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Part 2: Nursing Home Ratings in New Hampshire
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The star system (one star for much below average, to five stars for much above average) for our report is the OVERALL QUALITY ranking.
Notable NH Deaths: The Soup Lady from Dover; Long-Time Barrington Town Moderator
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InDepthNH.org scans the websites of New Hampshire funeral homes each week and selects at random some of our friends, relatives and neighbors to feature in this column.
Brookline Fire Chief Suspended Again
Brookline Fire Chief Charles Corey is back on administrative leave months after he was reinstated following an internal investigation into his alleged harassment of the department’s administrative assistant.
Speakers Oppose Rye Harbor Proposal for $1M Changes at PDA Meeting
Residents and business owners in Rye Harbor called for more transparency after a plan by the Pease Development Authority to build what some call a “raised strip mall” in the harbor was strongly opposed during a meeting Thursday morning.
Friend Says Gov. Chris Sununu Behind Effort To Force Geno Marconi To Resign
A long-time friend of Geno Marconi believes he and his wife state Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi have both been placed on paid administrative leave to pressure Mr. Marconi to resign as director of New Hampshire Division of Ports and Harbors.
More Headlines
NH’s July Revenues Above Target, But Troubling Trends Remain
Proposed Changes for More ‘Hardened’ Hampstead Hospital Property Plan Scrutinized
Op-Ed: John Freeman, Heroic NH Educator
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Part 2A: Where We Got Our Information
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The star rankings are found on www.medicare.gov
About the rankings: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides federal funding to many long-term care facilities in New Hampshire and requires inspections to assure resident safety.
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AG: Officer-Involved Shooting Involves Man in Thornton
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Authorities are responding to an officer involved shooting incident involving an adult male in Thornton, New Hampshire.
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Merrimack County, Manchester, Nashua: ‘Substantial’ Community Transmission
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 57 new positive test results for COVID-19 and one new death Monday, a woman from Merrimack County over the age of 60.
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LRGH Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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Under the weight of more than $100 million of debt, LRGHealthcare filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday in federal bankruptcy court.
Downpour
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Homegrown editorial cartoonist Mike Marland is keeping a watchdog eye on the State House in Concord and White House in Washington, D.C.
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North Country Organizations Collaborate on Workforce Housing
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A number of organizations that rely on labor to support the tourist economy in the Mount Washington Valley and the White Mountains are getting together to work on the issue of developing more workforce housing with the help of funding through the CARES Act.
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COVID-19 Cases Climb; Most Active in Manchester (113) and Nashua (108) Sunday
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The state announced 70 new positive test results for COVID-19 and one death of Merrimack County man 60 or older on Sunday.
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Starting Monday: InDepthNH.org’s Nursing Home Series Digs Deep
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InDepthNH.org’s special series examines the pandemic as it has marched its way across the state’s nursing facilities during the past eight months.
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COVID-19 On The Rise Again, Are We Ready?
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Last week was also telling as Health and Human Services released a warning to patrons of Fat Katz Food and Drink in Hudson about potential exposure to the virus and said the Attorney General was investigating the business for violating state food service guidance.
Living Dangerously with My Dover Library Grab Bag
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At the Dover Library Book Sale, I put my confidence in those who orchestrated this yearly event, who sorted through books and media and created the oh so wonderful and oh so uncertain: Grab Bag.
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112 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 New Death; Check Schools Here
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced two new deaths and 112 new positive test results for COVID-19 on Saturday for a daily PCR test positivity rate of 1.2%.
The Colors of Autumn Fly Fishing
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Standing in the middle of a river with the fall colors all around, the blue sky above and the reflection of the trees in the mirrored blue water is almost sensory overload, but I do enjoy it.
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90 New COVID-19 Cases Friday, 2 New Deaths; Check Schools Here
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The state also announced two additional deaths related to COVID-1, a man and a woman from Hillsborough County, both older than 60.
NH Electric Co-op Members Give Resounding Yes to Broadband Plans
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Members of the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative have given a resounding “Yes!” vote to the utility’s plans to extend fast, affordable internet service to tens of thousands of rural households and businesses that now lack it.
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Panel To Seek Increased School Funds From Sununu for COVID-19 Relief
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Saying Gov. Chris Sununu’s new fund to help out schools is inadequate to meet costs from COVID-19, a bipartisan legislative advisory board voted 4-2 Friday to ask him to earmark more funds.
NH To Sue Massachusetts Over Taxing Remote Workers
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New Hampshire officials didn’t take kindly to Massachusetts approving a final rule that imposes Massachusetts’ income tax on New Hampshire residents who are working from home for Massachusetts companies.
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DHHS: 17 COVID-19 Cases Linked to Fat Katz in Hudson, AG Investigating
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This includes one individual who went to the establishment while aware of their COVID-19 diagnosis when they were supposed to be on isolation, and a second person who went to the establishment when they were knowingly supposed to be on quarantine, both of whom potentially exposed others.
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Utility Regulation Gone Awry: A Crash Course
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Power to the People is a column by D. Maurice Kreis, New Hampshire’s Consumer Advocate. Kreis and his staff of four represent the interests of residential utility customers before the NH Public Utilities Commission and elsewhere.
BackUp Plan
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Homegrown editorial cartoonist Mike Marland is keeping a watchdog eye on the State House in Concord and White House in Washington, D.C. See more of Mike Marland’s NH politics webcomic here. InDepthNH.org takes no position on politics, but welcomes diverse opinions.