There’s more than enough material on the VA in Manchester, so I figured I’d share this picture from the recent event in Manchester. | AP
After Promising to Solve Opioid Crisis, N.H. Advocates Waiting for Trump
While she might not agree with the President’s description of New Hampshire as a “drug-infested den” — as far as Kriss Blevens is concerned, his sentiment is spot-on.
“How he said it, maybe isn’t how a majority of us would communicate,” Blevens said. “But what he said is true. We are in a state of emergency.”
Two years ago, Blevens (in a co-written op-ed) publicly called on officials to declare a state of emergency over the crisis – a step she thinks is still needed. | More…
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Shaheen Justifies Leaking of Trump’s Conversations With World Leaders
Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) on Thursday justified the leaking of President Donald Trump’s conversations with world leaders. …
“My experience is that when people feel like they need to leak something like that, it’s because they have concerns about what’s going on and I think that’s one of the challenges,” Shaheen said. | More…
Posted in International News, Local NH Politics, National News
Tagged Jeanne Shaheen. Transcripts, Leaks
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Carroll County to address 467 labor violations
Robichaud said the inspection covered the period from April 2015 to October 2016. He said the labor department has proposed a fine of $48,100 but that there is room to negotiate it down.
The labor department is proposing a civil penalty for violations including paying wages later than the designated payday; wages not paid due to miscalculations; no documentation to prove status; youths working without parental permission; youth prohibitions (for) students; exceeding hours for youth labor, and exceeding night work limitations for youth. | More…
Posted in Jobs/Unemployment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Carroll County, Labor Law, Mountain View Nursing Home, Ossipee, Violations
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Veterans Affairs secretary ousts third administrator at troubled NH VA
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Hours after arriving at New Hampshire’s only hospital for veterans for his first visit, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin on Friday announced that he was removing the head of nursing services, the third leader of the troubled Manchester VA Medical Center he has ousted in three weeks. *| More…
Posted in Around New England, Health Care, Military
Tagged Boston Globe, Manchester, VA
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Builder of Warner gun range undeterred by judge’s ruling
The builder of a gun range in Warner is not going to stop clearing his land, despite a court order voiding one of the permissions granted by the town’s land use board.
Merrimack County Superior Court Judge Richard McNamara ruled in late July that the Zoning Board of Adjustments lacked jurisdiction to grant Dragonfly Holdings, LLC, a special exception allowing the company to build the range because two of the abutters, the town of Hopkinton and the Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission, were not properly notified of a public hearing to discuss the range’s application.
Peterborough Police Chief: Legal Pot Means Fewer Arrests
Peterborough Police Chief Scott Guinard said that the threshold would affect an estimated quarter of Peterborough’s marijuana arrest, based on past arrests. He said he has serious concerns about how the change in law will affect policing.
Among his concerns, he said, is that he anticipates an increase in use impacting things like driving under the influence. *| More…
Posted in Crime, Culture, Drugs
Tagged Decriminalization, Ledger-Transcript, Marijuana, Monadnock, Scott Guinard
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Politician suggests NHexit guy shouldn’t use the word “batsh*t”
Before a meeting of the NH-Canadian Trade Council at the State House…all kinds of different unexpected officials appear. Shot this a while back, but if I recall, this first one is at or near the top of the “Division of Travel and Tourism Development.”
One way Trump is (Already) outperforming other presidents
Employers added 209,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate fell to a remarkably low 4.3%. During Trump’s first six months in office, the US economy added nearly 1.1 million jobs, earning Trump a B+ for the state of the economy under his watch on the Yahoo Finance Trumponomics Report Card. | More…
| Yahoo!
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