NH State Representative Steven Smith

Liberty Utilities is proposing a significant increase in their gas prices.

The Order of Notice and proposed rate increases can be reviewed here:

DG 20-141 Liberty Utilities (EnergyNorth Natural Gas) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities

https://www.puc.nh.gov/Regulatory/Orders%20of%20Notice/20200909-DG20141-OoN-Liberty-Cost-Of-Gas-LDAC.pdf

According to the Order of Notice, the Commission will hold a web-enabled remote hearing, pursuant to N.H. Admin. R., Puc 203.12, on October 23, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Members of the public who wish to access the hearing may do so by clicking here: https://www.puc.nh.gov/Regulatory/Calendar-09/09/2020-4 -DG 20-141Remote.html

For further details on the PUC docket for this Liberty Utilities proposal, click on the following link: https://puc.nh.gov/Regulatory/Docketbk/2020/20-141.htmlWritten comments from the public can be submitted beforehand to the email address puc@puc.nh.gov and the subject line for the email should be “DG 20-141 Liberty Cost of Gas”. Liberty Utilities customers sending questions or information are encouraged to specify that they are a customer in their email. If an individual hopes to have their question answered during the hearing, they should specify so in their email to the commission.

Incoming

The population boomed in Winhall, Vt., as people left cities to get away from Covid-19 hot spots. State planners are hoping that many of the 10,000 newcomers who arrived this summer will stay. But in a town like Winhall, where everyone knows one another, officials are hard-pressed to keep up with the burst of growth

And on some U.S. college campuses, where a Times survey has found at least 130,000 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, students are being hired as Covid-19 safety influencers.

Chinese Vaccine

Three vaccine candidates are being injected into workers whom the government considers essential along with many others, with plans to give shots to even more people, amounting to a big wager that the vaccines will eventually prove safe and effective.The unproven vaccines could have harmful side effects. Ineffective vaccines could lead to a false sense of security and encourage behavior that could lead to even more infections.

$200 Million to State and Local Officials for COVID-19 Vaccine Preparedness

On Wednesday, September 23, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced  upcoming action by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide $200 million to jurisdictions for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness.

Funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) will provide critical infrastructure support to existing grantees through CDC’s immunization cooperative agreement. CDC is awarding $200 million to 64 jurisdictions through the existing Immunizations and Vaccines for Children cooperative agreement. These funds, along with the previous support CDC has provided, will help states prepare for the COVID-19 vaccine.

How the coronavirus could impact flu season

COVID Update

Fifty-three new positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in New Hampshire, health officials said Sunday.

There have now been 439 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in New Hampshire. With 8,172 total cases and 7,403 recoveries, there are currently 330 active cases in the state.

Four of the new cases were in people under the age of 18, officials said.

Two more people were hospitalized with COVID-19, officials said. There have been 736 people hospitalized in New Hampshire for COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, while 20 people are currently hospitalized.