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378 New COVID-19 Cases Tuesday, Vaccination Allocation Update
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 378 new positive test results.
Moving Exhibit at State House Honors 50th Anniversary of the End of Vietnam War
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In the State House Hall of Flags is a small and moving exhibit produced by Ashley Miller, state archivist to commemorate the 50th Anniversary to the end of the Vietnam War.
Public Schools’ Special Education Programs Under Spotlight
The Legislative Performance Audit Oversight Committee wants to look at how local public schools are handling their special education programs.
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Concord Community Leader John Swope
The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Liquor Commission Scraps RFP Process for Hampton I-95 Welcome Centers
The state Liquor Commission has scrapped current plans to redevelop two parcels of land on either side of Interstate 95 into welcome centers at Hampton.
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Hundreds Gathered May 1 in Concord and around NH To Stand with Immigrants, Workers
NH Supreme Court Overturns Precedent To Protect Mental Health Records
Zoning Ordinances in the House’s Crosshairs Again
Senate Panel Hears Bills: Post-Conviction DNA Tests, Drug Penalty, Cyber-Flashing
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The state Senate Judiciary Committee heard six bills Tuesday ranging from changing drug laws for first-time offenders to requiring a list be kept by municipalities of all non-public session meetings.
Book Report: Solla Sollew and Shorting the Grid
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In this 1965 kid-lit epic, the protagonist resolves to shed his everyday troubles by hitching a ride with a passing stranger to the mythical metropolis of Solla Sollew – where, the traveler assures him, “they never have troubles – at least very few.”
COVID-19
NH Pausing J&J Vaccine On Federal Advice; State Providing Alternatives
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This morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration recommended a pause on the use of the single-dose J&J COVID-19 vaccine after reports that six individuals in the U.S. developed a rare disorder involving blood clots within about two weeks after vaccination.
John Harrigan on the Glory Days of Sporting Camps
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“As a teenager” John Harrigan says, “my parents ‘gave me’ to their best friends in an agreement over the dinner table between the two families.
No New COVID-19 Deaths Monday, 380 New Cases
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 380 new positive test results for COVID-19 and no new deaths Monday for a current PCR test positivity rate of 9.8%.
Location for New Secure Psychiatric Unit Panned
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A proposed 60-bed secure psychiatric unit on New Hampshire Hospital grounds would allow “start-to-finish” treatment for the civilly committed, state officials said Monday.
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AG, Newspapers, ACLU-NH Seek Laurie List Lawsuit Delay; One News Outlet Disagrees
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The state Attorney General’s Office, five news outlets and ACLU-NH have jointly asked the court to delay the lawsuit against the state seeking to make public the redacted names on the Laurie List of dishonest police until July 1.
Bud Light Is Still the King of Roadside Trash in Canterbury
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Canterbury’s annual roadside cleanup always provides an opportunity to examine the drinking habits of the littering community.
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1 Death Reported, 415 New Cases Sunday
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 415 new positive test results for COVID-19 and one new death, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 3.7%.
Proposed State Budget Now in Senate’s Court, Who’ll Win the Culture War?
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House budget writers tried to thread a needle with their plan: include enough culture war and spending cuts to draw enough from the very conservative wing of the GOP House members without losing the half dozen moderate Republicans who remain in their caucus.
Please Stay in Your Lois Lane
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Last week in Hannaford, a gentleman, let’s call him the Penguin, came up behind me at the check-out, put his items on the belt about two inches from my items.
Roger Wood Explores Dover’s 44-Unit Affordable Housing Project
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Roger Wood, in this podcast, talks with Christopher Parker, assistant city manager of Dover.
COVID-19
3 Deaths, 471 New COVID 19 Cases Saturday
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CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Service announced 471 new positive test results for COVID-19 and three deaths Saturday, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 3.6%.
House Ends Three Session Days On Acrimonious Note
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Three days of often heated debate and partisan rhetoric among House members ended Friday without action on 73 mostly Democratically sponsored bills, which kills them.
Opinion: Backers of Bill Prohibiting Landfills Close To State Parks Applaud House Passing HB 177
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The New Hampshire House today passed a bi-partisan bill HB177 establishing a 2-mile buffer around NH State Parks to protect them from landfill development and proven odor, noise, groundwater and air pollution which accompany them.
Tax Prohibition Amendments Don’t Pass the House
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House Republicans failed Friday to muster the votes needed to advance two proposed constitutional amendments prohibiting broad-based taxes.
House Speaker Apologizes for Referring To Woman Rep Using a Derogatory Term
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At 6:46 p.m., Speaker Packard issued a public apology, although earlier he met with Rep. Copp near one of the exits for a private conversation.
Manoel Viana Succumbs to His Injuries, Autopsy Pending in Mass.
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Late in the evening, Thursday, April 8, 2021, Manoel Viana (age 57) died at a Boston hospital from injuries sustained during the April 4, 2021, incident at 27 Mt. Pleasant Street, Derry, New Hampshire.
COVID-19
2 COVID-19 Deaths Reported, 552 New Cases Friday
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The state Department of Public Works announced 552 new positive test results for COVID-19 and two deaths Friday, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 3.0%.