New Hampshire Public Radio

Time 2020-06-23 19:02:35

Web Name: New Hampshire Public Radio

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N.H. Day Camps Can Open This Week, But Many Towns Are Waiting New Hampshire’s day camps are allowed to open today, but some won’t be bringing kids back until later in the season. Rus Wilson, Portsmouth’s recreation director, says that city's camps are starting up on July 6 th , the same day its public pool opens. Read MoreNHPR is continuing to cover the developing story around coronavirus in New Hampshire. Bookmark this page for the latest updates, including case numbers and other important news of the day. Click here for all of our COVID-19 coverage. Dr. Anthony Fauci is among those testifying before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Tuesday, June 23, on the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sign up for NHPR's email newsletter for more coronavirus news in New Hampshire. Top public health officials including CDC director Robert Redfield are scheduled to testify. Watch the hearing via this NPR livestream: When the coronavirus pandemic first hit New Hampshire, many public health leaders worried about the state’s rural communities. Smaller towns tend to have more elderly patients and fewer health care resources. Some doctors warned that even a small number of cases could overwhelm the region’s hospitals. But a new report finds that rural areas of Vermont and New Hampshire handled the coronavirus outbreak better than expected. The authors of the report, Dartmouth College Professors Elizabeth Carpenter-Song and Anne Sosin, joined NHPR’s All Things Considered host Peter Biello to discuss some of the highlights of their study.  Listen Listening... 6:53 (Below is a lightly edited transcript of the interview.) Broadband was a central focus of the New Hampshire Electric Co-op’s annual meeting on Monday. While a vote to include facilitating broadband access in the co-op's bylaws failed last week, many members still see it as a priority for the non-profit. Co-op CEO Steve Camerino told members they're looking at available federal and state funds to expand broadband access. He says there are a few ways this could happen. New Hampshire will longer ask aspiring lawyers about their mental health history in order to pass the bar. The state court system joins Massachusetts, New York and a handful of other jurisdictions that have recently made the change. New Hampshire’s decision comes from the committee of lawyers that judges what’s known as the character and fitness of people who want to practice law in the state. They say they’ll continue to consider applicants’ past conduct. But they’ll no longer ask about history, diagnosis, or treatment or mental health or substance use problems. Protesters gathered at Whole Foods in Bedford this weekend after the store sent two workers home for wearing masks supporting Black Lives Matter. After being sent home several times, the women say they were told the store has a policy against any slogans or messaging outside the company's own. They think it's unfair. New Hampshire’s day camps are allowed to open today, but some won’t be bringing kids back until later in the season. Rus Wilson, Portsmouth’s recreation director, says that city's camps are starting up on July 6th, the same day its public pool opens. With schools shut down, districts across the state scrambled to not only continue to feed the minds of the students they serve, but their bodies as well. Though the school year is done, many districts are still attempting to provide meals to local children and families. So far, officials say there are plenty of options available to keep New Hampshire children fed this summer, including school breakfast and lunch programs that are extending throughout the summer and increased access to government assistance meant to cover food costs. Things are reopening in New Hampshire...but it doesn't really feel normal again. What does your "new normal" look like? We want to hear from you. This program airs on Tuesday, June 23, at 7 p.m. This show is free, but making it isn't. Support NHPR's newsroom by becoming a member today! Listen:  Audio will be posted shortly after the program.  Near-drought conditions in southern New Hampshire are straining vegetable farmers in the midst of planting season, after more than a month without substantial rainfall. The state expects to soon declare a drought in the southern tier and lower Lakes Region, after an abnormally dry spring and a winter without much snow to recharge streams and groundwater. Un nuevo noticiero radial en español con las historias más importantes del día contadas en alrededor de cinco minutos. New Hampshire's only statewide news call-in program. Join the conversation at 1-800-892-6477 or exchange@nhpr.org.

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