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Kyle Pfau, an oysterman with Fat Dog Shellfish Co., dumps out a tray of adult "Uglie" oysters from Maine onto a relocation area at Great Bay, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Durham, N.H. Thousands of Uglies from Maine, which were left to grow due to lack of retail demand of more than a year because of the virus outbreak, were relocated to Great Bay to enhance the shellfish species in New Hampshire coastal waters. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Pandemic-hit oyster farmers turn to conservation to survive

By Michael Casey May. 13, 2021 08:45 AM EDT

Measure would bar NH from requiring vaccine 'passports'

By Kathy Mccormack Apr. 27, 2021 04:48 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is not developing or requiring “vaccine passports," documents that show you were vaccinated against COVID-19, but a proposed...

New Hampshire pauses J&J vaccines, works to replace them

By Holly Ramer Apr. 13, 2021 10:26 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is following federal recommendations to pause the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. ...

Appeals court considers remote access to New Hampshire House

By Holly Ramer Apr. 05, 2021 02:39 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Federal appellate judges on Monday questioned whether the New Hampshire House has undermined the Americans With Disabilities Act by...

Sense of hope accompanies Passover, Easter in New England

Apr. 04, 2021 11:40 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The Easter and Passover holidays were accompanied Sunday by more relaxed restrictions on houses of worship and gatherings in New England, along...

People arrive at a Boston Public Schools vaccination clinic, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Boston. The location was the first of two planned Boston Public Schools COVID-19 vaccination clinics designated for BPS educators, bus drivers, bus monitors, as well as BPS employees and contractors. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Massachusetts: Schools 'very safe' despite COVID-19 surge

Apr. 03, 2021 02:20 PM EDT

Groups ask Baker to delay next phase of reopening

By The Associated Press Mar. 20, 2021 10:28 AM EDT
A look at pandemic-related news around New England on Saturday: ___ MASSACHUSETTS Twenty-nine...

This photo provided by Berkshire Community College shows cellist Yo-Yo Ma performing at Berkshire Community College’s second dose Pfizer vaccination clinic in the Paterson Field House on Saturday, March 13, 2021 in Pittsfield, Mass. Newly vaccinated Massachusetts residents were treated to a mini concert when the famed cellist brought out his instrument after getting his second shot. (Jonah Sykes/Berkshire Community College via AP)
Parting shot: Yo-Yo Ma plays for fellow vaccine recipients

Mar. 14, 2021 12:21 PM EDT

CT governor gets second shot, UNH starts genomic sequencing

Mar. 13, 2021 04:01 PM EST
Developments in the coronavirus outbreak across New England: CONNECTICUT Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has received his...

New vaccine appointment system to debut next week in NH

By Kathy Mccormack Mar. 11, 2021 05:59 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is planning to go live with its new COVID-19 vaccine appointment system on March 17. Before that day,...

N.H. Rep. Mark Pearson, R-Hampstead, right, addresses a session of the New Hampshire House of Representatives held at NH Sportsplex, due to the coronavirus, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Bedford, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Refunds for pandemic scofflaws given initial OK from House

By Holly Ramer Feb. 24, 2021 12:57 PM EST

Judge refuses to order remote access to New Hampshire House

By Holly Ramer Feb. 22, 2021 10:31 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House can proceed with in-person sessions this week without providing remote access to medically vulnerable lawmakers, a...

Judge hears arguments over remote access to House sessions

By Holly Ramer Feb. 19, 2021 05:06 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Friday on whether medically vulnerable lawmakers should be given remote access to the New Hampshire House...

Lawsuit seeks remote access to New Hampshire House sessions

By Holly Ramer Feb. 16, 2021 11:19 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Democrats are seeking a court order to allow lawmakers with serious medical conditions to attend next week’s House sessions...

UK virus variant found in New Hampshire for 1st time

By Holly Ramer Feb. 12, 2021 09:57 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A more infectious coronavirus variant has been detected in a New Hampshire resident for the first time, state health officials said Friday...

Task force approves guidance for camps, bar entertainment

By Kathy Mccormack Feb. 11, 2021 09:53 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — With coronavirus case counts on the decline and fewer hospitalizations in New Hampshire, the governor's reopening task force on Thursday...

Raimondo: Don't let Super Bowl parties derail COVID progress

Feb. 06, 2021 03:17 PM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has a message for Super Bowl fans this year: Enjoy the game, but when it comes to parties, wait until...

New quarantine advice for post-infection, vaccination in NH

By Holly Ramer Jan. 12, 2021 10:04 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire residents who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus or were previously infected no longer need to quarantine after...

New Hampshire. State Representatives stand for the Pledge of Allegiance during an outdoor meeting of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in a parking lot, due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, at the University of New Hampshire Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Durham, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
American idle: New Hampshire House holds drive-in session

By Holly Ramer Jan. 06, 2021 10:43 AM EST

Legislators from the House of Representatives are sworn in to office at the State Capitol on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Helena, Mont. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
Statehouses could prove to be hothouses for virus infection

By Amy Beth Hanson Jan. 04, 2021 02:44 PM EST