BOSTON: A federal court judge in Boston has dismissed Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the trafficking of a deadly flood of weapons across the U.S.-Mexico border to drug cartels. The decision is a victory for Sturm, Ruger & Co. and other manufacturers accused of undermining Mexico’s strict gun laws by designing, marketing and selling military-style assault weapons that cartels could use. Mexico said it would appeal the decision.

KEENE: Antioch University New England has announced plans to relocate to downtown Keene. A letter of intent between Antioch and the University System of New Hampshire lays out plans for the graduate school to construct a new campus on Winchester Street land owned by Keene State College, according to a press release. Pending approval, the new Antioch campus could open by spring 2024.

HUDSON: The $6.6 million sale of a 75-acre site in Hudson will pave the way for construction of over a half million square feet of high-bay warehouse and light industrial space at the Sagamore Industrial Park. Plans, which have been presented to the Hudson Planning Board, call for a 504,000-square-foot building with 104 loading doors on two sides, 362 employee parking spaces and 71 trailer storage spaces.

WINCHESTER: A Cheshire County Superior Court judge has ruled that New Jersey-based M&M Consulting and Contracting Inc. — former owner of a former paper mill in Winchester — owes the state government $281,250 for violations of environmental regulations at the facility. The NH Department of Environmental Services brought the civil lawsuit against M&M in March 2019, when court documents indicate the company still owned the 19-acre property at the corner of Fitzgerald and Old Cathedral roads.

ROCHESTER: A legal fight between the city of Rochester and the organization that runs the Granite State Fair is headed to the NH Supreme Court. Foster’s Daily Democrat reported that, in a court order issued in August, the Superior Court accepted the city’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Rochester Agricultural and Mechanical Association asking for relief after the city zoning board denied the group’s request to hold auto racing events at the Lafayette Street fairgrounds at times other than during the fair. RAMA’s argument is that, since auto racing events have been held on the fairgrounds for many years, the request should be grandfathered, and should not require going through city boards for approval.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: New Hampshire is the second least teacherfriendly state in the country, according to a study conducted by the personal finance website WalletHub. To determine its rankings, WalletHub compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia in two broad categories, Opportunities & Competition and Academic & Work Environment, using 24 specific metrics. New Hampshire ranked 50th overall, just ahead of last-place Hawaii. Its score was mostly affected negatively in the financial compensation and support category.

CONCORD: Andy Sanborn, a former state senator and owner of Draft Sports Bar & Grill and the charitable gaming operation Concord Casino has proposed building a 43,000-squarefoot casino, bar and hotel on the city’s east side. The first phase of the project would be a 24,000-square-foot gaming room with 634 seats and 8,500-square-foot restaurant and brew-pub that could hold up to 150 diners. Future plans call for a hotel and event center.