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The Betty C. Ketchum Foundation, founder, and operator of The Mount Washington Valley Adult Day Center, has announced the election of three new board members at its recent November meeting, expanding the Board to seven. The new Trustees are Barbara Harmon, Dr. Sohaib Siddiqui, and Holly Summers.
At the Governor and Council meeting Tuesday, Gov. Chris Sununu nominated Lori Weaver, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Health and Human Services as interim commissioner, the Council scheduled a rare public hearing on the renomination of Shawn Jasper as Agriculture commissioner, and the Council voted 3-2 to reject a tabled contract to provide after-school sex education for at-risk youths in Manchester and Claremont.
For the previous week, DHHS announce 13 additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.
There are currently 27 hospitalized patients being treated for COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 359,019 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.
The state Department of Health and Human Services issued a Health Alert Wednesday to medical providers, but not to the general public, warning about increased respiratory virus activity and the expectation that COVID-19 levels will increase in the coming weeks.
Budget writers Friday approved using $8.9 million in federal pandemic recovery money to prepare for a possible COVID-19 surge this winter.
There are currently 42 hospitalized patients being treated for COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 353,139 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.
And while Attorney General John Formella and the victims’ attorneys agree that John Broderick was the best choice, the attorney representing most of the victims, David Vicinanzo, says the process as written will fail because it is deeply flawed.
On Thursday, October 6, 2022, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced 1,671 new positive COVID-19 test results between Thursday, September 29 and Wednesday, October 5.
On Tuesday, October 4, Executive Council members Joe Kenney, Ted Gatsas, and Dave Wheeler refused to consider routine contracts for a comprehensive sex education and teen parent resource program. Their refusal to take this funding off the table puts the continuation of these long-standing programs at risk.
