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Happy With Health Care In MA? This Is Where We Ranked In The U.S.
Great news for children, parents, and families throughout Massachusetts! I know I'm often guilty of overusing the phrase "great news", but trust me, this time it's highly justified. WalletHub, the personal-finance experts, recently released a...

NH plan targets improvements in rural healthcare and behavioral health
Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Transportation issues, staffing shortages and other barriers have made access to health care in New Hampshire’s rural areas challenging — the state’s plan for the...
New Hampshire man attacked, killed by dog in ‘tragic event,’ police say
New Hampshire man attacked, killed by dog in ‘tragic event,’ police sayA New Hampshire man was attacked and killed by a dog over the weekend in what police are calling a “tragic event.” The deadly incident, which involved his family’s pitbull,...

Carbon monoxide exposure at Shaw's sends 4 workers to hospital
Four workers who were exposed to carbon monoxide late Monday at a grocery store in Plaistow, New Hampshire, were hospitalized after falling ill.Fire crews started receiving multiple 911 calls at 11:41 p.m. reporting an odor in the Shaw's, at 4...

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks coming soon in New Hampshire
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks coming soon in New Hampshire HEART OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. AND JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE WALKS IS NICOLE JORGENSEN AND BRIANNA BUTLER PETERSON. THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING WITH...
2025 Bridge to Recovery Walk raises $50,000 for mental health and substance use disorder services
Concord Hospital Health System is proud to announce that the 2025 Bridge to Recovery Walk, held on September 21, raised over $50,000 to support critical mental health and substance use disorder programs and services at Concord Hospital – Laconia...

New Art Exhibit on Display at MaineHealth Waldo Hospital
BELFAST— A new art exhibit is now on display at MaineHealth Waldo Hospital, featuring works by Kristin Golden, Penny Linn and Penny Markley. Paintings by artist Penny Markley, inspired by the coast and varied landscapes of Maine, are on display at...

Volunteer and K-9 find 2-year-old girl who was missing for hours in New Hampshire town
WMUR NEWS NINE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU CHRIS. A TWO YEAR OLD IS OKAY AFTER SHE WENT MISSING NEAR HER DORCHESTER HOME FRIDAY AFTERNOON. OFFICIALS SAY THE TODDLER AND TWO DOGS WERE PLAYING IN THE FENCED IN FRONT YARD. EITHER THE DOGS OR THE GIRL THEN...

Lily Tang Williams calls for end to shutdown, no deal on ACA subsidies | CloseUp
Lily Tang Williams calls for end to shutdown, no deal on ACA subsidies | CloseUp Good morning. I'm Adam Sexton. We're going to spend some time in the 2nd congressional district this morning. We've often said it doesn't quite get the same attention...

Some Massachusetts doctors are sending patients to New Hampshire for imaging. Here’s why.
Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. This past summer, one of Dr. Amy Boutwell’s patients needed an imaging test done, but Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, which is down the road from her practice in...

2-year-old missing from New Hampshire town for more than 4 hours found, Fish and Game says
A 2-year-old who was missing for more than four hours from a New Hampshire town was found by a canine team, authorities said.New Hampshire Fish and Game said Friday after 4 p.m., they along with New Hampshire State Police got a report of a missing...

Pen Bay-Waldo Community Board Welcomes New Members
ROCKPORT AND BELFAST — MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals are pleased to announce the addition of Meredith Jones; Brad Samojla, DPM, FACFAS; and Nir Harish, MD, to the Pen Bay-Waldo Community Board. Local boards are organized as committees of...

New Hampshire hiker dies after medical emergency on trail
HINSDALE, N.H. — A hiker died Thursday after collapsing on the Kilburn Trail in Hinsdale, New Hampshire. New Hampshire Fish and Game said the hiker, a New Hampshire resident, appeared to suffer a sudden medical emergency around noon while hiking...

Opinion: New Hampshire needs science-based leadership in health policy
Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. As psychiatrists, we care daily for Granite Staters living with mental illness, addiction, developmental disorders, cognitive disorders and the complicated...

Friday's hockey: Mazur scores hat trick for Grand Rapids; UM beats No. 7 Providence
Jackson's Carter Mazur scored his first pro hat trick for the Grand Rapids Griffins in a 4-3 victory over the Texas Stars in AHL action on Friday at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas. Eduards Tralmaks scored the other goal, John Leonard picked...

Moose struck by 2 vehicles on New Hampshire highway
New Hampshire State Police officials say one person was seriously hurt when two vehicles traveling on Route 101 struck the same moose.Police said the collisions happened at about 8:10 p.m. Wednesday near mile marker 68 in Candia.Troopers...

A closer look at what’s driving the rising rate of uninsured children
Hundreds of thousands of more children in the United States are going without health insurance, and experts warn that actions by the Trump administration and Congress will likely make the problem worse. The national uninsured rate for children and...

Beth G. Catenza of Sulloway & Hollis
Beth G. Catenza is recognized as a top lawyer in Health Care Law in the 2026 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America.” We selected eight of the best lawyers from around the state for portraits and asked them to share a favorite quotation and to...

Todd J. Hathaway of Wadleigh, Starr and Peters
Todd J. Hathaway is recognized as a top lawyer in Medical Malpractice Law — Defendants in the 2026 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America.” We selected eight of the best lawyers from around the state for portraits and asked them to share a...

Most federal education funding for New Hampshire safe from shutdown, commissioner says
Key federal funding for New Hampshire schools has not been affected by the shutdown in Washington, Department of Education Commissioner Caitlin Davis said Thursday — at least the money that flows through the state Department of Education. That’s...