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CDC officials say COVID vaccine for ‘general public’ not available till spring or summer
WASHINGTON (WCAX) - U.S. health officials believe a coronavirus vaccine will be available later this year, but when will the public get it? At Wednesday's Senate Appropriations Hearing, CDC Director Robert Redfield said the vaccine could become available in November or December, but only a limited supply. Redfield says it likely won't be available to the general public until the second or third quarter of 2021. New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen questioned Assistant Secretary of Health and H… Continue Reading
September 15, 2020
Manchester receives $82,000 federal law enforcement grant
by Andrew Sylvia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced that the Manchester Police Department will receive $82,000 through the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program, which is operated by the DOJ's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office. The Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program promotes peer mentoring health and wellness, supports suicide prevention programs and invests in improving access to mental health and wellness for law enfo… Continue Reading
September 10, 2020
Shaheen: New system to help ships, subs navigate Piscataqua River
New technology will helps ships and submarines navigate the Piscataqua River. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced Thursday the agency will install a new marine navigational system at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System, or PORTS, is an integrated series of sensors which provide critical, real-time information on oceanographic and meteoro… Continue Reading
September 07, 2020
Veterans building homes for veterans in the Gate City
by Kimberly Houghton
The Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity broke ground Friday on its newest home that will be occupied by two veteran families. "We have veterans building for veterans," said Scott Slattery, executive director of the Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity, explaining the volunteer team that will be helping to construct the two-unit home consists of several area veterans. The organization is constructing the home at 10 Paxton Terrace in Nashua, which is currently vacant property on a small q… Continue Reading
September 04, 2020
Principal gets a high-profile story reader: Sen. Shaheen
by Lloyd Jones
CONWAY - On Thursday, Pine Tree School Principal Aimee Frechette got her first night off in 175 days from her self-appointed task of reading bedtime stories online each night to her students. However, she had a more than capable fill-in - Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). What started as a two-week way to feel connected to students during the COVID-19 pandemic became a nightly ritual for Frechette. The principal of the Center Conway K-6 school began reading a picture book a night on the sc… Continue Reading
September 03, 2020
Shaheen and Gregg tour Rye Harbor ahead of dredging
RYE - U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and former U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg together visited Rye Harbor on Wednesday and received an update on dredging operations scheduled to begin this fall. The dredging is necessary to combat the severe shoaling that has rendered parts of the waterway difficult to navigate. During their visit, Shaheen, a Democrat, and Gregg, a Republican, met with state and local officials, including the Geno Marconi, director of New Hampshire Ports and Harbors, and the Rye harbor master… Continue Reading
September 03, 2020
Trump Is Trying To Rig The Census And Hopes You Won’t Notice, Key Senator Warns
by Jennifer Bendery
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is trying to rig the 2020 census for political gain and his administration's effort to quietly rush the national headcount will leave millions of people ? particularly communities of color ? politically weakened for at least a decade, a key senator is warning. "They don't really want the American people to know what's going on with the census," New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate subcommittee charged with funding the census, … Continue Reading
September 01, 2020
New Hampshire entertainment venue operators dread audience fear of returning
by Liisa Rajala
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen met Monday with representatives of New Hampshire's entertainment venues to learn how another federal relief package could be of assistance. But it quickly became apparent that money alone was not going to save New Hampshire's arts and culture scene. "I'm so grateful for the size of the NERF [NH Nonprofit Emergency Relief Fund] we got because we can set that aside and pay our bills," said Nicki Clarke, the Capitol Center for the Art's executive director, referring to a s… Continue Reading
September 01, 2020
Shaheen gives Washington update to local businesses
by Madeline Hughes
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., answered questions from the Greater Salem and Greater Derry Londonderry chambers of commerce Tuesday, telling local businesses that she's been hearing their concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and economic fallout. As Shaheen heads back to Washington next week, she said her top priority is addressing the pandemic because that's how the economy can get back on course. "The most important thing I think we can do to get our economy up and running again is to … Continue Reading
August 30, 2020
UNH, Dartmouth get $1.25M each for NASA research
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., the ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee that funds the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, announced that NASA has selected proposals from the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth College to help improve understanding of the sun's interaction with the constantly changing space environment around Earth. Both schools will receive $1.25 million from NASA's Heliophysics Explorers' program to conduct a nine-month mission concept study, a… Continue Reading
August 28, 2020
UNH gets $38.5 million federal grant for coastal mapping center
DURHAM - A $38.5 million grant over five years from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was awarded to the University of New Hampshire to continue coastal mapping operations at the Joint Hydrographic Center. The funding was announced Thursday by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., ranking member on the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations subcommittee, along with the rest of the state's congressional delegation: Sen. Maggie Hassan and Reps. Annie Kuster and Ch… Continue Reading
August 28, 2020
Shaheen announces $825K to establish revolving loan fund to serve businesses in Nashua impacted by COVID-19
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced that the City of Nashua will receive an $825,000 grant from the Economic Development Agency (EDA) to establish a second Revolving Loan Fund (RLF). The RLF provides low-interest capital to businesses and entrepreneurs. This RLF would specifically assist businesses with mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Shaheen, the lead Democrat on the Senate subcommittee that funds the EDA, secured these funds as part of the Coronavi… Continue Reading
August 27, 2020
Shaheen calls for more small-business funding in visit to Keene
by Caleb Symons
Two factors kept Electronic Imaging Materials, a Keene-based label manufacturer, afloat during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its owner and president, Alex Henkel. The first was the company's reliance on clients working in public health, who ordered even more of its products in response to the novel coronavirus. The second was a loan of more than $500,000 from the federal government's Paycheck Protection Program. PPP loans were the main topic of conversation during U.S… Continue Reading
August 27, 2020
Shaheen takes virtual connected care tour
by Adam Sullivan
LEBANON, N.H. (WCAX) - The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has seen a dramatic increase in telehealth visits over the last several months. New emergency rules from the federal government helped pay for it. But now, medical center staffers are pushing to make those rules permanent. When the pandemic first hit, Dartmouth-Hitchcock was doing about 10 telehealth visits a day. Within 10 days that number jumped to 2,500. Thursday, New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen took a virtual tour of the facili… Continue Reading
August 25, 2020
Rally to save Postal Service calls $25 billion funding legislation critical to survival
by Amy Coveno
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Union leaders, postal workers and every member of the New Hampshire congressional delegation were among the speakers at a rally in support of the Postal Service in Manchester. Outrage over the removal of expensive sorting machines has prompted calls for an Inspector General investigation. Speakers at the rally in Manchester drew a comparison between the Postal Service and the U.S. Military and said no one ever asks if the military turns a profit. About 60 people gathered acr… Continue Reading
August 25, 2020
Claremont domestic, sexual abuse nonprofit plans office expansion
by Nora Doyle-Burr
CLAREMONT - A nonprofit group that supports survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Sullivan County plans to break ground on a $1.41 million office expansion this fall. The Turning Points Network, which has served survivors from its School Street office since 1985, is slated to go out to bid next month for the renovation of a former CPA office on Broad Street in Claremont. The organization, which offers a 24-hour crisis and support line, emergency shelter, court advocacy, safety planning … Continue Reading
August 25, 2020
Shaheen, administrators talk school return
by Julie Huss
LONDONDERRY - With the school district facing many challenges and unknowns as opening day gets closer, administrators are sharing thoughts with what hopefully will work to keep staff and students safe. And in Londonderry, educators are saying they are ready and excited to get back to the classroom. U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., paid a visit to Matthew Thornton Elementary School recently to talk with Londonderry administrators and hear more about how the district is planning for its reopeni… Continue Reading
August 25, 2020
Senator Shaheen praises collaboration on Peterborough/Jaffrey water project
by Ashley Saari
The public and private partnership between Jaffrey, Peterborough and manufacturer MilliporeSigma to develop a new water supply to benefit all three is the kind of cooperation New Hampshire should be known for, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen said during a visit to Peterborough on Wednesday morning. "I think this is a great example of the kind of coordination that goes on in New Hampshire," Shaheen said. The collaborative's plan to purchase land in Jaffrey and Sharon that already has three drilled … Continue Reading
August 20, 2020
U.S. Mail Delays Slow Delivery of Medicines
by Reed Abelson
To many people who rely on the mail to deliver their prescriptions, the latest political skirmishing over the U.S. Postal Service doesn't really matter. They've been dealing with delays for weeks, and while some are not urgent, others are more worrisome. Dr. Toula Milios Guilfoyle, a retired physician in Jefferson, N.H., is among those who say their mail-order prescriptions have become dangerously late. Dr. Guilfoyle, who is 62 and disabled, needs antibiotics for a chronic infection. While her … Continue Reading
August 20, 2020
Smiths ramps up syringe production in preparation for COVID vaccine
by Mia Summerson
As the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine continues, one local manufacturer is already preparing for what comes next. Smiths Medical, a Minneapolis-based medical supplies producer with a facility in Keene, announced last month that it is partnering with the federal government to produce hypodermic instruments that will be used to deliver a vaccine once one is approved. The project is expected to create at least 60 jobs at the Keene site over the next year and a half. On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Je… Continue Reading
