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Next on New Hampshire Outlook. Homeless in the Granite state. A lack of affordable housing is adding to the problem. plus the Agriculture Commissioner shares another slice of his "Real NH" - a visit with used farm and construction mogul, Eddie Nash. |
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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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When you think about a homeless person whom do you see? The largest single category of people who were housed in New Hampshire shelters last year were children - and single adults. State shelters housed over 6 thousand people last year - and 9 thousand were turned away. Earlier this spring, we visited a shelter in Dover. |
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Roll tape -- nat of Sharon showing house -- track My Friend's Place is a homeless shelter in Dover. It's a United Way agency that provides housing for up to 12 people.. In April, that's where we met Sharon. She had been employed as a technical writer - but last fall, the softening economy took its toll - and Sharon was laid off. That same week, a disagreement with a relative left her without a roof over her head. -- sot 1:21:2 I didn't have enough of a financial nest egg, so I was kind of up a creek with no paddle and needed a place to take shelter. Food shelter and clothing, they're not kidding, sometimes it just gets that basic and you're really grateful just to have a place to stay. I remember thinking that when I got here at least I have a place to stay. I wasn't sure whether it was just for a night or if I needed longer then that and then when it became apparent that it was going to be a while they were willing to let people stay. -01:22:19 -- track Sharon was able to find a job in customer service at a business nearby. She uses public transportation to get to and from work. The shelter has also helped her apply for affordable housing. Sharon is just one of the over 200 people served each year by My Friends Place. Director Bob O'Connell says the need is great. -- sot On any given year I would say we have probably about 1600 to 1800 people turned away. It might be a mother with two kids that says I need some shelter or a place to stay in and so those numbers add up. Probably about a thousand individual requests come in a year. 2:15:33 A: So what happens if you don't have the room? Well, there are a number of other shelters in the area, there is Crossroads over in Portsmouth, and there is a shelter over in Manchester. We worked with a group here in Strafford County to start a shelter in Rochester about 4 years ago, so were able to provide some extra beds with people. -- track My Friend's Place is a United Way organization. The shelter links people up with other agencies to provide additional services. -- sot So if someone is looking to get a GED or high school diploma then we'll send them down to adult learning in Dover, they'll do the testing. If a person has a need for parenting skills then we'll send them down to the HUB, healthy universal beginning program. -- track My Friends Place is one of 38 shelters in New Hampshire. It's estimated that over 6 thousand people in New Hampshire were sheltered during state fiscal year 2001. The average stay at a shelter is about 37 days. --- 01:26:47 A: I guess people think that someone like you wouldn't end up in this situation. S: I guess that is the thing. People have a stereotype of what a homeless person is, and basically homelessness runs the gamut, there all kinds of people homeless, just like if you got on the bus and went to work, there all kinds of people there. It's a continuum, there are all kinds of reasons why a person wouldn't have a place to stay, and it's not just one reason. It could be because they just got out of prison, or the hospital or a problem with a family member, a fight, or eviction, there are all kinds of reasons; it's not just one. Or they just became disabled which is a very common problem, and they are waiting for their benefits to kick in, all kinds of reasons.01: 28:23 |
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Republican senators met Wednesday to address concerns with the redistricting plan released Tuesday by the Supreme Court. State officials say that the new plan ignores voting ward lines adopted by Nashua and Manchester last year - and that this creates an unworkable system. The Senate will convene on Thursday to take up the issue. |
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Bishop John McCormack's name appeared Wednesday on an internet list of the nine worst U.S. bishops. The posting appears on beliefnet-dot com. The Associated Press calls beliefnet dot com "a religion-themed Internet site." The bishops are cited for for the way they handled clergy sexual abuse cases. McCormack - who served as a top aide to Boston's Cardinal Bernard Law - is accused of ignoring warnings about abusive priests. A spokesperson for the Diocese of Manchester says that it is irresponsible for beliefnet to assert a ranking of American bishops based on inadequate research and no objective criteria. The Diocese says, "These bishops have served the people of the church over the course of many decades. To try to label them because of the actions some bishops took based on the common practice of the time and on the requirements they had under canon law is both unfair and without merit." |
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Adelphia Communications has filed for bancruptcy protection. The Philadelphia-based cable company serves 44 communities in New Hampshire. Adelphia has experienced financial troubles since revealing financial details involving loans to the company's founder and former chief John Rigas. Adelphia's stock was delisted earlier this month by the Nasdaq Stock Market for failure to file financial reports. |
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It was a hot one out there Wednesday as temperatures reached into the 90s. We checked in with Chris Perruzi at the Mount Washington Observatory to see what conditions were like on the summit and to find out what we can expect for Thursday. |
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Mount Washington Observatory\Wednesday on the Summit\In & out of the fog with showers & thunderstorms\High: 59\Peak Gust: W 46 mph\Visibility: 2 Miles Thursday\North\Partly sunny skies \Chance of showers & thunderstorms\Highs: Around 80\Winds: SW 10 to 15 mph Thursday\South\Partly sunny skies \Afternoon showers & thunderstorms\Highs: 83 to 88 \Winds: SW 10 to 15 mph |
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Next, another in the series "Steve Taylor's Real New Hampshire." Our commissioner of agriculture takes us up to Colebrook to visit with used farm and construction mogul, Eddie Nash. |
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Steve Taylor takes us on another journey to one of his favorite slices of the "Real New Hampshire". It's a visit with Eddie Nash and his used farm and construction equipment business in Colebrook. If you have ever lusted after your very own backhoe, this is the place to go for acres and acres of deals. Eddie tells how they ship as far away as Bolivia and Belgium. And, Steve checks out several of the deals. All of the pieces have the price right on them. So, you know where start dickering. |
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If you want to learn more about Eddie Nash, check out his website at nash equipment-dot-com. |
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From the opening of a new world culture museum to the arrival in Portsmouth of the tallship CSS Providence, there's something for everyone in this week's community calendar. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - Schools out and many students are headed to work. Where the jobs are this summer. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Thanks to our founding sponsors who have provided major funding for the production of New Hampshire Outlook: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Public Service of New Hampshire Alice J. Reen Charitable Trust Putnam Foundation Stratford Foundation |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. The search for affordable housing in the granite state Tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Schools out and many students are headed to work. Where the jobs are this summer tonight at 10pm on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:6/26/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 4:09 In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a business profile of used farm and construction mogul, Eddie Nash. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Chip Neal NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Steve Taylor\NH Comm. of Agriculture Eddie Nash\Owner |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:6/26/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 4:15 In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a report on homelessness in New Hampshire. The largest single category of people who were housed in New Hampshire shelters last year were children - and single adults. State shelters housed over 6 thousand people last year - and 9 thousand were turned away. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Sharon\My Friend's Place Bob O'Connell\My Friend's Place |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:6/26/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 12:25 In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a discussion on the homeless population in New Hampshire. PRODUCER/REPORTER: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Michael Tessier\New Horizons for NH Anne Rugg\Housing Partnership |
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Len, how important find job in area of interest Dan what about student who says gee - i can make 100 dollars a night on tips or make practically nothing Leonard how go about finding job in areaa of interest Interview tips stuff not to do Dan - for first time jobbers does it teach financial responsibility Bank acct savings More people than ever bankruptcy credit card debt - what are we doing wrong |