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New Hampshire's first mass vaccination event will get underway this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, where more than 11,000 Granite Staters will receive the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. ....
Manchester health officials optimistic as COVID-19 cases trend down Vaccination programs continue in state s largest city Share Updated: 6:55 PM EST Mar 4, 2021 Vaccination programs continue in state s largest city Share Updated: 6:55 PM EST Mar 4, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THE NUMBERS ARE ENCOURAGING, BUT THIS IS NO TIME TO LET OUR GUARD DOWN. THAT’S THE MESSAGE FROM MANCHESTER’S MAYOR AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE STATE’S LARGEST CITY HAVE PLATEAUED AFTER A POST-HOLIDAY SURGE, AVERAGING ABOUT 20 PER DAY. IT’S 20 PER DAY, WHICH IS DEFINITELY DOWN FROM THAT SURGE, WHICH IS KIND OF WHAT WE SAW A THE END OF THE FIRST SURGE IN SPRING OF LAST YEAR, SO WE’RE DEFINITELY AT THIS POINT WHERE THINGS HAVE FLATTENED OU ANDY: CITY OFFICIALS HELD A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL ON COVID 1 ONE OF SEVERAL SIMILAR MEETINGS THEY’VE HAD IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS ON A VARI ....
North Country tourist attractions seek looser restrictions for spring, summer Officials say industry lost millions last summer amid pandemic Share Updated: 6:54 PM EST Feb 26, 2021 Officials say industry lost millions last summer amid pandemic Share Updated: 6:54 PM EST Feb 26, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript LIKE WE’RE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER, BUT THE NORTH COUNTRY TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ARE ALREAD LOOKING FOR A BOUNCE-BACK SUMMER. A REPRESENTATIVE FOR 17 WHITE MOUNTAIN ATTRACTIONS TOLD THE ECONOMIC REOPENING TASK FORCE FRIDAY THAT LAST SEASON WAS THE WORST THEY’VE HAD SINCE WORLD WAR II BECAUSE OF COVI RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON THOSE BUSINESSES CHARYL: OUR EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS DROPPED TO THEIR LOWEST IN YEARS DOWN 30% TO 50% AND OUR ATTRACTIONS SUFFERED LOSSES ON AVERAGE BETWEEN 50% TO 70%, EQUATING TO A DEFICIT IN THE MILLIONS ANDY: INDUSTRY OFFICIALS SAY THEIR 2020 SEASON WA SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTER BECAU ....
Advocates for disabled call on state to streamline vaccination process Group says disabled residents, caregivers find it difficult to register Share Updated: 6:40 PM EST Feb 25, 2021 Group says disabled residents, caregivers find it difficult to register Share Updated: 6:40 PM EST Feb 25, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript CHANGES BE MADE TO THE REGISTRATION PROCESS TO HELP SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR STATE. PEOPLE WHO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SAY NAVIGATING THE VACCINATION PROCESS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THAT POPULATION AND THEIR CAREGIVER WITH ALL OF THE INCONSISTENCIES ON WHO QUALIFIES, WHO IS ELIGIBLE, HOW TO GET THAT ELIGIBILITY, WHAT TYPE OF PROOF DO YOU NEED, FAMILIES ARE GETTING DIFFERENT MESSAGES. LISA BEAUDOIN, FROM THE GROUP ABLE NEW HAMPSHIRE SAYS IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE THAT THERE’LL BE GAPS IN THE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE ON DEFINING CATEGORIES IN THE V ....
New Hampshire courts seek to reduce backlog of jury trials Need to hold trials weighed against safety concerns of pandemic Share Updated: 6:52 PM EST Feb 19, 2021 Need to hold trials weighed against safety concerns of pandemic Share Updated: 6:52 PM EST Feb 19, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript BRAKES ON MUCH OF THE TRIAL COURT PROCESS, BUT THERE IS A PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD TO ADDRESS THE BACKLOG OF CASES. IT’S A PAINSTAKINGLY SLOW PROCESS. THERE HAVE BEEN FEW JURY TRIALS SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT COURT OFFICIALS SAY JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED. JUDGE NADEAU: SO WE HAVE TO BALANCE BOTH THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND THE SAFETY IN A PANDEMIC, A PANDEMIC THAT CAN RESULT IN DEATH. I NEVER THOUGHT I’D BE BALANCING THESE THINGS. ANDY: JUDGE TINA NADEAU SAYS THERE IS A COMPLICATED 30-PAGE SET OF SAFETY METRICS THAT SHE CONSULTS BEFORE GIVING A TRIAL THE GREEN LIGHT. SUPERIOR COURT TRIALS RESUMED WI ....