Many once face-to-face interactions have moved online during COVID-19, including for people who are in recovery from a substance use disorder. But the pandemic has also introduced challenges to providing treatment in a time of social distancing.
Tuesday morning CMC announced the difficult but temporary decision to place 423 employees on a 60-day furlough beginning Sunday, April 26. This represents about 13 percent of our workforce. An additional 914 employees, or 29 percent, will have hours reduced. This includes employees whose schedules were already affected by our COVID-19 response. Furthermore, leaders at the vice president level and above are taking a 15 percent pay cut and executive directors are taking a 5 percent cut.
Nashua school district is partnering with an Indiana company to work out a plan for a “virtual” graduation for the class of 2020.
There have now been 1,447 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire.
Does a governor have such expansive power under a state of emergency that he can bypass the Legislature’s constitutional “power of the purse?” That question was argued for two hours in a court hearing on Monday.
On Tuesday, the Manchester Board of Aldermen are expected to discuss possible cost-saving measures forced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
There have now been 1,392 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation.
Protesters stood tightly packed in a large group and held signs reading “Live Free or Die in Lockdown,” “Don’t Quarantine the Economy” and “Freedom Trumps the Commie Virus.” They mostly ignored social distancing and most of their faces were uncovered.
There have now been 1,342 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation. Any additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates.
New Hampshire election officials determined the ongoing public health emergency surrounding COVID-19 could qualify as a “disability” under the state’s election laws. Because the general public is being advised to practice social distancing, state officials explained in the memo, that would qualify any eligible New Hampshire voter for an absentee ballot.
Still, many people are turning to local post offices as one remaining connection to the outside world — to send packages to family members and friends in isolation and to buy or sell items online.
Police officers and firefighters from Manchester, Bedford and Goffstown as well as paramedics from American Medical Response Manchester came out to Catholic Medical Center and Elliot Hospital on Friday to thank both hospitals’ nurses, doctors and other staff members helping New Hampshire fight COVID-19.
Another outbreak was also announced involving the Easter Seals residential care facility in Manchester. Sixteen residents and 16 workers at The Gammon Academy have tested positive, many of whom were asymptomatic, officials said.
Manchester is particularly concerned about rooms and meals revenue, said Mayor Joyce Craig, because the city uses that money to pay off the bonds for the USNH Arena.
There have now been 1,287 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation.
Residents of the New Horizons homeless shelter lined up Friday morning to be tested for the novel coronavirus at a mobile test site set up in the alley behind the facility.
The state is providing quarantine hotel rooms for 10 unsheltered persons for both those who have exhibited symptoms themselves and those who have come into close contact with someone who has. The state’s plan aims to reduce the possibility of a shelter outbreak.
The new Hub will also serve as a staging program for the mobile market and the Consumer Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs. Individuals purchase shares in the CSA and receive a box of fresh produce every week during the season. Fresh Start offers home delivery or members will be able to pick up their share at the Hub.
