New Hampshire man in jail after squatting for 30 years in woods
A New Hampshire man was arrested after being accused for squatting on private property for almost three decades.
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An off-the-grid New Hampshire hermit known to locals as “River Dave” whose cabin burned down on wooded property where he was squatting for 27 years has been inundated with offers from as far away as California for a new place to live. Fire destroyed the cabin on Wednesday afternoon, the same day Lidstone appeared in court to defend himself. The state fire marshal's office said it is investigating the blaze, but deferred questions to the Canterbury Fire Department.
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