Max Sullivan

3 days ago | fosters.com | Max Sullivan

HAMPTON — Selectwoman Carleigh Beriont has entered the 2026 race for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, setting up a competitive Democratic primary showdown that currently includes Stefany Shaheen and Maura Sullivan. Beriont, a Harvard University lecturer and vice chair of the Hampton Select Board, made her announcement on June 4 at a press conference in front of the Hampton town offices.

4 days ago | seacoastonline.com | Max Sullivan

EXETER — A woman was fatally struck by an Amtrak train June 2 after she and a friend saved a dog they were walking near the tracks, according to police. Alicia Leonardi, 42, of Plaistow, was walking with her friend and an unleashed dog near the wooded area of the train tracks outbound from the Newfields Road trestle, Exeter Police Chief Stephan Poulin announced June 3 in a press release.

4 days ago | fosters.com | Max Sullivan

York, Maine residents voted overwhelmingly to support repairing the town's historic Cliff Walk. The Cliff Walk has suffered significant damage from storms, particularly in 2024. Emergency Management Director Nicole Pestana will present repair proposals to the Selectboard on June 9. Repair costs could exceed $1 million, and options may include building retaining walls.

1 week ago | fosters.com | Max Sullivan

Exeter, NH opened the state's largest municipal solar array, a 1.77-megawatt project built on a capped landfill. The $5.2 million project, partially funded by a $3.6 million town meeting appropriation, is expected to save Exeter $250,000 annually. The array will cover all of the town's energy bills and is expected to generate $1.3 million in federal tax credits. Officials hope the project will inspire other New Hampshire communities to develop similar solar projects on capped landfills.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Max Sullivan

CONCORD — Gov. Kelly Ayotte has ruled out granting Pamela Smart a hearing to consider commuting her life sentence for her role in her husband's murder. Smart has been imprisoned since 1991 after conspiring to kill her husband, Gregg, in Derry in 1990. Prosecutors said the then-media coordinator at Winnacunnet High School manipulated a Seabrook teenager into carrying out the shooting by coercing him through a sexual relationship.