My dispatch from Weirs Beach, N.H., where it became clear last week that Laconia Bike Week sure isn't what it used to be: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/22/m... @bostonglobe.com @globenh.bsky.social

For the fourth time in a row, a so-called "bathroom bill" approved by the Republican-controlled New Hampshire Legislature has been vetoed by the Republican governor, drawing praise from LGBTQ advocates and criticism from some conservatives. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/22/m... @globenh.bsky.social

Canadian sculptor Abe Waterman took home First Place in the annual sand-sculpting competition at Hampton Beach, N.H. His towering, 22-foot(!) creation is titled "The Hieght of Stupitidy." Photos by John Tlumacki. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/22/m... @globenh.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com

Stacey Ray Lancaster, a former high school educator who was convicted of attempted child sex trafficking in Manchester, N.H., was sentenced Monday to more than 13 years in federal prison. That's less than what prosecutors had sought. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/20/m...

‘Helping ICE effectuate mass deportations’: NH Governor Ayotte releases Trump administration’s plans for detainment facilities with 92,600 beds across US, report @reporterporter.bsky.social & @amandagokee.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/m...

By @reporterporter.bsky.social and @amandagokee.bsky.social -- Trump administration plans for massive detention system revealed www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/m...

At this morning's education policy committee meeting in the N.H. House, ranking member Patricia Cornell (D) criticized chair Kristin Noble (R) for her recent "segregated schools" comments: "We cannot allow offensive rhetoric to deflect us from our vital responsibility as education policymakers." 🧵

“Nearly 250 years after American colonists threw off their king, this is arguably the closest the country has come during a time of general peace to the centralized authority of a monarch.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...

“We oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people,” the statement said. “We pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement. We pray that the Lord may guide the leaders of our nation ...” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

AP: Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at an event in Utah, President Trump says

History shows such a policy risks disasters from bad intel: “in a 2001 incident, the C.I.A. told the Peruvian government that a plane was smuggling drugs, and its air force shot it down, only to find out that it had instead killed American missionaries.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...

Karishma Manzur, a progressive nonprofit leader and medical scientist from Exeter, N.H., launched a campaign for US Senate on Wednesday, making her the first to challenge Chris Pappas for the 2026 Democratic nomination. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/20/m...

What we know so far about N.H. Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill’s official email outreach and how Republicans have responded. One state rep accused her of taxpayer-funded “political lawfare.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/15/m...

If another 642 students are approved this fall for voucher-like "education freedom accounts" in New Hampshire (on top of the 10,000 already approved), then enrollment in the EFA program would exactly double what it was a year ago. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/06/m...

A federal judge in New Hampshire just issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from following through on threats to defund schools that defy its anti-DEI directives. The judge's order is 82 pages. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/m...

A government lawyer presented such a dizzying argument about the status of an international student at Dartmouth College that a federal judge suggested it sounded like something out of a Franz Kafka novel. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/m...

Three more immigration judges at the Chelmsford Immigration Court (which handles cases from northern New England & parts of Mass.) were fired abruptly by the Trump administration. The head of their union warned about the risks of undermining due process. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/m...

He made it to the courthouse in time for his arraignment on state-level misdemeanor charges, went through security, and rode the elevator to the third floor. But he never made it into the courtroom. 🧵

Four public school districts in N.H. will soon join a pending lawsuit challenging the rollout of President Trump's anti-DEI directives. Let's recap. 🧵

Good details from the courtroom in this story by @reporterporter.bsky.social: a DOJ attorney couldn’t confirm whether Xiaotian Liu’s F-1 status was terminated by ICE intentionally or inadvertently.

The plaintiffs allege in an amended complaint filed this morning that President Trump has overstepped his legal authority in an effort to “purge transgender people from society.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/12/m... @bostonglobe.com

i just think if you're going to found a website called "the federalist" you should have to have at least a tiny understanding of what the federalist papers (like, say, 78) have to say about things

The judge said he was not persuaded by arguments an attorney for the US Department of Justice presented in defense of Trump’s order. “I’m not offended by them either, as a lawyer or a jurist,” he added. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/10/m...

The perfect lil V-tine’s fidget toy for couples trauma-bonded by the pandemic

This is the most important story in the United States right now. www.wired.com/story/treasu...

Great to join Rick Ganley on @nhpr.bsky.social this morning to help recap this week's New Hampshire news. www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...

NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.

If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not

Purges and loyalty tests in the security services. Right out of the authoritarian playbook

The government website that warned transgender Americans about the risks of traveling to certain other countries that refuse to recognize their existence now refuses to recognize their existence. travel.state.gov/content/trav...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/23/m...

The husband and wife, who came into the US on tourist visas in 2023, are now well into the third trimester of her pregnancy. The outcome of this legal fight in New Hampshire could shape the entire course of their child’s life. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/22/m... @globenh.bsky.social

President Trump said he was pardoning about 1,500 defendants and issuing six commutations, delivering on promise to release those who tried to help him overturn his 2020 defeat. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/20/m...

“Trump added a long list of policies that sounded more like a State of the Union speech than an Inauguration Day speech. But the broad themes were fundamentally Trumpian, setting himself up as a national savior.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/20/n...

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president inside the US Capitol, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington, and set out to reshape the country’s institutions. Follow more live updates. trib.al/fJQYbHe

Governor Kelly Ayotte told @globenh.bsky.social she hasn't decided whether to reappoint incumbent state agency heads (incl. Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut). "I haven't made any decisions yet on whether I will replace any of the commissioners," she said. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/17/m...

When a local police officer began investigating, Frank T. Hobbs Jr. of Goffstown argued with the officer and asked whether it’s illegal to pick up “roadside trash,” according to the New Hampshire attorney general's complaint. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/16/m... @globenh.bsky.social

A church planned to work with local nonprofits to build workforce housing & emergency shelter on its property. The bank threw a wrench in things; now the church is suing. At issue: The conditions a donor imposed when he gave land to the church 60 years ago. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/14/m... ⛪

Rye Harbor Lobster Pound claims corruption by Geno Marconi (and others), alleging he used his position as director of the N.H. Division of Ports and Harbors to hamper their seasonal business, while his family's competing chowder shop planned to expand. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/15/m... 🦞

I hate to brag, but … 🏆

This is the definition of specious reasoning. Klippenstein suggests it’s “elitism” to exercise any editorial discretion on the basis of “the public interest,” while he himself exercises such discretion daily … and conflates “the public interest” with raw content analytics. 🙄

Gmail: You have two options; either delete old messages, or pay for more storage. Me: OK, I’ll delete old emails. Gmail: {*blink*} You have one option …

“I honestly kind of thought he would last longer than three days,” N.H. State Rep Ellen Read said shortly after clearing the mannequin torso, goat mask, and debris from the city plaza this morning. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/10/m... @globenh.bsky.social

Alice Marwick: “2024 was the year ‘disinformation’ outlasted its usefulness. Moving forward, we should not be concerned with isolated incorrect facts, but with the deeply-rooted stories that circulate at all levels of culture and shape our points of view.“

“Just because we’re not large in numbers doesn’t mean our beliefs are less important than any of the other religions represented here,” minister Vivian Kelly said during the unveiling ceremony, hailing Satan as a symbol of rebellion “against arbitrary authority.” www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/09/m...

New Hampshire residents often worry building a lot of new homes in their community will increase school spending & drive property taxes higher, but New Hampshire Housing’s Sarah Wrightsman outlined some recent myth-busting research. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/09/m... @globenh.bsky.social

If the only tool you have is a hammer, then you’re ill-equipped for journalism. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

“The framing of this incident as some opening blow in a class war and not a brutal murder is especially alarming.” www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...