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Join InDepthNH To Celebrate Sunshine Week Online March 18
InDepthNH staffers and contributors are hosting a talk with Laurie Ortolano of Nashua about the right-to-know law in New Hampshire.
Join InDepthNH To Celebrate Sunshine Week Online March 18 from 6 to 7:30 pm. This is a FREE EVENT. Please spread the word and share on your social media. Thanks. Nancy West
You see our bylines at InDepthNH.org. Now we’ll tell you how we fight for all of our right-to-know. Celebrate Sunshine Week with us on Wednesday, March 18. Join us online from 6 to 7:30 pm. Event link below.
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Join founder Nancy West and author/board members Beverly Stoddart and Bob Charest, veteran reporters Garry Rayno, Paula Tracy, Damien Fisher, Katharine Webster, and Zach Laird. And special guest Laurie Ortolano, RTK activist.
LAURIE ORTOLANO, Advocate
Laurie Ortolano is a resident of Nashua, New Hampshire, known for her active advocacy for transparency in her City. Her journey into civic engagement began around 2017 when she noticed a significant increase in her property's tax assessment, and she hasn’t stopped since.
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GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org’s State House bureau chief
Garry Rayno’s Distant Dome runs on InDepthNH.org, where he explores a broader perspective on State House – and state – happenings. Over his decades-long career, Rayno has closely covered the NH State House for InDepthNH.org, the New Hampshire Union Leader, and others across the state. Rayno graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a BA in English Literature and lives with his wife, Carolyn, in New London.
PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org's Senior Reporter
Paula Tracy has received numerous awards over the years, including the NHPA Lifetime Achievement Award. Paula previously worked for the Union Leader and WMUR.
DAMIEN FISHER, Investigative Reporter
Damien Fisher is a veteran journalist based in the Monadnock region
KATHARINE WEBSTER
Katharine Webster is a veteran journalist who formerly worked for the Associated Press and currently reports occasionally for InDepthNH.org
ZACH LAIRD
Zach Laird is a reporter from Methuen, Mass, who has a passion for politics and community-oriented news. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, traveling, and writing fiction and non-fiction.
NANCY WEST, Founder/Publisher
Nancy West, founder of the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism which publishes InDepthNH.org is also a founding member of the Alliance of Nonprofit News Outlets (ANNO). West founded the nonprofit New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism in April 2015. West is the publisher and executive editor of InDepthNH.org. West has won many awards for reporting during her 30 years at the New Hampshire Union Leader. She is a long-time member of the Institute for Nonprofit News, where she previously served on the board of directors. West was the recipient of the Michael Donoghue Freedom of Information Award given by the New England First Amendment Coalition (NEFAC) on June 1, 2023, in Boston.
BEVERLY STODDART, Event Moderator
Beverly Stoddart is an award-winning writer, author, and speaker who serves on the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism’s Board of Directors. After 42 years of working for newspapers, she retired to write books. She is also on the Board of Trustees of the New Hampshire Writers’ Project. She is the author of Stories from the Rolodex, mini-memoirs of journalists from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Her new psychological thriller, The Woman with a Hole in Her Heart, will be published in 2026.
Sunshine Week, March 15-21, 2026, celebrates the importance of open government to citizens and journalists.
This article first appeared on InDepthNH.org and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
