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N.H. Man Wins Temporary Deportation Reprieve
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When Eleazar Lopez Ayala arrived at the Norris Cotton Federal Building in Manchester on Monday, his family and dozens of local supporters feared they might not see him again.
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When Eleazar Lopez Ayala arrived at the Norris Cotton Federal Building in Manchester on Monday, his family and dozens of local supporters feared they might not see him again.
New Hampshire is the only state in New England and among 16 in the country without a statewide COVID-19 mask mandate and President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Monday that he would ask governors to implement them.
Homegrown editorial cartoonist Mike Marland is keeping a watchdog eye on the State House in Concord and White House in Washington, D.C.
While the percentage will go a bit lower when the newly registered voters are factored in, it appears 78 percent of all those on the voter rolls before Tuesday (1,043,178) did cast ballots.
Reporting a record 252 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, two deaths, and outbreaks at three new locations, state leaders urged the public to re-up their efforts to protect themselves and others from the virus which has now killed 486 New Hampshire residents.
A record turnout, new voters, coattails and a return of Trump backers who sat out the 2018 election produced a mixed bag of results for the state’s two political parties Tuesday.
The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 120 new positive test results for COVID-19 Wednesday and one new death, for a daily PCR test positivity rate of 1.0%.
Bill Gardner said he will not start campaigning until after all recounts from Tuesday’s elections are completed and expects that perhaps Andru Volinsky or someone else is interested in running against him.
While Attorney General Gordon MacDonald said there is no “credible threat” at the polls, he will be overseeing efforts to ensure a smooth outcome.