Tagged: Rockingham County

NH News
1:36 pm
Wed March 20, 2013

Rockingham Healthiest County In N.H., Coos Struggles

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Rockingham tops the list of healthy N.H. counties

Rockingham County is officially the healthiest place in New Hampshire, while Coos County is struggling in terms of public health.  That’s according to a report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin.

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Environment
5:36 pm
Tue July 3, 2012

White Nose Syndrome Found in Rockingham County for the First Time

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Officials with New Hampshire Fish and Game have confirmed that bats infected with White Nose Syndrome have been detected in Rockingham County for the first time.

White nose was first detected on bats in Rockingham in 2010, but this March was the first time bats were visibly infected with the fungus. Fish and Game biologist Emily Brunkhurst says the disease has devastated bat populations in the Northeast.

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