CONCORD — With open enrollment beginning Nov. 1, and ending Jan. 15, 2026, NH Navigator, an initiative of the Foundation for Healthy Communities, is pleased to announce free health insurance navigation services to New Hampshire residents who need to apply for and enroll in health insurance …
CONWAY – Have you lost a loved one, friend, or family member to suicide?
CONWAY — Carroll County is in crisis and is one of the hardest hit regions of New England when it comes to the demise of Medicare programs from rural areas, the New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt told a crowd of about 70 people in North Conway Friday, adding he is helping Ne…
FRANKLIN — Considered the first of its kind in the nation to help veterans and first responders in need, Gov. Kelly Ayotte and the state’s five-member Executive Council had breakfast last Wednesday at the recently opened Easter Seals NH Military & Veterans Campus at the former Daniel Web…
CONWAY — Visiting Nurse Home Care & Hospice of Carroll County & Western Maine hosted the 2025 Caregiver Expo on Saturday at the Mount Washington Valley Adult Day Center in Center Conway.
CONWAY — On Wednesday, state Reps. David Paige (D-Conway) and Alexis Simpson (D-Exeter), the House minority leader, visited Children Unlimited Inc. in Conway Village and The Way Station in North Conway to talk about health care, housing and ways state and federal budget policy choices have i…
CONWAY — The Board of Trustees of Visiting Nurse Home Care & Hospice of Carroll County and Western Maine has announced the appointment of Jessalynn Geerdes as the organization’s new executive director. She succeeds longtime Executive Director Sandy Ruka, RN, MSN, who will retire after 17…
In a sudden and baffling turn of events, all Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Carroll County have gotten, or will get, notice that their Medicare Advantage Health And Drug Plan is ending on Dec. 31. They must find a new alternative to protect them from the costs not covered by Original Me…
For more than four decades, Starting Point has been quietly shaping the emotional intelligence of Carroll County’s youth through its Healthy Relationships curriculum. Delivered in local schools, the program teaches students the essential building blocks of respectful relationships — consent,…
CONCORD — Gov. Kelly Ayotte on Friday participated in a governors’ call with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz to hear what the agency is looking for in applications for the new Rural Health Transformation Program.
Caregiving is often something families don’t plan for — but sooner or later, many adult children, spouses and loved ones find themselves navigating decisions for aging parents, partners or friends. And now more than ever, more people are in the “sandwich generation,” where caregivers are car…
CONWAY — The American Red Cross of Northern New England is teaming up on Saturday with local fire departments to offer free smoke alarm installations for residents in need during a Sound the Alarm home fire safety event in the Mount Washington Valley Region.
CONWAY — The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) health subsidies, which were expanded during COVID-19 and the Inflation Reduction Act, are set to sunset at the end of December, and that could significantly impact middle-income families.
If you are on a Medicare Advantage Plan and live in Carroll County, big changes are coming. Your plan will end on Dec 31. This means that you will need to take action to keep coverage in place. For 2026, you’ll need to consider a Medicare Supplement and a Part D Prescription Drug plan.
By Raetha Stoddard
CONWAY — Assistance Canine Training Services recently presented a specialized training titled “Service Dogs on Scene: EMS Protocols, Safety and Support” for the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Fire Standards and Training & EMS at their training facility, Telling Tails in …