DHHS Reports 550 COVID-19 Cases Under Age 18 in 8 Days

The state announce 3 COVID-19 deaths on Monday. Totaling the state’s numbers shows 1,682 new Covid-19 cases Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 650 cases from the previous week. The state is catching up on backlog caused when the surveillance system was down for four days.

Portsmouth Adopts Major Police Reforms

Portsmouth Police Chief Mark Newport will now report every case in which an officer has been under investigation, as well as any suspensions or terminations resulting from that investigation under a set of reforms unanimously adopted by the Portsmouth Police Commission this week.

Police Complaint Review Recommendations Settled

Joseph Lascaze of the American Civil Liberties Union-NH registered his dissatisfaction with the fact that the recommendation does not conform to the original charge of establishing an independent entity, but he joined the rest of the commission in a unanimous endorsement of the final report.

Dems Claim Governor’s Policies Fail To Lower Energy Costs

CONCORD — With New Hampshire residents facing skyrocketing energy costs this winter, Democrats said Thursday the governor’s energy plan has left the state unable to blunt the impact on families and businesses.