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Maine Snowmobilers Told to Slow Down after Flurry of Fatalities

Snowmobilers in Maine were urged this week to slow down and use caution on the state’s trails following the deaths of five riders in less than four days. A Massachusetts man became the fifth snowmobile death since Friday night when …

Feds to Holdout States: Adopt National Real ID License Program Now

Homeland Security officials are pushing recalcitrant states to adopt stricter driver’s license standards to end a standoff that could disrupt domestic air travel. States have less than a month to send a letter to the Homeland Security Department seeking an …

Study: Traffic Crashes Cost American Drivers $1,051 per Person

Traffic crashes cost American motorists more than $160 billion a year while inflicting a staggering per-person toll on small cities such as Little Rock, Ark., Columbia, S.C., and Pensacola, Fla., according to a AAA research report. The study found that …

Legislators Adopt Resolution in Support of Agent Licensing Registry

The National Conference of Insurance Legislators’ Executive Committee unanimously adopted a widely supported Resolution in Support of the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) and urged all states to fully implement NIPR services to eliminate unnecessary hurdles in producer licensing during …

Heavy Snow Taking Toll on Roofs in New Hampshire

Fire officials are warning New Hampshire residents to clear the snow and ice off their roofs. With rain forecast for Tuesday, the extra weight may be too much for some roofs. Snow is being blamed for two roof cave-ins over …

N.H. Reports Progress in Curbing Underage Drinking

The rate of underage drinking by high school students has decreased in New Hampshire, as well as the number of outlets selling alcohol to minors, according to a report by a nonprofit advocacy group. However, alcohol remains the No. 1 …

States Urged to Lower Drinking Age to Reduce ‘Underground’ Drinking

More than two decades after the country established a uniform drinking age of 21, a nascent movement is afoot to allow 18- to 20-year-olds to legally buy alcohol under some circumstances. Proponents say the higher age hasn’t kept young people …

N.H. Fire Marshal Warns on Recalled Gas Heaters

New Hampshire’s fire marshal is drawing attention to a recall of several models of direct vent wall furnaces that are commonly used in vacation homes, cottages and one-room additions. William Degnan says the heaters, made by Rinnai America Corp. of …