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NASHUA — A shortened ceremony and a long legacy characterized the inauguration of the 112th city government on Tuesday, as a Nashua attorney with strong ties to the city’s mayoral

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Charles Cappetta, MD, FAAP has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Sandi Van Scoyoc Legacy Award

Nashua aldermen this week forcefully rejected a 9:30 p.m. curfew on bars, restaurants and nightclubs that the Nashua Board of Health had recommended to curb the spread of COVID-19. “I think that we are punishing too many businesses and individuals that have already suffered enough,” said Alderman Richard Dowd. Closing select businesses a few hours early will not make a significant difference in anti-COVID efforts, and police and public health officials do not have the time to enforce ...

Credit Daniela Allee, NHPR The Nashua Board of Health is recommending the city impose a curfew in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The 9:30 pm curfew would prohibit indoor activities at businesses including bars, restaurants and clubs. Takeout would be allowed to continue. Nashua has one of the states highest rates of COVID-19 cases, and public health officials there say COVID-19 hospitalization and death rates are on the rise. Nashua alderman Tom Lopez said a curfew was the least the ...

Aldermen may soon schedule an emergency meeting to discuss the proposal after the unanimous decision. “We are not out to hurt people or take their livelihood away from them or be the Grinch who stole Christmas or whatever. These are hard decisions to make,” said Dr. Tony Storace, chairman of the Board of Health. According to the proposal, no indoor activity could take place after 9:30 p.m. at establishments where face masks cannot be worn the entire time, meaning restaurants, bars, ni...