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Despite warnings that the frigid weather is not safe for extended exposure today into Saturday, outdoor activities in the state are going forward in some cases and have been canceled in others as the National Weather Forecast has issued a wind chill warning from 10 a.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Some lawmakers want to give local officials tools to address skyrocketing rental rates, but landlords say the solution is to build more apartments not create more regulations.
Mayors from eight cities – from Berlin to Manchester to Claremont, Somersworth and beyond – have again appealed to Gov. Chris Sununu for help assisting unhoused people after a tragic holiday week that saw two homeless people die and a woman give birth in a tent during freezing cold weather.
Manchester Police spokesman Heather Hamel confirmed there was a large fight and stabbing behind the old police department at 351 Chestnut St. That’s near the Families in Transition shelter at 199 Manchester St.
The widow of a career firefighter who fought to have her husband’s 2020 cancer death determined to be caused in the line of duty will receive a $100,000 death benefit immediately.
Protesters came to the State House Wednesday to support a contract to teach sex education to at-risk youths in Manchester and Claremont but it did not get off the table with a majority of the Republican-controlled council saying they were hearing from parents concerned about their rights.
The public’s right to know about medical malpractice complaints is now under the microscope at the State House as lawmakers look to improve transparency and protect the public from adverse outcomes with legislation next year.
Manchester Police responded to Bronstein Park on Hanover Street Saturday for a report of a black bear in the park.
DHHS and MHD are working with child’s school to conduct contact tracing and identify other individuals who may have had direct physical contact or hours of prolonged face-to-face contact with the child while they were contagious.