The state attorney general's office has cleared the Concord police officers involved in an accidental shooting at the Granite State Credit Union on May 1 of wrongdoing. In a report released late this afternoon, the state said the officers were practicing how to search a building when Sgt. Steven Smagula's gun fired and hit Officer Joshua Levasseur in the chest. The officers had unloaded their weapons for much of the training, the report said. (Full story)
In the clearest sign yet that a constitutional amendment on education funding may pass the House, a compromise proposal won overwhelming approval from a House committee yesterday. The bipartisan vote was a turnaround from last year, when Democratic and Republican House leaders failed to reach agreement on the issue and lawmakers handily defeated a different version of the amendment. (Full story)
Six New Hampshire schools may be required to restructure after they failed to make adequate progress on state tests for the fifth year in a row. Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School and Winnisquam Regional Middle School are among those that may be forced to restructure the way their schools are run, reopen as charter schools or replace all or most of the staff, including the principal. (Full story)
Five Concord schools have been designated "in need of improvement" for failing to meet state benchmarks in reading or math for the second year in a row. Students' test scores at Beaver Meadow, Kimball, Rumford and Walker elementary schools and Rundlett Middle School didn't pass muster. (Full story)
Both men suspected by the police of dumping oil into a Gilmanton brook Tuesday night have been in trouble with the law before. One, Ronald Martin, is a registered sex offender who has come to the attention of environmental regulators in the past. The other, Gerald Hyslop, pleaded guilty to burglarizing a garage when he was a teenager. (Full story)
Here are some vital statistics on Phil Cole. He stands 5-foot-6-inches, weighs about 150 pounds, and has been canoeing for 35 years. He can paddle at a pace of 60 strokes per minute, and he competes in races as long as 70 miles. (Full story)
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