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By LIORA ENGEL

Last summer, around the time Cheshire Medical Center nurse Steven Finnell allegedly began taking painkillers meant for patients, officials from the Keene hospital asked state regulators to lift sanctions put in place to prevent drug diversion, regulatory documents show. The state Board of Pharmacy agreed.

By LIORA ENGEL

A registered nurse who worked at Cheshire Medical Center had his license suspended in January for allegedly stealing prescription opioids, including fentanyl, state regulators said. This comes about a year-and-a-half after a federal investigation found 21 gallons of fentanyl solution were lost or unaccounted for at the Keene, N.H., hospital over a two-year span.