Articles by Holly Ramer

New Hampshire Settles Second Youth Center Abuse Case for $4.5M

New Hampshire has agreed to pay $4.5 million to a woman who accused a youth detention center staffer of raping her in storage closet just before he handed out candy to other children as a reward for good behavior. Natasha …

New Hampshire Settles Youth Center Abuse Claim for $10 Million

The New Hampshire attorney general’s office has agreed to a $10 million settlement in the case of a man who alleged that he was gang-raped in a stairwell at the state’s youth detention center in the 1990s. Michael Gilpatrick’s lawsuit …

Police Have Increased Use of Maine’s ‘Yellow Flag’ Law Since Mass Shooting

There has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to allow guns to be seized from people deemed a danger to themselves or others since the deadliest mass shooting in state history, the governor said Friday. …

Judge Weighs Resolution of $38 Million Damages Dispute in Youth Center Abuse Case

The $38 million verdict in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center remains disputed nearly four months later, with both sides submitting final requests to the judge this week. “The time is nigh to have the …

Judge Allows Transgender Girl to Play Soccer as Lawsuit Challenges New Law

A federal judge temporarily cleared the way Monday for a transgender girl to play soccer for her high school team while she and another student challenge a New Hampshire ban. The families of Parker Tirrell, 15, and Iris Turmelle, 14, …

New Hampshire Suspends License of Trucker Acquitted in Motorcycle Crash for 2 Years

A commercial truck driver who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists won’t be eligible to get his license back for another two years, New Hampshire safety officials said. A jury in 2022 found Volodymyr Zhukovskyy not guilty …

New Hampshire Won’t Reinstate License of Trucker Acquitted in Deadly Crash

New Hampshire safety officials last Thursday upheld the license suspension of a commercial truck driver who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists but said another hearing will be held to determine how long the suspension will last. …

Judge Won’t Discard $38M Verdict in New Hampshire Youth Center Abuse Case

The judge who oversaw a landmark trial about New Hampshire’s youth detention center has refused to discard the $38 million verdict, saying the facility’s leadership “either knew and didn’t care or didn’t care to learn the truth” about endemic physical …

Fraternity and Bar Sued Over 2021 Death of University of New Hampshire Student

The mother of a University of New Hampshire student who died in an icy swamp two years ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against the Durham bar and fraternity her son visited that night. Vincenzo Lirosi, 22, was found …

New Hampshire House Kills Bill to Make Schools Tell Parents About Transgender Kids

A bill that would have required school officials to disclose to inquiring parents that their child is using a different name or being referred to as being a different gender was defeated Thursday in the New Hampshire House. The bill …