New Hampshire News Digest

New Hampshire news from The Associated Press for Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020.

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up today in New Hampshire. Questions about today's coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the northern New England desk at 207-772-4157.

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TOP STORIES:

PREP SCHOOL-SEX ABUSE

CONCORD, N.H. — An independent compliance overseer for St. Paul's School in New Hampshire releases a second, bi-annual report following investigations into sexual assault allegations at the school. Developing. By Michael Casey.

WINTRY WEATHER-NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND

A snowstorm dumped more than a half-foot of heavy snow on parts of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont on Thursday, and it'll be followed by plunging temperatures and blustery winds. SENT: 190 words.

ELECTION 2020-NEW HAMPSHIRE-CONGRESS

DOVER, N.H. — Former New Hampshire Republican Party vice chairman Matt Mayberry has announced his candidacy for the state's 1st Congressional District U.S. House seat. Mayberry is a U.S. Air Force veteran and a 2016 Trump delegate to the Republican National Convention. He is a realtor and a small business owner who served three terms on Dover's City Council and on the school board. SENT: 180 words.

ELECTION 2020-BUTTIGIEG-POLICE

Karen DePaepe had been waiting all day for a call back from Pete Buttigieg. It was March 2012, and the 30-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, had just decided to replace the city’s first African American police chief over complaints he illegally wiretapped police officers’ phone calls. By Michelle R. Smith. SENT: 1,065 words.

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ELECTION 2020-BUTTIGIEG-NEW HAMPSHIRE

ELECTION 2020-IOWA CAUCUS RULES-Q&A

HEPATITIS OUTBREAK-VERMONT

Vermont is reporting a statewide outbreak of hepatitis A, joining 30 other states, including New Hampshire and Massachusetts, that have seen a marked increase in the number of cases, the Vermont Health Department said Thursday. SENT: 180 words.

PEACE CORPS SERVICE

The state of Vermont is continuing to be among the top states in the country in the per capita production of Peace Corps volunteers, the Peace Corps said. The latest statistics released Wednesday for 2019 show that Vermont, with a per capita rate of 8.1 volunteers per 100,000 residents, is only behind the District of Columbia, which had a rate of 18.2 volunteers per 100,000. SENT: 200 words.

HYDROPOWER TRANSMISSION LINE

A Maine utility spent more than $2.3 million in the most recent quarter to rally against a potential statewide vote about whether it can build a transmission line to bring hydropower from Canada. SENT: 185 words.

IN BRIEF:

HIT-AND-RUN-ARREST: A woman has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident that involved three vehicles, police in New Hampshire said.

LYME DISEASE-MAINE: Maine reported a record number of Lyme disease cases last year, and the number could rise as data continues to trickle in, officials said Thursday.

TUBERCULOSIS-DARTMOUTH: A member of the Dartmouth College community has been diagnosed with an active case of tuberculosis, according to an email from the college's health services director.

AIRCRAFT ROLLOVER: Firefighters rescued the pilot of an aircraft that had rolled over and landed on its roof in Nashua, New Hampshire.

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