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Laura Knoy:
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Amid hope provided by COVID-19 vaccines comes worrying news about a new coronavirus variant said to be much more contagious. Meanwhile, the death toll in the United States has exceeded 400,000 since the pandemic began. Here in New Hampshire, 938 people have died, with the state reporting this week that our current test positivity rate is around seven percent. Today, the state s top two epidemiologists are back with an update and to answer your questions. So send them in.
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Forum, Jan. 18: Concerns about proposed Lebanon zoning changes
Published: 1/17/2021 10:00:05 PM
Modified: 1/17/2021 10:00:04 PM
Concerns about proposed Lebanon zoning changes
On Wednesday, at 7 p.m., the Lebanon City Council will discuss 18 proposed zoning ordinance changes. Three will be on the ballot; the remainder will be decided by the council.
While I have spent some years on the City Council, the Zoning Board and am a member of the Board of Assessors, I found researching these proposals complex and the rationale for the changes difficult to understand.
Do they serve only one project or developer? Shouldn’t changes be for the benefit of residents, who prefer an attractive and functional city? An attractive city does not need a number of rectangular block complexes, some called condos, some hotels and some low-income. The title may change, the appearance does not. And negative changes can occur depending on the language of the ordinance.
Company news: Dr. Paul Sansone hired by St. Joseph’s Health palliative care
Updated Jan 14, 2021;
St. Joseph’s Health announced Dr. Paul Sansone has joined the palliative care department at
St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse. Dr. Sansone will lead a team of diverse and highly qualified clinicians, whose focus is improving the quality of life for patients coping with serious and complex illnesses.
Sansone is an experienced physician, leader and educator. Leading up to his fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine, he spent six years as the director of pain medicine at
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, N.H. Prior to that, he was an assistant professor of anesthesiology at
Three people seriously injured in snowmobile accidents in New Hampshire Emily Sweeney
Three people including a 20-year-old Massachusetts man were hurt in two separate snowmobile accidents in New Hampshire over the weekend, authorities said.
At approximately 6 p.m. Saturday, New Hampshire Fish and Game officials were notified of a snowmobile accident on the Smith River in Wolfeboro. Heath Cowper, 41, of Wolfeboro, N.H., had been riding on the ice when he lost control, rolled the snowmobile, and was thrown approximately 30 feet into a large rock, officials said in a press release. Cowper suffered life-threatening injuries and was flown to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. The cause of the accident is under investigation, “however speed and the lack of a helmet appear to be contributing factors,” Fish and Game officials said in the release.
Investigators say Cowper was riding on the ice when he lost control of the snowmobile. During the roll, police say he was thrown 30 feet into a large rock. Cowper was flown to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
Authorities say speed and lack of a helmet appear to be contributing factors. The crash remains under investigation.
Riders are reminded to wear helmets and eye protection while operating snowmobiles.