Police update timeframe for death of baby found in New Hampshire pond

By TODD BOOKMAN

A newborn girl found in Manchester's Pine Island Pond last Thursday was likely placed there up to 48 hours prior, according to a new timeline released by the Manchester Police Department.

Upper Valley groups plan to participate in nationwide protest Saturday

By MARION UMPLEBY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Upper Valley residents are planning to join protests on Saturday, April 5, as part of a national movement, Hands Off!, against policy changes enacted by President Donald Trump and billionaire businessman Elon Musk.

Man faces sexual assault charges in Lebanon

LEBANON — A 24-year-old man who was residing in a Winter Street apartment in Lebanon with a 14-year-old was arrested in Massachusetts and extradited back to New Hampshire to face multiple sexual assault charges.

Bills targeting childhood vaccine and mask requirements advanced by NH House Republicans

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH

During a busy two days of voting last week, the New Hampshire House of Representatives approved several Republican-backed bills seeking to lift or prevent certain public health-centered requirements for children.

Renewable energy grants for rural businesses unfrozen after weeks of uncertainty

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing some funding for grants that helped farms and other businesses in New Hampshire build solar arrays and other small renewable energy systems.

Planned Parenthood says Trump officials froze family planning funding in NH, Maine

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England says the Trump administration has frozen around $500,000 in family planning funds for its health centers in New Hampshire.

Chris Pappas announces bid to succeed Shaheen in US Senate

By KATHY McCORMACK

Four-term Congressman Chris Pappas announced his bid Thursday to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a fellow Democrat, next year.

End of winter motel season means hundreds of unhoused people must move out

By CARLY BERLIN and ELODIE REED

A chilly wind swirled around the Travelodge parking lot in South Burlington on Tuesday morning as several residents packed up their things.

White River Junction cocktail bar advances to finals for James Beard Award

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Downtown cocktail spot Wolf Tree has been named a James Beard Award finalist in the Outstanding Bar category. 

Dartmouth Health creates inpatient psychiatric ward for teenagers

By CLARE SHANAHAN

LEBANON — Dartmouth Health will begin accepting patients to a new inpatient psychiatric ward for teenagers next week amid a rising need for mental health services nationwide.

Winter weather prediction delays completion of new I-89 bridge

WEST LEBANON — Predicted winter weather this week will extend and delay ramp closures related to the completion of construction work on the I-89 Southbound bridge over the Connecticut River between White River Junction and West Lebanon.

Their New Hampshire child care center closed with little notice. Three weeks later, they opened their own.

By ANNMARIETIMMINS

The crying from the infant room inside this Somersworth, N.H., child care center made clear: Nap time was over. A teacher rocked one boy in her arms. A parent wiped the nose of another child. Kathleen Collins, the center’s director, cradled 4-month old Harper and walked until her wails stopped.

After a year of looking, White River Junction couple finds new home

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Bob Stange expected to be spending Monday morning in a courtroom, fighting his landlord for the right to stay in his apartment.

Charlestown man gets prison time for violent break-in

NEWPORT — A 41-year-old Charlestown man who was behaving violently when he broke into a Newport home last year pleaded guilty and received an extended prison sentence due to already being out on bail while he was charged with a previous crime.

Republicans advance bills to create book removal process in public schools

By ETHAN DEWITT

If a New Hampshire parent wants to remove a book from their school district for being too obscene, the process depends on their district.

NH troopers, police to ramp up enforcement against distracted driving

By TODD BOOKMAN

State police say they’re cracking down against distracted driving, including increased patrols.

Thetford students head to Burlington make their nonprofit pitch

By MARION UMPLEBY

THETFORD — On Thursday, April 3, a team of three Thetford Academy students will travel to the University of Vermont to make a pitch for their nonprofit designed to help neurodivergent young people transition to life after high school.

As part of sweeping cuts, House budget writers vote to abolish nearly 200 positions from N.H. Department of Corrections

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s prison system is on the verge of losing funding for nearly 200 positions after the House Finance Committee endorsed reducing the Department of Corrections’ spending by 10%.

Woodsville bank announces merger with Bar Harbor

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WOODSVILLE — After 138 years as an independent bank — and the oldest in the Upper Valley — Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank is merging with a Maine bank that in recent years has made a push into New Hampshire and Vermont.