Two people who were inside an ambulance had to be taken to the hospital when the emergency vehicle crashed Monday evening.

Firefighters responded to the crash on Old Candia Road just before 7:00 p.m.

First responders arrived to find that the driver of the ambulance was not responsive and another person inside the ambulance also needed medical treatment. Both were transported to the Elliot Hospital.

Candia firefighters say one occupant has been discharged from the emergency department while the other has been admitted to the hospital in stable condition.

An initial investigation determined the driver suffered a medical emergency while it was returning to the station, veered into the opposite lane of travel, hitting several small trees and a traffic sign before crashing into a water-filled ditch.

The ambulance passenger was able to exit the crashed vehicle and helped to treat the driver until additional medical units arrived on the scene.

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The world just shifted a little at the drop of the ball on January 1st.  Did you feel it? Maybe not, but a new generation has clocked in for 2025.

New Hampshire is one of the best states to live in, one of the healthiest states in the country, and one of the best states to retire in, but what’s the future look like in the Granite State?

Move Over Gen Alpha

It’s not just New Hampshire hanging on to ways which define us as New Englanders, and a hearty bunch.

There are exciting new developments for the new year, including naming a new generation for those born in 2025 through 2039.

Welcome to the next generation, Generation Beta.

I don’t know who started naming generations, but the Baby Boomers are now old, and Gen Z’s are middle aged.

Millennials are having families, and Gen Xer’s are trying to figure out how they will ever buy their first house, and Gen Alpha are so tech-savvy it will be tough to catch up to them, until Gen Beta came along.

Read More: 5 Things Gen X Never Had to Worry About

The thought of having another generation of children is scary. Sorry, Gen Beta, but it’s true.

Parents Magazine once again informs us about what people think the future will be like for our new babies.  A Prudential survey provides insight.

Here Are the Beta Baby Highlights

The survey says 86% believe the Gen Beta babies will have jobs which haven’t even been created yet.

60% think Beta kids won’t know how to use actual cash, so the government will stop printing it.

50% of respondents believe Gen Beta’s will cure cancer, and this generation will have fewer children, but more pets. Hmmm.

What do you think?  Time will tell.

Meanwhile, Prudential is offering this for any baby born on January 1. 2025.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2025 – Three more states this week opened the door to applicants seeking funding under a federal program designed to close the digital divide in rural America.

That announcements by Arizona, Arkansas, and New Hampshire meant that at least 20 states have reached the same application milestone under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 set aside $42.5 billion for getting broadband to every home and business in the country, with states and territories getting individual allocations to dole out themselves. Arkansas began taking applications for funding Tuesday, with Arizona and New Hampshire getting started on Monday.

Arkansas and Arizona received $1.02 billion and $993 million respectively, while New Hampshire, with a relatively smaller and less remote unserved population, took home $196 million. The eligible location count is 84,000 in Arkansas, 184,298 in Arizona, and 9,527 in New Hampshire, according to data from the states’ challenge processes. States had to accept and adjudicate challenges to government broadband data before funding projects under the program.

Arkansas and Arizona are both planning on multiple rounds of applications in an effort to ensure universal coverage. States can also negotiate directly with providers.

At least three states have put forward their preliminary awards under the program, spending plans that will have to be approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration before projects get underway. NTIA chief Alan Davidson is stepping down Jan. 20, and it’s not clear who will head the agency under the incoming Trump administration. 

Republicans have strongly criticized the program, in part because of its preference for fiber broadband. That and satellite ISP-owner Elon Musk becoming a close advisor to Trump have sparked speculation that rules might be changed going forward but states have been moving ahead under the current project selection rules. 

States can fund non-fiber projects when fiber exceeds a cost threshold they decide on, or if no fiber providers show interest in a given area. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, has promised to “review” the fiber preference and other spending provisions in his new role.

In the states that have made tentative awards—Louisiana, Nevada, and Delaware—fiber has been the go-to technology, covering at least 80 percent of eligible locations in each state. Louisiana and Nevada did award money to satellite providers, with Nevada tapping Amazon’s nascent Project Kuiper service. Louisiana was still hammering out the terms of the deal when it released its draft spending plan and hasn’t said which satellite provider it’s going with.

Massachusetts is set to open its application window Wednesday, with Michigan following Thursday.