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New Jails Open to Handle More Prisoners

By David Darman on Monday, June 20, 2005.

New jails are popping up in New Hampshire.

The newest one is about to open in Boscawen, where Merrimack County has constructed a new, 300 bed facility.

Several other counties have either opened new jails, or are planning to build one.

And the state opened a new prison just five years ago in Berlin.

And that has not relieved the need for even more space.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.

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City Considers Bike Week Changes

By Dan Gorenstein on Monday, June 20, 2005.

A vendor selling racist and anti-semetic items from a tent at Laconia's Bike week has raised questions over the right to sell such items.

Last week the Laconia mayor fielded complaints to shut the tent down.

But while the city considers how to prevent similar situations in the future, New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports many at the rally didn't think much of the tent one way or the other.

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