BY JENN McDOWELL A large-scale emergency exercise went off successfully in Allenstown on Saturday, Oct. 20, starting at 9 a.m. The concept was to test 150 first responders from Allenstown and all of their backup agencies, including police and firefighters from Hooksett, Epsom, Pembroke, Chichester, Loudon and Bow, plus the National Guard, ...

BY JENN McDOWELL Roads in Allenstown will be closed for a few hours on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 20, to allow for a large-scale emergency management exercise involving more than 100 responders. The operation will take place at Allenstown Elementary School and will test the town’s emergency response, backup response from neighboring ...