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82 New COVID-19 Infections, 5 Deaths Thursday; Nursing Home Cases Listed by Facility
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 82 new positive test results for COVID-19, and five new deaths on Thursday.
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.
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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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Sununu Pauses Indoor Ice Skating, Hockey for 2 Weeks Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks
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Hockey has been identified as a “high risk” activity likely causing community spread of COVID-19 and the state is taking a two-week “intermission” on all ice rink action, Gov. Chris Sununu said.
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Task Force Chair: ‘Pause’ Likely on Further Business Flex Reopenings
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With COVID-19 cases in New Hampshire continuing to increase across the state, it is not likely that there will be any continued flex opening of businesses for now, the governor’s policy director told members of the Governor’s Economic Reopening Task Force on Thursday.
COVID-19
Committee Told They Hold Key to Medicaid Nursing Home Rates
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Of the more than 450 people who have died from COVID-19, 81.4 percent have been in long-term care facilities, mostly nursing homes.
Highest Active COVID-19 Cases in Nashua (115) and Manchester (99) Wednesday
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On Wednesday, the state Department of Health and Human Services announced 71 new positive test results for COVID-19 and two new deaths.
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Well Owners, Help May Be on The Way
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According to Tom O’Donovan, director of the state Department of Environmental Services’ Water Division, “About half of the state lives on residential wells and that means we have residential wells going dry. And we are seeing that.”
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Health Care Takes Center Stage in Senate Race
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The issue of health care took center stage in the U.S. Senate campaign in New Hampshire on Wednesday with Republican challenger Corky Messner taking aim at Democratic incumbent Jeanne Shaheen for her support of the Affordable Care Act.
COVID-19
Deadline Looms for Non-Dairy Farms To Apply For COVID Relief Funds
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The New Hampshire Agriculture COVID-19 Relief Fund’s second-round application for non-dairy farms is due Thursday, October 15, 2020, by 11:59 PM.
Chris Pappas
Granite Outdoor Alliance Gives New Voice To Important NH Industry
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NORTH CONWAY – New Hampshire’s outdoor community is coming together to network, advocate and educate visitors through a new membership-based nonprofit.
Celebrate NH Great Apple Crunch Oct. 20
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Students and staff at schools and centers across the state will be able to participate on October 20th, and feel a sense of connection, safely whether on-site or remotely learning.
Cannabis
A Patchwork of Cannabis Safety Standards – and Sometimes None At All
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Although 35 states, three U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for recreational or medical use, there still are no uniform standards for regulating potentially harmful contaminants in cannabis products.
What’s It Like Having COVID-19?
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InDepthNH.org has been covering all sorts of things about COVID-19, but we haven’t interviewed anyone who has recovered or family members of people who died from it.
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5 Counties COVID-19 Community Transmission at ‘Moderate’; Nashua and Manchester ‘Substantial’
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 77 new positive test results for COVID-19 and no new deaths Tuesday, for a daily PCR test positivity rate of 0.7%.
23 NH Health Care Pros To Sununu: Oppose Barrett’s Supreme Court Nomination
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Twenty-three health-care professionals are calling on Gov. Chris Sununu to oppose the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s choice for the high court, Amy Coney Barrett, for her previously stated position on abortion and fears she would punish providers of abortion.
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Judge Keeps COVID-19’s $1.25B Purse Strings Solely in Sununu’s Hands
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Gov. Chris Sununu alone holds the purse strings on all distribution of federal COVID-19 relief money, and he does not need the oversight of the Democratically-controlled Legislative Fiscal Committee, a Hillsborough County North Superior Court judge has ruled.
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School Districts Seek More COVID-19 Relief Funding
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Most of the state’s 276 school districts need financial help keeping the doors open safely during COVID-19 and could need as much as $70 million from the CARES Act state allocation.
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COVID-19’s Increased Community Transmission Level Spreading: NH Data
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 65 new positive test results for COVID-19 and no new deaths Monday, for a daily PCR test positivity rate of 1.2%.
COVID-19; Chris Sununu
Hold Your Nose and Vote in Ashland
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Mixing a little politics with produce is a two-hole outhouse at Owens Truck Farm Stand on Route 175 where you can hold your nose and place your ballot for President.
Candidate Reminder
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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.