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Eyes turn to police training in NH as the state looks to improve accountability

Eyes turn to police training in NH as the state looks to improve accountability

Law enforcement officials, minority leaders and members of the public are taking a hard look at the way police officers are trained in New Hampshire, how that compares to other states, and what can be done to improve instruction time and mandatory curriculum surrounding race relations, proper use of force and deescalation techniques.

'Literally an undersupply of homes on the market,' People are buying, but Sellers Riding the Fence in NH Housing Market

'Literally an undersupply of homes on the market,' People are buying, but Sellers Riding the Fence in NH Housing Market

Call it a mixed bag for the real estate market in April and May with the COVID-19 pandemic hitting into sales and the availability of homes for sale but the data showed an increase in the median selling price compared to the same period last year.

'This is What I am Trained to Do': PSU Nurses Graduate Early to Join Pandemic Frontlines

'This is What I am Trained to Do': PSU Nurses Graduate Early to Join Pandemic Frontlines

In order to do its part to help many hospitals in New Hampshire, the Plymouth State University nursing program decided to take an unprecedented step by pushing its 2020 class through its final weeks and allowing them to graduate - and get into the workforce - a month early.

New Nursing Home Test Strategy Relies on Small North Carolina Laboratory

 New Nursing Home Test Strategy Relies on Small North Carolina Laboratory

New Hampshire officials, intent on reducing death and illness among nursing home residents who have borne the brunt of the state's COVID-19 pandemic, have launched a testing program that relies on a small North Carolina company founded by young entrepreneurs with deep roots in that state's conservative establishment.

Businesses Continue To Open Despite The Shutdown

Businesses Continue To Open Despite The Shutdown

At a time when most New Hampshire businesses were closed and Main Streets looked like ghost towns, Jonny Norris was preparing to open a new location. Norris, who owns Montshire Pediatric Dentistry in Keene, was in the midst of moving into a new location eight times the size of his original spot in Claremont.

‘Our kids are counting on us to keep us safe’: NH families under stress in pandemic

‘Our kids are counting on us to keep us safe’: NH families under stress in pandemic

With the COVID-19 pandemic putting more stress on families than ever and removing common community safety nets for spotting child abuse and neglect such as schools and doctors' offices, children are more vulnerable to harm right now, according to Cathy Brittis, program manager for the Child Advocacy Center at Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock.