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.”
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Council Approves Funds for State Police Body and Dash Cams at Meeting in Keene
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State police will now have body and dash cameras and a whole new information system to support them after the Executive Council unanimously approved a new contract on Wednesday.
Education
Roger Wood and Deborah Ritcey on Staff Shortage for Helping Disabled People
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Granite State Independent Living reports that every week, about 18,000 hours worth of requests for in-home care go unanswered at The nonprofit, due to a severe staffing shortage.
Education
Sununu Signs Special Education Bill
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Katie Duran of Wolfeboro was beaming and said she almost accidentally signed House Bill 581 just after Gov. Chris Sununu in celebration of a measure that places the burden of proof in special education on the system rather than the parent.