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Jeff Chidester: Picklegate 2025

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Jeff Chidester: Picklegate 2025

The Morning Update host, Jeff Chidester, discusses the recent story of a Manchester resident who received a ‘cease-and-disist’ letter from the City of Manchester Health Department.

The reason for this letter? He shared his hobby of pickling on social media, and when asked, he offered to give a Facebook friend a jar of pickles, asking only to cover the cost of the production.

This story should keep New Hampshire on the media map until the First-in-the-Nation primary season begins in earnest.

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