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NH DHHS Investigating Possible Measles Exposure in Hanover, NH
Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) is investigating a report that an international traveler who visited Hanover, New Hampshire tested positive for measles shortly after returning home. While DHHS is still using all avenues to gather more information about this report, including verification of the visitor’s test results and symptoms, the Department is notifying the public and pursuing an investigation to proactively protect Granite Staters’ health. There are currently no confirmed cases of measles in New Hampshire.
NH DHHS Advises Consumers of Multi-Brand Ice Cream Recall
Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) is advising consumers that Totally Cool, Inc. of Owings Mills, Maryland is recalling multiple brands of ice cream products, including certain Cumberland Farms, Jeni’s, Friendly’s, and Hershey’s products, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Impacted products were distributed to stores in New Hampshire, including Target, Market Basket, Shaw’s, and Hannaford.
First YDC Criminal Suspect Heads To Trial; Another Suspect Affidavit To Be Released
After years of secrecy surrounding the Sununu Youth Services Center cases then called YDC, the public is going to start learning more about the nightmarish abuse that’s left more than 1,400 victims seeking justice. In the coming weeks a previously sealed arrest warrant affidavit is set to be made...
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We are celebrating Independence Day marveling at the fact that we have been able to report and publish more than 10,000 independent, unbiased stories and columns that matter to New Hampshire since we launched in 2015. We have a special reason to celebrate, too, by having a fundraiser that will...
AG: Man Shot in Police-Involved Shooting in Manchester Has Died
The man shot during a police-involved shooting Friday morning in Manchester has died, according to a news release from Attorney General John M. Formella. The incident occurred in the area of Bridge and Ash Streets in Manchester. The news release said:. “Shortly after 9:30 A.M., an officer on patrol in...
The Center for Investigative Reporting Sues OpenAI, Microsoft for Copyright Violations
AI Giant Never Sought Permission, Nor Offered Compensation to Use Nonprofit News Organization’s Content. In a rebuke to artificial intelligence and its exploitative practices, the Center for Investigative Reporting, which produces Mother Jones and Reveal, today sued the corporation OpenAI and its largest shareholder, Microsoft, in federal court for using the nonprofit news organization’s content without permission or offering compensation.
AG: Man Injured in Police-Involved Shooting in Manchester
Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella announces that members of the Attorney General’s Office are responding to a report of an officer-involved shooting that occurred this morning in Manchester, New Hampshire. The incident involved an adult male subject in the area of Bridge and Beech Streets....
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Pittsburg’s Sweet Pea; Former Dover Deputy Fire Chief
InDepthNH.org scans the websites of New Hampshire funeral homes each week and selects at random some of our friends, relatives and neighbors to feature in this column. The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community. InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service. We view this as part of our public service mission. Click here or on the Obituaries tab at the top of our home page to learn more. And if you know of someone from New Hampshire who should be featured in this column, please send your suggestions to NancyWestNews@gmail.com.
Consumer Advocate Calls for Investigation of N.H. Electric Cooperative
It’s all about the Principles: Co-op Principles and Electric Restructuring Principles. Consumer Advocate Donald Kreis has formally asked the state’s utility regulators to conduct an investigation of the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC). In a letter to Chairman Daniel Goldner of the Public Utilities Commission, Kreis cited recent...
Fired Department of Corrections Officer Plans Appeal
Fired for speaking out about dangerously low staffing at the men’s prison in Concord, former Corrections Officer Claudia Cass Prescott plans to keep fighting after the Personnel Appeals Board upheld her termination. “I did everything I was supposed to do to protect the inmates and the staff. I didn’t...
Cyanobacteria Warnings Down on Lake Winnipesaukee; Lake Groups Take Notice
MEREDITH – Cyanobacteria advisories and alert warnings for swimmers and pet owners to avoid blooms on Lake Winnipesaukee have ended after blooms were reported in Center Harbor at its town beach, Meredith Town Docks, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough, Wolfeboro, and Gilford areas near The Broads. The red warning signs are now...
Op-Ed: Judges and Juries and the Trial Lawyers Everyone Loves to Hate
From ‘A Book, an Idea and a Goat,’ Andru Volinsky’s weekly newsletter on Substack is primarily devoted to writing about the national movement for fair school funding and other means of effecting social change. Here’s the link: https://substack.com/@andruvolinsky?utm_source=profile-page. The US Supreme Court’s ruling about the ex-president’s...
Tree Falls On 2 People On Sidewalk And Vehicle, Seriously Injuring Man
MANCHESTER, NH – Two people were injured in Manchester when large parts of a tree fell on them during a gust of wind, seriously injuring one of them. Manchester Fire and AMR responded to the are of Hanover and Union Streets Thursday at about 12:30 p.m. for a report of traumatic injuries and two people under the large branches that fell.
NH DHHS: Don’t Eat, Sell Diamond Shruumz Chocolate Bars, Cones, and Gummies
Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) is advising consumers not to eat, sell, or serve any Diamond Shruumz Microdosing Chocolate Bars, Infused Cones, or Micro Dose and Macro Dose gummies, and instead to throw them away. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating a series of illnesses associated with the products, which are labeled as containing a proprietary blend of mushrooms, including reishi and lion’s mane.
YDC Abuse Suspect Seeks To Block Release of Records from His Time as a Police Officer
LACONIA — Jeffrey Buskey is already notorious as one of the 11 men charged with sexually abusing children inside the Sununu Youth Services Center, then called YDC, but his lawyer says releasing Buskey’s police internal affairs records would damage his reputation. InDepthNH.org was in Belknap Superior Court in...
Sununu Concerned About Implementing Controversial Voting Bill Before Elections
CONCORD – A bill that would eliminate all new voter identification exceptions at the polls this fall is on its way to the governor’s desk but he sounded unlikely to sign it on Wednesday, citing the tight time frame for implementation before a Presidential election. House Bill 1569,...
Council OKs Mount Washington Environmental Study; Hears Concerns About NH Electric Co-Op
CONCORD – Work will begin immediately on the summit of Mount Washington to assess its environmental condition and make recommendations to minimize the negative impacts on the fragile alpine zone into the future. The state’s Executive Council approved a $608,800 contract with Tighe & Bond, Inc. of Portsmouth to...
Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Offenses
CONCORD – A Manchester man pleaded guilty in federal court in connection to his distribution of fentanyl, his possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine and his being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Victor Rosario, 30, pleaded guilty to one...
Ex-Employee: State DHHS Overcharged Disabled Adults for Medical Care
Adults with disabilities who enter the workforce are getting overcharged for their medical care by the state agency that’s supposed to be helping them, according to a former employee who was fired and later ordered to be re-hired. But the state has no interest in fixing the errors that...
State Sinks Floating Oyster Crate Farm Request for Great Bay
NEWINGTON – A proposal to allow a floating oyster farm in the Great Bay Estuary in Broad Cove for the next 10 years has been sunk by the Fish and Game Department after numerous people and agencies opposed it. Negative impact on recreation and navigation were cited among the...
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