Based in Manchester, Mrinali Dhembla is Granite Post’s multimedia reporter. She’s previously worked as deputy editor at The Keene Sentinel, and has experience writing for many national and international publications. When not doing journalism, she likes to cook food (and eat it).
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Why some NH schools are restricting use of phones inside classrooms
While New Hampshire has no state-level policy restricting the use of phones inside school premises, some schools have taken down to making their own rules.
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In New Hampshire where there are no school gun safety laws, the community steps up to protect kids
As the state fails to keep guns out of schools, local school districts and advocacy groups strengthen efforts to keep kids safe
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Sununu signs bill requiring passport, birth certificate, or other hard-document proof of citizenship to vote in New Hampshire
Outgoing governor of New Hampshire Chris Sununu signed legislation this week requiring would-be New Hampshire voters to present their birth certificate, passport or other documents proving citizenship in order to register, changes which voting rights experts have called “the most restrictive in the country.” House Bill 1569 seeks to eliminate the existing option for individuals…
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Gov. Sununu thinks cyanobacteria are not toxic. He’s wrong.
Gov. Chris Sununu said last week in an executive council meeting in Wakefield that cyanobacteria are not toxic—a claim that could be contested by ecologists.
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Baha’is in NH: How a little-known religion found roots in the Granite State
In 1912, leader of one the world’s youngest religions—the Baha’i faith—found himself in Dublin, NH. There are 200 followers of the faith in NH now.
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Judge dismisses defamation case against Union Leader writer who penned op-ed on racism
New Hampshire Supreme Court this week dismissed a defamation case against The Union Leader and a writer who penned an op-ed piece on the CRT.
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Mistrial declared in first criminal trial in juvenile detention center scandal
Merrimack Superior County Judge declared a mistrial in the first criminal case involving the state-run youth detention center abuse scandal Tuesday. Victor Malavet, 62, who was a counselor at the facility in Concord, was accused of raping a teenage girl in 2001, and faced 12 aggravated felonious sexual assault charges. Malavet is one of nine…
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‘You can trust them:’ NH woman shares her experience getting care from Planned Parenthood
For 10 years, Planned Parenthood has been the first line of health care for this NH woman. However, Republicans in the Granite State are trying to defund the organization.
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No, you don’t need your birth certificate to register to vote in the NH primaries
Months after a legislation requiring Granite Staters to show proof of citizenship to vote passed the state Senate and House, it has still not gone into effect.
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NH hospital shooting points to big flaw in the state law, report shows
The man who shot a security officer dead at a state-run psychiatric facility in Concord lied about his mental health while purchasing the gun, report shows.
