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Those who want to play hockey or go back to free skate in indoor rinks across the state will be able to return Oct. 30 provided they take a COVID-19 test.
The suspension in action will offer a chance to clean facilities, test athletes’ parents and officials, and develop new guidance because communities are recognizing that there are six official outbreaks tied to hockey and “things are not getting better,” Sununu said at his Thursday press conference.
COVID-19 silenced the stages inside restaurants, bars, and hotels across the state in March and it has been particularly hard on those who make their livings on playing these gigs.
About $12 million of CARES Act money will raise the curtain at New Hampshire live performance venues that have been impacted by the coronavirus, following an announcement from the governor on Monday.
Hospitals are likely to be $300 million in the hole by the end of the year due to COVID-19 and must receive federal help now to keep the doors open, state lawmakers were told on Tuesday.
Restaurant owners across southern New Hampshire held a roundtable discussion with Gov. Chris Sununu Friday to discuss their struggles during the pandemic.
Restaurants will be allowed to seat guests at tables that may be fewer than six-feet apart as of Oct. 1 provided there are barriers.
Skiers and riders at New Hampshire’s ski areas this winter will likely buy their pass online, boot up in their cars in the parking lot, wear a mask on the lift and buy their lunch at a food truck parked by the lodge.
For the first time in 23 years, Gov. Chris Sununu said he anticipates announcing a severe drought law soon throughout the state.
To chants of “Fill that Seat,” Vice President Mike Pence assured supporters that this Saturday, President Donald Trump will nominate a conservative woman to fill the seat on the U.S. Supreme Court left vacant by feminist pioneer Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died Friday.
Gov. Chris Sununu said the state will take action on 48 recommendations to improve law enforcement that were identified by the task force he created after George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minnesota sparking a national outcry on racial injustice.
Speaker of the House Steve Shurtleff fired off a letter of apology Thursday to the president of UNH, the vice president for finance, and the UNH police for “inappropriate behavior” of some of its members, noting that “the actions of a few do not represent the New Hampshire House of Representatives.”
One thing people can be sure of, he said, is that New Hampshire has one of the safest systems in the country, offers access in various ways, and the public should be able to feel confident that each and every vote is counted.
Sununu addressed a plethora of issues at his Thursday press conference where state officials announced 35 new cases of the coronavirus for a total of 7,194 cases and one new death of a person who lived at a long-term care facility.
Restaurants across the state can all go to 100 percent indoor capacity for dining as the state continues to see lower COVID-19 numbers and closes one of the worst outbreaks at a long-term care facility.
There’s a lot of heartburn in the restaurant industry in New Hampshire right now, the Governor’s Economic Reopening Task Force was told on Thursday.
Health inspectors and liquor enforcement officers may be heading out to bars and social events this weekend on a mission to thwart the spread of COVID-19.
Gov. Chris Sununu outlined how schools should deal with an outbreak of COVID-19 this fall, and announced an opening up of visitation at long-term care facilities during a Thursday press briefing.
