At approximately 3:45 p.m., Michael W. Kavanaugh, 46, of Brattleboro was driving a 2015 Ford Focus north on Route 30 in Newfane when he started to choke on potato chips, Vermont State Police said in a news release. More…
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A Rockingham man was arrested Friday in the Hetty Green parking lot. Police say he possessed 208 bags of heroin, as well as cocaine.
Matthew D. Dunn, 34, was arrested on charges of trafficking heroin and possession of cocaine, according to a news release from the Bellows Falls Police Department. More…
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ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police in Rochester, New Hampshire, are working with the Secret Service to try to determine the origin of counterfeit $20 bills that have been found in the area.
A 37-year-old woman was killed by lightning in Colorado Sunday, the first lightning-related death of the year, according to the National Weather Service.
The woman was riding a horse in Douglas County, south of Denver. The lightning strike also killed the horse and injured a 15-year-old girl. More…
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Although there have been only two cases confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control in New Hampshire, Powassan virus, spread by ticks, as is Lyme disease, is of great concern to health professionals.
Still, Dr. David Itkin, Infectious disease specialist at Portsmouth Regional Hospital said it is important to remember that Lyme disease remains the most important threat to the public from the black-legged ticks. He said more cases of Lyme are seen than any other area tick-borne disease. More…
There’s a lot of talk about achieving around us. In NH, we have a 40 under 40 list of high achievers. Nationally, there’s the Fortune 500, Fortune 50!, the Emmys, the Dove Awards, the Best Seller’s List, the Olympics, the Special Olympics, the Hall of Fame, the MVPs and so many more. I read that there will be an event in Boston coming up to celebrate achievers achieving achievements! More…
I keep hearing people talk about the Information Age and all we have to do is look something up on the Internet to get answers to our questions. While this may be true in one sense, how would you feel if your doctor had to look everything up on their I-pad during a visit? Don’t you expect the teacher in the classroom to have knowledge of what they are teaching? Shouldn’t the builder know how to measure and add fractions together? Basic knowledge allows an individual to be literate in certain subjects. It’s expected of professionals working in an industry and it allows us to think on our feet, rather than have to rely upon tools for information we should already know. More…
We’re down to the final important school choice bill of the session — SB 8, one of this year’s town tuitioning (aka Croydon) bills. Not only will it clarify that these programs are legal, it will have an impact on Croydon’s appeal to the NH Supreme Court. We expect at least one amendment to be introduced, but do not have details yet. Even so, we encourage school choice advocates to continue contacting the committee urging their support. More…
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