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Local & State, Nation & World, New England

New Hampshire police are chasing surfers off the beaches

by Associated Press April 27, 2020April 28, 2020

The police chief of Rye says that surfers in the water give the erroneous impression that the beaches are open.

Local & State, News

Maine lags New England states in reporting data on pandemic

by Colin Woodard April 14, 2020April 13, 2020

A month into the outbreak here, the state CDC still is unable to post daily testing counts and other information.

Nation & World, New England

New Hampshire man attends party after being told to self-quarantine

by HOLLY RAMER Associated Press March 4, 2020March 12, 2020

The state epidemiologist says more than 100 people attended the private party, but only a handful had close enough contact with the the man who tested positive to warrant being quarantined.

Local & State, Nation & World, New England

Authorities confirm New Hampshire’s 1st case of coronavirus

by HOLLY RAMER Associated Press March 2, 2020March 12, 2020

A hospital employee who recently traveled to Italy is the first person in the state to test positive for the new coronavirus.

Local & State, Nation & World, New England

New Hampshire bay communities express doubts about EPA cleanup plan

by MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press February 20, 2020February 21, 2020

Officials from communities around one of the largest estuaries in the Northeast are expressing concerns about the cost and effectiveness of a federal plan to reduce nitrogen in the watershed.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: 2020 should be the last hurrah for Iowa and New Hampshire

by The Editorial Board February 11, 2020September 14, 2020

Tradition demands that two small, predominantly white states get to play too big a role in the nominating process.

Nation & World, New England

Tax evader in New Hampshire standoff should not be released, prosecutors argue

by KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

The U.S. attorney’s office says a woman who took part in a monthslong standoff with her husband U.S. marshals in 2007 should not be released from federal prison yet.