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Portsmouth Herald HAMPTON — Justin Cutting is the new director of the state Division of the Fire Standards and Training and Emergency Medical Services.  Cutting, who most recently served as deputy chief of the Hampton Fire Department, was unanimously confirmed to the position Wednesday by the state's Executive Council.  Also confirmed was Sean P. Toomey as state fire marshal and director of the state Department of Safety Division of Fire Safety.  Both were nominated for the positions by Gov. Chris Sununu.  “I have great confidence that Marshal Toomey and Director Cutting will serve ...

HAMPTON — Michael McMahon is the new leader of the Hampton Fire Department in the aftermath of the resignation of fire chief Jamie Ayotte.  McMahon will serve as acting chief until an independent study on the Fire Department is completed, according to Town Manager Jamie Sullivan. McMahon, who was acting deputy chief since the retirement of Justin Cutting in February, assumed responsibilities for Ayotte, whose last official day was on Friday, May 21.  Ayotte resigned from his position in April without giving a reason and before a study on his department by an outside consultant was comple...

Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan THE WOMAN in charge of North Yorkshire’s police and firefighters has started a new role advising the Home Secretary. Julia Mulligan steps down from the county role on May 13 following her failure to win automatic selection as the Conservative candidate for this year’s election for her current job. She was North Yorkshire’s first ever police and crime commissioner. At the time North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority was run by a council-led fire authority. She took over responsibility for it when she became the North Yorkshir...

Connecticut troopers help New Hampshire state police with gift delivery Saul Flores FacebookTwitterEmail State troopers from Massachusetts and Connecticut helped deliver gifts from the New Hampshire state police to a girl living in Connecticut whose parents both died recently in New Hampshire.Contributed photo. Connecticut state troopers helped with a special delivery Saturday of gifts collected by New Hampshire state police for a local girl who recently lost both her parents. The young girl, identified as Eyvie, recently lost both of her parents in two separate tragic events and is now livin...