Giffords To Visit Manchester YWCA To Discuss Gun Violence
Former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords is coming to New Hampshire to discuss protecting women from gun violence. Giffords, who was shot in the head in 2011, has become a national advocate for gun...
View ArticleGiving Matters: WISE Gives Aid To Victims Of Abuse
According to the NCADV , one in four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Betsy Kohl knows that statistic intimately; and with three daughters and four nieces, she also knows that...
View ArticleConcerns Over Bill That Changes When Officers Can Make Warrantless Arrests
A bill going before a House committee Thursday is raising concerns among law enforcement officials and advocates of domestic violence victims. The bill would require officers to have "personal...
View ArticleH.U.D. Settlement Spurs Berlin To Include Domestic Violence Exception In...
The city of Berlin, New Hampshire, and the federal government have settled claims that the city violated the Fair Housing Act by requiring landlords to evict tenants cited several times for...
View ArticleCompeting N.H. Bills Would Increase, Eliminate Domestic Violence Funding
New Hampshire lawmakers are considering competing bills to either increase or eliminate funding to help victims of domestic violence. A marriage license currently costs $45, with $7 going to towns and...
View ArticleN.H. Lawmakers Set To Tackle Dozens Of Bills This Week
It will be a busy week at the New Hampshire State House with more than one hundred bills slated for votes by Friday. The bills range from decriminalizing up to a half an ounce of marijuana to tacking...
View ArticleN.H. House OKs Bill To Increase Marriage License Fees For Domestic Violence...
New Hampshire residents may have to pay five more dollars for marriage licenses after the House passed a bill Wednesday that would put the added revenue into domestic violence prevention programs...
View ArticleOne-Day Snapshot Points Out Domestic Violence Service Needs
Advocates for domestic violence victims say a one-day snapshot of services provided in New Hampshire point up the need for additional funding. The National Network to End Domestic Violence this week...
View ArticleLawmakers To Debate Increasing Domestic Violence Funding
Lawmakers are set to begin negotiations on a bill aimed at increasing funding for domestic violence programs. Both chambers have agreed to increase funding, but they disagree on how to do it. The House...
View ArticleGiving Matters: Healing Victims of Domestic Violence
Bridges Domestic and Sexual Violence Support provides free services to victims of sexual and domestic violence, dating violence, harassment and stalking. Emily called Bridges when she and her daughter...
View ArticleHassan Signs Bill to Increase Funding For Domestic Violence Prevention
New Hampshire residents will now pay an additional $5 for a marriage license. That is after Gov . Maggie Hassan signed a bill Monday that will up the fee to $50 in order to help fund prevention...
View ArticleA Critical Eye On Real-Time Media Coverage Of Trials Involving Sexual...
The trial of Owen Labrie, a former student at St.Paul’s School charged with raping a 15-year old school mate in 2014, ended last week with his acquittal on the most serious felony rape charges and...
View ArticleService to Notify Victims About Offenders Via Texts, Emails
New Hampshire is starting an Automated Victim Information and Notification System, to keep crime victims aware of an offender's status via text messages, emails and phone calls. Victim advocates will...
View ArticleUNH Study Identifies Risk Factors in Teen Dating Violence
Nearly one in ten New Hampshire teens reported being the victim of physical dating violence during the past year, and more than one in ten New Hampshire teens reported being the victim of sexual dating...
View ArticleIn Manchester, Combining Social Work and Police Work to Help Troubled Kids
A couple years ago, Manchester police lieutenant Nicole LeDoux and two colleagues decided to crunch some numbers. They found that in a single year, 400 Manchester kids had been at either domestic...
View ArticleConcord Homeless Shelter Settles With HUD, Victim After Domestic Violence...
A recent agreement between a Concord homeless shelter and the federal government could help end discrimination against domestic violence survivors who face homelessness. The settlement includes the US...
View ArticleAG: Manchester City Solicitor "Failed" To Prosecute Domestic Violence Offenders
Update: Manchester City Solicitor, Tom Clark, announced his resignation Friday afternoon. Manchester city officials met with the city solicitor and the attorney general’s office Friday to discuss an...
View ArticleIn Wake Of City Solicitor's Resignation, Gatsas Overseeing Manchester...
Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas is overseeing the city prosecutor’s office until an interim city solicitor can take over. On Thursday, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office shared with Manchester...
View ArticleEmily Gray Rice Tapped as Manchester's Interim City Solicitor
Former U.S. Attorney Emily Gray Rice will be Manchester’s new interim city solicitor. Rice was officially confirmed Monday by the city’s alderman through a phone poll.
View ArticleExec. Council Votes Down Pardon Hearing For Murderer Who Used PTSD Defense
A Concord man found guilty in the brutal murder of his fiancée in 1983 will not be granted a pardon hearing. On Thursday, the Executive Council voted 3-2 against the request of Gary Place, who killed...
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