A Raymond woman was in the midst of her pregnancy when her private well tested positive for arsenic at 43 parts per billion. New Hampshire’s maximum contaminant level for arsenic in drinking water is 5 parts per billion.
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NH Voters with Disabilities Encouraged to Make a Voting Plan
Advocates for people with disabilities in New Hampshire are encouraging them to make a voting plan ahead of tomorrow’s election, by locating the correct polling station, reading up on voting rights and learning how to use accessible voting equipment.
NH Democrats Begin Biden Primary Write-In Campaign
Some New Hampshire Democrats have begun a write-in campaign for President Joe Biden since his name will no longer appear on the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot.
Opinion | Good Fiscal Policy in New Hampshire is Not a Zero-Sum Game
Public policy too often seems inaccessible to people, since not many folks have the time to follow the ins and outs of governments.
Opinion | America’s Farmers are Getting Older, and Young People Aren’t Rushing to Join Them
On Oct. 12, National Farmers’ Day, Americans honor the hardworking people who keep the world fed and clothed.
Younger Women in NH Learn About Risks for Breast Cancer
Health advocates in New Hampshire want to ensure younger women know the potential risk factors for breast cancer, the second most commoncancer among women in the nation.
As the Science Shifts, Lawmakers Consider Changing how Students are Taught to Read
For decades, children have been taught to read along the “three cueing system.”
It Smells like Seed Collection Season at the NH State Forest Nursery
On a late August morning, the sky gray and spitting, thousands of balsam fir and white pine cones are spread across wooden trays in the “drying hut” at the New Hampshire State Forest Nursery in Boscawen.
Opinion | A Healthier Granite State Means a Healthier Granite State Economy
Beyond the formalized health care system in New Hampshire, the health of Granite Staters is influenced by, and has an impact on, many population-level and individual factors.
Multi-State Effort Begins to Study Dramatic Tick Increase in New England
Scientists in rural New England are working to better monitor and manage tick populations as climate change helps fuel their dramatic increase.