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NH's COVID Numbers Are ‘Trending Downward,' Gov. Sununu Says
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…
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Pats Star Discovers That Portsmouth, NH, Is ‘the Coolest'
New England Patriots star Chase Winovich seems to have fallen in love with Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Residents aren’t surprised.
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Sununu: All NH Schools Must Offer Some In-Person Learning by March 8
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,…
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Pleasant Surprise in NH With New System for 2nd Vaccine Dose
After some hiccups, New Hampshire’s coronavirus vaccine rollout appears to be getting back on track.
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NH to Ditch Federal Vaccine Scheduling System After ‘Frustrating Week'
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...
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NH Vaccine Frustrations Over 2nd COVID Dose
People in New Hampshire are having a tough time getting a second coronavirus vaccine appointment, leading Gov. Chris Sununu to announce changes.
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NH TSA Workers Push for Higher Vaccine Priority
TSA workers are asking New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu to move them up in the state’s coronavirus vaccine rollout.
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Sununu Gives Update on NH 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…
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Gov. Orders Return of NH National Guard After Report Soldiers Slept in Parking Garage
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....
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NH Governor Orders Return of National Guard Troops After Viral Image
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.
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Vaccine Registration Off to a Quick Start in NH. Here's How to Sign Up
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....
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Vaccine Registration for NH Residents 65 and Older Begins Friday
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…
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New Test to NH Governor's Emergency Powers
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…
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Sununu Extends NH Mask Mandate
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…
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Next Phase of Vaccine Rollout to Begin Jan. 26 in NH
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,…
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National Guard Sleeping at U.S. Capitol
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.
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NH Gov. Sununu Inaugurated Amid Virus, Violence Concerns
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.
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NH Releases New Details on How, When Vaccine Will Be Made Available
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…
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NH Gov. Cancels Outdoor Inauguration, Citing ‘Aggressive' Protesters at His Home
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...
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Sununu Cancels Outdoor Inauguration Over Protesters
Citing protesters outside his New Hampshire home over his order requiring masks, Gov. Chris Sununu has decided to cancel next week’s outdoor inauguration.