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90 seats set aside for maskless House members at this week’s sessions

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Nancy West 0

House Clerk Paul Smith said there will be 70 seats set up for House members who refuse to wear masks, and 20 seats for people who medically can’t wear masks, along with the rest of the huge space for social distancing so disabled Democrats who are concerned about contracting the virus can feel safe. READ MORE

UNH workers get 177 about-to-expire COVID-19 vaccinations

Saturday, February 20, 2021 Nancy West 0

University of New Hampshire staffers who work directly with students benefited from COVID-19 vaccinations that were about to expire on Wednesday, according to Paul Dean, chief of the university’s police department. Dean said he was notified Tuesday night that 250 shots were set to expire Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. and he said they were able to save 177 of those doses with willing workers. READ MORE

NH to abandon federal vaccine scheduling system and create its own

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Nancy West 1

The state is designing its own online registration system to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations after multiple problems with the federal CDC VAMS system, according to Gov. Sununu’s spokesman Ben Vihstadt. READ MORE

Criticism mounts about COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Nancy West 1

Facing mounting criticism about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Gov. Chris Sununu responded with no new details and an emailed comment from Perry Plummer, who is in charge of the vaccine distribution. READ MORE

If you’re over 65 you can register next week in NH for COVID-19 vaccine

Friday, January 15, 2021 Nancy West 0

Facing mounting criticism about the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, Gov. Chris Sununu came to his weekly news conference Thursday armed with charts and graphs and news of a major change that will allow people 65 and older – instead of 75 and older – to register for the shot Jan. 22. READ MORE

Sununu sworn in as protesters gather outside NH State House

Thursday, January 7, 2021 Nancy West 0

Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Gary Hicks swore-in Republican Gov. Chris Sununu to his third term Thursday at noon in what Sununu described as likely the shortest inauguration ceremony in state history. It was just under 15 minutes in the Executive Council Chambers at the State House. READ MORE

Legislators and citizens against COVID-19 Emergency Actions gather, sign declaration

Monday, December 28, 2020 Nancy West 0

A half dozen elected state Representatives and about 80 citizens gathered Dec. 21 on the State House steps to support a Declaration of Independence for New Hampshire calling for the “Termination of office and Termination of the ‘state.’” READ MORE

COVID-19 cases among state prison inmates skyrocket to 152, with 31 in Berlin facility

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Nancy West 0

In less than three weeks, the number of state prison inmates with active cases of COVID-19 has skyrocketed from six to 152, with 31 of those in the Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility in Berlin, according to the state Department of Corrections’ website. READ MORE

Social media comments anger GOP’s Speaker Pro Tem as she recovers from COVID-19

Sunday, December 13, 2020 Nancy West 0

House Speaker Pro Tem Kimberly Rice of Hudson said she is tired of being attacked on social media as some kind of horrible person for coming down with COVID-19 and for being a Republican. READ MORE

Questions arise about possible State House ‘super spreader’ after second GOP leader sickened by COVID-19

Sunday, December 13, 2020 Nancy West 0

House Speaker Pro Tem Kimberly Rice announced on social media that she was “struggling to breath (sic)” with COVID-19 Saturday as two special virus testing events for legislators, staff and families were held in the wake of House Speaker Dick Hinch’s death. READ MORE