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Safe Stations seen as model way to help win opioid fight
With other states watching to see how New Hampshire combats the opioid crisis using the Safe Stations approach, organizers of the program say there is still a lot to be done to make it more successful here at home.
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NH Club News: Plymouth Rotary Club's penny sale next week
The Plymouth Rotary Club is gearing up for its 68th annual penny sale at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Plymouth Regional High School, 86 Old Ward Bridge Road.
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College Football: 'Cats 'playing for each other' now
For the first time in 15 seasons, the University of New Hampshire football team can not use the pursuit of a playoff berth as motivation at this point in the year.
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Bay State credit union looks for growth across NH border
Merrimack Valley Credit Union is growing, and officials hope to expand further into New Hampshire during the next few years.
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Trump says he's taking 'revolutionary' action to lower drug prices
President Donald Trump took his boldest action yet to lower drug prices, saying his administration is moving to stop 'global freeloading' by foreign nations when it comes to the price that Americans pay for prescription drugs. The announcement is a sign that the President and his aides are seeking to shift the focus to health care two...
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Water sources at city schools mistakenly turned on before lead remediation completed
School officials notified parents this week that drinking fountains and sinks at nine city schools ' shut off two years ago after water testing showed lead levels higher than acceptable limits ' were mistakenly turned back on before remediation efforts and additional testing was completed.
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Manchester cruiser crashed another officer injured during foot pursuit
The series of incidents began about 4:45 p.m. in the area of Flaherty Lane and Schuyler Street. Police say a city man, Leonardo Rosario, 43, drove away in a gold Honda during a motor vehicle stop. Officer Lisa Callahan pursued the vehicle.
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Some Danville selectmen deny that proposal to get rid of budget committee is a 'power grab'
The chairman of the Danville Board of Selectmen insists that the board's proposed warrant article asking voters to eliminate the Budget Committee is not a 'power grab' as one budget committee member has alleged.
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Epping man charged with DWI after dump truck flips at Stratham traffic circle
A dump truck driver was charged with drunk driving Thursday morning after his rig plowed through a guardrail and signs, flipped onto its side and spilled a load of sand at the Stratham Traffic Circle.
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State Sen. Woodburn's accuser says she was forced to resign her post
The woman who claimed state Sen. Jeff Woodburn repeatedly assaulted her has stepped down as chairman of the Coos County Democratic Committee after her lawyer maintained she was given the choice of backing Woodburn's election or resigning her post.
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Jaffrey man convicted in 2011 of sexual assault of young relative wins new trial
CONCORD - A Jaffrey man convicted in 2011 of repeatedly raping a young relative will receive a new trial after the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that his attorney did not provide a competent defense.It was the second time the state's highest court heard an appeal from Jason Wilbur regarding his case. In 2012, the Supreme...
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NH Business Newsreel: Sen. Hassan to host entrepreneurship forum
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan will host an Innovate NH Entrepreneurship Forum on Nov. 13 at Manchester Community College. Workshops topics include learning to fund an idea seeking out resources creating a business plan rural entrepreneurship managing social media and women business ownership.
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Man shot dead in Wolfeboro was under house arrest
The man who was shot to death and woman who was critically wounded at a 10 Lakeview Drive home on Sunday both were known to police.
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Another wave of suspicious packages target Democrats, Trump critics
Authorities discovered another wave of suspicious packages on Thursday targeting high-profile Democrats and critics of President Donald Trump as a manhunt intensified for a serial bomber less than two weeks ahead of elections.
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Red Sox edge Dodgers, 4-2, to take control of World Series
The Boston Red Sox used the highest-scoring offense in Major League Baseball and stellar pitching to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 and seize command of the World Series on Wednesday.
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Firefighters' union chief call Baines' statements 'inaccurate'
Manchester firefighters are firing back after remarks by several aldermen last week critical of actions by their union, calling the statements 'inaccurate.'
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Fire departments train for trench rescues as construction projects ramp up
With major construction projects like Woodmont Commons and Tuscan Village underway, fire departments are taking steps to prepare for trench and building collapse rescue operations.
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Preservationists designate Manchester VA residence as 1 of 7 properties to protect
The architecturally unique manager's residence at the Manchester VA Medical Center ' which appears destined for a date with a bulldozer ' was included in the Seven to Save list by a state organization of historic preservationists last week.
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NH has second-lowest youth obesity rate
New Hampshire had the second lowest youth obesity rates in the country, with roughly one out of 10 Granite State kids overweight, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reported.
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SB3 ruling confuses election officials just before midterms
A decision by Superior Court Judge Kenneth Brown to block the state from implementing its new election law has created confusion among election officials, according to the Attorney General, who filed motions at both the Superior Court and state Supreme Court seeking clarification of the ruling or a stay of the court's order.
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