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Critical need for foster families in NH
This year, more than 1,000 children will enter the New Hampshire foster care system. Currently, only 600 homes are licensed to provide care. READ MORE
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Inmates with green thumbs: Annual prison plant sale May 18-21
Inmates from the New Hampshire Department of Corrections have cultivated an impressive array of plants to be sold May 18 – 21 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the NH State Prison Farm, 314 North State St. in Concord. READ MORE
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In support of HB 271 on May 7: NH is only New England state without Narcan legislation
The people that want to see this bill pass are parents of drug users who are desperate to keep their children alive one more day, in the hopes that a bed will open up at a treatment center, or the next paycheck will cover treatment. May they be granted the right to keep their children alive one more day, in the interest of a better tomorrow? READ MORE
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Return to sender: Mail restrictions enacted due to spike in contraband
Due to a spike in contraband via mail, the state prison is cracking down. Any mail that violates this change will be returned to sender. READ MORE
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Survey says: State’s homeless population down 14% since 2011
The 2015 Point-In-Time survey targeted city/town welfare offices, homeless shelters, hospitals, police departments, soup kitchens, food pantries, outreach workers, and other organizations serving homeless people in New Hampshire. READ MORE
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Discover your inner outdoor woman and win a scholarship
New Hampshire’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program is co-sponsored by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation. READ MORE
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AG files injunction against man soliciting funds for ‘Veterans Museum of NH
In this case, it is alleged that the defendants maintained a website that sought donations to build a museum across from the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery, on land they did not own, for an organization that had not obtained tax exempt status. READ MORE
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Public hearing on proposed fishing tournament changes
A few subtle changes to the NH fishing tournament rules are proposed You can attend the May 1. READ MORE
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Navy veteran awarded $21.5M after being ‘medically abandoned’ by VA in state’s largest personal injury judgement
The previous highest personal-injury award in New Hampshire was $21.06 million in a 2012 pharmaceutical case that the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately overturned. READ MORE
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Woman charged as accomplice at Dept. of Motor Vehicles for passing fake documents
This was the third time in 11 days that members from New Hampshire State Police – Troop G have responded for fake documents submitted at the Division of Motor Vehicles. READ MORE
