FEATURED NEWS – * COVER STORIES * Outdoor Dog Days Outdoor Dog Days Hiking, Running & Skijoring With your Pup Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo Dogs love the outdoors, but if you live in a more urban southern New Hampshire neighborhood, it can be hard to think of ways to … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS When Dealing Leads To Death, Should Penalty Be Worse? Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo Over the past several months, New Hampshire has dusted off a rarely used legal provision to crack down on heroin and fentanyl dealers who supplied drugs that proved lethal to their customers. But public … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS Overall Crime Down but Violent Crime Continues To Climb Written By Ryan Lessard (Email) Images: Stock Photo Manchester Police Chief Nick Willard released the department’s preliminary 2016 crime statistics on Feb. 1. They show overall crime went down by 21 percent from 2015 to the lowest levels since at least 2008. But … [Read more…]
FEAURED NEWS New Kind of In-Home Drug Treatment Underway in NH Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo Getting the intensive care of an inpatient treatment program while living at home is now an option for addicts in New Hampshire. Aware Recovery Care, a for-profit company, opened its Bedford location Dec. 1, … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS New Research Suggests State Sits Upon Upwelling of Magma Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo Could the Granite State be sitting atop a slowly rising reservoir of molten rock? Some new science suggests the answer is yes, and it could also be contributing to some of the state’s unique geological … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS As Cops Get a Boost From State Grants, Strategies Vary Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo Last fall the state handed out a total of about $1.2 million to more than a dozen law enforcement departments through the new Granite Hammer program passed by lawmakers last year. The program … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS – * COVER STORY * A Look At New Hampshire Wine Week Written By Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photos More than 60 wine personalities from around the globe make the wintry voyage to the Granite State every year to participate in New Hampshire Wine Week, providing an opportunity … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS Report: State Law Favors Parental Rights Over Child Protection, Needs Fixing Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy/Stock Photo The Division of Children, Youth and Families is severely understaffed, its policies stifle corrective action, risks of future harm are not adequately assessed and state laws set the bar too high to … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS 15 Good Things That Happened In 2016 Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo At the Capital Concord’s Main Street project finally concluded with its more pedestrian-friendly redesign. That means less difficulty driving through downtown and getting redirected by construction detours, and in the long term it means getting to … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS The Major Legislative Efforts Expected in 2017 Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo The legislature is set to tackle a number of initiatives in the upcoming session, including reforming the state’s election laws, giving relief to dairy farmers, decriminalizing marijuana and implementing a needle exchange program for opioid addicts. … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS – * COVER STORY * 12 Fascinating Innovations Created in NH Written By Author (listings@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photos There are countless cutting-edge startups and inventions developed in the Granite State. Here are a few that may help the environment, protect the vulnerable and broaden human understanding of the … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS Will This Be The Year The State’s Medical Cannabis Law Takes a Big Leap? Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo In separate bills, advocates are pushing to add a few more qualifying conditions to the state’s medical marijuana law, including fibromyalgia, chronic pain and opioid addiction. But it’s a … [Read more…]