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In Loudon, retention is top of mind with salary increases for town employees

In the last year, Loudon has seen firefighters, EMTs, a highway employee, the planning and zoning board secretary and members of police department hand in letters of resignation.A pattern is clear among these losses – employees are leaving as other. ....

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Local elementary school students walk the walk on their way to school

Students at several elementary schools in the Merrimack Valley School District walked to school last week, as part of a national Walk and Roll to School Day initiative to encourage exercise and healthy habits.On Thursday morning, Loudon Elementary. ....

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Red Flag Warning issued for much of New Hampshire


Red Flag Warning issued for much of New Hampshire
The fire danger is high
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Updated: 6:19 PM EDT Apr 3, 2021
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Updated: 6:19 PM EDT Apr 3, 2021
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ARE UP THERE RIGHT NOW LOOKING FOR ANY SIGNS OF SMOKE. TODAY CALLED FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO ISSUE ITS FIRST RED FLAG WARNING THIS YEAR AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. LOW HUMIDITY, HIGH WIND, TEMPERATURES THAT ARE 40 AND ABOVE, ALL OF THOSE COME TOGETHER TO MAKE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY. REPORTER: THE FIRE DAMAGE HAS ESCALATED IN THE LAST WEEK. CHEST BUT IN THE PAST WHEN WE HAD DROUGHT CONDITIONS WHEN WE HAD BUYERS, IT WAS DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS. JESSICA: FIRE OFFICIALS SAY AN ILLEGAL BURN GOT AWAY FROM THE OWNER AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT KEPT IT CONTAINED IN A 100 BY 100 FOOT AREA OF GRASS. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY IT DOESNT TAKE MUCH TO IGNITE A FIRE RIGHT NOW AND THIS TIME OF YEAR THEY’RE OFTEN CALLED ....

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A Career of Firsts: Meet New Hampshire Paramedic Sandy Hillsgrove


It was early 1984, and the Concord (N.H.) Fire Department was looking to hire paramedics. Sandy Hillsgrove heard of the opportunity from a classmate at New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI). She’d done some ride time with the department and had once had a memorable altercation there with a colleague.
He was smoking and thought it would be funny to blow smoke in her face. Disgusted by his crudeness, Hillsgrove grabbed him by the front of his shirt and told him, “If you ever do that again, I will take that cigarette and shove it up your ass.” He took a couple of steps back, mouth hanging. His cohorts from work and Hillsgrove’s classmates stood with mouths agape. A moment passed, then in unison: “Way to go, Sandy!” ....

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