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Community Action Agencies say the Public Utilities Commission’s recent decision to reject an ambitious energy efficiency plan is having an immediate impact on some of the programs that low and moderate-income Granite Staters use to keep their homes. ....
The PUC’s decision “brought things to a screeching halt” just as winter starts, said Betsey Andrews Parker of the Community Action Partnership of Strafford County. ....
Joshua Deveer doesn’t try to fight his place in life anymore. “I used to think doing something was everything, and now I’m starting to realize that, maybe not doing something is everything,” says the 23-year-old from outside of a modest North Conway inn, where he pays $600 per month to live. “Maybe restricting my footprint here, making sure that I watch my steps is what’s most important.” In July of 2017, Deveer was pulled over by State Trooper Clinton Trussell and arrested on two misdemeanor charges and one violation: operating without a valid license, disobeying a police officer and possessing marijuana. ....
NH’s adult court diversion can save lives, but is offered inconsistently and not tracked Joshua Deveer outside his home in North Conway in 2020. Jordyn Haime / Granite State News Collaborative Police have wide discretion in how they resolve situations. Diversion programs are one alternative to arrest. Bill Gnade Keene Sentinel file Joshua Deveer doesn’t try to fight his place in life anymore. “I used to think doing something was everything, and now I’m starting to realize that, maybe not doing something is everything,” says the 23-year-old from outside of a modest North Conway inn, where he pays $600 per month to live. “Maybe restricting my footprint here, making sure that I watch my steps is what’s most important.” ....