1 New COVID-19 Death, 23 New Cases Friday
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced one additional death related to COVID-19 on Friday, a woman from Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older.
91st Annual Craftsmen’s Fair Continues This Weekend at Mount Sunapee
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It’s been a pretty wet and relatively cool week for the 91st Annual Craftsmen’s Fair which continues through Sunday, but most artists say that business has been pretty strong during the week and they have many beautiful items yet to be displayed.
New Cyanobacteria and Fecal Bacteria Listings Issued in NH After Recent Storms
Recent storms may have churned up some unwanted water problems on the state’s water bodies this week with 15 posted for either cyanobacteria or fecal bacteria as of Friday afternoon.
Opponents of Dock Approval on Ossipee Lake Confront State Officials
Lakefront property owners and residents made it clear at a public meeting Friday they do not like the state Department of Environmental Services process for approving docks and were told that it would require a legislative fix in the law.
Notable NH Deaths: The Soup Lady from Dover; Long-Time Barrington Town Moderator
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.
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Brookline Fire Chief Suspended Again
Speakers Oppose Rye Harbor Proposal for $1M Changes at PDA Meeting
Friend Says Gov. Chris Sununu Behind Effort To Force Geno Marconi To Resign
AG Tells NH GOP Committee ‘Cease and Desist’ Absentee Ballot Request Mailings
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Attorney General Gordon MacDonald issued a cease and desist order against the NH Republican State Committee Friday saying their recent absentee ballot request mailers violate state law.
COVID-19
NH GOP Sends Absentee Ballot Request to Pennsylvania Man
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An 83-year-old Pennsylvania man received an absentee ballot request in the mail from the New Hampshire Republican party telling him to return it to the Rochester, N.H., town clerk and his daughter wants to know why since he has never lived here and didn’t request one.
Bike Week
Bike Week ‘Going Off the Way We Want,’ Sununu Says
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Saying it is 20 to 30 percent of its normal size, Gov. Chris Sununu said Bike Week is what he had hoped for and noted that restaurants and bars have responded well to COVID-19 precautions to keep people safe.
COVID-19
1 New COVID-19 Death, 35 More Cases Thursday
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The state announced one additional death related to COVID-19 Thursday, a man from Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older.
Business & Economy
Capacity To Expand for Amusement Parks, Cruise Boats, Official Says
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Amusement parks will be able to expand capacity from 25 to 35 percent and cruise boats and excursion trains from 50 to 100 percent provided their guests can maintain six feet of social distance, the governor’s policy director said Thursday.
Health & Mental Health
1 New COVID-19 Death; 8 New Cases, including 1 in Coos County Wednesday
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The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (3), Coos (1), and Rockingham (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (2) and Nashua (1).
Courts & Corrections
Police Panel Questions Funding for Reform and Training
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New Hampshire’s police accountability panel plans to submit its final reform report next week, but there is still no clear way to pay for the many of the recommendations.
COVID-19
Teachers, School Nurses, Snowmobile Clubs Detail Pandemic Needs To Panel
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Teachers unions asked for CARES Act money to meet pandemic needs while Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut said there is a lot of money available to schools already that has not yet been tapped.
Featured in Category
Sununu, Pignatelli Spar Over Potential Nominees Before Elections
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Don’t expect to see any “politically charged” nominations for commissioners, judges, or key state boards from Gov. Chris Sununu before the November election.
COVID-19
6 NH COVID-19 Cases Connected To Sturgis, S.D., Motorcycle Rally: Officials
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There have been more than 100 confirmed cases associated with the Sturgis event, including six New Hampshire residents.
Uncategorized
Sununu Talks Trump Visit, Unemployment Help and Broadband
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The state received federal approval for $300 more a week for the unemployed, a total of 17 rural communities will share in expanded broadband infrastructure, and the president is coming to Manchester on Friday.
News
11 COVID-19 Cases in Rockingham County Jail, Updated Nursing Home List
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announce announced 16 new positive test results for COVID-19 and no new deaths on Tuesday.
Uncategorized
It’s Apple Day in NH, Time To Go Pick Your Own
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Apple picking season in New Hampshire has arrived with farmers looking at a handsome crop this year, but also keeping an eye to the sky in hopes of more rain.
Feature
Opinion: NH Unemployment Office ‘Incredibly Non-Transparent’
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It seems that there is a general lack of experienced people at the NH unemployment office that has left fully qualified tax paying citizens high and dry during these difficult times.
News
4 New COVID-19 Cases From Age 10 to 19 Monday
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 27 new positive test results for COVID-19 on Monday and no new deaths.
Business & Economy
Sununu Deletes Office Emails After 30 Days: Redistricting Veto Lawsuit
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Gov. Chris Sununu’s policy of deleting office emails after 30 days undermines New Hampshire’s right to know, according to a public records lawsuit seeking communications between Sununu’s and Wisconsin’s ex-Gov. Scott Walker’s offices about redistricting legislation Sununu vetoed in 2019.
Courts & Corrections
AG Identifies Newborn Whose Untimely Death Is Under Investigation
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At a Claremont residence, police found Samara Hutnick (7 days old) who was in medical distress, and who was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
COVID-19
Trumpvention
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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.