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Strafford County Administrative Building, Riverside Rest Home exempt from state smoking ban 

In an era where puffing a cigarette indoors is becoming more and more rare in the state, at least one thing has remained constant -- smoking at the Strafford County Administrative Building.

For several years the building has housed a separate smoking room for county staff and members of the public looking to grab a drag or two, while at the building for court proceedings.

The county owns the complex, but a portion is leased by the state for the county's Superior Court on the second floor. The smoking room is in the basement in a room a few doors down from the cafeteria.

There's also a smoking room at The Riverside Rest Home, also operated by the county.

Smoking is banned in schools, child-care agencies, hospitals, grocery stores, elevators, buses, tramways and restaurants and bars. However, there are some exemptions, including nursing homes, public buildings and offices and workplaces that have segregated areas for smoking. . . .

Like Strafford County, the Rockingham County Nursing Home has a ventilation system to prevent smoke from going into other rooms, Barrows said.

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