April 10, 2020

COVID-19

As COVID-19 Cases Climb, So Do Scams and Fraud

April 10, 2020

COVID-19

A con artist had viewed a company’s website, which listed names of employees and their email addresses, then pretended to be the owner, asking each employee to make a donation to help disabled veterans in hospice and palliative care during the coronavirus.

Melanie Plenda

April 10, 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19 Has Parallels to 1918 Flu Pandemic

Melanie Plenda

April 10, 2020

COVID-19

The world, the nation and Laconia underwent an attack by a virus, in 1918, in many ways similar to the currently unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.

Melanie Plenda

April 10, 2020

COVID-19

She Survived SARS, Now Leading Company Through COVID-19

Melanie Plenda

April 10, 2020

COVID-19

Most of us have never experienced anything quite like this moment. But Sharon Eng and her husband, who today own a manufacturing company in Belmont, happened to find themselves in the middle of another disease outbreak, on the other side of the world, in 2003.

Melanie Plenda

April 10, 2020

COVID-19

How to Count College Students in the Census

Melanie Plenda

April 10, 2020

COVID-19

Universities and colleges are sending updated guidance to families on how to fill out the U.S. Census, in light of confusion over student residency during campus closures caused by the coronavirus.

Melanie Plenda

April 10, 2020

COVID-19

Dartmouth Postpones Graduation Ceremony

Melanie Plenda

April 10, 2020

COVID-19

Dartmouth College is postponing its graduation ceremonies this spring because of the coronavirus pandemic and is telling seniors it may hold a formal ceremony in June 2021.

Melanie Plenda

April 10, 2020

COVID-19

Federal Prison Reduces Inmate Movement

Melanie Plenda

April 10, 2020

COVID-19

Some residents have questioned why new inmates are being transferred into the prison during the current coronavirus epidemic.

Melanie Plenda

April 9, 2020

COVID-19

Welcome to the World of Remote Work

Melanie Plenda

April 9, 2020

COVID-19

Yet another wave of New Hampshire businesses scrambled to set employees up to work remotely, after the governor issued a stay-at-home order and the closure of in-person activities for nonessential businesses beginning Friday evening, March 27.

Melanie Plenda

April 9, 2020

COVID-19

Nonprofit Try to Plan for Uncertain Future

Melanie Plenda

April 9, 2020

COVID-19

The economic impact of COVID-19 has hit nonprofits hard.

Melanie Plenda

April 9, 2020

COVID-19

Navigating Covid While in Recovery

Melanie Plenda

April 9, 2020

COVID-19

Faced with a stay-at-home order as the Granite State struggles to arrest the momentum of COVID-19, many of those seeking help for substance use disorders are encountering some new speed-bumps on their road to recovery.

Melanie Plenda

April 9, 2020

COVID-19

Banks Scramble to Keep Up with Loan Demand

Melanie Plenda

April 9, 2020

COVID-19

The mad rush is on, as businesses spent the last week filing for some of the $349 billion worth of federally guaranteed loans, loans that – for the most part – they won’t have to pay back. Those funds, however, are finite and going fast.

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

NH Seeks to Expand COVID-19 Testing

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

New Hampshire officials and caregivers are struggling to accelerate and expand testing to detect the highly contagious and sometimes lethal COVID-19 disease.

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

Restaurant Workers Overload Unemployment System

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

Laid off restaurant staff throughout the region have begun to apply for unemployment after many restaurants either closed or scaled back staff.

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

Special Olympics NH Cancels its Summer Games

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

The New Hampshire Special Olympics, which this year was supposed to mark its 50th anniversary, has announced its suspending all events through at least June 19 due to the coronavirus.

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

Nursing Homes Bear the Worst of Pandemic

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

Ten of the 18 people who have died of COVID-19 in New Hampshire lived in nursing homes or other rehabilitation sites, where older and sicker populations are particularly vulnerable to the virus.

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

Social Media Helps Ease Seniors' Social Isolation

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

Local organizations serving the needs of the elderly are encouraging alternative methods to stay in touch with older loved ones to mitigate isolation.

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

Who Can Spend NH's Stimulus Funds?

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

How state officials plan to dole out this federal money and who in Concord has authority to decide who gets what has touched off a profound legal dispute.

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

Tips on How to Protect Your Online Meetings from Hackers

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

So called ‘Zoom-bombing’ — interrupting virtual meetings —has been on the rise as millions of Americans, including those in the Granite State, conduct business online.

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

Athletes Hope for Spring Play, But Fall is More Likely

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

The sign of things to come came on the night of March 11 for Jeff Collins and the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

Pandemic Not Stopping Highway Contruction

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

While much of New Hampshire will remain idling for at least another month, the construction industry is revving up for another season of roadwork.

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

How to Talk to Children About COVID-19

Melanie Plenda

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

As the novel coronavirus outbreak takes over conversations, social media feeds and news headlines, parents and guardians may find themselves tongue-tied when trying to explain the pandemic to their children.