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As COVID cases rose at jail, county officials gave praise
Hillsborough County s jail inspection reports, filed with the New Hampshire Attorney General s office, have looked essentially identical for years. Composite
A post outside the Valley Street Jail in Manchester. Emily Corwin / NHPR
Published: 4/30/2021 5:13:28 PM
When Hillsborough County Commissioner Toni Pappas toured the Valley Street Jail in Manchester last December, as she and fellow commissioners are required to do at least twice a year, she didn’t appear to find any cause for concern.
“I have found the condition of the facility, the security of the inmates, and the management to be in order,” Pappas wrote in an inspection report filed with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. “The inmates are being cared for pursuant to [state law], and are appropriately supervised by trained correctional staff.”
Sullivan County nursing home discussions at a standstill
Modified: 4/27/2021 9:41:56 PM
UNITY The future of a proposed $54 million renovation of the Sullivan County nursing home is uncertain following a meeting of the county delegation that recessed without an up or down vote on the project.
“Right now we are divided,” state Rep. John Cloutier, D-Claremont, the delegation’s chairman, said Tuesday.
He said recessing Monday evening’s meeting, which was held in person in Newport and via Zoom, “was the only way to sort of end it. We’re just at loggerheads.” No date was set to take up the matter again.
Hillsborough County s jail inspection reports, filed with the New Hampshire Attorney General s office, have looked essentially identical for years.
When Hillsborough County Commissioner Toni Pappas toured the Valley Street Jail in Manchester last December, as she and fellow commissioners are required to do at least twice a year, she didn’t appear to find any cause for concern.
“I have found the condition of the facility, the security of the inmates, and the management to be in order,” Pappas wrote in an inspection report filed with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. “The inmates are being cared for pursuant to [state law], and are appropriately supervised by trained correctional staff.”
Officials set date for decision Sullivan County nursing home
Modified: 4/14/2021 9:28:12 PM
UNITY The Sullivan County delegation has set a date later this month to make a decision on the fate of a proposed renovation of the county’s existing nursing home that is expected to cost $54 million.
Delegates set April 26 for the vote following a public hearing held in person in Newport, N.H., and via Zoom and Facebook Live on Tuesday evening.
Participants in the hearing, which included some current and former employees of the 156-bed facility that sits next to the county jail in Unity, expressed support for the project due to the nursing home’s aging infrastructure. Others noted the current low-interest rates even in the face of high costs of construction.