HO, HO, HO, to all ye fellow last-minute shopping elves. Looks like Santa gave us all what we most wanted for Christmas â snow!
Although we didnât get the jackpot that other parts of New Hampshire received, weâll take the 6-11 inches that the Norâincher (as my buddy Roy âthe Skiing DJâ Prescott of WMWV 93.5-FMâs âMorning Weather Showâ likes to call it) did give us Thursday.
According to WMUR-TV 9 meteorologist Mike Haddad, top N.H. snow ville was Croydon with 44 inches, followed by Claremont with 43, Springfield with 42, Cornish with 40 and New London (36 inches).
AFTER THURSDAYâS FRESHIES, IT WAS WONDERFUL Friday morning to take in the always spectacular sight of new snow and dazzling sunshine.
CONWAY â Excitement and a sense of history in the making â those emotions were evident as Memorial Hospital employees participated in receiving the first round of COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday morning.
Mary Jane Elwell, a licensed nursing assistant in the hospital s medical surgical unit who is in her 70s, was the first to get the vaccine.
âI had texted my daughter when I was in the car and I havenât seen her since last Christmas because of all this,â she said, the words catching in her throat.
âI really do feel very emotional â either that or Iâm just totally exhausted,â said Elwell, who had just finished a night shift and stopped to get her vaccination at 9 a.m. âThis is just a very special time, and I hope that this is going to make life easier for all of us,â she said.
Vaccine brings big hope to a small hospital
Modified: 12/18/2020 3:22:59 PM
Excitement and a sense of history in the making – those emotions were evident as employees at Memorial Hospital in Conway participated in receiving the first round of COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday morning.
Mary Jane Elwell, a licensed nursing assistant in the hospital’s medical surgical unit who is in her 70s, was the first to get the vaccine.
“I had texted my daughter when I was in the car and I haven’t seen her since last Christmas because of all this,” she said, the words catching in her throat.
Memorial Hospital Administers First COVID-19 Vaccine
by Gino Devaney on
December 17, 2020
Emergency Department Clinical Manager Erika Roy, RN (standing) administered the vaccine.
NORTH CONWAY – COVID-19 vaccinations have begun in Carroll County.
Mary Jane Elwell, a licensed nursing assistant at Memorial Hospital, became the first Memorial staff member to receive a COVID-19 vaccine this morning.
Emergency Department Clinical Manager Erika Roy, RN administered the vaccine. The
CDC and the
New Hampshire Department of Health have prioritized health care workers, first responders, and the elderly as those getting the first doses.. Until a vaccine is available to everyone, it is important to continue masking, stay socially distant, and practice basic hand hygiene.