Keene Sentinel: Social media posts on NH landfill legislation spark concern. “A social media post late last month depicting blood dripping from the scorecard of a state Senate vote is among communications that led some lawmakers to notify the legislative security detail, Sen. Jeb Bradley said Monday.”
New Hampshire Bulletin: Little by little, the state is seeing progress in its efforts to reduce drug overdose deaths. “There is no question the state has made progress fighting the drug overdose epidemic. But evaluating that success – and deciding where to invest resources – requires looking at the details, not a single metric…. The Department of Health and Human Services also just unveiled a new website tracking trends associated with opioid use and the outcomes of treatment.”
WGBH: A shot and a swab: New Hampshire to sell at-home COVID tests in liquor outlets. “If you live in New Hampshire and are having trouble getting an at-home rapid COVID-19 test, you might soon find them among the bottles at state-run liquor stores. The New Hampshire Executive Council approved the request to sell 1 million at-home rapid COVID tests at liquor outlets across the state, Gov. Christopher Sununu said.”
NBC Boston: NH District Schools Close Due to COVID-19 Staff Absences. “The Nashua, New Hampshire school district said schools will be closed for the early part of the week because of staff absences. Nashua Superintendent Garth McKinney said in a Friday letter to staff and parents that many of the absences are due to COVID-19. There were nearly 200 absences on Thursday, he said.”
WCAX: NH House votes to further limit governor’s COVID powers. “The New Hampshire House has voted to further limit the governor’s authority in future public health emergencies. Previous state law allowed the governor to declare a state of emergency and renew it every 21 days as long as he or she found it necessary to protect public safety.”
New Hampshire Bulletin: Inside ICUs and ERs of flooded hospitals, an endless loop of preventable tragedies . “A young, unvaccinated mom of three was more fortunate than some after being admitted to Catholic Medical Center’s intensive care unit recently. Before she died, she had time to call home and request that her children be vaccinated. An unvaccinated male patient in his early 50s didn’t have that option.”
Portsmouth Herald: ‘A valuable tool’: NH residents can get rapid COVID test kits free at home, Sununu says. ” New Hampshire residents can order free, rapid COVID-19 test kits that can be self-administered at home through a new program launched by the NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).”
Concord Monitor: N.H.’s COVID-19 vaccination data hasn’t been accurate since June. Why?. “In a new interview with Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette, NHPR confirmed the state of New Hampshire has been relying on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data because the state’s own records are missing thousands of doses. The state’s data correction process could take months, Shibinette said.”
10 Boston: New Hampshire Town Loses $2.3M in Taxpayer Money to Cyberattack. “Peterborough, a town of just over 6,000 residents, is located in southern New Hampshire, about 35 miles west of Manchester. [Tyler] Ward and [Nicole] MacStay said town officials learned on July 26 that the ConVal School District, which serves Peterborough and eight other surrounding towns, had not received its monthly $1.2 million transfer form the town.”
10 Boston: NH is Launching a New Vaccine Scheduling Website Wednesday. Here’s What to Know. “New Hampshire’s new vaccine scheduling and appointment management website is scheduled to launch on Wednesday morning, according to Gov. Chris Sununu. The Vaccine & Immunization Network Interface is scheduled to go live at 8 a.m. Wednesday as Phase 2A scheduling begins for state-managed fixed sites.”
Yahoo News: New Hampshire Republicans want to impeach the state’s GOP governor for requiring people to wear a mask in public places. “Seven conservative lawmakers in New Hampshire have called for an investigation into whether the state’s GOP governor Chris Sununu can be impeached for ruling by executive order during the pandemic. This news comes just days after the governor implemented a mask mandate requiring people to wear a face covering in public places, which led to an anti-mask demonstration outside his home in Newfields on Sunday.”
New York Times: What Will Trump’s Rally in New Hampshire Be Like? It’s Anyone’s Guess. “Three days before President Trump’s latest rally, in a state that Hillary Clinton narrowly won in 2016, the only thing that seems clear is that the president’s team has no idea what to expect. Mr. Trump’s campaign is planning an event at an airport hangar in Portsmouth, N.H. But the state’s governor, Chris Sununu, a Republican, has said he will not be attending. It isn’t clear how many other Republican elected officials will come. The number of attendees could be low, or it could be expansive. There could be lots of people drifting in from Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts.”
New Hampshire Public Radio: Glitch On State’s New COVID-19 Testing Website Displayed Patient’s Personal Info. “The new state website where people can sign up for coronavirus tests got off to a rocky start today. Some visitors to the online portal Thursday morning found the form already filled in – with someone else’s personal info.”
NHPR: N.H. Launches Online Database for More Than 16,000 Historical Records. “State officials launched an online database Tuesday that gives users access to more than 16,000 historical documents. It’s called the Enhanced Mapping and Management Information tool — or EMMIT for short. Envisioned about 20 years ago, the system provides instant access to records.” Apparently this resource will have a cost but it’s not clear from the article how much that cost will be.
US News and World Report: New Hampshire Unveils Searchable Map of Stone Walls. “New Hampshire has launched a new tool that allows residents to map the state’s historic stone walls. The New Hampshire Geological Survey developed a crowd sourcing map that it has dubbed the New Hampshire Stone Wall Mapper with the help of a $14,000 grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.”
