A new Lebanon-based initiative puts a practical question at the center of rural health care: what support do patients and family caregivers need when more care happens at home? Dartmouth Health and Geisel School of Medicine announced Dartmouth Health at Home, backed by a $20 million gift from alumnus Richard Levy. The plan combines home-based primary and palliative care with caregiver training…

NorthEast News is following a Connecticut public-corruption case with an unusual next chapter: former state official Kosta Diamantis was sentenced to seven years in absentia after fleeing to Greece. The convictions involve extortion, bribery and false statements tied to school-construction contracts. Federal authorities are still seeking him. The case connects public contracting, school…

A mistrial has ended the New Hampshire trial of Jeffrey Buskey, who faced sexual-assault charges connected to the Youth Development Center. The judge ended proceedings after testimony referred to allegations involving other staff, and prosecutors say they will consider whether to retry the case. That leaves an important distinction for readers: a mistrial is not a verdict on the charges. The next…

New Hampshire questions after a downtown vandalism arrest A case out of Manchester raises a difficult local question: how should a community respond when hateful symbols appear in a public place, and what can investigators establish about the person responsible? NorthEast News reports that police arrested a 20-year-old in connection with vandalism at a downtown coffee shop. He faces criminal…

New Hampshire’s YDC case ends in mistrial; what happens next NorthEast News is following a consequential case in New Hampshire’s youth detention system. A judge declared a mistrial in Jeffrey Buskey’s sexual-assault trial after testimony referred to allegations involving other staff. Prosecutors say they will consider whether to try the case again. A mistrial is not a verdict. The immediate…