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Winthrop Rampage Could Have Killed More, Says Man Who Owns Flattened Building
More people could have died in Saturday’s deadly shooting rampage in Winthrop, Massachusetts, which started when the gunman drove a truck stolen from a plumbing company into a building. That building is an office, and a man who rents the space said Sunday that, if it were any other day of the week, he, his partner and their families...
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NH Man Arrested After He ‘Chugged' Wine at Capitol Riot Says He's Running for Congress
A New Hampshire man facing charges for taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is now hoping to head back to Washington as a member of Congress. Jason Riddle said he is still working on the details of his campaign for office. “I guess, ‘Let’s get back to work,’ that’s going to be the slogan I go with,”...
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After Drag Story Hour Canceled Amid Backlash, NH Town Plans Bigger Event
After community backlash and even threats of protests, a library in Derry, New Hampshire, canceled a children’s story time that was supposed to be hosted by a local drag queen. But now the town is stepping up in a huge way, finding a bigger and better venue for the event.
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Therapy Dog Helps Ease Anxiety for Teens Getting COVID Vaccine at Newburyport Clinic
At a previously scheduled vaccine clinic in Newburyport, Massachusetts, appointments opened up this weekend for 12- to 15-year-olds following last week’s approval of the vaccine for that age group. Even at just 14 years old, Lindsay Husak of Merrimac, Massachusetts, was anything but hesitant to get her COVID-19 vaccine. “A lot of my friends have already got their first dose,”…
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Pandemic Stress Weighing Heavily on Kids: ‘Complete Hopelessness'
There is a growing mental health crisis across the country, and, according to the numbers, it’s hitting children the hardest. Hospitals in New Hampshire are now inundated with adolescent psychiatric patients waiting for an in-patient bed to open up in the Granite State. Inside the Wentworth Douglass Emergency Department, there are five designated beds for mental health patients. “But...
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NH Police Chief Accused of Assaulting Officer After Becoming ‘Enraged'
The New Hampshire Attorney General is investigating a local police chief accused of assaulting one of his own officers. The State’s Public Integrity Unit launched a criminal investigation into Plaistow Chief Doug Mullin after disturbing allegations came to light in a letter from the union representing the alleged victim. “We will conduct a full investigation and determine whether it...
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Man Sexually Assaulted Woman at Knifepoint in NH Cemetery, Police Say
A man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint in a two-hour daylight attack that left a woman bloody and running for help at a New Hampshire cemetery Thursday. The alleged attacker, 27-year-old Amuri Diole of Manchester, New Hampshire, appeared in court Friday on sexual assault and threatening with a deadly weapon charges. Diole was arrested in the…
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NH Burrito Store Owner to Be Guest for Biden's Address to Congress
A New Hampshire man is calling it the invitation of a lifetime. He’s been asked to be a part of President Joe Biden’s address to Congress Wednesday night. Berlin business owner Adam Hammil helped secure federal relief in the American Rescue Plan for people who opened businesses during the pandemic. His passion started as a cook in the Coast...
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At One Mass. Clinic, Return of J&J Vaccine Met With Mixed Reactions, But Long Lines
Just two days after the FDA and the CDC gave the Johnson & Johnson shot the go-ahead, the one-shot vaccine was met with mixed reactions at a walk-in clinic in Newton Sunday. For most people at Union Pharmacy in Newton Centre, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine came with a shot of relief. “I’d like to be able to see...
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‘God-Awful Blast' That Rocked NH Towns Was Gender Reveal Explosion
Neighborhoods in several different southern New Hampshire towns were rocked by a mysterious explosion Tuesday night.
