Chris Sununu

New Hampshire’s coronavirus metrics are moving in the right direction, Gov. Chris Sununu said at an update on COVID-19 and vaccinations in New Hampshire Thursday. There were an average of 300-350 new COVID cases diagnosed per day last week and an average positivity rate of 4.2%, both down from the weeks before. The number of people hospitalized with the virus…

New England Patriots star Chase Winovich seems to have fallen in love with Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Residents aren’t surprised.

Gov. Chris Sununu said he plans to issue an executive order on Friday requiring all New Hampshire schools to offer at least some in-person learning by March 8. K-12 schools will be required to provide an in-person option at least two days a week. “Most schools that are fully remote have been gearing up and preparing for this,” Sununu said,…

After some hiccups, New Hampshire’s coronavirus vaccine rollout appears to be getting back on track.

Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday that New Hampshire is working to develop its own scheduling system after problems cropped up with the federal system being used to schedule second doses of the coronavirus vaccine. “It’s obviously been a very frustrating week for all of our citizens,” he said. “We apologize. We understand it. The federal system can’t handle it...

People in New Hampshire are having a tough time getting a second coronavirus vaccine appointment, leading Gov. Chris Sununu to announce changes.

TSA workers are asking New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu to move them up in the state’s coronavirus vaccine rollout.

Gov. Chris Sununu provided an update on the coronavirus vaccine rollout in New Hampshire on Tuesday afternoon. Vaccinations began Saturday for the more than 300,000 people in Phase 1B, which includes those aged 65 and older, people with multiple qualifying medical conditions, corrections workers and those living and working in residential facilities for people with developmental disabilities. Health officials said…

Gov. Chris Sununu on Friday morning ordered the immediate return of all New Hampshire National Guard members from Washington, D.C., citing an “alarming” report that Guardsmen from across the country were forced to sleep in unheated parking garages. “I’ve ordered the immediate return of all New Hampshire National Guardsmen and women from Washington DC,” Sununu said in a statement....

Images of soldiers sent to guard the U.S. Capitol sleeping on concrete sparked outrage and prompted New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu to pull the state’s National Guard troops a day early.

Registration for the next phase of New Hampshire’s coronavirus vaccination plan got off to a quick start Friday, with nearly 150,000 people signing up in the first seven hours, Gov. Chris Sununu said. That’s almost half the people who are eligible. Registration opened at 8 a.m. for the approximately 325,000 people in phase 1B of the state’s vaccination plan....

Gov. Chris Sununu provided an update Thursday on the start of the vaccination process for New Hampshire residents age 65 and up. “Tomorrow is a very big day,” he said of the next phase of the vaccine rollout. At 8 a.m. Friday, he said the state will begin accepting vaccination appointments for individuals who fall under “Phase 1b.” That includes…

More than 300 New Hampshire residents have filed a formal request asking the Legislature to repeal the powers granted to the governor during an emergency such as the coronavirus pandemic. The remonstrance received by the House clerk on Thursday argues that the law granting the governor emergency management powers is unconstitutional, though it has been upheld in court. “The experience…

Gov. Chris Sununu is extending New Hampshire’s mask mandate, citing the state’s high coronavirus case rates, hospitalizations and fatalities. The mandate took effect Nov. 20 and was set to expire Friday. It requires anyone over the age of 5 to wear a mask in indoor or outdoor public spaces where they do not consistently maintain a physical distance of at…

Gov. Chris Sununu provided an update on New Hampshire’s COVID-19 vaccination timeline on Thursday afternoon. The first round, Phase 1A, is now underway, and includes the highest-risk health care workers, first responders and long-term care facility residents and staff. Phase 1B is expected to begin on Jan. 26. It was originally supposed to include residents who are 75 and up,…

Video Wednesday showed members of the U.S. National Guard sleeping on the floors of the U.S. Capitol. The National Guard was called in during the Capitol riots on Jan. 6 and remain on the grounds to protect against possible attacks leading up to the inauguration of Joe Biden.

The coronavirus pandemic that has shaken New Hampshire to its core also offers a path to both individual and collective transformation, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday as he officially began his third term.

New Hampshire officials released new details Tuesday on how and when the COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to residents. Already, 53,675 doses of the vaccine have been distributed and over 30,000 people have received their first doses. Those people are the highest-risk health care workers, first responders and long-term care facility residents and staff. That first round, or phase…

More than a month since protesters started gathering outside New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s home in Newfields over his order requiring masks, police issued summonses to nine people and arrested one of them under a new anti-picketing ordinance passed by the selectboard, which includes Sununu’s brother. Skylar Bennett, 38, of Concord, said Wednesday he will contest his arrest on...

Citing protesters outside his New Hampshire home over his order requiring masks, Gov. Chris Sununu has decided to cancel next week’s outdoor inauguration.