LITTLETON, N.H. (AP) – Members of the Conservation Committee say they are concerned about how a proposed Lowe’s home improvement store will affect a wetlands located near the site tagged for development.

The store’s project manager showed the preliminary plan for nearly 175,000 square feet of home improvement store and garden center space, as well as an accompanying 599-space parking lot, to the committee earlier this month.

Lowe’s is in the early stages of seeking construction permits from state and federal wetlands regulators, and the Department of Transportation.

New law allows drug lawsuits NASHUA, N.H. (AP) – A new state law lets people sue dealers for the harm drugs cause addicts, their families, their employers, health-care providers and crime victims.

Legislators passed the so-called Drug Dealer Liability Act last year without much fanfare or opposition.

The law targets only illicit drugs, or prescription drugs sold illegally. It doesn’t cover alcohol or tobacco.

Supporters say the measure makes drug dealers accountable for the harm drugs can cause.

But skeptics argue that the costs of pursuing a lawsuit and the difficulties of collecting from criminals will keep the law from having much – if any – effect.

N.H. joins states to allow vaccine

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) – New Hampshire has lifted all restrictions on the administration of the flu vaccine.

But while the vaccine shortage is over, health officials say the state has a limited supply of the medicine that won’t be replenished until next year.

Health officials say those at moderate risk and those who want to be vaccinated should check with their local health care providers to see if vaccine is still available.

Judge orders house demolished

JERICHO, Vt. (AP) – A judge has ordered a man to tear down a house to restore a natural bird habitat in a local wetland.

Larry Westall built the three-story, 30-foot-high house a decade ago off Browns Trace Road in wetlands deemed important for migratory birds. Superior Court Judge Richard Norton recently upheld a state order that the house come down by June 1 because it doesn’t comply with state wetland rules.

“This is a pretty egregious violation,” said Sal Spinosa, director of the enforcement division of the Agency of Natural Resources.

He and other state officials were unaware of any previous case of a house being built in a Vermont wetland. In this case, the Class II wetland has a 50-foot protective buffer because it is considered significant.

The house has not been occupied because of problems Westall encountered in obtaining permits, officials said.