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NH will decide incumbent's fate in one US House district and fill open seat in the other
Democrats are hoping to maintain their dominance in New Hampshire’s congressional delegation Tuesday, while Republicans seek to regain a foothold by ousting an incumbent or picking up an open seat. In the 1st District, which covers the eastern half of the state and includes Manchester, its largest city, Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas is running for a fourth term. He...
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New Hampshire's governor's race pits ex-Sen. Kelly Ayotte against ex-Mayor Joyce Craig
Democratic former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig faces Republican former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte in Tuesday’s election to replace Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who declined to seek a fifth two-year term
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NH candidates for governor question and criticize each other in final debate
Republican Kelly Ayotte’s support for former President Donald Trump was a flash point Wednesday in her final debate with Democrat Joyce Craig in the race to become New Hampshire’s next governor. As a U.S. senator in 2016, Ayotte initially said she supported Trump as the GOP nominee for president but wouldn’t endorse him. She later withdrew her support and wrote...
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NH governor signs voter proof-of-citizenship to take effect after Nov. elections
Gov. Chris Sununu hailed the legislation as instilling “trust in the voting process,” but critics say it would make New Hampshire’s voter registration system one of the most restrictive in the U.S.
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NH primary results: Ayotte and Craig to compete for governor
Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte won the GOP nomination for governor in New Hampshire on Tuesday, securing a chance to succeed fellow Republican Chris Sununu. Former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig won the Democratic race. Follow New Hampshire primary election results as they come in here.
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NH Democratic candidates for governor target Republican Kelly Ayotte in final debate
Republican Kelly Ayotte wasn’t on the debate stage Friday, but New Hampshire’s Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls mentioned her by name at least a dozen times. Though six Republicans are seeking the GOP nomination in Tuesday’s primary, Ayotte has led in polls and fundraising, making her the target of the three Democrats who appeared in a debate a New England College....
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Jury deliberates in 1st criminal trial linked to NH youth center abuse
Jurors in the first criminal trial linked to New Hampshire’s sprawling child abuse scandal began deliberating Thursday in the case of a former youth detention center worker charged with repeatedly raping a teenage girl two decades ago.
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First criminal trial arising from NH youth detention center abuse scandal starts
A New Hampshire prosecutor told jurors Monday that a former youth detention center worker “took exactly what he wanted, where he wanted it and when he wanted it” when he repeatedly raped a teenage girl, while his attorney said the accuser concocted the allegations for money. The case against Victor Malavet marks the first criminal trial arising from a five-year…
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Former NH youth detention center worker dies awaiting trial on sexual assault charges
A man charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy at New Hampshire’s youth detention center decades ago has died while awaiting trial, his lawyer said Wednesday. Gordon Thomas Searles, 68, died Sunday, said attorney Joseph Fricano. He said he did not know the cause of death and that his client had been looking forward to his day in court. “I…
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‘I truly felt like we were at war': Documents reveal horror of Maine's deadliest mass shooting
Officers arrived at the two shooting scenes in Lewiston last October not knowing if the gunman was still there, and with living and dead victims on the floors. One officer described desperate survivors screaming for help as he searched for the shooter.
