{"id":27098,"date":"2026-09-05T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/?p=27098"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:24:43","slug":"september-5-2026-new-england-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhtalkradio.com\/?p=27098","title":{"rendered":"September 5, 2026 New England News Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>New Hampshire<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><strong>Parents sue to block school tax-cap question from November ballot<\/strong> \u2014 Two Granite State parents, David Bates of Warner and Kelly Wieser of Campton, filed suit arguing the ballot question on local school property tax caps is misleading and unconstitutional, asking a Merrimack County judge to keep it off November&#8217;s ballot. <em>(New Hampshire Bulletin \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/newhampshirebulletin.com\/2026\/09\/02\/lawsuit-seeks-to-strike-down-tax-cap-ballot-question-before-november\/\">read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hyperscale data center eyed for Bow<\/strong> \u2014 Federal filings show Granite Shore Power, owner of the shuttered Merrimack Station coal plant, is exploring a 350-megawatt data center project in Bow; Gov. Kelly Ayotte has called for a statewide moratorium on such facilities. <em>(New Hampshire Bulletin \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/newhampshirebulletin.com\/2026\/09\/01\/possible-hyperscale-data-center-eyed-for-bow\/\">read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Residency questions raised for Democratic Senate candidate Harned<\/strong> \u2014 Mortgage documents are raising questions about how long state Senate candidate Rebecca Harned has actually lived in New Hampshire, despite her claim of residency dating to 2017. <em>(NH Journal \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/nhjournal.com\/mortgage-docs-raise-residency-questions-for-dem-senate-candidate-harned\/\">read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Maine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><strong>Maine&#8217;s high court sides with father in religious custody dispute<\/strong> \u2014 The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld restrictions barring a mother from taking her daughter to Calvary Chapel without the father&#8217;s consent; the case is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. <em>(The Maine Wire \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themainewire.com\/2026\/09\/maine-high-court-upholds-restrictions-on-mother-taking-daughter-to-church-case-headed-to-u-s-supreme-court\/\">read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Portland diocese settled abuse claims only with a no-further-suit condition<\/strong> \u2014 Lawyers say the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland resolved roughly 100 older clergy-abuse claims, but only after requiring claimants to agree not to pursue further legal action. <em>(Portland Press Herald \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/09\/02\/maines-catholic-diocese-settled-older-claims-only-when-others-agreed-not-to-sue-lawyers-say\/\">read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gorham clears way for quarry expansion<\/strong> \u2014 Town officials approved an expanded quarry operation despite continued objections from neighboring residents. <em>(Portland Press Herald \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/09\/02\/gorham-paves-way-for-quarry-expansion-despite-pushback-from-neighbors\/\">read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Vermont<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><strong>Judge questions diocese&#8217;s discount sale of Rice Memorial High<\/strong> \u2014 A Vermont judge pushed back on the Catholic Diocese of Burlington&#8217;s plan to privately sell Rice Memorial High School to a group of supporters for $4.3 million \u2014 about 14% of a church-commissioned $30.5 million appraisal. <em>(VTDigger \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2026\/09\/02\/court-questions-vermont-catholic-diocese-plan-to-sell-rice-memorial-high-to-supporters\/\">read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Derby woman&#8217;s killer sentenced to 30 years<\/strong> \u2014 Family members remembered the slain Derby woman as &#8220;everyone&#8217;s friend&#8221; as the man convicted of her murder apologized in court and received a 30-year sentence. <em>(VTDigger \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2026\/09\/02\/everyones-friend-family-describes-slain-derby-woman-as-her-killer-gets-30-years-in-prison\/\">read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lawmakers scrutinize prison policy on past-minimum-date holds<\/strong> \u2014 Corrections Commissioner Jon Murad defended a policy allowing the department to keep incarcerated individuals beyond their minimum release dates, a practice the ACLU says undercuts recent sentencing reforms. <em>(Vermont Public \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vermontpublic.org\/local-news\/2026-09-02\/lawmakers-scrutinize-policy-of-keeping-more-prisoners-past-their-minimum-sentences\">read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Hampshire Parents sue to block school tax-cap question from November ballot \u2014 Two Granite State parents, David Bates of Warner and Kelly Wieser of Campton, filed suit arguing the ballot question on local school property tax caps is misleading and unconstitutional, asking a Merrimack County judge to keep it off November&#8217;s ballot. 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