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With temperatures around 100 degrees Fahrenheit, Elders and people with disabilities may experience more difficulty than others. There are many cooling centers around the state where you can seek relief from the heat. Use the list below, or online, or check with your local municipal offices, Fire Station or Red Cross for more information. The list is online and may be updated - check out http://www.nh.gov/disability/information/community/coolingcenters.htm New Hampshire Cooling Centers ALLENSTOWN - Allenstown Police Department ALTON - Alton Senior Center - 8:00am-4:00pm Monday-Friday ATKINSON - Atkinson Senior Center - 9:00am-2:00pm Monday-Friday BERLIN - Berlin Senior Center 7:30am-3:30pm Monday-Friday BRISTOL - Bristol Area Senior Center - 8:00am-2:00pm Monday-Friday BROOKLINE - Safety Complex - 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday CANAAN - Mascoma Area Senior Center - 10:00am-4:00pm Monday-Friday CHARLESTOWN - Charlestown Senior Center - 10:00am-4:00pm Monday-Frid

Americans who take time off work to care for their aging parents are losing an estimated $3 trillion dollars in wages, pension and Social Security benefits, according to a new study by the insurance company, MetLife. Meanwhile, the percentage of adult children providing basic care for their parents has skyrocketed in recent years. Nearly 10 million adults age 50 and over care for an aging parent, MetLife says. For the individual female caregiver, the cost impact of caregiving on in terms of lost wages, pension and Social Security benefits averages $324,044. For male caregivers, the figure is $283,716. The study also identified a dramatic rise in the share of men and women providing basic parental care over the past decade and a half. In 1994, only 9 percent of women and 3 percent of men and were providing care. By 2008, the percentage of women caregivers had more than tripled to 28 percent, while the figure for men had quintupled to 17 percent. "Basic care" is define