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There will be only one House speaker, but up to 400 New Hampshire lawmakers will be in the driver’s seat next month for a legislative session modeled on a drive-in movie theater. The House released plans Tuesday for what acting Speaker Sherm Packard called “the most risk-mitigated session of the House yet during this pandemic.” Lawmakers in one of the…

A Republican caucus meeting that resulted in at least four New Hampshire lawmakers testing positive for the coronavirus was “horribly managed.”

New Hampshire lawmakers bundled up and spread out on an athletic field Wednesday to start their next two-year session. But many House Democrats skipped the gathering over concerns about the coronavirus, and the no-shows, coupled with a show of force by Republicans, signaled a rough path ahead. The 400-member House and 24-member Senate met at the University of New Hampshire…

A white University of New Hampshire chemistry professor is accused of posing as an immigrant woman of color on Twitter to make racist and sexist comments and attack users who supported racial justice and other progressive causes. The university has not named the professor whom it said was being investigated related to allegations on social media. A spokesperson said that…

The University of New Hampshire has received more than $2 million in grants to study child sex trafficking and the role of technology cyberstalking and other crimes.  The grants from the National Institute of Justice will go to the Crimes Against Children Research Center.  Two of the grants will aim to develop new information on child sex trafficking victimization...

More than 10 cases of COVID-19 have been traced to a fraternity party where people did not follow public health guidelines, the president of the University of New Hampshire said. University and state health officials said Sunday that 11 people have tested positive for the virus so far following an Aug. 29 party at the Theta Chi fraternity. In a…

In a Sunday letter to the university community, UNH President James Dean said more than 100 students and non-students attended the “reprehensible” party at 5 Strafford Ave. in Durham.

The president of the University of New Hampshire put out a strongly-worded statement, saying in part, the Aug. 29 party is “reprehensible and will not be tolerated.”

A cluster of COVID-19 cases in New Hampshire is being linked to a fraternity at the University of New Hampshire, according to school officials and the state Department of Health and Human Services. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said Sunday it is investigating a potential outbreak of the virus among people associated with the Theta Chi…

Amid concerns of the coronavirus, a warning has been issued for students at the University of New Hampshire after an off-campus party was busted by Durham police. Dep. Chief David Holmstock says not only was there underaged drinking, but there were upwards of 50 people packed in a small apartment without masks or social distancing. “It’s upsetting because it ruins…

After an off-campus party was busted by Durham police students at the University of New Hampshire have been issued a warning amid concerns of the coronavirus.

Images of a large group of students gathered around a bonfire at the University of New Hampshire are raising eyebrows over the risk of spreading the coronavirus. Students appear to be grouped closely together in photos of an ice cream social organized by university staff for freshman moving to campus this week. School spokeswoman Erika Mantz said the people at…

Although masks are not mandated in the state of New Hampshire, the town of Durham is considering an emergency mask ordinance amid the coronavirus pandemic. The University of New Hampshire will begin to welcome back thousands of students in less than a month. To protect residents, Durham Town Administrator Todd Selig is calling for the town council to pass an…

Although not mandated in the state of New Hampshire, the town of Durham is considering a mask ordinance.

A New Hampshire law school bearing the name of the state’s only president, Franklin Pierce, is thinking about removing him from its title as part of the national conversation about systemic racism because he opposed taking steps to stop slavery. Pierce, the country’s 14th president, served from 1853 to 1857. He was an accomplished attorney and brigadier general in the…

For the first time in more than 150 years, and only the second time in history, the New Hampshire House of Representatives met outside of the state house Thursday. After a three-month hiatus because of the pandemic, members reconvened inside the Whittemore Center at the University of New Hampshire to allow space for social distancing. As people approached the ice…

The only way to get college students back on campus this fall is through robust virus testing, the head of the University System of New Hampshire said Friday.

The University of New Hampshire joins a growing list of schools across the nation that have decided to delay commencement ceremonies amid the coronavirus pandemic. James W. Dean, the school’s president, announced in an email Wednesday night the university would be unable to hold its honors convocation and commencement ceremonies as scheduled on May 15 and 16. This comes after…

Several students at the University of New Hampshire have been diagnosed with mumps, according to school officials. Officials at the Durham campus said within the last two weeks, there have been six confirmed or probable mumps infections. “At this time, these cases are limited to individuals who have had close contact with one another. We are working closely with the…

Peering over the side of his skiff anchored in the middle of New Hampshire’s Great Bay, Fred Short liked what he saw.