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CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) – Teens in New Hampshire are making progress when it comes to their mental health– that’s according to a new survey.
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the CDC, administered the survey to thousands of high school students from across the state. Questions ranged from drug and alcohol use to bullying, sexual activity and even access to pornography.
Results show that compared to the previous study conducted in 2022, fewer kids in New Hampshire feel sad and lonely, and fewer have thoughts of suicide.
“So this tells us that some of the investment in our community are working but now is not the time to take our foot off the gas. We need schools and health care providers and caring adults to support all of our kids. Mental health challenges are real but they are often treatable and preventable,” said Patricia Tilley of the N.H. Health and Human Services Department.
While New Hampshire teens are vaping less, 20% say they’ve smoked marijuana in the last 30 days and 23% had at least one alcoholic drink.
The survey also found that 75% of kids across the Granite State spend at least three hours a day on their phones.
Anyone struggling with their mental health can call 988 for help.
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CONCORD, N.H. — An Ashland couple accused of illegally voting in several New Hampshire elections while residing in Massachusetts have waived their first court appearance.
Joshua Urovitch, 56, and his wife Lisa Urovitch, 54, were scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Merrimack Superior Court in Concord. However, they waived their arraignments and are now due in court for the first time on Nov. 21 for a dispositional conference.
The couple’s lawyer, James Rosenberg, could not be reached for comment.
A dispositional conference is a method used in New Hampshire courts to bring the two sides together to “facilitate meaningful discussion and early resolution of a case,” according to New Hampshire state law.
Earlier: Authorities say this couple voted in New Hampshire while living in Ashland, Mass.
During the conference, possible plea agreements are discussed and if the prosecutors do not intend to make a plea offer, they have to notify the court 14 days prior to the hearing. If no plea agreement is reached, the case goes to trial, according to state law.
The couple were indicted last month, with each charged with three counts of unlawful voting. According to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, the pair voted in three New Hampshire elections — the general election in November 2020 and November 2022, and a Concord school district election, also in 2022.
The Attorney General’s Office said the pair actually resided on Arrowhead Circle in Ashland. Joshua Urovitch bought that home in 2011. News reports said Lisa Urovitch has owned a condo in Concord, New Hampshire, since 2007.
According to the Ashland Town Clerk’s Office, the couple were not registered to vote in Massachusetts until 2023.
Norman Miller can be reached at 508-626-3823 or nmiller@wickedlocal.com. For up-to-date public safety news, follow him on X @Norman_MillerMW or on Facebook at facebook.com/NormanMillerCrime.
CONCORD, NH — A person died during a crash New Hampshire State Police are investigating in New London on Sunday.
New London and Sunapee police, as well as New London Hospital EMS and New London firefighters, were sent to Little Sunapee Road just before 1 a.m. for a crash involving a single vehicle. First responders reported a 2024 Hyundai Elantra failed to negotiate a turn in the road and struck a utility trailer parked on the side of the road. According to Tyler Dumont, the public information officer for state police, the Elantra burst into flames.
A passenger, whose name is being held until official identification by the state’s chief medical examiner, died at the scene. The driver, Vincent Mendillo, 27, of Mission Viejo, CA, was severely injured at taken to the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center for treatment.
At the request of the New London police, the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit responded to investigate the crash, with the assistance of troopers from the Troop D barracks and members of the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office, Dumont said.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident was asked to contact Detective Sgt. Brian Ross at 603-223-8490 or brian.j.ross@dos.nh.gov.
A missing man from Littleton was found dead on Saturday after he was found inside a vehicle submerged in the Connecticut River.
Stephen Paquette, 41, was reported missing by Littleton police on Friday. Family members reported he was last seen on Sept. 27. Around 9 a.m., the state police’s Marine Patrol Unit was told about a vehicle in the river along Route 135 in Lancaster, Dumont said.
“Officers responded, along with members of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department dive team,” he said, “who located the vehicle and recovered the body of an adult male (identified as Paquette).”
An autopsy was scheduled for later this week and the death remains under investigation.
The Marine Patrol Unit was assisted at the scene by troopers from Troop F, members of Fish & Game, Lancaster police, B & B Towing Service, and the New Hampshire Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Marine Patrol Officer Mark Schofield at 603-293-2037 or Mark.T.Schofield@dos.nh.gov.
Keegan Peter Meehan, 21, of Windham, Maine, was arrested at 9:33 p.m. on Sept. 22, 2024, on a reckless operation charge in Hampton.
Matthew Dante Mimmo, 47, of Danvers, Massachusetts, was arrested at 1:07 a.m. on Sept. 22 on a driving under the influence charge and a lane control violation in Greenland.
Shawn M. Balch, 38, of Somersworth was arrested at 11:06 p.m. on Sept. 21 on aggravated DUI-30-plus mph, DUI, reckless operation, disorderly conduct, and two resisting arrest or detention charges. Also arrested was Michael Therense Brooks, 47, of Alton, on obstruct government administration and two resisting arrest or detention charges. They were charged after an incident in New Durham.
Steven Alfredo Espin Batistaf, 23, of Framingham, MA, was arrested at 9:09 a.m. on Sept. 21 on speeding: 21 to 24 mph over 65 limit and operating without a valid license charges in Brentwood.
Sahil Paragbhai Patel, 24, of Methuen, MA, was arrested at 2:17 a.m. on Sept. 21 on a DUI charge in Durham.
Lawrence George McClelland, 45, of West New Field, ME, was arrested at 9:45 p.m. on Sept. 18 on DUI and speeding: 16 to 20 mph charges and yellow-solid line and lane control violations in Rochester.
Erik William Hartley, 37, of Middleton, was arrested at 1:52 p.m. on Sept. 18 on suspension of vehicle registration and uninspected vehicle charges in Raymond.
Denzel Eziar Kimani Kangethe, 22, of Farmington, was arrested at 9:44 a.m. on Sept. 18 on disobeying an officer and reckless operation charges, as well as unsafe lane change and failure to use required turn signal violations in Dover.
Daniel J. Lovely, 28, of Rochester, was arrested at 10:15 p.m. on Sept. 17 on a reckless operation charge in Rochester.
Jeremy P. Currier, 30, of Exeter, was arrested at 9:52 p.m. on Sept. 17 on reckless conduct, criminal mischief, false report of a motor vehicle accident, resisting arrest or detention, simple assault, disorderly conduct, and two criminal threatening charges in Hampton.
Paul I. Kuliga, 47, of Exeter, was arrested at 9:23 p.m. on Sept. 17 on a DUI charge in Hampton.
Ibrahim Drah, 20, of East Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested at 7:44 p.m. on Sept. 22 on reckless operation and negligent driving charges in Londonderry.
Rayyan Ahmed, 19, of Bedford, was arrested at 9:02 a.m. on Sept. 22 on loaded firearms forbidden, negligent store of a firearm, reckless operation, breach of bail, driving after revocation or suspension, and transport of alcohol by a minor charges as well as an open container violation in Bedford.
Robert Carl Sgrosso, 58, of Gilford, was arrested at 2:23 a.m. on Sept. 21 on a DUI charge as well as lane control and yellow-solid line violations in Londonderry.
Christopher Lee Borges, 45, of Lowell, MA, was arrested on a warrant at 9:35 p.m. on Sept. 20 in Salem.
William D. Kevorkian, 35, of Massachusetts, was arrested on a bench warrant at 12:53 p.m. on Sept. 20 in Bedford.
Jose Antonio Sanchez Jr., 26, of Waterbury, CT, was arrested at 6:42 a.m. on Sept. 20 on operating without a valid license and two reckless operation charges in Manchester.
David J. Donovan, 39, of Manchester, was arrested on a warrant at 5:19 p.m. on Sept. 17 on driving after revocation or suspension, driving after revocation or suspension-subsequent, and felony possession of a controlled drug charges in Bedford.
Jerra A. Kirk, 25, of Billerica, MA, was arrested at 10:29 a.m. on Sept. 17 on a driving after revocation or suspension charge and a suspension of vehicle registration violation in Manchester.
Matthew A. Dubois, 48, of Rockland, ME, was arrested at 6:52 p.m. on Sept. 22 on DUI, DUI-second offense, and driving after revocation or suspension charges as well as failure to use required turn signal, lane control, and open container violations in Concord.
Kenan Mazic, 31, of Pembroke was arrested on a DUI charge in Bow at 1:27 a.m. on Sept. 22.
Jeremy D. Battis, 42, of Enfield was arrested at 11:40 p.m. on Sept. 21 on DUI, DUI-second, and deal-possess prescription drugs charges in Concord.
Widinson Moises Cuenca Augui, 21, of Milford, MA, was arrested at 10:24 p.m. on Sept. 19 on speeding: 25-plus mph over the 65 limit and operating without a valid license charges as well as lane control and child restraint violations in Warner.
Steven Mathew Arnold, 27, of North Andover, MA, was arrested on a DUI charge in Northfield at 12:45 a.m. on Sept. 19.
Richard E. Nagle, 36, of Goshen, was arrested at 11:44 a.m. on Sept. 18 on a warrant in Concord.
Nickolas Henryk Richard, 26, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was arrested at 7:10 p.m. on Sept. 22 on reckless operation, driving after revocation or suspension, speeding: 25-plus mph over the 70 limit, and license required charges in Ashland.
Olushola Aisosa Jimoh-George Erhumwunse, 24, of Tewksbury, MA, was arrested at 11:34 p.m. on Aug. 23 on DUI, conduct after an accident, and reckless conduct charges in Lincoln.
Monica Leigh Roberts, 41, of Attleboro, MA, was arrested on a DUI charge in Ossipee at 7:46 p.m. on Aug. 23.
Jeffrey W. Coll, 46, of Nashua, was arrested at 8:47 a.m. on Aug. 23 on driving after revocation or suspension-subsequent and speeding: 16 to 20 mph over limit of 55 or less charges in Gilford.
Tanner W. Munsey, 42, of Exeter, was arrested at 7:55 a.m. on Aug. 23 on driving after revocation or suspension-subsequent and suspension of vehicle registration charges in Alton.
Emmanuel Chisom Nwoye, 26, of Rochester, was arrested at 3:45 a.m. on Aug. 22 on aggravated DUI: 30-plus mph, DUI, resisting arrest or detention, DUI-second offense, and DUI-third offense charges in Hampton.
James M. Canney, 62, of Concord, was arrested at 4:47 p.m. on Aug. 21 on a warrant and felony operating after certification as a habitual offender charge in Concord.
Vladislav Rantikovich Arustamov, 44, of Manchester was arrested at 7:50 p.m. on Aug. 20 on DUI, three aggravated DUI-passenger under 16, and three endangering the welfare of a child charges as well as open container and child restraint violations in Manchester.
Jonathan Steven Bucknam, 20, of Barnstead, was arrested on a criminal mischief charge at 6:34 p.m. on Sept. 19 in Sanbornville.
Kevin A. Labell, 41, of Dover, was arrested at 3 p.m. on Sept. 19 on a criminal threatening-deadly weapon charge in Dover.
Ronald F. Delgaudio, 52, of Concord, was arrested on a bench warrant at 9:47 a.m. on Aug. 19 in Concord.
Jeremy M. Roberts, 47, of Concord, was arrested at 7 a.m. on Aug. 19 on a DUI charge in Keene.
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Public health officials in New Hampshire recently confirmed that a second resident of the state died after testing positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
The person was only publicly identified as an adult from Danville. They were hospitalized and later died due to an EEE infection, a spokesperson for the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said.
This is the fifth confirmed case of EEE in New Hampshire this year, and the second fatal one. All five people contracted the virus in August, the spokesperson said.
The family of 41-year-old Steven Perry, a Hampstead resident, identified him as the first person to die from EEE in New Hampshire in late August. He was hospitalized with a “severe central nervous system disease” before dying.
EEE, which is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites, is very rare. But cases spiked in New Hampshire and Massachusetts late this summer. Each state recorded four confirmed cases.
There were just 13 confirmed cases throughout the entire country this year as of Oct. 1, according to the CDC. The fifth New Hampshire case would bring the national total up to 14. No other state besides New Hampshire and Massachusetts saw more than one confirmed case, as of the beginning of this month.
As the weather cools and mosquito activity decreases, so does the risk of EEE. Some risk does still exist in southern New Hampshire.
“It’s important for New Hampshire residents and visitors to remember that as long as mosquitos are out and biting, some risk remains,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
In Massachusetts, moderate EEE risk still exists in parts of the central and eastern areas of the state. Officials confirmed that an Acton man died in early September from EEE. The family of Basil Chigas, 76, questioned the state’s announcing practices in the wake of his death.
About 30% of people who develop severe EEE die, and many survivors have to live with ongoing neurologic problems. Severe EEE can lead to neurologic diseases like encephalitis or meningitis, which are very dangerous. There are no vaccines to prevent EEE. Most people that catch EEE do not exhibit any symptoms. Those that do can suffer from fevers, headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, behavioral changes, and drowsiness.
The best way to avoid EEE is to wear insect repellent and long clothing, avoid outdoor activities from dusk to dawn, and get rid of standing water where mosquitoes can breed.
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