Amidst the COVID waste disposal shakeup, Lebanon logged their best revenue year for recycling in 2020, and by July of this year they’d already reached their recycling revenue estimates.
Education
Masks Reappear At Schools With COVID Spike
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When the Newfound Area School Board approved a school reopening plan on Aug 9, it appeared that students would be able return to classes without masks. There was little to no COVID-19 reported in any of the communities at that time.
Cheshire County Court
ConVal Education Lawsuit Changes Venues
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The latest lawsuit to claim the state fails to pay for a constitutionally adequate education will change venues.
Education
Uncertainty Greets School Year
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The school year is about to begin, and while everyone longed for this to be a “normal year,” that is not possible.
Education
Manchester’s Cedar Swamp Preserve Is a Hidden Gem
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A hidden gem is one way you could describe Manchester‘s largest conserved area, the Cedar Swamp preserve. The 620 acre site features trees as old as 450 years.
Business & Economy
Committee Approves Interim Rules for School Vouchers
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The controversial voucher program has been called the most expansive in the country and was included in the budget package approved mostly down party lines by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Chris Sununu.
Business & Economy
Teen Drivers Face High Auto Insurance Rates
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Adding teenagers to a family’s automobile insurance policy increases rates by an average of 168 percent, according to the insurance comparison platform quotewizard.com.
Education
‘Caregiving is No Game’ Family Fun Fest
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Granite Staters gathered on the State House plaza for a family fun fest to advocate for investments in the care economy and implementation of family friendly policies like paid family and medical leave on Saturday.
Business & Economy
Sununu Signs New Laws Ranging From Religion To Environment
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Gov. Chris Sununu signed 30 bills into law Tuesday from the recently concluded 2021 legislative session ranging from environmental changes to making church essential services during a state of emergency.
Benjamin Chan
Newfound Schools ‘Back To Normal’ As School Mask Mandate Eliminated
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Parents anticipating a continuation of mask mandates in the Newfound Area School District came to the Aug. 9 school board meeting to protest the school reopening plan, but Superintendent Pierre Couture announced that, contrary to the draft plan posted on the district’s website, “it’s pretty much back to normal.”