Following a major disaster declaration and an Aug. 5 request by Gov. Chris Sununu

Following a major disaster declaration and an Aug. 5 request by Gov. Chris Sununu, presidential disaster aid has been granted to Grafton and Coos counties in response to severe damage from the July 10-13 floods, the governor’s office announced Tuesday.The floods from Hurricane Beryl resulted in significant costs to several local communities, most severely in Dalton, Lancaster, Monroe, and Lyman, the four towns listed in the declaration and where a total of more than $4 million in damage was assessed, which made up the bulk of damage in the state. In addition, Great River Hydro, which operates the Comerford dam in Monroe, incurred $2 million in damage to an access road