Paula Tracy

$16M CARES Act money set for rural broadband upgrades

Thursday, August 6, 2020 Paula Tracy 0

Gov. Chris Sununu announced more than $16 million in federal CARES Act funding will go to install rural broadband at 5,574 homes and businesses by Dec. 31 at Thursday’s news conference. READ MORE

Official: Some parts of NH ‘on track for containment’ of COVID-19

Thursday, August 6, 2020 Paula Tracy 0

The areas where the state is seeing a bump up in new cases are in the south. The largest age cohort getting sick are residents in their 20s, she said. READ MORE

NASCAR staff, drivers limited to Speedway, hotels in ‘modified quarantine’

Thursday, July 30, 2020 Paula Tracy 0

Pit crews and drivers for an upcoming NASCAR race in Loudon and their close to 12,000 ticket-holders for a race are descending on the state, but there are measures in place to help protect the public, Gov. Chris Sununu said at his news conference on Thursday.
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Ventilation at long-term care facilities with COVID-19 scrutinized

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Paula Tracy 0

An investigation has begun into ventilation systems at long-term care facilities that have suffered outbreaks of COVID-19, officials said at Gov. Chris Sununu’s news conference Tuesday. READ MORE

Police Panel issues draft as deadline looms to report

Monday, July 27, 2020 Paula Tracy 0

Abolish the part-time state police academy, create a state-wide mental health mobile crisis unit and expand police diversity training to more than two hours are among 21 specific public recommendations to a statewide commission on law enforcement. READ MORE

After VT Gov.’s change of heart, NH is sole New England state without mandatory mask order

Friday, July 24, 2020 Paula Tracy 0

Gov. Chris Sununu said each community has the right to implement a mask ordinance to protect the public from the spread of COVID-19 in their municipalities, but he restated at Thursday’s press conference he would not impose an order on a statewide basis. READ MORE

State loosens restrictions on visiting hospital patients

Thursday, July 23, 2020 Paula Tracy 0

Hospitals will now allow for the visitation of non-COVID-19 patients, the state announced on Thursday at Gov. Chris Sununu’s news conference. READ MORE

More municipalities mull mandatory mask orders

Thursday, July 23, 2020 Paula Tracy 0

Mandatory mask ordinances are being considered in towns and cities around the state and one is already in place in Nashua as municipalities grapple on their own with measures to stop the spread of COVID-19. READ MORE

Sununu earmarks millions for colleges, businesses and signs Police Reform bill

Thursday, July 16, 2020 Paula Tracy 1

Gov. Chris Sununu signed a comprehensive police reform bill and one that will allow New Hampshire residents to soon have the lowest drug price for insulin by importing the drugs from Canada, he announced at his regular COVID-19 new conference on Thursday. READ MORE

NAACP regional leader: Eliminate police in schools

Thursday, July 16, 2020 Paula Tracy 0

The elimination of uniformed police officers in New Hampshire schools was advocated among other recommendations by a leader of the New England NAACP on Thursday. READ MORE