after the hospital was excluded from the Health Insurance Exchange under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often referred to as ObamaCare.

Q&A: Ted King on renewing with Cannondale, busy off season

The 30-year-old from New Hampshire is the only US rider on the Italian-based outfit's recently announced 27-man roster.