Trials on hold.

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Superior courts in New Hampshire are suspending jury trials for a month this winter to save money. The court staff will focus instead on nonjury trials, pretrial hearings and paperwork. The suspension of jury trials is expected to save about $73,000 because the state won't have to pay per diems to jurors, which is $10 per half day or a mileage reimbursement. "This is a difficult cut to make because it directly...