A group of protestors fined in late 2020 for picketing outside of Gov. Chris Sununu’s personal residence in Newfields have been found not guilty.In a Dec. 23 court order, Judge Polly Hall wrote prosecutors had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
Republican Governor Cancels Inauguration After Receiving Armed Threats Over Mask Order
On 12/31/20 at 8:33 AM EST
New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu has canceled his outside inauguration ceremony next month because he said protests against his order requiring masks to be worn to mitigate against the coronavirus have become more threatening.
On November 20, he ordered people to wear masks in public spaces both inside and outside due to the coronavirus pandemic. Two days later, small-scale protests against the move started outside his residence in Newfields.
The mask order, which expires on January 15, 2021, was put in place because of a spike in coronavirus cases, including outbreaks at five nursing homes.
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Sununu issued an executive order that took effect Nov. 20 requiring masks to be worn in public spaces, indoors or outside, when social distancing isn’t possible because of the coronavirus pandemic.
He said at the time a mandate was appropriate, given the rising percentage of positive test results, the fact that the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 had doubled in the past two weeks, there were new outbreaks at five nursing homes, and an incredibly alarming rate of community transmission by people who aren’t showing symptoms. The order expires Jan. 15.