JACKSON — Jackson’s newest police officer Marty Bourque should be able to handle just about anything given what he has been through in the past two months.
In March, Bourque, 24, and 60 other members of the 181st class at the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Police Academy saw their 16-week program dramatically altered with five weeks to go due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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