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People living in the woods behind Spruce Street in Laconia are being asked to leave after weeks of back and forth with the city and neighbors living nearby, but many of them don't have anywhere else to go, and a lot of the homeless shelters are already full.

Outreach workers say getting in a virtual line put together by New Hampshire agencies is one way that people who are in the most vulnerable positions might be able to find a home. But they also say it alone won’t solve the state’s homelessness crisis.

A Washingtonian. An estranged son. A drifter and a loner.Those are a few of the attributes that describe accused double murderer Logan Clegg, 26, who was arrested in October to face homicide charges for the fatal shooting of Concord couple Steve and...

Many winter shelters have already opened, providing unhoused people a warm place to stay. But housing organizers are also preparing for scenarios where individuals choose to not or cannot take shelter there.

Most individuals have left the encampments, but public officials do not know where they have moved or if they have new housing options.

Outside all winter: In N.H. and in the Lakes Region, unsheltered homelessness rises Tim Haddock is a regular for lunch at Isaiah 61 Cafe in Laconia, which offers a weekday respite from the cold and a source of donated coats mittens and sleeping bags during cold weather. Roberta Baker—Laconia Daily Sun Freeman Toth has the weighty job of finding people before it is too late.   As one of two homeless outreach and housing stability coordinators for the Community Action Program of Belknap-Merri...