April McCullum and Dan D Ambrosio, Burlington Free Press
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6:59 pm UTC Dec. 22, 2020
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The hole in downtown Newport was a demolished city block that was to become a retail, office and residential space, and possibly a boutique hotel, under Bill Stenger and Ariel Quiros grand design. It was never approved as an EB-5 project that could accept foreign investment. After allegations of financial fraud pulled both Jay Peak Resort and Burke Mountain into federal receivership, the plan flew apart.
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As ski season was drawing to a close at Jay Peak, J.J. Toland heard a knock at his door and looked up to see a security officer, who told him to step away from his computer.
Health care experts urge New Hampshire to be more like Vermont with COVID-19 prevention
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., on March 6, 2014. (Valley News - Will Parson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Will Parson
Published: 12/21/2020 5:55:13 PM
Several Upper Valley health care providers and researchers are calling on New Hampshire to take more aggressive action to curb transmission of COVID-19 to prevent illness, death and overcrowding at hospitals.
While some said they recognize the challenge of balancing what may seem like competing needs of the economy and public health, they argued that targeted restrictions – including several enacted in neighboring Vermont – are needed. Moreover, some said, preventing an uncontrolled surge will benefit the economy in the long run.