Protests outside Sununu home banned
Modified: 12/28/2020 8:48:02 PM
After several weeks of protests near the private home of New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, the town of Newfields has enacted an ordinance banning such gatherings outside private residences.
The ordinance, which was introduced by the Newfields Selectboard on Dec. 8, prohibits “any person to engage in picketing before or about the residence or dwelling of any individual in the Town of Newfields.” Violations are subject to a $100 fine.
The board, which includes Michael Sununu, the governor’s brother, passed the measure on Dec. 22.
Protestors began gathering on Gov. Sununu’s cul-de-sac in November after he imposed a statewide mask mandate in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to waving signs, protestors used bullhorns to voice their opposition to the measure.
Judge signs off on Concord Hospital s acquisition of LRGHealthcare LRGHealthcare filed for bankruptcy in October after years of being in a precarious financial state.
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New Hampshire-based Concord Hospital has been given the green light on its $30 million acquisition of LRGHealthcare, a two-hospital health system that filed for bankruptcy in October 2020.
Judge Michael Fagone submitted the approval to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of New Hampshire s docket on December 24.
As a part of the deal, Concord Hospital will acquire the assets of Lakes Region General Hospital, Franklin Regional Hospital and the hospitals ambulatory sites. The order refers to the hospitals by their new names, Concord Hospital-Laconia and Concord Hospital-Franklin.
The New Hampshire state trooper involved in a deadly traffic stop Wednesday has been identified as Matthew Merrill, according to New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald. Merrill has been a law enforcement officer for approximately 11 years, MacDonald said in a written statement. He joined the New Hampshire State Police in 2012 after working as a Grantham Police officer from.