By NANCY WEST, InDepthNH.org
Mayors from eight cities — from Berlin to Manchester to Claremont, Somersworth and beyond — have again appealed to Gov. Chris Sununu for help assisting unhoused people after a tragic holiday week that saw two homeless people die and a woman give birth in a tent during freezing cold weather.
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