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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story first ran in September 2024. On June 1, the Attorney General’s office issued another alert about this problem spreading in New Hampshire.

By DAVID BROOKS

Turtles aren’t the only species endangered by cars as spring arrives: Frogs and salamanders face automotive peril, as well.

By DAVID BROOKS

Demand for electricity in New England is about to start rising for the first time in two decades, causing potential problems in winter when solar power is weak, but for the time being we’re in good shape.

By DAVID BROOKS

Don’t tell Dan O’Neil the movie-theater industry is fading away.

By DAVID BROOKS

State officials are looking into “construction issues” that have halted work at the new forensic psychiatric hospital being built on Clinton Street, Gov. Kelly Ayotte said at a Wednesday news conference.

By DAVID BROOKS

Hiking the Appalachian Trail through New Hampshire will get a little easier this year as the U.S. Forest Service faces a question that has come up several times before: Whether to replace old structures in regions designated as pure wilderness.

By DAVID BROOKS

The most unusual home in Hopkinton, N.H., one that over the years has been nicknamed the Marshmallow House, the Space Pod, the Fiberglass Folly and more, is changing hands.

By DAVID BROOKS

It seems pretty clear that Wendy Weisiger the youngster wouldn’t have been too surprised if a time portal had given her a glimpse of Wendy Weisiger the adult at work.

By DAVID BROOKS

It’s an interesting time for Ragged Mountain Resort in Danbury, N.H., which is holding its 60th birthday party this weekend after enjoying a record ski season – because it’s also for sale.

By DAVID BROOKS

From the point of view of New Hampshire ski area owners, this has been a good news/bad news season.

By DAVID BROOKS

A Concord man working as a snowmobile guide was injured Wednesday when a client ran over him while getting out of a snowbank, one of a series of recent accidents as New Hampshire has the best snowmobile season in several years.

By DAVID BROOKS

In the latest leg of a long-running debate, a House committee killed a bill that would have prevented public water fluoridation in New Hampshire.

By DAVID BROOKS

As the president-elect of the American Dental Association, Dr. Richard Rosato would like to untangle the paradoxical way dentistry is health care that often isn’t considered part of health care.

By DAVID BROOKS

Gov. Ayotte’s budget includes $15 million to do something for the iconic Cannon Mountain aerial tramway, which state officials have wanted to upgrade for years.

By DAVID BROOKS

Boaters trying to create an extra mooring spot on New Hampshire lakes may soon find that their spud’s a dud.

By DAVID BROOKS

It’s common knowledge that lots of people moved to New Hampshire during the pandemic to escape city life and lockdowns. A new analysis shows that they brought a lot of money with them.

By DAVID BROOKS

As community power prepares to enter its third full year in New Hampshire, close to half the state’s population will soon have access to a program which gives towns and cities more control over their electricity source.“We expect continued adoption in...

By DAVID BROOKS

New Hampshire’s highways didn’t get any safer in 2024 but at least they didn’t get deadlier, judging from year-end data about fatal accidents — with one sad exception.The number of drivers under the age of 21 who were killed on state roads last year...

By DAVID BROOKS

New Hampshire is gearing up to join a federal program testing dairy cattle for virulent strains of bird flu, which so far has been detected here only in some wild birds in early 2024.In other parts of the country, concern about Highly Pathogenic Avian...

By DAVID BROOKS

People coming from other countries are playing an increasingly important role in New Hampshire’s small but consistent population growth, recent Census data shows.The number of adults and children living in the Granite State grew 2.3% between the 2020...

By DAVID BROOKS

Five years after COVID lockdowns supercharged the idea of talking to your doctor or nurse online from home, telehealth has become such a regular part of medical care in New Hampshire that advocates hope the state will loosen laws concerning...