This story was originally produced by WBUR. It's being shared with partners through the New England News Collaborative. Stacks of boxes line the front hall of Wendy Thomas’ house in Merrimack, New ...

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Stacks of boxes line the front hall of Wendy Thomas’ house in Merrimack, New Hampshire, not far from the Massachusetts border. Inside each box are jugs of water that she relies on daily. Thomas, age ...