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A colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) infected with the Omicron strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (yellow).Micrograph by NIAID/National Institutes of Health/Science Photo Library
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It's the fifth summer of COVID, and I will admit that I've sort of shrugged it off. Not that I mean to take it for granted; but I haven't been as worried about it since the summer of 2020 when everything came to a screeching halt.
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My older son in New York asked me if I've looked into it lately, as a news lady - he said he was reading that the CDC is reporting an uptick in cases and nobody is talking about it - they say there are 500 weekly deaths in the U.S. - and if there were anything else killing Americans at that clip, we'd be calling in the National Guard.
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I checked the NH DHHS website where we used to have a fairly detailed data tracker but couldn't find it. Maybe DHHS has COVID fatigue as well.
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I'm not a doctor but my best advice, coming by way of a friend who recently got the COVID, is to take some precautions, especially if you're going to be traveling on public transportation - whatever works for you, whether it's a booster shot, or a mask, some hand sanitizer, or just creating some extra personal space around yourself.
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The Nashua Area Artists Association (NAAA) held its 71st annual art show at Greeley Park this weekend. Artist from New Hampshire and around New England set up their tents and booths on the lawn of Nashua's venerable park for this long-time summer tradition.
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Expect cloudy and humid conditions with showers and thunderstorms and a possibility of heavy rainfall. The high will be 79 degrees, feeling more like 85.
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Colin Van Ostern is competing in the Democratic primary on September 10th to be on the November ballot for the NH 2nd Congressional District seat being vacated by Congresswoman Annie Kuster. Kuster in March endorsed Van Ostern, who served as campaign manager for her 2010 congressional run.
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Nashua police have issued the following arrest updates for Aug. 14-18.
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It was around this time that police reports started listing a person’s profession/occupation on their arrest record. One particular Annual City Report listed over 50 different occupations of those arrested, the most common being “Laborer” at 524 or 62%. This was followed by “school boys” (35), “housekeepers” (30), “mill operatives” (mill workers) (28), and farmers (23). Some of the odder occupations stated, or occupations you would not expect to see in the city lock-up were: confidence woman, lawyer, locksmith, druggist, newsboy, jeweler, and 2 people who were simply listed as “professional thief.”
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New Hampshire legislators and public education advocates say they’re increasingly concerned that financial information about the state’s Education Freedom Account program is being hidden from public view.
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