SoClean in Peterborough has opened a supply line to get 250,000 masks into the hands of front-line health care and emergency service workers across the state.
Grocery stores say though they’ve been trying to outfit all their employees with masks, the masks were simply in too high of demand, with priority being given to hospitals and health care workers.
As a result of the coronavirus crisis, police chiefs in the Capital Region say that since mid-March there has been a shift in the types of calls they’re responding to in their communities.
Those planning weddings don’t know when it will be safe to gather in groups, so they are uncertain if they should reschedule or even what date might be safe to pick if they do want to shift plans.
Retail, restaurant and hotel workers are flooding the New Hampshire unemployment system to apply for benefits during the statewide emergency shutdown to stem the spread of coronavirus.
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire, the Libertarian Party and others are keeping a close eye on the broadening reach of state government to make sure civil rights are not overly infringed and resources are fairly distributed.
Seniors across the state are finishing their college career remotely, with all pomp and circumstance postponed. Meanwhile, the future is suddenly shrouded in uncertainty.
Perhaps because high schools are not dealing with the travel issues college students would face returning to their campuses for commencement New Hampshire high schools seem to be giving the situation a little more time.
Jim Desjardins, owner of Salem dry cleaners Daisy Cleaners, has been offering police, fire and ambulance workers, nurses and doctors free cleanings of their uniforms for the duration of the pandemic.
With no certainty as to how long the pandemic will last or the stay-home orders will remain in place, Realtors still say they remain optimistic that whatever slowdown the market experiences, it will be short lived.
Creatives around the Granite State are still making an effort to document life during the pandemic. Historians say that will be important when — eventually and inevitably — life returns to normal.
Hospitals and many medical practices rely on big-ticket surgeries, scans and other procedures to subsidize the patient care that doesn’t bring in revenue.