As COVID-19 strikes globally and without agenda, anybody is susceptible to contracting the illness. Those with a history of smoking have a higher risk of serious complications, however.

Melanie Plenda

April 16, 2020

COVID-19

Seasonal Visitors: Welcome Guests or Potential Threat

Melanie Plenda

April 16, 2020

COVID-19

Coming in just behind Maine and Vermont, New Hampshire has the third highest percentage of seasonal homes in the U.S. at about 10%, or roughly 56,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A recent study shows these areas may be at greater risk from COVID-19.

Melanie Plenda

April 16, 2020

COVID-19

NH Food Bank: Rise in need puts strain on food pantries around the state

Melanie Plenda

April 16, 2020

COVID-19

The pantry provides families with staples like cereal, fruit, pasta and when available, vegetables such as potatoes, cabbage and carrots.

Melanie Plenda

April 15, 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19 outbreaks take toll on nursing homes

Melanie Plenda

April 15, 2020

COVID-19

The novel coronavirus stalking America’s nursing homes poses a severe threat to the elderly, ailing and disabled people who live in them.

Melanie Plenda

April 15, 2020

COVID-19

One Week After PPP Rollout, NH Banks Fully Engaged

Melanie Plenda

April 15, 2020

COVID-19

Since the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was rolled out April 3, banks in New Hampshire have been working with their customers around the clock and actively lending to small businesses.

Melanie Plenda

April 15, 2020

COVID-19

The second-home coronavirus spike

Melanie Plenda

April 15, 2020

COVID-19

In the nation’s 199 rural counties where seasonal housing accounts for 25% or more of all housing units, average cases per 100,000 people were more than twice as high as in other rural counties.

Melanie Plenda

April 15, 2020

COVID-19

Jim Kenyon: ‘Small and mighty’ effort keeps West Fairlee fed

Melanie Plenda

April 15, 2020

COVID-19

Willing Hands, a Norwich-based nonprofit that distributes fresh food — much of it fruits and vegetables from grocery stores that otherwise might go to waste — was already stopping in West Fairlee on Tuesdays.

Melanie Plenda

April 15, 2020

COVID-19

Peterborough company organizes protective equipment supply chain

Melanie Plenda

April 15, 2020

COVID-19

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.

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

Retirement and the COVID-19 Crisis

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

For those close to retirement that now find themselves jobless, it may feel less like a choice and more like a circumstance forced upon them.

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

Grocers struggling to equip workers

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

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.

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

Volunteer sewing group reaches goal of 1,000 masks

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

A diverse band of volunteers raced from the sidelines to do their part in helping to make sure local medical personnel are as protected as possible.

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

N.H. stay-at-home order results in fewer calls to police but spike expected in certain crime categories

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

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.

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

Planning, and re-planning, weddings during COVID crisis

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

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.

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

Open Roads, Shuttered Rest Areas: How N.H. Truckers See the Pandemic

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

While large sectors of the economy are shuttered at the moment, there are still plenty of products to ship, and goods to deliver to peoples’ homes.

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

Social Distance Silver Lining? For Performers, it may lead to new audiences

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

Stay-at-home-festivals have suddenly given performers an online avenue to reach their audiences in this era of social distancing.

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

Retail, Restaurant, and Hotel Workers Hardest Hit by Pandemic

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

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.

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

NH civil rights advocates eye precarious balance of executive power during pandemic

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

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.

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

Moving Ahead At a Standstill, Soon to be College Grads Wonder What the Next Step Will be

Melanie Plenda

April 14, 2020

COVID-19

Seniors across the state are finishing their college career remotely, with all pomp and circumstance postponed. Meanwhile, the future is suddenly shrouded in uncertainty.