The building where a church in Weare, N.H., invites the public to attend weekly religious services isn’t entirely immune to the local planning board’s regulatory oversight, a federal judge ruled Monday, even though that building is a barn in the pastor’s back yard.

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Emblazoned across the New England sky, the vibrant and shimmering northern lights put on a spectacular show late Tuesday into the overnight.

While New England was once seen as the fishing capital of the world, it’s far from that today. But researchers at the University of New Hampshire are looking for sustainable ways to grow local seafood and revitalize the region’s fisheries. 🐟

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She remembers thinking, “No way in hell, wild animal, you’re not disrupting my engagement!”

In the two decades since Operation Stonegarden was established, it has become a key mechanism for Border Patrol to enlist the cooperation of local police in cracking down on border-related crimes.

State officials said they have received reports of more than 200 wells going dry around the state since July — but reporting is voluntary, which means many more residents could be dealing with water issues the state doesn’t know about.

Following the release of her new album, the luminous (and legendary) singer came to Portsmouth to kick off a dozen or so tour dates.

Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeast, so naturally it’s where winter strikes first in New England — the first domino to fall, signaling the arrival of winter.

When bikers return for Laconia Motorcycle Week next summer, they might find a slightly more permissive environment for alcohol consumption in designated areas, since voters decided Tuesday to allow “social districts” within the city.

The chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court and a senior staffer who collected a nearly $50,000 payout at taxpayer expense when she switched jobs earlier this year have each lawyered up, as their unusual situation draws scrutiny from the state attorney general’s office.

For 25 years, Laura Knoy was a regular on New Hampshire’s airwaves, hosting “The Exchange,” a live daily news and public affairs call-in show on New Hampshire Public Radio. But in 2021, Knoy decided it was time for her next chapter.

Police were alerted to the shooting shortly after 9 p.m. when the wounded men arrived at Elliot Hospital. They were treated for injuries that were not life-threatening and were listed as stable, police said in a statement.

The University of New Hampshire has announced it is launching a “reimagined” journalism major next year. The news comes after faculty leaders signed off on a 2024 plan to eliminate the English/journalism major amid funding woes, a slump in enrollment, and layoffs and closures in the media industry.

Saint Anselm College will receive the largest gift in its history from Robert and Beverly Grappone, the college’s president Joseph Favazza announced Tuesday.

A nurse who worked in Amesbury is facing a federal charge for allegedly replacing a hospice patient’s pain medication with “household cleaner,” court documents said.

Mayor Jay Ruais won reelection Tuesday in the most populous city in northern New England, fortifying his status as a major player in New Hampshire politics and proving again that local Republican candidates can hold their own in Democratic-leaning urban areas.

A bakery and a town battled in court over this pastry mural. Finally, there’s a resolution: It’s staying.

A wind advisory is in effect from early Tuesday into the early evening for Boston and the rest of Massachusetts, all of Rhode Island and Maine, and eastern New Hampshire. 🌬#

As voters around the state head to the polls today for municipal elections, there are a few new laws that are in effect. Among them is a requirement that towns and cities provide an accessible voting system during municipal elections for voters with disabilities.

The outcome of the race in Manchester, the biggest city in northern New England, could shape broader political narratives heading into the 2026 electoral cycle.

Some parts of New England are still in a significant drought, and precipitation, according to the Euro forecast model, looks to be above average for the Northeast.

Hurricane Melissa has devastated the Caribbean, and it’s also taking a toll on migratory songbird species that overwinter there. The impact could be felt in New Hampshire and the Northeast, where the birds return to breed during the summer months.

A mid-decade push to redraw congressional maps to benefit Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections is still alive in New Hampshire, albeit with a faint pulse.

If a slew of Obamacare tax credit enhancements expire, poor and middle-class New Englanders who buy their own health insurance will see their premiums skyrocket next year, according to a recent report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

The long-serving director of the New Hampshire Port Authority who was indicted last year on felony witness tampering and other charges struck a deal with prosecutors to avert the jury trial that had been slated to begin next week.

The Justice Department has stripped references to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack from court papers and punished two federal prosecutors who filed the document seeking prison time at sentencing Thursday for an armed rioter arrested near former President Barack Obama’s home.

Former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg has emerged as an early Democratic front-runner in New Hampshire’s 2028 presidential primary, edging California Governor Gavin Newsom in a new poll this week from the University of New Hampshire.

Things are looking a bit wet and dreary heading into Halloween this year, so skip the monster mash bashes and enjoy the holiday indoors with our ultimate guide to spooky movies and TV shows available to stream. Here are more than 100 titles worth watching this Halloween. 👻 trib.al/w08bky3

This fall, the average temperature across New England has been 1 to 3 degrees warmer than average in all six New England states. This may explain why the first snow on Mount Washington arrived a few weeks late and why there may be little to no snow in other areas of New England this fall.

The DEA’s late-August sweep in New England comes amid a broader push by the Trump administration to effectively merge the global war on terror with the decades-old war on drugs. 🔎 Read the full Spotlight investigation here: trib.al/6kIgT2n

The search for the person who killed a woman in New London, 47 years ago resumed Wednesday in the woods of the central New Hampshire town, state officials said.

A father who shot and killed the mother of his two young daughters in Berlin, N.H. in 2024, was convicted of murder Tuesday, prosecutors said.

New Hampshire residents have announced the designation of eight regions across the state as “sanctuary communities,” promising to take action to protect people targeted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

As consumers become aware of microplastics in fashion, local wool and fibers offer a natural alternative that can benefit the environment through regenerative farming practices.

Tim Andrews, the second man to receive a genetically modified pig kidney at Mass General Brigham, had the porcine organ removed by surgeons last week following “a period of decreasing kidney function,” a spokesperson for the hospital said Monday.

New Hampshire is often overlooked when it comes to witchcraft, despite its own thorny history of accusing women of practicing the forbidden form of magic.

The Democratic National Committee’s influential Rules and Bylaws Committee convenes Monday, part of planning the party’s next presidential nominating calendar.

Here we are in the final days of October and half of the week will feature calm and seasonal conditions, with the second half featuring stormy weather with perhaps a tropical connection.

Twenty hikers were rescued from Mount Washington in New Hampshire on Saturday, according to Andrew Vilaine, the assistant general manager at The Mount Washington Cog Railway.

A duck hunter discovered human remains on the banks of the Merrimack River in New Hampshire on Sunday, authorities said.

All of New England is set to see a classic fall weekend ahead. 🍂

With no end to the federal government shutdown in sight, state officials in New Hampshire are preparing for a potential halt in food stamps under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps 6 percent of the state’s households buy healthy groceries.

In the summer of 1984, two friends decided to go on a camping trip in the White Mountains. Christopher Bird, 25, and Richard B. Brunt, 39, planned to leave on a Thursday and return that weekend. But Bird never came home.

We finally got a few days of some much-needed rain this week, but how much did the rain help alleviate the drought around New Hampshire?

Here is a small sampling, state to state, of the wonders that await outside the blacktop band of the 495.

Phoenix Tailings recently fired up production at a new factory in Exeter, N.H. which is already producing rare earths at a rate of 200 tons per year, and could be boosted to an output of 1,000 tons.

Folks up north in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine can expect to see a more typical cold and snowy New England winter. ❄#

Governor Kelly A. Ayotte is hoping to hire several leaders to fill what she described as “critical roles” in state government to serve the people of New Hampshire, so her team launched a webpage Tuesday to highlight key vacancies.