Attorney General: Belknap County Official Stole $40,601

From the Union Leader… LACONIA – Belknap County’s administrator and finance director has waived an indictment charging her with stealing $40,601.99, according to New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte. Nancy Cook, 46, of Laconia, was indicted by a...

Atkinson police fund transfer not as simple as thought

September 2, 2008 Eagle Tribune ATKINSON, N.H. — Residents who have contributed to police Chief Philip Consentino’s donation accounts in the past must be part of the next step in legalizing how the funds are handled. And if those donors have since died, the town...

Fenniman Retirement Package Spurs N.H. Reforms

Fosters – Fenniman Retirement Package Spurs N.H. Reforms DOVER — Large retirement payouts made notorious by former Dover Police Chief William Fenniman continue to reverberate not only locally, but also in Concord as legislators revamp rules for the state...

High Employment Cited as Factor in Low N.H. Child Poverty Rate

Fosters New Hampshire has among the lowest rates of rural child poverty in the nation, at 8.8 percent, yet about 26,000 children in the state still live at or below poverty level, according to recently-released U.S. Census Bureau statistics. The overall child poverty...

Former NH Biden Chair Loses Committee Chair Spot

From the Union Leader… State Rep. James Ryan, jailed since Tuesday in connection with 1992 forgery charges, has lost his chairmanship of the House Transportation Committee. House Speaker Terie Norelli announced last night she was replacing the Franklin Democrat...

NHMA Denies Access to Records in Police Investigation

INVESTIGATION CONTINUES: Concord police continue to investigate circumstances around the Local Government Center’s handling of data on 100,000 public workers for whom it handles benefits. LGC denied access to records about the incident to the State Employees...