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The state also announced seven new deaths: two men from Belknap County; one woman from Coos County, a man and a woman from Hillsborough County and a man and a woman from Rockingham County. They were all over age 60.
Gov. Chris Sununu announced shortening COVID-19 quarantine time, criticized House Republican leaders for lack of transparency related to exposure to the virus Nov. 20, and outlined how the state will prioritize the first shipments of vaccine when they arrive in a matter of days.
Grafton Superior Court Judge Peter Bornstein ordered the town of Canaan to publicly release a report on former Police Officer Samuel Provenza who is accused in a civil lawsuit of assaulting a town resident during a 2017 traffic stop.
The state also announced nine new deaths: a man and a woman from Belknap County; three women and three men from Hillsborough County and a woman from Rockingham County, all over 60.
Gov. Chris Sununu said New Hampshire’s citizens who are most vulnerable to COVID-19 will be able to get the first dose of the vaccine by Christmas.
The number of COVID-19 positive inmates at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men in Concord has doubled in a week and stands at 12 who are currently infected, with most of them housed in the psychiatric units.
On a cold, historic day, with one-third of House members missing due to pandemic fears, the Senate and House were sworn in and — as expected — Chuck Morse was chosen Senate President and Dick Hinch House Speaker.
The House Minority Leader said his caucus will put science above ceremony with public health the top priority so many Democratic House members will not attend Organization Day in Durham Wednesday.
The complaining House members – many if not most of them sincere and longstanding opponents of ratepayer-funded energy efficiency — are right to draw attention to the significant increase the utilities are proposing to the size and scope of the NHSaves programs. But they draw precisely the wrong conclusion.