President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., came to New Hampshire Tuesday to tout “consequential progress” in taking on what Sanders called “the greed of the pharmaceutical industry” through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Business & Economy
Sununu Accuses Television Station of Sending Wrong Message on Tourism
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MEREDITH – Coming off what businesses considered an excellent Columbus Day Weekend for tourism, Gov. Chris Sununu criticized the state’s television coverage over the weekend which he said suggested that there were too many visitors.
Health & Mental Health
City Awarded $7.7M To Address Lead and Housing Hazards
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This funding will be used to continue efforts to increase the number of lead-safe housing units in Nashua, addressing lead-based paint and other hazards in more than 200 housing units, providing safer homes for low-income families with children.
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Sununu Veto of Cyanobacteria-Related Bill Overridden; Most Sustained on Veto Day
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Gov. Chris Sununu’s veto of a bill related to reducing cyanobacteria in the state was overridden by the House and Senate which met for the last time this session Thursday to go over 15 vetoes.
Health & Mental Health
Former Nurse Pleads Guilty To Diverting Fentanyl from ICU Patient at Concord Hospital
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Lisa Richardson, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of Tampering with Consumer Products. U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty scheduled sentencing for January 16, 2025.
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Aurora Logging Plan ‘Incompatible’ with Headwaters Easement, Commissioners Say
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The “carbon-first” approach to managing the 145,000-acre Connecticut Lakes Headwaters tract rather than logging represents a breach of contract, members of the Coos County Commission charged at a meeting here Friday, urging state officials to oppose a 10-year plan offered by the landowner that reduces logging.
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Some Lakes Region Patients Suddenly Without Primary Care Doctors, Concord Hospital Says It’s Recruiting
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While maintaining Concord Hospital Health System is “strong, stable and growing” patients said they have fired three primary care physicians impacting 6,000 patients.
Business & Economy
AG To Hold Public Hearing on HCA Buying Catholic Medical Center
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Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Director of Charitable Trusts will host a public hearing regarding a proposed asset purchase transaction between Catholic Medical Center of Manchester, New Hampshire and Manchester Health Services, LLC, a subsidiary of HCA Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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Exeter Hospital Merger Under Scrutiny, Executive Councilor Sounds Alarm
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Saying that the “abrupt” termination of critical medical programs at Exeter Hospital/Beth Israel Lahey Health have been “devastating to my district,” Executive Councilor Janet Stevens, R-Rye, got the attention of the governor and Executive Council Wednesday.
Health & Mental Health
Overnight Rescue Conducted on Mt. Madison
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Thompson and Meserves Purchase: On Saturday, Sept. 21, rescuers from both New Hampshire and Maine teamed and began a prolonged effort to help a hiker who had sustained a significant injury near the summit of Mt. Madison.