Friday, April 26, 2013
A NH lawmaker's comment about the Boston Marathon bombings being staged has people asking: How did she get elected?
State Rep. Stella Tremblay forwarded one of the hate emails she's received this week to every member of the New Hampshire Legislature. The subject line on the email, written in response to her claim that the Boston Marathon bombings were a "Black Ops 'terrorist' attack" by the U.S. government, read "you are a f---ing idiot." To Tremblay, the email was "pure Saul Alinsky Tactics in action." But it might as well have come from her fellow Republicans, who have expressed embarrassment and called for an apology. Tremblay says none will be coming. The frustration Republicans are feeling now has been felt on both sides of the aisle in New Hampshire in recent years. And it prompts the question: how does one who even remotely peddles in conspiracy…
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
Word frequency shows priorities, promises and challenges in New Hampshire in 2013.
Gov. Maggie Hassan was sworn into office Jan. 3, 2013 as New Hampshire's 81st governor. She delivered an inaugural address thereafter. Although a picture is worth 1,000 words, so they say, Hassan's speech clocked in at 2,888 words, for the record. Here's a "word cloud" of her remarks, based on the frequency of certain words showing up in the text of her prepared remarks. You can read the full speech here. Some of the words appearing most frequently are: people, work, businesses, education, citizens, innovation, government and community. What word or words would you use to describe the Granite State's priorities and/or the work ahead?
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Friday, December 28, 2012
This person made headlines in 2012, inspiring and confounding and damning the torpedoes.
Burrow through the 2012 archives for year-in-review stories and one name keeps cropping up. Instead of a "Person of the Year," this file search steered NH Patch editors more toward a "Personality of the Year." And that personality is William L. O'Brien. The former House Speaker (R-Mont Vernon) wielded the gavel for one term, but it was a vital, memorable term. He inspired some Republicans and Tea Party members and infuriated opponents. He emerged as a Mel Thomson-like Speaker of the House. He began with a focus on limited government and low taxes and soon became a lightning rod for a canopy of issues – economic and social. "To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing," as the wisdom goes. That very quote has been on display …
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Friday, December 21, 2012
Two Hampton officers share firsthand experiences from their long trip to brighten a child's Christmas.
Hampton-North Hampton Patch has been following the efforts of two local Hampton Police Department members to fulfill the Christmas wish of an inspirational young boy, and we want to share with you exactly what that experience was like for the officers. The officers, along with over 250 individuals from a variety of law enforcement agencies from all over New England, delivered gifts Thursday morning to Nathan Norman, a 6-year-old Rustburg, Va., boy with a rare brain cancer and an inoperable tumor on his spine. The attached photos and video were taken by a Hampton detective on the trip, who has asked to remain anonymous for selfless reasons. That detective, who along with the other Hampton officer picked up a Los Angeles Police Department …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Watch live here as Hampton police and hundreds of other officers visit a young boy with cancer in Virginia.
Two Hampton police officers, along with hundreds of other officers from more than 80 New England-based first responder agencies, helped make a terminally-ill Virginia boy's Christmas wish come true today. The officers made the 10-hour, 627-mile trek to Rustburg, Va., to lift the spirits of 6-year-old Nathan Norman, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer and earlier this year asked for his heroes — police officers, firefighters and EMTs — to send him cards, letters, patches and anything with a first responder insignia. The above Storify captures some amazing pictures and videos of the officers' gesture, including numerous social media posts from the various officers themselves. One the Hampton officers — a detective who has requested his …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
There's streaming video of a law enforcement caravan to make a terminally-ill boy's Christmas wish come true.
UPDATE: You can also follow along with tweets and other social media posts from the hundreds of officers here. ORIGINAL STORY: Two Hampton police officers left this morning along with more than 80 other New England-based first responder agencies to make a terminally-ill Virginia boy's Christmas wish come true, and local residents can follow along with the caravan's journey. The Wellesley (Mass.) Police Department is currently running streaming video from their dash cam on the ride down to Virginia to deliver gifts and cards to 6-year-old Nathan Norman, who has already received an outpouring of support and gifts from police officers, firefighters and EMTs — all of whom Norman considers his heroes — across the country. The caravan is also …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Local police officers are traveling to Virginia after having a profound connection with a terminally-ill boy's story.
A young Virginia boy fighting a rare brain cancer and an inoperable tumor on his spinal cord has inspired countless police, fire and rescue agencies from all over the country to send their support to a family in need of good cheer this holiday season. Nathan Norman, 6, of Rustburg, Va., and his family are facing incredible hardship due to the grim prognosis. Norman's one Christmas wish was to get as many cards, patches, letters and anything else with a first responder insignia as he can because officers, firefighters and EMTs are his heroes, and Norman has since received hundreds of packages from across the United States. Norman's struggles were particularly moving to two Hampton Police Department officers, so much so that they will join …
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Two local police officers will head south to bring a terminally-ill child's holiday wish to life.
A young Virginia boy fighting a rare brain cancer and an inoperable tumor on his spinal cord has inspired countless police, fire and rescue agencies from all over the country to send their support to a family in need of good cheer this holiday season. Nathan Norman, 6, of Rustburg, Va., and his family are facing incredible hardship due to the grim prognosis. Norman's one Christmas wish was to get as many cards, patches, letters and anything else with a first responder insignia as he can because officers, firefighters and EMTs are his heroes, and Norman has since received hundreds of packages from across the United States. Norman's struggles were particularly moving to two Hampton Police Department officers, so much so that they will join …
The Granite State has significantly more Peace Corps volunteers per capita than most of the United States.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Submitted on behalf of the Peace Corps New Hampshire tops the 2012 list of states with the highest per capita number of Peace Corps volunteers. Seventy-four (74) currently-serving Peace Corps volunteers call the Granite State home, making it the number four Peace Corps volunteer-producing state in the nation on a per capita basis. This ranking marks an increase for New Hampshire, which ranked number five last year. In addition, the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont was nationally ranked among U.S. metropolitan areas for its per capita volunteer production, with 15 residents of the Lebanon-Hanover-Hartford area currently serving as volunteers. “The Northeast has a culture of involvement and community engagement, so we are …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Continued low crime and poverty rates helped New Hampshire maintain a favorable ranking.
The Granite State may have dropped one spot from last year's rankings, but New Hampshire is still one of the healthiest states in the country according to the United Health Foundation’s annual America’s Health Rankings, which were released Tuesday. New Hampshire ranks third this year, falling from the No. 2 spot in the 2011 rankings. Hawaii leapfrogged New Hampshire for second place in 2012. Among the factors that helped the Granite State stay near the top of the national rankings are a low percentage of children in poverty, a low violent criminal rate, a low infant mortality rate and a high rate of high school graduation, according to the 2012 rankings report. Low per capita public health funding and a moderate prevalence of binge …
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3:15 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
i agree with you wholeheartedly Andy... "All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years. "At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it… more ›