A Black Lives Matter protest more accessible to those in the disabled community is being organized for next Friday in Portsmouth.
Each week, employees of The Keene Serenity Center provide about 80 rides to people who are in recovery from substance-use disorder through its transportation program.
Recently, these journeys have included taking someone to Boston for eye surgery, delivering groceries to a person who has health challenges, and helping someone who hasn’t held down a job for ten years get to work each day, said Sam Lake, executive director of the Keene Serenity Center.
When Andrew Mumford, of Springfield, was shopping for a new vehicle in 2017 he wanted something that was environmentally friendly. He was interested in an electric vehicle, but he wasn’t confident that he would always have access to a charger, especially on longer trips around the region.
“I don’t remember, at the time, feeling confident in a vehicle that was fully electric,” Mumford said.
Ice cream lovers across the state are in for a treat, as the New Hampshire Ice Cream Trail is back with 50 ice cream shops in the lineup for 2022. The challenge began Memorial Day weekend and goes until Columbus Day so there's plenty of time to participate.
The trail is produced by Granite State Dairy Promotion, and it started in 2012. The goal of the trail is to encourage residents to visit all 50 locations around the state, collecting a “passport sticker” at each shop for a chance to get a free sweatshirt and participate in a grand prize drawing, according to Amy Hall, director of GSDP.
Three state reps who have championed children’s rights in the legislature were honored with the Jack Lightfoot Voice for Children Award at a child advocacy conference in Concord Friday. Representatives Pat Long, Kim Rice and Mary Beth Walz, who all most recently stood up against House Bill 1431 that would have established a “Parental Bill of Rights,” were the recipients of the award that has been given out annually since the 1980s.
The State We’re In host Melanie Plenda, director of Research and Analysis for Citizens Count and host of the podcast "$100 Plus Mileage” Anna Brown, Assistant Professor at Plymouth State University Dr. John Lappie, Republican state Rep. Ross Berry representing south Manchester and Litchfield, and Democrat state Rep. Marjorie Smith representing Durham, discuss Congressional redistricting, what the competing proposals are and what it means for New Hampshire.
