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Disparities in economic opportunity, education, health care, and more, give us the answer
June 3, 2021
Manchester NAACP President James McKim
Several prominent people have made the statement that systemic racism does not exist here in New Hampshire. What does that statement mean? Is it true? What might that mean for us?
To answer these questions, as with any question being examined, it may be helpful to define some terms. So, let me begin by defining some terms I think are important for this question: “race”, “prejudice”, “discrimination”, “codify”, “system”, “systemic”, “ism”, and “racism”. Then I will put the terms together to form a definition of “systemic racism”.
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New Hampshire’s single family home market is still tight. A new report from the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority focusing on this spring’s housing market shows that the state’s housing inventory is extremely low and houses are often sold at or above asking price.
In April, about 1,500 homes were sold in New Hampshire, and the median price hit a record high of $362,250.
Dean Christon, the executive director of New Hampshire Housing, said he hasn’t seen a housing market like this one in a long time.
“It’s nothing I think that anyone has experienced certainly in the last 20 or more years, maybe even longer than that,” he said.
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Business notes for May 16, 2021
Published: 5/15/2021 1:15:12 PM
Central Gold Key Realty of Franklin recently welcomed the entire team from Christy Goodhue Real Estate. This adds Christy Blouin Mank, Valerie Provost, Brian Mank and Kyle Arruda to the company. This will allow Central Gold Key Realty to expand its residential and commercial department to provide a greater personalized service to clients and customers. You can learn more by calling 729-3030 or visit centralgoldkeyrealty.com.
Lakes Region Visiting Nurse Association (LRVNA) and the Newfound Area Nursing Association (NANA) plan to merge following a successful public hearing. These companies provide quality in-home care and hospice services to a larger area in the Lakes Region of Central New Hampshire. Both entities boards of directors are convinced that this merger will better serve the needs of the Central/Lakes Regions and Greater Bristol. Established in 1960, the Newfound Area Nursing Association initially provid