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This series pays tribute to those who have paved the way for equity and justice across various fronts, including civil rights, racial justice, disability rights, LGBTQ+ rights, workers’ rights, and more.
The first of two scheduled sex assault trials against former Grafton County House of Corrections Officer Max Fournier is cancelled as prosecutors have dropped two of the three original charges.
Water quality in New Hampshire scored tens of millions of dollars Monday in a lawsuit settlement with the manufacturers of PFAS and aqueous film-forming foam.
On Saturday, five years after it launched a campaign using nonviolent civil disobedience to shut down a coal-fired power plant in Bow, New Hampshire, No Coal No Gas held a celebration in Pembroke’s Memorial Park marking the commitment of the plant’s owner, Granite Shore Power, to end coal combustion in 2027 and convert the facility to a “renewable energy park.”
But far more importantly, even 621 “official cases” reported by NH DHHS means that community transmission is happening across NH and that the number of “true” COVID cases in NH may be 10x (6,210 people) to 100x (62,100 people).
Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announces that officials are responding to an officer-involved shooting incident on Lake Shore Road, in Manchester, New Hampshire.
“This decision was made in consultation with local partners and is based on several factors, including, but not limited to, shortages in available personal protective equipment (PPE) and testing swabs and the need to clean and service equipment at the testing site,” Manchester Emergency Operations Center officials said.
The state Department of Health and Human Services didn’t announce any new deaths leaving the total at nine deaths in New Hampshire.
The cloth coverings do not have to be the same grade as surgical masks for hospital use that have certain specifications by hospital. An old bandanna will do.
The forced isolation is difficult for most people, but for the infected, and their families and friends, and for those who died and their loved ones, it is far, far worse.
The unidentified man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of his wounds.
So, as I look around my quarantined casa, I am grateful for all of the stuff I have accumulated from thrift shops. Yes, you read that right; I’m grateful.
The two new deaths were both men older than 60 who lived in Hillsborough County
The order says municipalities and counties are now authorized to grant blanket abatements of the interest charged on all property taxes not paid after their assessment for the duration of the state of emergency.
“In addition to this case, we have also asked ICE to release detainees from Strafford County Department of Corrections, as public health experts have warned that failure to do so endangers the lives of everyone in the facility, including staff, and the broader community.”
“At the conclusion of the state of emergency all tenants and property owners will be subject to eviction and foreclosure if they have not remained current with rent and mortgage payments,” AG Gordon MacDonald said.
Rockingham and Hillsborough counties continue to have the highest numbers. The state says 144 patients have recovered.
There are over 1,600 beds ready if they are needed at the surge facilities with an overall hospital bed capacity of more than 5,000 in the Granite State.
Sleepovers and casual sports activities in this state have got to stop now to slow the spread of COVID-19, but driving by someone’s house on their birthday is okay, said Dr. Michael Calderwood, a Dartmouth-Hitchcock epidemiologist and infectious disease expert.
The state announced the fifth death related to COVID-19, a man who lived in Hillsborough County. He was under the age of 60 with underlying medical conditions.
In other words, business owners refund requests outstripped any increase in tax revenue. Not a good sign.
Glenn Normandeau: “I have offered to stay on as director while the search for my successor at New Hampshire Fish and Game continues.”
I have been deeply concerned about many NH policies and actions regarding our response to Covid-19, but the State Liquor Store policy is one of the most dangerous, unjustifiable, and fraught with moral, legal and ethical problems.
On Wednesday, the state also announced 48 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 415 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire.