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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
New Hampshire hermit ‘River Dave’ moves to Maine
A hermit who was evicted from New Hampshire property on which he had lived for nearly three decades has found a new home in Maine
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PublishedMarch 8, 2022
‘River Dave’ doesn’t show for N.H. court hearing on trespassing charge
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a former hermit in New Hampshire who is charged with trespassing on the wooded property he made his home for 27 years didn’t show up for his arraignment
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2022
‘River Dave’ arrested after returning to live at New Hampshire cabin site
David Lidstone is charged with trespassing on property that he was ordered to leave last year and where his previous cabin had burned down.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2021
Billionaire gives former New Hampshire hermit ‘River Dave’ money to build a cabin
In the meantime, the location of David Lidstone's temporary winter housing is being kept secret to protect his privacy.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2021
N.H. man, evicted from his cabin, doesn’t think he can go back to being a hermit
David Lidstone's cabin burned down while he was in jail for failing to comply with an eviction notice.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2021
‘River Dave’ grateful for help after fire that ravaged his home
The off-the-grid New Hampshire hermit whose cabin burned down on wooded property where he squatted for 27 years says he’s grateful and overwhelmed by fundraising efforts and offers for a place to live.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2021
Offers flood in after woodland hermit’s cabin burns down
David Lidstone, 81, a Wilton, Maine native, lived off the grid in the woods along the Merrimack River in Canterbury, N.H., until the cabin he'd squatted in for 27 years burned down Wednesday.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2021
Fire destroys cabin of New Hampshire man forced out of woods, jailed
While in jail for refusing to leave the small shack he built and lived in for 27 years, David Lidstone's cabin was burned to the ground.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2021
‘River Dave’ has been living alone in the New Hampshire woods for 27 years. Now he’s in jail for refusing to leave.
David Lidstone, who grew up in Wilton, Maine, has resisted efforts to leave the cabin he has lived in for 27 years since a judge issued an order for him to vacate in 2017.
River Dave
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