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Museum experience transformed amid Covid
To stop the spread of the coronavirus, museums, like many other cultural institutions, extinguished the lights in mid-March. Some in New Hampshire opened cautiously in July, with limitations.

Covid losses? Could total billions
Industrial Protection Products in Salem produces personal protective equipment, but not PPE for Covid-19. That’s why it’s expecting at least a $2.2 million drop in revenue this year,..

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Bankruptcy filings continue to fall in NH
But nationally, large-scale retail bankruptcies continue to be rolling in. Just on Sunday, Lord & Taylor and Tailored Brands Inc. — owner of Men’s Wearhouse, JoS. A. Bank, among other chains — filed for protection.

Court again rejects convicted NH Ponzi mastermind appeal for early release
The federal court rejected Scott Farah’s request for a compassionate release to care for his ailing father. The court ruled that Farah did not prove that his siblings’...

Analysis: ‘Rich’ millennials choosing New Hampshire
In the analysis, conducted by SmartAsset, a personal finance technology company, New Hampshire ranks 14th in the country where more “rich” millennials are moving than leaving.

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Ex-TendoNova CEO sues over termination payment
The former CEO of TendoNova Corp. — a finalist in the NH Tech Alliance’s 2018 TechOut competition and a 2019 winner of the Flatley Challenge — has filed suit against the company, alleging he was never paid any wages, expenses or given the restricted stock options he is owed.

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Rural broadband in NH expansion gets $16 million boost
More than 5,500 rural homes, businesses and public buildings will have access to fiber internet service by the end of the year, thanks to $16 million in federal funding from the CARES Act. Gov.

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THE BOTTOM LINE
“The incredible surge in demand outstripped our production capacity, ” said CEO Christopher Killoy in an earnings call. In his 30 years in the industry, “This is probably the strongest level of demand that I’ve seen,” including the surge preceding the assault weapons ban.

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ABOUT TOWN
1. Healthcare Purchasing News has selected Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health as the recipient of its 17th Annual Supply Chain Department of the Year Award for punching through the traditional stereotype of simply moving boxes of stuff by pursuing and...

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The races are on for September’s primary
In the race for governor, incumbent Chris Sununu is the odds-on favorite to defeat his two opponents in the GOP primary, Karen Testerman, perennial right-wing activist,...

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Friendy skies, and roads
On July 24, when Gov. Chris Sununu signed legislation laying out protocols for registering, inspecting and plating “roadable aircraft”...

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A New Hampshire hospitality story
I recently wrote a piece in which I lamented the condition of the hospitality industry as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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State’s first pilot jury trial set for Keene
With the help of experts, the Cheshire County Superior Court in Keene is gearing up for the Granite State’s first-ever pilot jury trial since Governor Sununu’s stay-at-home orders went into effect over four months ago. The trial is scheduled for Aug. 24.

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Transitioning to online events
For businesses that have previously relied on in-person events to communicate with customers and staff or for fundraising purposes, it may seem daunting to replicate the success of these efforts.

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NH hospitals losing millions due to Covid-19
Through the federal CARES Act, New Hampshire hospitals were given $300 million. That leaves them about $300 million in the red. At a roundtable discussion with U.S Sen.

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Learning from all sides
This year, I’ve elected not to put my own sailboat in the water because of Covid-19 restrictions. I can only have people aboard who live with me, and I live alone.

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After-school programs are essential to economic recovery
As the Governor’s School Transition Reopening and Redesign Taskforce works to provide recommendations to Governor Sununu for the upcoming 2020-21 school year,...

Dental offices reopening: Heroes work here!
Have you seen the signs thanking heroes emerging during the Covid-19 pandemic? I haven’t seen one listing dental professionals, but I think they should be included.

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Policymakers should support mail-order pharmacies
Let’s assume that strategy will not be employed. But mobile and remote health options — like telemedicine and mailorder prescription programs — have become essential for the continued health and safety of millions of Americans,...

Playing politics stymies clean energy progress
Shifting New Hampshire’s energy use to clean, local and renewable sources represents a tremendous opportunity for economic stimulus and good job creation.

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The consequences of planning early retirement
You may not have heard of the FIRE movement, which became somewhat popular after the financial crisis of 2008.

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Knowing your wants and needs
Amid the ongoing public health and economic calamity caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there are shoots of hope and humanity if we choose to see them.

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Funding needed for community health workforce
Tellez said community health workers could be a key to keeping the state safe and healthy. They are considered lay medical workers, meaning they have no medical training.

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Dartmouth-Hitchcock experts discuss pandemic with Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has helped lead the national response to the Covid-19 pandemic, told about 3,500 Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Geisel School of Medicine employees and students during a Monday Zoom call that leaders at the national level “cannot make one statement” about whether and how to reopen schools.

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THE LATEST
We wanted to bring all of this information into a single, easyto-navigate place to give those breweries the best chance to succeed during the most challenging time this industry has ever faced,” said founder Michael Moore..

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Q&A INTERVIEW
“You can only do a major rebrand once,” said Paul Forte, the CEO of the recently renamed FedPoint. Prompted by a new federal law in 2000, the original company, LTC Partners,...

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BASEBALL’S BACK AND SO ARE…
REVEALED HIMSELF TO BE A BELIEVER IN THE QANON CONSPIRACY, TYING THE ARREST OF THE NOW-DEAD MULTIMILLIONAIRE PEDOPHILE JEFFREY EPSTEIN TO THE “DEEP STATE COUP” ARRANGING THREE MASS SHOOTINGS — IN EL PASO, DAYTON AND GILROY, CALIF., SHORTLY AFTERWARDS..
