There are two New Hampshires, and only one of them is real

By: Dana Wormald

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: June 15, 2026

Words: 1,267

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago


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On Tuesday afternoon, I was walking toward Vanderbilt Avenue in Manhattan when a $5 bill dropped from someone’s pocket and onto a crosswalk along East 42nd Street.

“Girl, girl,” a woman a few paces in front of me said, loud enough to rise above the din of the city. “You dropped your money.”

The pedestrian who was about to be $5 lighter expressed a thousand bucks worth of gratitude.

“Oh, my God. Thank you …

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