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4 days ago | 
unionleader.com | Jason Schreiber
A former Kingston special education teacher accused of assaulting students has been indicted on upgraded charges, including a felony second-degree assault charge stemming from an incident in early 2023, which suggests that the alleged pattern of abuse may have begun earlier than previously reported.
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2 weeks ago | 
unionleader.com | Jason Schreiber
The former superintendent of the Sanborn Regional School District will receive $500,000 in severance pay and compensatory damages as part of a deal that resulted in his resignation last month. According to a settlement agreement and release between Thomas Ambrose and the school district, $410,000 will be paid as compensatory damages “for any and all asserted claims” made by Ambrose along with an additional $90,000 provided as severance pay.
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2 weeks ago | 
unionleader.com | Jason Schreiber
Mark W. Damsell is so fed up with silver York Peppermint Pattie foil wrappers being tossed out along a stretch of road in Exeter that he’s taken matters into his own hands and posted “No Peppermint Patties” signs. The local landscaper suspects that the litter is the work of a single Peppermint Pattie polluter who’s been discarding the popular minty candy wrappers in the same general area on Route 85 for years. “It’s not like it’s five different people throwing out Peppermint Patties.
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2 weeks ago | 
unionleader.com | Jason Schreiber
An independent probe into allegations that former special education teacher Aimee Ragonese mistreated students at D.J. Bakie Elementary School in Kingston found that some school personnel violated policies and failed to properly investigate and report multiple instances of physical abuse. The findings of the investigation launched by the school district and conducted by attorney Kathryn Cox Pelletier of the law firm Upton & Hatfield LLP were revealed in a redacted report released publicly Monday.
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2 weeks ago | 
unionleader.com | Jason Schreiber
Crews have been busy renovating the Harris Sea Ranch Hotel on Hampton Beach as the oceanfront lodging landmark plans to reopen with a new owner in time for Memorial Day weekend. The hotel, located at 75 Ocean Blvd., was recently sold to Sal Lupoli, co-owner of the Hampton Beach Casino, and comes as plans are in the works to redevelop the nearby casino complex and transform the renowned seaside property into a year-round destination.
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2 weeks ago | 
unionleader.com | Jason Schreiber
An independent probe into allegations that former special education teacher Aimee Ragonese mistreated students at Daniel J. Bakie Elementary School in Kingston found that some school personnel violated policies and failed to properly investigate and report multiple instances of physical abuse. The findings of the investigation launched by the school district and conducted by attorney Kathryn Cox Pelletier of the law firm Upton & Hatfield LLP were revealed in a redacted report released Monday.
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3 weeks ago | 
unionleader.com | Jason Schreiber
The weekend is almost here, and that can only mean one thing: more rain. Mother Nature has been cruel to those who look forward to their weekends to get spring chores and gardening done, and to the farmers and others who need the weather to cooperate for their livelihoods. In fact, New Hampshire has seen measurable precipitation every weekend since meteorological spring began on March 1. The miserable weekend weather has been duly noted by the folks at the National Weather Service.
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4 weeks ago | 
unionleader.com | Jason Schreiber
I t seems like a lifetime ago, but it’s only been a year since my wife and I were on our way to Portsmouth to take a stroll downtown and she began telling me about an episode of a popular podcast she listens to that had left her a bit rattled. In the episode that aired last May, Amanda Doyle, one of the hosts of the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast, shared the story of her breast cancer journey.
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1 month ago | 
unionleader.com | Jason Schreiber
Construction of a new $67 million Rockingham County municipal building to house key county offices is on track with most of the work expected to be completed this summer and the facility to be occupied by year’s end. County officials said more than 100 workers have been at the site of the new 118,000-square-foot building daily. It is located across from the county jail on the grounds of the county complex on North Road in Brentwood. “We’re really excited to cut the ribbon.
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1 month ago | 
unionleader.com | Jason Schreiber
Marie Veselsky faced an uncertain future when she contracted Lyme disease nearly 20 years ago. Back then, she said, many people weren’t being diagnosed properly and fewer treatment options were available for the sometimes debilitating illness caused by bacteria transmitted through a tick bite. “When I was first sick with Lyme I didn’t think I would ever get well,” she said.
