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$20 Million Federal Grant To Put Bicyclists, Pedestrians On New Path Across Little Bay
When the General Sullivan Bridge replacement project is complete, it is expected to see close to 500 new bicycle riders daily.

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When the General Sullivan Bridge replacement project is complete, it is expected to see close to 500 new bicycle riders daily.

Months after the state agreed to cover basic dental care for adults on Medicaid, less than 15% of the state's 850 dentists have signed on.
Plans to build a new 144-bed behavioral health hospital in the southeastern part of the state have taken a step forward.
In 2022, lawmakers made a change to the state's campaign finance laws that some quickly came to regret.
The median age rose in almost every state last year, census estimates show, continuing a long-term trend that is pushing states to prepa ...
Beachgoers this summer will see yellow rope sectioning off breeding habitats of piping plovers, federally-threatened migratory shorebirds.
Developers behind the ambitious and contentious redevelopment of the former Laconia State School have scaled back their plans considerably.
Lawmakers have reached a compromise that would require many employers to give workers who are nursing breaks and space to pump breast milk.
A major interruption in a drug market can be a dangerous time for those with substance use disorder.
Scientists will study 6 lakes — Arlington Mill Reservoir, Beaver Lake, Canobie Lake, Cobbetts Pond, Horseshoe Pond, and Robinson Pond.
SB 72, which the House approved, would allow the Secretary of State’s Office to create an “election information portal” in New Hampshire.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: About 1,000 Granite Staters could lose benefits after debt ceiling deal signed.
A bill that would allow families with adopted or foster children to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families heads to guv's desk.
A new National Institutes of Health study suggests prenatal exposure to PFAS is linked to slightly higher body mass index and obesity risk.
Months after Executive Council Republicans defunded a sex education program aimed at reducing teen pregnancy, the feds may fund it.
A new state civics textbook is one step closer to reaching the desks of New Hampshire students after approval last week.
Andrew Strelczyk lost his vision and legs in a string of accidents. He is eligible for a nursing home but wants to live in his Nashua home
The funding mechanism is becoming more attractive for many communities as they grapple with aging infrastructure and climate change.
If SB172 becomes law, NH would be one of fewer than a dozen states that allow non-related or “fictive kin” caregivers to receive TANF.
In a 4-1 vote, the Judiciary Committee recommends HB 31, which would lift the prohibition on selling some weapons, be killed.