What's the deal with the Highway Patrol anyway? First they get separated from DMV, now they're about to become part of the NHSP?
I remember living in Nashua when they were known as Motor Carrier Enforcement (I think that was the correct title) officers; the fleet back in the mid-1990's consisted of blue Chevy Caprice station wagons.
As far as the web site that had the history of the Highway Patrol, I know exactly what you're talking about. There was a legal dispute a couple of years ago over domain names, or something like that.
Somewhat related, but would it surprise anyone if current Highway Patrol officers who became part of the State Police were, shall we say, nudged into retirement? When Massachusetts merged the Metro Police (Metro. District Commission), Capitol Police, and Registry of Motor Vehicles Police into the Mass. State Police, quite a few officers from those agencies ended up leaving shortly after the merger (I saw that tidbit on a web site that went into the history of the MDC Police; I don't have time at this very moment to find the exact site).