Environment & Science
After $800,000 Treatment in Spring, Cyanobacteria Back on Lake Kanasatka, and Others
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Lake Kanasatka now has its first cyanobacteria watch issued for 2024 after the lake association has taken efforts to fight the problem.
Environment & Science
Form of Cyanobacteria, Gloeotrichia Causes Multiple Lake Winnipesaukee Warnings
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The state Department of Environmental Services reports a form of cyanobacteria known as gloeotrichia which presents as blobs floating up and down in the water column, are the primary concern on the Big Lake while other water bodies are having some form of cyanobacteria warnings or watches including Lake Wentworth in Wolfeboro and Pool Pond in Rindge.
Health & Mental Health
AARP Report: Impact of Historic Medicare Rx Out-of-Pocket Spending Cap on NH Seniors
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Today, AARP released a report that shows an estimated 15,000 Granite Staters on Medicare prescription drug plans will see savings thanks to a new out-of-pocket cap that starts January 1, 2025.
Environment & Science
One Unidentified Adult Died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus: NH DHHS
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The last reported human EEEV infection in New Hampshire was in 2014, when DHHS identified three human infections, including two fatalities.
Courts & Corrections
YDC Abuse Survivor Confronts Her Past on Witness Stand in Day 2 of Malavet Criminal Trial
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Natasha Maunsell entered the Merrimack Superior Court Tuesday, swore an oath to tell the truth, and then re-lived her past of alleged sexual abuse as a teen locked up in a state facility.
Education
Judge Extends Restraining Order To Let Transgender Girl Play School Soccer
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A recently signed law that restricts transgender girls from playing public school sports is being challenged in U.S. District Court, as two students return to school for the fall who argue it violates their Constitutional rights.
COVID
NH Gets Strong Marks for COVID-19 Response, But Some Improvement Needed: Report
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Beginning in March of 2020, New Hampshire lost almost 3,000 of its 1.4 million residents to the highly transmissible respiratory disease COVID-19 during an unprecedented international public health crisis with more than 375,000 cases reported in the state.
Environment & Science
Cyanobacteria Is Back in Three Lake Winnipesaukee Locations
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There are three new cyanobacteria warnings or watches up for Lake Winnipesaukee this week in Tuftonboro, Alton and Wolfeboro.
Business & Economy
DHHS: 2 More Legionnaire’s Cases Linked to Lincoln; No More Elevated Risk
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The state Department of Health and Human Services said there are now a total of seven people who were sickened with Legionnaire’s disease linked to a cooling tower in Lincoln.