By Jordan J. Phelan [email protected] CLAREMONT — Four Elm Wood Center employees and one resident have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to Genesis Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr. Richard Feifer. In an email correspondence Tuesday, Genesis Healthcare officials confirmed the positive case count following a report submitted to[Read More…]
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24-hour event to raise money online for NH nonprofits
CONCORD (AP) — An annual, 24-hour online giving event for nonprofits is coming up in New Hampshire. NH Gives is taking place from 6 p.m. Tuesday to 6 p.m. Wednesday. People can choose which nonprofits to support and take advantage of matching gifts to increase the impact of their contributions.[Read More…]
Claremont Motorsports Park to host race with no spectators, virus measures in place
By PATRICK ADRIAN [email protected] CLAREMONT — Claremont Motorsports Park will break from the pack of New England auto racetracks Friday by holding the first race in 2020 — without fans in attendance. The Claremont raceway will host the season-opening event for Granite State Pro Stock Series, a traveling circuit which[Read More…]
Gym owner who reopened early urges state to reclassify fitness centers
By PATRICK ADRIAN [email protected] NEWPORT — In absence of any official indication of when fitness centers will be permitted to reopen, Newport resident and business operator Heidi North has started to speak out. Owner of Newport Fitness & Spa, North wrote last week to Gov. Chris Sununu in an appeal[Read More…]
Official: Reports to DCYF down statewide amid pandemic draws concern
By PATRICK ADRIAN [email protected] CLAREMONT — With the closure of public schools and reduction in community services, state agencies have seen a concerning decline in child-abuse or neglect reports, according to family-services providers. The New Hampshire Division of Child, Youth and Families (DCYF), a child-protection agency, has seen a statewide[Read More…]
‘We still have to engage the student’: Technical center discusses remote learning hurdles
By PATRICK ADRIAN [email protected] CLAREMONT — The education model known as remote learning, which has become popular amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as it permits the instructor and student to be in separate locations, is making people think differently about K-12 schooling and post-secondary decisions, said Alex Herzog, director of[Read More…]
Hospitals turn to online matchmakers to swap supplies
By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Facing shortages of protective equipment, two New England hospital systems tried the latest twist in internet matchmaking: online swap meets. As the coronavirus pandemic stretches on, online platforms have popped up to match hospitals that need masks, gowns, ventilators and even doctors with[Read More…]
Retailers, shopping malls begin to reopen
By Kathy McCormack, Holly Ramer and Lisa Rathke Associated Press Here are the latest developments pertaining to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic from around New England: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said he won’t hesitate to shut down shopping malls again if safety guidelines aren’t followed. Monday was the first[Read More…]
Judge dismisses “happy cow” suit against Ben & Jerry’s
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Ben & Jerry’s that alleged that the ice cream maker and its parent company misled consumers by saying the milk and cream in its products comes from “happy cows.” In a complaint filed Oct. 29, 2019, in Burlington,[Read More…]
2 found dead following fire at New Hampshire home
SALISBURY, N.H. (AP) — Two people have been found dead following a fire at a home in New Hampshire, investigators said. Firefighters responded to a 911 call for a fire in Salisbury on Sunday afternoon. The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office and Salisbury Fire Department are investigating the fire.[Read More…]