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A Black Lives Matter protest more accessible to those in the disabled community is being organized for next Friday in Portsmouth.

Portsmouth Activists Plan Accessible Black Lives Matter Protest

5 reasons your stimulus check might have been less than you expected

Why is my stimulus check so scrawny? Why am I getting far less than I thought I would? As much as you’d like to be happy about seeing a stimulus check in your mailbox — or spotting the direct deposit in your bank account — sometimes, you end up wondering why you didn’t see more money.

College decisions delayed as COVID-19 disrupts applications, tours

College decisions delayed as COVID-19 disrupts applications, tours

Spring is typically the time for high school juniors to visit colleges, and seniors to commit to one for the fall. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the process – and may continue to affect the college application process for years to come.

Return of the victory garden

Return of the victory garden

During World War I, and again during World War II, citizens were encouraged to dig up a part of their yard to plant a so-called “Victory Garden,” as a peaceful way to encourage the war effort. Now, during a different time of crisis, gardening is seeing another surge in interest.

School bus drivers deliver daily meals, schoolwork to ConVal students

With students learning at home, you wouldn’t think there was a big call for bus driving at the moment, but Kevin Brace and Ken Simonetta do a daily three-hour route, dropping off school breakfasts and lunches to Peterborough school kids.

Bow siblings and cousin manufacturing professional-grade face shields

This story starts in an eighth-grade woodworking class at Shaker Road School. That’s where Paul Wiley made his first pen. Now, eight years later, Wiley is making professional grade protective face shields in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Noticias Actualizadas de New Hampshire: 12 de mayo

Noticias Actualizadas de New Hampshire: 12 de mayo

Hoy, martes 12 de mayo, en "¿Qué hay de nuevo, New Hampshire?", te contamos que hay dos nuevos brotes de COVID-19. Uno en un programa de alojamiento provisional para adultos en Manchester y otro en un centro para la tercera edad en Goffstown.

Granite Geek: If there weren’t enough obstacles, COVID-19 testing faces math paradox

Let’s say we test 1 million New Hampshire residents for COVID-19 – roughly everybody over age 18. And let’s say 4% of people have the disease, which is the percentage of tests which have been turning up positive so far in New Hampshire. We use a test that is 95% accurate, which is a very good test.

Noticias Actualizadas de New Hampshire: 11 de mayo

Noticias Actualizadas de New Hampshire: 11 de mayo

Hoy, 11 de mayo, en "¿Qué hay de nuevo, New Hampshire?", te contamos que se han reportado 3,071 casos confirmados de COVID-19 en New Hampshire y un total de 133 fallecimientos por la enfermedad.

UNH, all state colleges ‘intend’ to open to students in fall

By Staff
Seacoastonline.com

Leah Zarrilli right, photographs her friends and fellow senior classmates, dressed with their graduation caps, at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, Friday, May 8, 2020. Commencement ceremonies, which were scheduled for May 16, were postpone…

Leah Zarrilli right, photographs her friends and fellow senior classmates, dressed with their graduation caps, at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, Friday, May 8, 2020. Commencement ceremonies, which were scheduled for May 16, were postponed due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. From left are Kelly Anderson, Devin Paquette, Megan Nolan and Zarrilli. The school has stated students have made it clear they want an in-person ceremony and UNH has not yet announced a date for commencement to be rescheduled. [AP Photo/Charles Krupa]

CONCORD -- The University of New Hampshire and all the colleges of the University System of New Hampshire and the Community College System of New Hampshire announced Friday they “intend to welcome students back to campuses for the fall term” amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The schools announced they are “working closely with state leaders and health professionals to develop guidelines and criteria that institutions will follow to support a safe return.”

USNH enrolls 32,000 students combined at UNH, Keene State College, Plymouth State University and Granite State College. The state’s community college system includes Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth and Rochester.

Lisa Thorne of USNH said said the announcement reflects the intentions of the schools, but they also acknowledge the pandemic creates continued uncertainty.

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