Housing: Three Monadnock Region renters describe the strain of finding a stable home as New Hampshire’s median home price reaches $575,000—out of reach for about 85% of households. Teacher shortages are also tied to affordability: the median two-bedroom rent exceeds the amount considered affordable on a typical teacher’s salary. Privacy: Concord Housing tenants are suing over ceiling-mounted Minut sensors; court filings say the devices detect motion and noise, despite the authority’s claims they do not track movement. Public Safety: A 34-year-old Nashua man is being held without bail on a federal charge of producing child sexual abuse material. Elections: New Hampshire is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over student IDs as voter identification. The Secretary of State’s office also received a letter containing white powder amid a nationwide investigation of suspicious mail sent to election offices. Rural Health: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced $11 million for rural health initiatives, including telehealth support for paramedics. Local Races: Six candidates are competing for three Claremont-Croydon House seats in the Nov. 3 election.