CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire man has been indicted on charges of fraudulently obtaining more than $1 million in CARES Act loans for nonexistent companies and using the identities of dead people in his applications. The federal grand jury indictment alleges that Heath Gauthier, 46, of Rochester, fraudulently applied for more than a dozen […]
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‘She cheated on me’ is no longer a defense for men charged with murder in Massachusetts, court says
A man on trial for murder sought to have the charges reduced because of the victim’s infidelity. It didn’t work.
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Vermont further extends warning after three ice fishing deaths
Vermont authorities have extended their warning for people to stay off the ice on Lake Champlain and to be cautious on other lakes following three recent deaths.
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New Hampshire school reverses urinal ban after bathroom access debate
The policy was intended as a compromise to a proposal requiring students to use restrooms based on their assigned sex at birth.
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New Hampshire school reverses urinal ban after bathroom access debate
The ban on urinals approved by the board was offered as a compromise measure to the proposal.
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Christa McAuliffe memorial to be built at New Hampshire Statehouse
McAuliffe would have been NASA’s first designated teacher in space. She and six crewmates were killed when the space shuttle Challenger broke apart shortly after takeoff 37 years ago.
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Lawyer for Pamela Smart asks New Hampshire court to give her hope
Smart has served over 30 years of a life sentence for plotting with her teenage lover to kill her husband in 1990.
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Judge affirms placing Massachusetts tribal lands into trust
The decision was the latest in a legal battle spanning 3 presidential administrations over tribal land and whether the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has the right to build a casino.
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Three fishermen die after falling through ice in Vermont
Meanwhile, in Maine, two men riding an ATV broke through the ice on Sunday and were rescued by a game warden and sheriff’s deputy in Searsmont.
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Judge orders deportation of driver acquitted in New Hampshire motorcycle crash
Immigration authorities took Volodymyr Zhukovskyy into custody last year after he was cleared of charges in a 2019 crash that killed seven motorcyclists.