A Black Lives Matter protest more accessible to those in the disabled community is being organized for next Friday in Portsmouth.
On this episode of The Granite Beat hosts Adam Drapcho and Julie Hart speak with Daymond Steer, a general assignment reporter widely recognized and honored in New England, who covers the Mount Washington Valley for the Conway Daily Sun. His unique position allows him to shed light onto the happenings of various small towns in the Valley, telling stories – both critical and lighthearted – that would otherwise go untold.
Eaton, New Hampshire is a place where a town official agrees to talk about a local controversy but insists on making eggplant parmesan for the occasion, where a reticent citizen who doesn’t want to be interviewed does so by “respectfully declining,” and where visitors to the Little White Church are reminded to check their politics at the door.
But it’s also a place where longtime friends have ceased speaking to one another, where name-calling attacks appear in the letters to the editor section of the local newspaper, and where a Confederate flag, a gay pride flag, a Black Lives Matter flag, a middle finger flag and other banners compete, flapping idly like the remnants of a recent war.
The Conway Daily Sun
Staci Colbath (right) of Flatbread Co. of North Conway presents gift certificates for VNHCH nurses to Kelly Peckham, RN. Joe Viger photo.
CONWAY — On the front lines of a world health crisis, nursing professionals need our support now more than ever.
Their skill and commitment during the coronavirus pandemic make a lifesaving difference every day.
Nurses have played a major role in healing humanity — from war and disease to poverty and starvation. They continue to steadfastly do as they have always done — care for the ill, the injured, the infirm, the dying.
The American Nursing Association has designated May as Nurses Month. May was selected as May 12 is Florence Nightingale’s birthday. This recognition seeks to honor the individuals known as the heart of health care.
Visiting Nurse Home Care and Hospice this month is celebrating their dedicated nursing staff and has been joined by local businesses Sherman Farm, Flatbread Co., Fields of Ambrosia, McSherry’s Nursery and 302 West Smokehouse in providing gifts of thanks and recognition to these dedicated health-care professionals. “We wanted to do something for the visiting nurses,” said Michelle Dutton of Sherman Farms of East Conway. “We considered donating meals but realized everyone has different preferences. So we decided to donate gift cards instead. That way they can pick up what they need.”
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