NH State Representative Steven Smith

Jett Larrimore Named to UVM Dean’s List

Jett Larrimore, Class of 2022, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2020 semester at the University of Vermont. Larrimore from Lempster, NH, is in the College of Arts and Sciences .

To be named to the dean’s list, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

Spring 2020 Honor Society Inductees and Award Recipients

2020 marks the 11th annual Vermont Technical College Honors Celebration, a chance to celebrate our students academic success. These students have demonstrated the hard work, commitment and dedication needed to succeed in rigorous programs, and soon will be leaders in their professions. They are joining a history of students recognized for excelling academically, and are being recognized by professional societies. Congratulations to:

Brianna Smith
Charlestown, NH

Elizabeth McHugh
Charlestown, NH

Jane Beck Named to President’s List at Bob Jones University

Jane Beck, a Senior Elementary Education major from Charlestown, was among approximately 800 Bob Jones University students named to the Spring 2020 President’s List.

The President’s List recognizes students who earn a 3.75 or higher grade point average for the semester.

University of New Hampshire Announces May 2020 Graduates

The following students graduated from the University of New Hampshire in Durham Saturday, May 16, 2020, during a virtual celebration. Students who received the honor of summa cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.85-4.0; students who received the honor of magna cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.65-3.84; and students who received the honor of cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.50-3.64. Students are only graduated after the Registrar’s Office has certified that all degree requirements have been successfully completed. A traditional, in-person commencement ceremony will be scheduled at a future date yet to be determined.

County Budget

The Sullivan County Delegation will convene on Thursday, May 28 at 6PM to pre-approve FY21 budget requests, set elected officials compensation, and discuss FY21 Sullivan County meeting dates.  Other County business may be conducted at this time.

As noted previously, and reiterated here in this notice, we invite the general public to listen in on these meetings – see notice for call-in information. Sullivan County Notices

Conformity has a lot of aspects

Our numbers are relatively low and we are grateful. Most people have done their best to comply with what are very unusual restrictions. It is possible that we are in the shape we’re in because of the efforts at distancing and sanitation. The truth is, we’ll never know. I know people who are doing 80% of the things they should be. That is better than zero. Some wear a mask religiously but rarely wash their hands. Some wash constantly and never touch their faces, but don’t wear a mask. So, you never really know how much someone is doing, despite first impressions. Let’s continue to do the best that we can and not pick on others. ~ Steve

“No, we’re not asking consumers to pick up the phone and you know, we don’t have ‘snitch lines’ and all that — I don’t believe in that.”
— Gov. Chris Sununu on whether citizens should call and report businesses violating the COVID-19 lockdown.

Positive News About Positive Test Rates

Patricia Tilley, deputy director of the state Division of Public Health Services, said during a presentation Tuesday to the Governor’s Economic Reopening Task Force that the low rate of positive tests as overall testing expands is one of the most important findings by DHHS thus far.

Currently, the positivity rate is about 5 percent and it has been going down as we have increased daily testing now to over about 2,000 people a day. “We want to make sure we are testing a broad spectrum of individuals,” Tilley said, “but we are very encouraged by that number of positively that goes down.”

Work-share programs help some businesses avoid layoffs

“More than 38 million Americans have filed for unemployment since March, though the passage of the CARES Act has for now helped alleviate some of the financial fallout. But buried in the landmark legislation, there is also financial support for work-share programs in some states that allow businesses to avoid laying off any employees at all. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports” PBS – Christopher Booker

Click to access covid-19-update-05262020.pdf

I wanted to include some positive news that has nothing to do with COVID. Check out this article from the UNH Extension. UNH Researchers Track Success of New England Cottontail Reintroduction “Researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire have been monitoring an effort to reintroduce New England cottontails raised in captivity into the wild. Using DNA to track the survival and reproduction of the rabbits, the researchers found the reintroduced rabbits survived and bred in the wild over multiple years.” ~ Steve

New Hampshire to offer online boater safety certificate

It is about time. I have been trying to convince DoS to do this for years, since you can get an online course and certificate from other states which will fulfill your NH requirement anyway. ~ Steve

https://apnews.com/1f3c4029aee10a1f9f3e374e65acec93

Governor Sununu Answers Viewer Questions:

Part 1- https://www.wmur.com/article/part-1-enforcing-beach-guidelines-fireworks-at-hampton-beach/32647837

Part 2- https://www.wmur.com/article/part-2-driver-education-face-masks-in-public/32647839

Part 3- https://www.wmur.com/article/part-3-bars-churches-reusable-grocery-bags/32647840

Serving on the homefront: NH Guard playing a key role in state’s COVID-19 battle

https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/coronavirus/serving-on-the-homefront-nh-guard-playing-a-key-role-in-state-s-covid-19/article_fe0f344d-5ecc-5568-a2fb-60c21d925656.html?block_id=883785

Economic Re-Opening Task Force Scheduled Meetings

• Tuesday, May 26, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
• Wednesday, May 27, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
• Thursday, May 28, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Call-In Information:        Call-in: 1-800-356-8278 or 1-857-444-0744

Pin: 194499 or 600744

For Public Comments session to request to speak, press 5*

If anybody has a problem getting on the call, please call 603-271-0670 or email at hilary.ryan@livefree.nh.gov

Task Force Public Comments Email; nhreopen@nheconomy.com

Click to access covid-19-update-05252020.pdf