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State Sen. Tom Sherman and Rep. Bill Marsh, both doctors, diagnose New Hampshires failing efforts to control COVID and what needs to be done now.

CONWAY — What’s new and different from last season for the 2021-22 skiing and riding season?It all depends which area you go to, says Jessyca Keeler, executive director of Ski N.H., the Conway-based organization of 33 alpine and cross-country ski...

From switching parties. and your vaccination philosophy that you have been tweeting about. hows that been dealing with that? >> most of the people have been pretty positive. i have gotten some pushback. not a lot from the people in the party because they basically stopped talking to me. this rally that you speak of was the last straw. they undermined the work of the reopening task force opening the economy and the schools and controlling new hampshires covid. they want to take away more restrict...

Grand Rapids Business Journal The Michigan Economic Development Corporation appointed Quentin Messer Jr. as its next CEO. After a national search, the MEDC’s executive committee said Tuesday that it named Messer to the role. He replaces Mark Burton, who stepped down from the position in March. Awenate Cobbina, MEDC executive committee chair, and Jeff Noel, vice chair, will continue to lead the organization until Messer starts July 19, with Noel serving as CEO making decisions concurrently wit...

PORTSMOUTH – Assistant Mayor Jim Splaine wants the city to be an outdoor attraction 12 months a year. As it did last summer, the City Council voted again to allow downtown restaurants in 2021 to use some public downtown spaces for outdoor dining. Department of Public Works staff also installed concrete barriers along parking spots to safeguard restaurant customers from traffic. Splaine said the city’s restaurant owners and downtown merchants learned how to use outdoor space out of necessi...

Those of us in the deep end of the gene pool certainly hope so. As we’ve all no doubt heard, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu last week acted to lift the mask mandate effective midnight last Saturday while still encouraging “social distancing and the wearing of masks when appropriate,” adding that “it’s just a good idea.” That’s true — which leads one to ponder: then why lift the mask mandate now? “Everyone is really doing their part to stare down COVID,...

Victor Valley College to reopen campus to students, public in May Classes will continue online or remotely through the Spring semester Victorville Daily Press As COVID-19 vaccinations rise and cases drop, Victor Valley College announced this week that in-person campus services will reopen to students and the public in May after being closed for more than a year during the pandemic. While classes will continue being taught online or remotely for the Spring semester, in-person student services w...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art issues report reflecting on historic past year and looking ahead A visitor in Gallery 601, one of 21 reinstalled skylit galleries with a range of old masters, including Velázquez, Caravaggio, Guercino, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Dec. 21, 2020. Jeenah Moon/The New York Times. NEW YORK, NY .-The Metropolitan Museum of Art published a report, “A Year of Mission and Challenges,” that reflects on the historic and lasting impact of the past yea...

This Valentine’s Day may have been quieter than past years, but restaurants benefited from people going out to celebrate the holiday. It came during a crucial time for the industry when many businesses are trying to get through the winter months.