Rabbi Akiva’s daughter was destined for death on her wedding day, at least according to the star-gazers. So the early Jewish sage seemed resigned to his daughter’s fate. But on the wedding day, Rabbi Akiva’s daughter offered a poor old man her portion of the wedding feast. That night, before going to bed, she removed her hairpin and stuck it in the wall. In the morning, she discovered that the hairpin had pierced the eye of a poisonous snake, which trailed after the pin as she pulled it from the wall. “Charity saves from death,” Rabbi Akiva declared. Erica Lyons doesn’t remember the...…Rabbi Akiva’s daughter was destined for death on her wedding day, at least according to the star-gazers. So the early Jewish sage seemed resigned to his daughter’s fate. But on the wedding day, Rabbi Akiva’s daughter offered a poor old man her portion of the wedding feast. That night, before going to bed, she removed her hairpin and stuck it in the wall. In the morning, she discovered that the hairpin had pierced the eye of a poisonous snake, which trailed after the pin as she pulled it from the wall. “Charity saves from death,” Rabbi Akiva declared. Erica Lyons doesn’t remember the...WW…

© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsBoard members at a Rye nursing home "cut in line" for a COVID-19 vaccine, according to New Hampshire health officials. When contacted by Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette, Webster at Rye admitted to including board members, who do not directly care for residents, on their list of eligible staff members for a vaccine."The Department condemns the facility’s decision to allow its board members to 'cut in line' to get the vaccine by prioritizing board members alongside their...…© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsBoard members at a Rye nursing home "cut in line" for a COVID-19 vaccine, according to New Hampshire health officials. When contacted by Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette, Webster at Rye admitted to including board members, who do not directly care for residents, on their list of eligible staff members for a vaccine."The Department condemns the facility’s decision to allow its board members to 'cut in line' to get the vaccine by prioritizing board members alongside their...WW…

As New Hampshire’s most vulnerable groups continue to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, health officials are working on plans for future steps in the state's .   As of Thursday, 21,126 of the highest-risk people in New Hampshire have been vaccinated against COVID-19, or about of the total population. shows that New Hampshire is vaccinating at a similar rate to most other states across the country, but lagging behind neighboring states like Vermont and Maine.    According to state data, 64,775 total doses of the vaccine are available, and about a third of available...…As New Hampshire’s most vulnerable groups continue to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, health officials are working on plans for future steps in the state's .   As of Thursday, 21,126 of the highest-risk people in New Hampshire have been vaccinated against COVID-19, or about of the total population. shows that New Hampshire is vaccinating at a similar rate to most other states across the country, but lagging behind neighboring states like Vermont and Maine.    According to state data, 64,775 total doses of the vaccine are available, and about a third of available...WW…

© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsNew Hampshire has filed its draft plan for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. States were required to send their draft vaccine plans last week.Lori Shibinette, commissioner of the state Department of Health and Human Services, said the plan is still in draft form and is subject to change. State health officials are awaiting feedback on the plan from the CDC. “We submitted the plan on Friday and late Friday afternoon we received additional information about...…© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsNew Hampshire has filed its draft plan for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. States were required to send their draft vaccine plans last week.Lori Shibinette, commissioner of the state Department of Health and Human Services, said the plan is still in draft form and is subject to change. State health officials are awaiting feedback on the plan from the CDC. “We submitted the plan on Friday and late Friday afternoon we received additional information about...WW…

New Hampshire hospitals are seeing more COVID-19 patients than at any other point in the pandemic. As of Thursday morning, 248 confirmed COVID-19 patients were hospitalized statewide, . Another 39 patients suspected of having COVID-19, though not yet confirmed, were also admitted on top of that. (More national context from NPR: ) Newly released data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and interviews with healthcare officials at individual hospitals across the state, suggests that this latest wave of the pandemic is straining some hospitals more acutely than others. But...…New Hampshire hospitals are seeing more COVID-19 patients than at any other point in the pandemic. As of Thursday morning, 248 confirmed COVID-19 patients were hospitalized statewide, . Another 39 patients suspected of having COVID-19, though not yet confirmed, were also admitted on top of that. (More national context from NPR: ) Newly released data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and interviews with healthcare officials at individual hospitals across the state, suggests that this latest wave of the pandemic is straining some hospitals more acutely than others. But...WW…

The city of Nashua is weighing a potential 9:30 p.m. curfew as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in New Hampshire continue to surge. At a Board of Health meeting Wednesday, city officials said the current recommendations like mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing are no longer enough to slow the spread of the virus. Bobbie Bagley, director of Public Health and Community Services in Nashua, said the city is also seeing an impact after this week. "We need to do something to protect the vulnerable populations in our community," Bagley said. "Nashua is right on the border of...…The city of Nashua is weighing a potential 9:30 p.m. curfew as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in New Hampshire continue to surge. At a Board of Health meeting Wednesday, city officials said the current recommendations like mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing are no longer enough to slow the spread of the virus. Bobbie Bagley, director of Public Health and Community Services in Nashua, said the city is also seeing an impact after this week. "We need to do something to protect the vulnerable populations in our community," Bagley said. "Nashua is right on the border of...WW…

Top health officials announced Thursday that the state will no longer conduct universal contact tracing in new cases of COVID-19.  The move comes after a record number of new daily cases Thursday – 323, almost 100 more than the previous day – and reports of delays in contact tracing. There are now 2,528 active cases of COVID-19 in New Hampshire – another record – and 64 hospitalizations. At a press conference, Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette said the state was only reaching about 40 to 50 percent of people who tested positive for COVID-19 on the...…Top health officials announced Thursday that the state will no longer conduct universal contact tracing in new cases of COVID-19.  The move comes after a record number of new daily cases Thursday – 323, almost 100 more than the previous day – and reports of delays in contact tracing. There are now 2,528 active cases of COVID-19 in New Hampshire – another record – and 64 hospitalizations. At a press conference, Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette said the state was only reaching about 40 to 50 percent of people who tested positive for COVID-19 on the...WW…

© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsNews from everywhere *but* Central New Hampshire.Vermont has updated its state quarantine rules, and now includes every New Hampshire county among areas with travel restrictions.Vermont requires a quarantine for travelers to and from any county with over 400 COVID-19 cases per million. Counties with 400-799 cases are coded "yellow," and those with more than 800 cases are "red." Travelers going to and from those counties must quarantine for 14 days, or 7 days with a negative COVID test.  now have...…© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsNews from everywhere *but* Central New Hampshire.Vermont has updated its state quarantine rules, and now includes every New Hampshire county among areas with travel restrictions.Vermont requires a quarantine for travelers to and from any county with over 400 COVID-19 cases per million. Counties with 400-799 cases are coded "yellow," and those with more than 800 cases are "red." Travelers going to and from those counties must quarantine for 14 days, or 7 days with a negative COVID test.  now have...WW…

Jordyn HaimeGranite State News CollaborativeView CommentsROCHESTER — Activists are again calling on the city school board to retire Spaulding High School’s Red Raider sports team mascot.As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 550 people had launched by Allies United for Change in Rochester calling on the community to officially retire the image of the Red Raider, which depicts an Indigenous person with a scar on his face. Organizers say the image tokenizes Indigenous culture and invokes negative stereotypes.“I do not want to see my children enter a high school with an antiquated relic, an...…Jordyn HaimeGranite State News CollaborativeView CommentsROCHESTER — Activists are again calling on the city school board to retire Spaulding High School’s Red Raider sports team mascot.As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 550 people had launched by Allies United for Change in Rochester calling on the community to officially retire the image of the Red Raider, which depicts an Indigenous person with a scar on his face. Organizers say the image tokenizes Indigenous culture and invokes negative stereotypes.“I do not want to see my children enter a high school with an antiquated relic, an...WW…