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Boston Globe
5 days ago
- General
- Boston Globe
In historic N.H. cemetery, a new headstone honors a formerly enslaved Black woman and education pioneer
Prince Whipple co-authored Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up After her husband's death, Dinah Chase Whipple went on to found New Hampshire's Advertisement One of Dinah Chase Whipple's descendants, Laurel G. Yancey, read from Psalm 23 during the headstone unveiling ceremony last Friday, which was also attended by Tonya Ward Singer, a descendant of Advertisement 'Their story reminds us that history is not just behind us,' Boggis said. 'It is alive. It is now. It is the relationships we build in the reckoning we embrace, and in the future we dare to shape.' This year's Juneteenth events lineup will culminate on Thursday with a freedom walk from Kittery, Maine, to the African Burying Ground in Portsmouth, The ceremony will also mark the launch of an augmented reality component that uses digital storytelling to provide more history and context for an outdoor museum experience. Steven Porter can be reached at
Boston Globe
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Globe New Hampshire wins 6 New Hampshire Press Association editorial awards
Steven Porter and Amanda Gokee earned second place for their comprehensive reporting on the issue of transgender student athletes playing on girls sports teams. They approached this difficult topic in a way that went far beyond simply reporting the news as it happened, and ended up writing nearly a dozen stories, from explainers about complex legislation, to news as Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up Spot News reporting Advertisement As protests roiled college campuses, students at Dartmouth and UNH set up tents and joined the fray. Steven Porter and Amanda Gokee Advertisement Health reporting The Northeast has the second highest percentage of hospital-owned practices in the country, with nearly 46 percent of physicians employed by hospitals, according to the Physicians Advocacy Institute. But unlike other New England states, lawmakers in New Hampshire haven't taken action to curtail facility fees by enacting consumer or public notice requirements. Amanda Gokee Political reporting Steven Porter won second place for his coverage of New Hampshire's Libertarian party and how, instead of supporting their official candidate for president, the party Steven Porter and Amanda Gokee spread out across New Hampshire in 2024 to regularly explore how the state's demographics and voting patterns have changed since 2020 and evaluate whether they might affect the 2024 elections, from the presidential race to down-ballot contests. Stories that earned them a first place award in this category included: Social Media Social media manager Sadie Layher won second place for her outstanding use of The New Hampshire Press Association Excellence in Journalism Awards celebrates exceptional work by New Hampshire journalists on all platforms, including print, digital, television, and radio. Advertisement Lylah Alphonse can be reached at
Boston Globe
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Palace Theatre Short Play Festival makes its New Hampshire debut
The inaugural Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up 'I don't know what the other five plays are about,' Zolla said in a phone interview while driving to a recent rehearsal. 'They could be comedies, dramas, romances, anything.' Advertisement That roll-the-dice sense of uncertainty about what unexpected stories, characters, and memorable lines might pop up on stage next is part of what makes this type of festival exciting. 'For someone who loves theater, I think it's a fun night out,' Zolla said. William Kanteres, a co-producer for the festival, said three of the plays came from playwrights in New Hampshire, two came from writers in Massachusetts, and one came from someone in Michigan. Advertisement One of the plays, 'The College Game,' is about five high school seniors competing on a game show for acceptance to an Ivy League college. Another, 'Bob in 4B,' is about two women who bond with each over reflections on life with men. And Zolla's contribution, 'Marriage Counseling on Valentine's Day,' explores a therapist's unconventional tactics to help a bickering couple. At the end of Saturday night's performances, a panel of judges will select the best play to win the festival's 'Astro Award' and a small cash prize, and attendees will vote to select an audience favorite, organizers said. Tickets for the event, which is presented by Kanteres Real Estate, are This article first appeared in Globe NH | Morning Report, our free newsletter focused on the news you need to know about New Hampshire, including great coverage from the Boston Globe and links to interesting articles from other places. If you'd like to receive it via e-mail Monday through Friday, Steven Porter can be reached at
Boston Globe
21-02-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
N.H. lawmakers consider rolling back protection for trans people in anti-discrimination law
The bill's prime sponsor, Republican Representative Jim Kofalt, said the measure is a way to protect people's privacy rights and physical safety, rejecting criticism of the bill as transphobic. He pointed to conflict in Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up And, he said, 'I have also heard from legislators in the State House that they have felt uncomfortable using bathrooms in the State House because there was a person of the opposite sex in the bathroom with them.' Advertisement That claim was met with pushback from Democratic Representative Alice Wade of Dover, who is transgender. 'I myself am a trans woman, and I'm going to bet that most of you would not have known that unless I had told you,' she said. 'Just this morning, I used the women's restroom down that hall. No issues.' And Wade raised questions about how the law could be enforced. 'Put yourself in my shoes. Imagine there's a padlock on every public restroom,' she said. Both the House and the Senate passed a version of the same proposal last year, which was vetoed by then-Governor Chris Sununu, a Republican. At the time, Sununu said the proposal 'seeks to solve problems that have not presented themselves in New Hampshire, and in doing so invites unnecessary discord.' The introduction of this year's bill comes as two transgender teenagers are fighting a state law barring them from playing girls' sports, a Advertisement The New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association previously stated that 'it would be fundamentally unjust and contrary to applicable State and Federal Law to preclude a student from participation on a gender specific sports team that is consistent with the public gender identity of that student for all other purposes.' The organization recently suspended its rule on the inclusion of trans athletes, pointing to the state law and Trump's executive order. Steven Porter of the Globe staff contributed to this report. This story first appeared in Globe NH | Morning Report, our free newsletter focused on the news you need to know about New Hampshire, including great coverage from the Boston Globe and links to interesting articles from other places. If you'd like to receive it via e-mail Monday through Friday, Amanda Gokee can be reached at
