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Runaway porker goes hog wild at NH polling place entrance

Runaway porker goes hog wild at NH polling place entrance

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PELHAM, N.H. – In an event that only adds to the mystique of the Granite State's first-in-the-nation primary, local police on Tuesday morning found themselves dealing with an unusual arrival at the town's high school polling place: a wayward, 600-pound pig that made its way out of the poke and up to the door. The potbellied porker, according to a Pelham Police Department statement, broke loose from a nearby farm and made its way to the school as curious voters snapped photos

PELHAM, N.H. – In an event that only adds to the mystique of the Granite State's first-in-the-nation primary, local police on Tuesday morning found themselves dealing with an unusual arrival at the town's high school polling place: a wayward, 600-pound pig that made its way out of the poke and up to the door. The potbellied porker, according to a Pelham Police Department statement, broke loose from a nearby farm and made its way to the school as curious voters snapped photos and shared video of…