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$18.5M Rye home: Straws Point now boasts top 2 highest-priced home sales in NH history

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May 22, 2024

.5M Rye home: Straws Point now boasts top 2 highest-priced home sales in NH history

RYE — Straws Point has produced another member of the exclusive eight-figures single-family home club.

A five-bedroom, nine-bathroom residence on the Atlantic Ocean at 17 Straws Point has sold for $18.5 million, the second-highest-priced single-family home sale in New Hampshire history, according to Seacoast Board of Realtors statistician John Rice.

In December 2022, the nearby home at 30 Straws Point sold for $25 million in an off-market closing, more than doubling the state record at the time, according to Rice.

The waterfront Rye neighborhood has now claimed the top two spots in New Hampshire.

“I think this price point says more about the location and quality of the construction,” said Jim Giampa, co-owner of Carey and Giampa Realtors, whose firm brokered the transaction. “Just because a home is in the Seacoast region doesn’t mean it will command big dollars unless the location and property are exceptional. This area has plenty of room for buyers and sellers in all price ranges.”

The owner of 17 Straws Point originally listed the property last August for $25 million, attempting to fetch the same total as its former neighbors at 30 Straws Point. A listing price drop then brought the property down to $22 million.

What is known about buyers of Straws Point homes in Rye

County deed records show the buyer of 17 Straws Point is Granite Shoals LLC. State business records do not identify the owner of the LLC, which was created at the start of May. Portsmouth attorney Douglas MacDonald is listed as its registered agent.

The seller of the estate was 17 Straws Point LLC, for which Michael Millward is the principal, according to state records.

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A deed for the sale was filed with the county on Friday, May 17.

A non-disclosure agreement prevented Giampa from identifying the buyers of 17 Straws Point. Giampa also represented the buyers of 30 Straws Point, Mary Lou and Peter LeSaffre, in late 2022.

“This is a really special home that was designed and constructed to take advantage of the amazing ocean views from Kittery to the Isle of Shoals to Cape Ann,” he said of the property. “Most of the custom features were crafted on-site by Houghton Builders so the quality of construction is extraordinary. It is equipped with everything you could want in an oceanfront estate (with) a gym, movie theater, wine cellar, infinity pool and more.”

The 17 Straws Point residence was built over the span of two years and was completed in 2018. The 10,000-plus-square-foot house contains a pool table, a wet bar, a fireplace, cathedral ceilings, a bathhouse, an outdoor patio and an elevator.

Rye property records show the town’s last assessment of the home valued it at almost $7.1 million.

Rice, statistician for the Seacoast Board of Realtors, cited New England Real Estate Network data to identify 17 Straws Point as the second-highest-selling single-family home in state history. He cautioned that those records do not account for properties sold by homeowners without the assistance of a licensed broker.

Annual taxes on the property exceeded $48,000 in 2022, according to the listing.

“Each room in this architectural gem showcases meticulous attention to detail, radiating sophistication and class,” the listing adds.

According to Rice, the current third-highest-priced single-family home sale in New Hampshire came in June 2023, when a Meredith residence on Lake Winnipesaukee sold for $14 million in an off-market deal.

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New Hampshire 6-year-old tests positive for cocaine, cannabis; mother faces multiple charges

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December 12, 2025

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New Hampshire 6-year-old tests positive for cocaine, cannabis; mother faces multiple charges

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A New Hampshire woman was charged with child endangerment and witness tampering after her daughter ingested a THC gummy and later tested positive for cannabinoids and cocaine, according to officials.

The incident prompted a police investigation after the state Division for Children, Youth and Families notified the Nashua Police Department Nov. 3.

According to a release shared by Nashua Police Department, detectives learned the 6-year-old had been hospitalized following the ingestion and that her mother, Paige Goulet, allegedly told a witness not to cooperate with investigators.

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The Nashua Police Department took custody of Goulet and formally charged her. (Nashua Police Department)

“While at the hospital, the juvenile victim tested positive for the illegal drugs, cannabinoids, and cocaine,” the release said.

“Detectives learned that Goulet had told a witness not to cooperate with the police investigation, and detectives determined that Goulet had neglected her duty to care for her juvenile daughter.”

Goulet, 30, was arrested Monday by Meredith police on a felony warrant for tampering with witnesses involved in the Nashua police investigation.

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Nashua police determined Goulet had neglected her duty to care for her daughter. (Wang Zhao/AFP/GettyImages)

She was taken into custody by Nashua police and formally charged.

She is facing charges of tampering with witnesses and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the release.

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Paige Goulet was taken to the Nashua Police Department and charged with witness tampering and child endangerment after her daughter’s THC gummy ingestion. (Google Maps)

Goulet was released on $300 cash bail and is scheduled to be arraigned in Nashua District Court Jan. 7.

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Fox News Digital has reached out to the Meredith and Nashua police departments for comment.

Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.

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It’s been 50 years since turkeys were reintroduced to N.H. A survey will check on the population. – The Boston Globe

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December 11, 2025

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It’s been 50 years since turkeys were reintroduced to N.H. A survey will check on the population. – The Boston Globe

In recent years, the survey has helped identify about 910 flocks on average, with about 16,488 birds reported per year.

Those numbers can fluctuate based on winter conditions. The birds are more likely to congregate at backyard feeders during winters with heavy snow and limited food, driving up reported numbers. On the other hand, when birds can easily get the food they need in the wild, reports tend to decrease, according to Daniel Ellingwood, a wildlife biologist and turkey project leader at New Hampshire Fish and Game.

He said the state has been conducting the survey for about 20 years. This year, the survey started in December and will run through March.

Right now, the turkey population in New Hampshire includes about 48,000 birds, Fish and Game estimated.

But just over 50 years ago, there weren’t any turkeys in the state at all. In fact, Ellingwood said, turkeys had been absent from New Hampshire’s landscape for about 125 years — starting in the 1850s and lasting until a successful reintroduction effort began in 1975.

Populations were diminished to the point of disappearing because of human activities like hunting and deforestation.

Then, in 1975, the state launched a successful effort to bring the turkeys back.

“A single flock from southwest New York was captured and translocated to Walpole, New Hampshire in ’75,” Ellingwood said. “That population took hold and began to expand.”

That first flock included about 25 birds. In the following years, other flocks were relocated to New Hampshire, and the turkey population began spreading to other parts of the state.

At this point, the birds have made a remarkable recovery.

“The population is largely stable and healthy,” Ellingwood said.

This story appeared in Globe NH | Morning Report, a free newsletter focused on New Hampshire, including great coverage from the Boston Globe and links to interesting articles elsewhere. To receive it via email Monday through Friday, sign up here.

Amanda Gokee can be reached at amanda.gokee@globe.com. Follow her @amanda_gokee.

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