Gov. Chris Sununu passed emergency legislation that made self-employed workers eligible for unemployment benefits if they have lost work and income due to COVID-19.

Melanie Plenda

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

NH Considers Hotels for COVID-19 Overflow

Melanie Plenda

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

Homeless advocates and officials have struggled in recent weeks to develop a solution for how to house and keep socially distanced the state’s homeless population.

Melanie Plenda

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

Makerspaces Manufacture Faceshields, Masks

Melanie Plenda

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, makerspaces across the state have mobilized an effort to manufacture protective face shields for health care workers.

Melanie Plenda

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

At-Risk Populations May Need More Care

Melanie Plenda

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

With higher estimated percentages of older adults and younger at-risk adults than the country as a whole, New Hampshire’s health care system may be especially strained to respond to this crisis.

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

CARES Act a Lifeline to Businesses

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

Many small businesses breathed a sigh of relief when Congress passed the CARES Act to help prevent them from going under during the Covid-19 outbreak, providing hope that when it is safe to do so, they can bring their employees back and resume operations.

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

Stimulus Package Bolsters Range of Services

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

New Hampshire’s federal delegation is providing more detail on how the $2 trillion stimulus package signed into law last week will benefit the state.

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

Remote Learning Successes and Struggles

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

Schools are figuring out how to deliver the essentials to students at home, but a lot of teachers and families say that even those basics are overwhelming.

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

Landlords Grapple With Drop in Rents

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

New Hampshire landlords are discovering that many checks are not in the mail and are not coming soon – and there is very little they can do about it because eviction is no longer an option.

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

Unprecedented Unemployment Demand

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

In the week of March 14-21, there were 28,000 new claims filed.

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

State Seeking COVID-19 Overflow Space

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

Flex areas are starting to be designated across the Granite State as locations that hospitals can depend on to house COVID-19 and non-COVID patients if hospitals become overwhelmed.

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

Outbreak Disrupts 2020 Census Plans

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

U.S. Census Bureau officials have shifted timelines for 2020 Census operations and anticipate hiring more census-takers in New Hampshire and nationwide in preparation for intense canvassing later this year.

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

Advocate Call for Special Education Access

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

Disability advocates are working to protect the right to education of special education students, many of whom are not able to receive all the services remotely that they would in a physical classroom.

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

Business Pivots Due to COVID-19

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

Manufacturers and distilleries have been finding ways to keep people working, keep their doors open and help the collective cause. While there are some limitations, these local solutions may be replicable in the right circumstances.

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

NH Manufacturers Adjust to New Reality

Melanie Plenda

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

Which of the following New Hampshire manufacturers will be allowed to remain open under Gov. Chris Sununu’s March 26 order to close non-essential businesses?

Melanie Plenda

March 31, 2020

COVID-19

Visitors to NH Urged to Quarantine

Melanie Plenda

March 31, 2020

COVID-19

People who come to New Hampshire from other states for an extended stay should quarantine themselves for two weeks, Gov. Chris Sununu said Monday.

Melanie Plenda

March 30, 2020

COVID-19

Extended Remote Learning Likely

Melanie Plenda

March 30, 2020

COVID-19

A coalition of administrative and teacher associations is issuing recommendations for remote learning in New Hampshire. The guidance comes as districts face long-term school closure until at least May, if not for the rest of the semester.

Melanie Plenda

March 30, 2020

COVID-19

3D Printers Push Out PPE

Melanie Plenda

March 30, 2020

COVID-19

Derek Tillman is one of a number of local volunteers aiding in the emergency manufacturing of personal protective equipment, in an effort that’s redefining the role of community makerspaces and the potential for hyper-local manufacturing.

Melanie Plenda

March 30, 2020

COVID-19

NH banks promise help for small businesses

Melanie Plenda

March 30, 2020

COVID-19

With the coronavirus pandemic forcing many New Hampshire businesses to temporarily close, banks in this state are offering to help them through the crisis.