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Senate confirms N.H. prosecutor Seth Aframe to Boston-based federal appeals court

The assistant US attorney fills a seat on the US First Circuit Court of Appeals that has been vacant for more than two years.

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Traces of bird flu have made it into store-bought milk in New England, but at very low levels
A new analysis by scientists at the Broad Institute suggests milk sold locally may have lower levels of the H5N1 virus than the national average.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR
‘Safetyism’ has made colleges less safe
If students hadn’t been so insulated from uncomfortable speech on campus, would they have developed such simplistic views of the Middle East?

Senate confirms N.H. prosecutor Seth Aframe to Boston-based federal appeals court
The assistant US attorney fills a seat on the US First Circuit Court of Appeals that has been vacant for more than two years.

State Senate president says she’s ‘not ruling anything out’ when it comes to tolls at N.H. border or Cape Cod
State Senate President Karen Spilka said on Sunday, once again, that she is open to having tolls at the New Hampshire border — or even Cape Cod bridges.

Veterans treatment courts could soon be expanded statewide in N.H.
“We have folks that are, unfortunately, falling through the cracks for a program that works highly effectively,” said Jill O’Neill, a mental health professional who supports HB 1589.

Traces of bird flu have made it into store-bought milk in New England, but at very low levels
A new analysis by scientists at the Broad Institute suggests milk sold locally may have lower levels of the H5N1 virus than the national average.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Surge of summerlike heat is on the way. Here’s how hot it will get in New England.
Monday kicks off a beautiful, dry week that will send temps soaring well into the 80s starting Tuesday.

Latest Sports News

Oilers build three-goal lead, hold on to oust Canucks in Game 7, set up West final with Stars

Red Sox score shutout of Rays on strength of big efforts from Rafael Devers, Tanner Houck

Three takeaways from a doubleheader in Lexington featuring the last four undefeated Division 1 boys’ and girls’ tennis teams

More New Hampshire news

Kayla Montgomery, stepmother of Harmony Montgomery, is released from prison

The estranged wife of Adam Mongomery, the New Hampshire man convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter, has been released from prison three months after testifying against him at his murder trial.

Marijuana

Cannabis bill clears historic vote in N.H. Senate, but path to legalization remains uncertain

It was a historic milestone for a chamber that has repeatedly rejected cannabis legalization bills in the past.

Politics

President Biden will visit Boston after official trip to N.H. next week

The trip will mark Biden’s second visit to New Hampshire since he won the state’s first-in-the-nation primary in January, thanks to a write-in campaign.

SJC to consider making Harmony Montgomery custody hearing records public, says journalist seeking the documents

“The public needs to know that happened here,” longtime investigative reporter Bill Lichtenstein of LCMedia Productions said in an interview.

Mother pins down fox after her 4-year-old was bit in Hollis, N.H.

Both the mother and child “are undergoing preventative measures for rabies exposure,” Hollis Police Chief Brendan LaFlamme said. Both were also treated for minor injuries.

NH Education

Bill to bar transgender girls from girls’ school sports now in N.H. governor’s court

The proposal passed in a party-line vote shortly after one GOP senator collapsed inside the chamber and was taken to the hospital.

New Hampshire daycare owner and employees facing criminal charges for allegedly putting melatonin in children’s food

The daycare owner and her three employees turned themselves in, police said.

HOUSING

Charts: R.I. has second slowest rate of housing growth in the US

The overwhelming majority of the housing stock in New England was build prior to 1939, and Rhode Island and Massachusetts have the oldest units in the area.

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SPOtLIGHT
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