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Governor John Lynch is asking President Obama to declare an emergency for all New Hampshire counties as a result of last weekend’s severe snow storm. If the request is granted FEMA would give the state federal disaster aid to help deal with storm with damage.
A big piece of news broke over Labor Day weekend: President Obama has approved FEMA aid for four New Hampshire counties. As NHPR’s Chris Jensen reported, Merrimack, Carroll, Grafton and Coos Counties were damaged enough by Tropical Storm Irene to qualify for federal help, “’The state and communities in those four counties are now eligible […]
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