Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
FairPoint says the staff of New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission is recommending the sale of Verizon’s landlines be approved; The first public testimony on marijuana decriminalization came Wednesday night at the Statehouse in a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee; and beginning a week from today, anyone trying to enter the United States from Canada will have to present identification, but, federal officials say no one will be turned away if they don’t have the proper ID.