Latest New Hampshire Headlines
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Online Thieves Divert $2.3M from New Hampshire Town of Peterborough
Aug 27 2021 // The U.S. Secret Service is investigating the theft of $2.3 million from the town of Peterborough, New Hampshire, by foreign thieves using fake email addresses. Town officials said Monday the investigation began July 26...
N.H. Insurance Department Issues Bulletin on Appointment of Insurance Producers
Aug 13 2021 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) Commissioner Chris Nicolopoulos issued a bulletin reminding insurers that they must comply with the New Hampshire statutory requirement that all insurance producers acting as...
New Hampshire Experiences Continued Stability in Workers’ Comp Market
Aug 6 2021 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) approved a rate proposal filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) that will reduce voluntary loss costs by 8% on average. “Over the past several...
New Hampshire State Police Discover 100-Plus Commercial Vehicle Violations
Aug 3 2021 // The New Hampshire State Police discovered 189 commercial vehicle violations following a day-long focus on safety. Police said 42 of the violations discovered were so severe that they created a condition where the vehicle...
One Dead, One Injured Following Crash of Small Plane in New Hampshire
Jul 15 2021 // Authorities say one man is dead and another injured after their small plane crashed in New Hampshire. WMUR-TV reports the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the...
New Hampshire Insurance Department Investigates 18 Insurance Fraud Cases
Jul 2 2021 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department has announced that it investigated and submitted for criminal prosecution a total of 18 insurance fraud cases over the past twelve months. The cases varied in nature, but included...
Judge Rules in Favor of New Hampshire Hotel Group in Insurance Dispute
Jun 22 2021 // A judge has ruled in favor of a group of hotels whose owners sued their insurance carriers over lost business during the coronavirus pandemic. Businessman Mark Stebbins of Schleicher & Stebbins Hotels LLC, one of the...
Report Points to Trouble Connecting Rail Cars Before Worker Death in New Hampshire
Jun 17 2021 // Five attempts were made to connect two rail cars during a switching operation before a Pan Am Railways conductor was pinned between them and died, according to a preliminary report issued Tuesday by the National...
New Hampshire Set to Increase Penalties for Some DWI Crashes
Jun 16 2021 // A New Hampshire bill aimed at strengthening penalties for repeat drunk drivers is headed to the governor’s desk. The House on Thursday agreed to the Senate’s version of Tyler Shaw’s Law, named for a...
New Hampshire Sex Abuse Class-Action Suit Tossed, Individual Claims Stand
May 28 2021 // A judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit involving 300 people who allege decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center, but he left the door open for individual claims against the state. The...
Explosion Damages New Hampshire House Under Construction, Worker Burned
May 19 2021 // An explosion happened at an Amherst house that was under construction, causing a contractor to suffer burn injuries to his arms, New Hampshire fire investigators said Friday. Firefighters responded to the house near...
Meetings to Be Held on Status of PFAS Chemicals in New Hampshire Communities
May 17 2021 // Meetings will be held online for three southern New Hampshire communities to give the public updates on the status of chemicals found in the water, the Department of Environmental Services said. The meetings are scheduled...
New Hampshire Security Firm Says It’s Not At Fault for Woman’s Death
May 10 2021 // A security firm that employed a man accused of killing a woman at the company headquarters of Timberland in New Hampshire said it bears no responsibility for her death. Securitas Security Services USA said in court...
New Hampshire Bill Would Make Employers Pay for Any Required COVID-19 Test
May 7 2021 // Employers who require COVID-19 tests for applicants or workers would be required to pay for them under a bill heard by a New Hampshire House committee Wednesday. The bill would prohibit employers from requiring that an...
Explosion at Gender Reveal Party Rocks Several New Hampshire Towns
Apr 27 2021 // One New Hampshire family’s gender reveal party was such a blast that it rattled towns, set off reports of an earthquake, and could be heard from across the state line, police said. Police in Kingston, a town not far...
Landlord Accused of Discrimination in New Hampshire Support Dog Lawsuit
Apr 14 2021 // A landlord has been accused of discriminating against a tenant by not allowing her to house an emotional support dog for her anxiety and depression, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a lawsuit. The complaint filed...
N.H. Supreme Finds ‘Special Relationship,’ Affirms Jury Award Against Insurance Agency
Mar 23 2021 // A split decision by the New Hampshire Supreme Court released Friday offers a lesson to insurance agents about the importance of checklists. Three justices overruled two dissenters to affirm a Superior Court jury’s...
Brannen Promoted to Life and Health Director at New Hampshire Insurance Department
Mar 15 2021 // New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Chris Nicolopoulos announced that Tyler Brannen, a 15-year veteran of the New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID), has been promoted to the position of Life and Health director. Most...
Two Massachusetts Men Charged Following Fatal Motorcycle Crash in New Hampshire
Mar 2 2021 // Two Massachusetts men were charged in federal court in Springfield in connection with falsifying driving logs, instructing others to do so and making a false statement to investigators. The charges are the result of a...
Bettencourt Approved as New Hampshire Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Dec 21 2020 // New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has approved the nomination of Policy Director D.J. Bettencourt as the next deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Insurance Department. Bettencourt, a former state representative from...
