EFFINGHAM — Whether it’s something unexplainable that goes bump in the night in your home or a strange creature crossing in front of your high beams on a dark road, the Paranormal Investigators of New England say they will check it out.
On Jan. 18, two volunteer members of the organization, Jason Engel of Manchester and Michele Clarke of Eaton, spoke to a crowd of about two dozen people at the Effingham Public Library.
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