If you tossed your salad greens due to May 5 health department recall, sorry; false alarm

read more…: If you tossed your salad greens due to May 5 health department recall, sorry; false alarm

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has determined that a laboratory error incorrectly caused last week’s recall announcement concerning lēf Farms “Spice” Packaged Salad Greens. The products from lēf Farms are safe and the recall has been canceled.

Pilot partnership program provides free cancer screening for city firefighters

read more…: Pilot partnership program provides free cancer screening for city firefighters

Representatives from Dartmouth Health, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the City of Manchester and various organizations representing firefighters gathered at Manchester Fire Department Station 8 on Monday morning to celebrate a new partnership that hopefully will prevent cancer in firefighters.

Cycle of ‘homeless issues:’ Police hand out citations to move along, shelters remain full, housing scarce

read more…: Cycle of ‘homeless issues:’ Police hand out citations to move along, shelters remain full, housing scarce

Over the weekend a group of about 30 people, many of whom have been living homeless in the city for well over a year, returned to a nomadic existence. They were moved several times by police who have been citing them for various violations of city ordinances that address sidewalk encumbrances and public/private property.

Recall of lēf Farms ‘Spice’ packaged Salad Greens sold locally due to E.coli

read more…: Recall of lēf Farms ‘Spice’ packaged Salad Greens sold locally due to E.coli

The recall was initiated after a sample tested by the DHHS Public Health Laboratory tested positive for E. coli O157. No illnesses have been reported to date. lēf Farms “Spice” is the only product impacted to date and affected retailers include Hannaford and Market Basket.  DHHS and the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture Markets and Food are working collaboratively with the company to determine the root cause of the contamination.

90,000 units in two decades: New report puts a big number on state’s housing crisis

read more…: 90,000 units in two decades: New report puts a big number on state’s housing crisis

This month, a new annual report laid bare exactly how prohibitive. The 245-page analysis by New Hampshire Housing, the state’s housing authority, delivers a clear message. New Hampshire needs far more housing units than previously indicated, and the current rate of development is not going to cut it.

The cost of eternal rest: Indigent cremation expenses on the rise for welfare offices

read more…: The cost of eternal rest: Indigent cremation expenses on the rise for welfare offices

The ceremony happens annually, typically around All Souls Day in early November. Posted notices online and in newspapers list names, dates of birth and death, and places of residence with the hope the small text catches the eye of a family member or loved one. Sometimes it does, but more often it doesn’t.

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