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New Hampshire House Speaker Packard Hospitalized; EV Car Rolls After Crash; More: PM Patch

Man accused of rest area privacy violation; NH ranks low in housing affordability; teen, man charged with driving 120+ mph while drunk.

PM Patch NH for May 6, 2025.
PM Patch NH for May 6, 2025. (Tony Schinella/Patch)

CONCORD, NH — Here are some share-worthy stories from the New Hampshire Patch network to discuss this afternoon and evening.

This post features stories and information published during the past 24 hours.

House Speaker Hospitalized After Incident Outside LOB In Concord: State Rep. Sherm Packard, R-Londonderry, was taken to Concord Hospital after having a medical episode on Tuesday morning.

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NH Man Accused Of Violating MA Man’s Privacy At The Hooksett Rest Area: Terry Hodgman was accused of violation of privacy at the Welcome Center in April 2024; the victim was a Marblehead, MA, man in his mid-20s.

NH’s Housing Affordability And Availability Report Card Is In: New Hampshire’s lack of affordability weighed on the building score. The median home value in NH is $572K, but the median income is $95K.

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1 NH Fugitive Found, Another Still At-Large: Department Of Corrections: Jake Hagy was arrested by Somersworth police last month; Mark Stephan Maynard is wanted on a probation violation after issuing bad checks.

Woman Killed On Everett Turnpike: New Hampshire State Police Roundup: Plus: Maine teen accused of drunken driving, at 125 mph, and crashing a Subaru on Route 1; blotters from around the Granite State.

Queen City Man Accused Of Driving Drunk At 124 MPH On Interstate 93: Michael Stone was accused of driving a 2023 Ford Mustang and was arrested in Windham on April 26.

Electric Vehicle Loses Control, Rolls After Crashing In Manchester: Witnesses say the car jumped medians and crashed into multiple vehicles at Market Basket on Elm Street in Manchester on Tuesday morning.

New Hampshire Public Schools' Special Education Programs Under Spotlight: The Legislative Budget Assistant's office has never done a non-government audit, an audit director said, but it can do 5 across 5 years.

Distant Dome: New Hampshire's Education System Needs More State Money: Rayno: The study shows NH spends enough on education; it is always in the Top 10, academically. The problem is where the money comes from.

Fatal Camper Fire; Hikers Rescued; Indictments; More: PM Patch NH: Also: Skeletal remains ID’d as fugitive child sexual assaulter; public radio denounces federal funding cut; fun things to do this week.

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