Civics
Amid safety concerns, community college labs reopen to students
Community colleges provide a first look at what face-to-face learning will look like. READ MORE
Articles by Jordyn Haime
Civics
Is there an alternative to traditional policing?
When protesters call for defunding the police, they mean “people who craft city budgets…should be held accountable to explain why they believe that more policing is the answer when we have a demonstrated history of that not being the case,” said Jordan Thompson, an organizer with BLM Nashua and the ACLU in an interview last week. “That instead we are investing in the Black and brown communities in our state, in things like implicit bias training.” READ MORE
Around Town
New Hampshire’s racial justice organizers call for better education, reform
While not all activists agree on exactly what change would look like in New Hampshire, most mentioned a few specific areas that need to be improved: education and police accountability and policy. READ MORE
Featured News
Despite COVID-19 risks, thousands across NH protest killing of George Floyd
The risk of transmitting and catching the novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, has shuttered schools, emptied businesses and kept the public socially distant for months. And yet, for more than seven days, thousands READ MORE
Around Town
CARES funding and donations could help sustain NH’s nonprofits, for now
One of those organizations is Families in Transition – New Horizons, a homeless services organization with locations in Manchester, Concord, Dover and Wolfeboro. The nonprofit has seen a major increase in costs as their services were adjusted to ensure safer practices and social distancing. READ MORE
Granite State News Collaborative
Community acupuncture clinics say they can’t open under new guidelines
Gov. Chris Sununu approved reopening guidelines last week for acupuncture clinics, which will be able to open to the public June 1. But some community clinics in New Hampshire say they will still not be able to open because of the nature of their practice. READ MORE
Featured News
NH Task Force approves cosmetology, body art, lodging and childcare guidelines
New Hampshire’s Economic Reopening Task Force unanimously approved new guidelines for the cosmetology and body art industries, as well as amendments to child care guidelines and drafted lodging guidelines today. READ MORE
