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New Hampshire Bulletin · North Hampton, NH

Simpson vs. Maggiore: The battle for New Hampshire House speaker heats up

This story was updated at 9:55 a.m. Nov. 12 to correct Maggiore’s hometown and add more context on his background. He’s from North Hampton, not New Hampton. After last week’s election results dramatically shifted power in the New Hampshire House, the new Democratic majority faces its first big task: picking leadership. Republicans held a 215-177 majority prior to Election Day. Once the new lawmakers elected last week are sworn in, that’ll become a 291-108 Democratic majority (including one independent), pending recounts. With their new majority, Democrats will have enough control to pick the speaker of the House for the first time in six years. The speaker has an array of responsibilities. They make committee assignments, preside over voting sessions and control how bills move through the legislative process. Rep. Alexis Simpson, who has led the caucus as minority leader since 2024, was instantly seen as a candidate for the role. But she now faces a challenge from Rep.

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The Haverhill Gazette · Haverhill, MA

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Haverhill Community Television schedule

Here’s the lineup for this week on TV22, Haverhill Community Television. All Monday-through-Thursday programming on Channel 22 is rebroadcast at 10 p.m. the same night. It also repeats the following day at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Programming is subject…

The Haverhill Gazette · Haverhill, MA

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Haverhill community calendar

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The Haverhill Gazette · Haverhill, MA

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Haverhill police log

HAVERHILL — Officers had a busy week full of routine police activity, but not without an occasional assault case, breaking and entering or stolen car.

The Haverhill Gazette · Haverhill, MA

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Haverhill community calendar

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The Berkshire Edge · Bradford, MA

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West Stockbridge Historical Society presents ‘The World of Bees’ Friday, Nov. 13

West Stockbridge — The West Stockbridge Historical Society (WSHS) Nature Series will host “The World of Bees,” with ecologist Kyle Bradford on Friday, November 13, at 7 p.m. at Old Town Hall (9 Main Street). Audience members will have the opportunity to hear from Bradford about bees and the important work they do to hold together our food systems and ecosystems—and what is putting that work at risk. Admission is free for WSHS members with a $10 suggested donation for non-members. Those interested in attending should reserve their seats through the WSHS website. Bradford, a biologist at the Hawthorn Valley Farming Ecology Program, has over a decade of field experience, having worked and studied coast to coast. This includes ant surveys in Columbia County, N.Y., insect pest detection in California vineyards, and graduate research on ants in the pine barrens of western Massachusetts.

The Haverhill Gazette · Bradford, MA

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Reveling in fall on the Fiorentini Trail

HAVERHILL — The Fiorentini Rail Trail in Bradford has transformed an old Boston and Maine Railroad line into a lively community sanctuary. On a recent flawless fall day, the path came alive with a mosaic of local faces — neighbors…