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Letter writers urge saving what's left of shipwreck, offer praise for Portsmouth Police Department and offer thoughts on current events.

Portsmouth police officials reflect on 24 hours leading up to arrest.

PORTSMOUTH – The crash involving Jackie Burnett, Portsmouth Police Chief Mark Newport’s executive assistant, appears to have been more serious than first re

The warrant states that Putin unlawfully deported children from occupied areas of Ukraine and brought them to Russia. 

The family of a man who was stabbed to death last year in Manchester is calling on lawmakers to address issues with New Hampshire's bail law.

Now, as much as ever in Stan Remicks days, we need to invest in our police department. Its not just that they need it. WE do.

NH legislators are still trying to address ongoing issues with bail reform, a change that led to more criminal offenders being released from jail pre-trial.

The event will be held in City Hall’s upper parking lot at the 9/11 Memorial.

Medical cannabis patients targeted by bill, opponents claim By Garry Rayno - InDepthNH | Apr 22, 2021 CONCORD –A bill intended to make cannabis use in a vehicle a violation similar to an open alcohol container ran into a buzz saw of opposition Wednesday. Senate Bill 60 supporters said it is intended to make the state’s highways safer, but many more people said it targets and discriminates against the more than 11,000 state residents in the medical marijuana program. The bill passed the Sena...

By Ethan Dewitt - Concord Monitor • Jan 19, 2021 Credit Courtesy Three months after the New Hampshire Supreme Court delivered a transformative ruling over government personnel practices, including police disciplinary records, state lawmakers are considering creating new laws around them. At a state Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, members of the public testified on Senate Bill 39, which would bar public access to police officers’ personnel files. Senate Bill 39 ...