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CONCORD, NH – The state could re-open Hampton Beach to walking, surfing, and other transitory uses by June 1, according to
Golf courses are likely to see some new divets across New Hampshire on Monday when the links open to residents and members only.
Zoom is not the same as in-person worship, members of the Governor’s Economic Reopening Task Force were told in a two-hour public input session on Friday morning.
Officials representing the state’s performing arts community and the bodywork and massage industry presented challenges they face to reopening this summer in the COVID-19 world.
It was all about bringing back baseball, health clubs, and family attractions for the Governor’s Economic Reopening Task Force during its remote phone-in meeting Tuesday.
New Hampshire municipalities will get $40 million from the state, businesses will get free masks and first responders will see an extra $300 a week in their paychecks, Gov. Chris Sununu and health leaders announced on Monday.
Deputy Employment Security Commissioner Richard Lavers said the state is now seeing a decline in requests for new unemployment claims from the peak and “we are cautiously optimistic.”
Restaurants could open for outdoor dining, campgrounds for up to 50 percent of capacity, and retail stores could open by appointment under the first phase of reopening, the Governor’s Economic Re-opening Task Force recommended Thursday
Capacity for more testing has gone up dramatically this week with five new drive-up facilities and a mobile unit opening Wednesday. In total, they have the potential of handling as many as 500 more tests a day, in addition to the state’s current capacity of over 1,000 a day.
The Laconia City Council voted unanimously Monday night to cancel the 97th annual June event due to COVID-19 and to authorize the August dates.