Concord
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‘It was a great day’: 7th grader shares what it was like being NH governor
“It was a great day, and I cannot describe it to you in more detail,” said Andrew Flockton, New Hampshire’s governor for a day. Andrew, 12, who is a student at Milford Middle School, was joined by Gov. Chris Sununu on Wednesday as he participated in an executive council meeting and questioned lawmakers on different…
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Op-ed: Do Better Chris Sununu
At a recent Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce event on March 11th, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu responded to a question from an audience member asking how New Hampshire can provide a safe environment for the LGBTQ+ community. He replied that we’re doing well on LGBTQ+ inclusion and followed up by saying, “I tend not to…
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NH lawmaker wants to amend state law so everyone says ‘Concord’ the right way
By Holly Ramer I came. I saw. I Concord. A New Hampshire lawmaker wants to amend state law to include an official pronunciation of the capital city, one of many communities called Concord across the country. While North Carolinians pronounce the second syllable so it rhymes with “bored,” New Hampshire, Massachusetts and California are among…
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‘Guys Who Give a $hit’: A NH group supporting local charities in a big way
The men of about 150 men, who call themselves the Guys who Give a $hit, get together four times a year to nominate a charity they want to give money to. They contribute $100 each, have some cold ones, and select three charities at random out of a hat. Representatives from all three charities are…
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Lead impeachment manager Raskin: If Trump wins, pardoned Jan. 6 rioters will commit more violence
Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) held a press conference in Concord Monday afternoon, laying out in clear terms the dangers he sees from a second term of President Donald Trump will represent to both New Hampshire and the United States as a whole. Joined by state Senate Democratic leader Donna Soucy and Congresswoman Annie Kuster, Raskin…
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Santa spills the cocoa: Santa answers questions about Granite Staters
Santa has always had a special relationship with New Hampshire. He was more than happy to sit down with the Granite Post recently to answer our questions about his years visiting children here.
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NH House Dems want to let voters decide abortion rights under state constitution
State House Democrats, allies, and supporters held a press conference Monday morning offering a new plan for inserting proactive protections for abortion rights into state law after several rejections by New Hampshire Republicans. New Hampshire currently stands as the only state in New England without affirmative protections on abortion in state law.
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Authorities have identified suspect in New Hampshire hospital shooting
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man killed by a state police trooper after he shot a security guard to death at a New Hampshire psychiatric hospital has been identified, authorities said Saturday. New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said 33-year-old John Madore entered New Hampshire Hospital on Friday afternoon and killed Bradley Haas, a state…
