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Newly released census data shows a nearly 75 percent jump in non-white residents in New Hampshire during the last decade. Non-white residents now make up about 13 percent of the state’s overall population and 20 percent of the state’s under 18 population. UNH demographer Ken Johnson, who published an analysis of census data this week, found that…
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Primary care has been under stress for years. It’s a medical field with high demands and relatively low incomes, at least among doctors. When COVID-19 arrived, those practices took a huge hit. Despite measures to make up for lost revenue, many are still struggling. On a recent morning, Amy Jewitt of Hadley, Massachusetts, brought her…
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Juggling a full load of courses as a biology professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Ryan Rogers reached her breaking point when administrators required her to teach laboratory courses in-person during the pandemic. “My mental health was trash,” Rogers said. “I felt it declining day by day. I did not sleep very much.…
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Federal regulators issued new rules Tuesday for lobster and other trap-pot fisheries that aim to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales from harmful entanglements with fishing gear. The lobster industry and its political allies in Maine are condemning the decision, but conservationists say it doesn’t do enough to protect the whales. Among several significant measures,…
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The problem of garbage-filled recycling bins continues to foul up efforts to boost recycling levels in Connecticut’s capital city. Public records show Hartford is recycling more material since Connecticut Public reported on a major drop-off in recycling loads earlier this year, but the city still burned about 75 percent of its curbside recyclables from May to…
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Federal officials have issued new regulations for the lobster and Jonah crab fisheries that are designed to protect North Atlantic right whales from entanglements in gear. But conservationists say the long-awaited rules don’t go far enough to save the critically endangered species. The new regulations from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) require lobstermen to add more traps…
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As the new school year begins and students head back to the classroom, some immunocompromised families feel left behind. That’s because many districts across Connecticut aren’t offering a remote learning option, and for many families, returning to the classroom is like choosing between their education and their health. Ten-year-old Lane Mayville is used to tearing…
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Soeun Kim, and his wife, Theresa Kim, sat at a picnic table on Portland’s Western Promenade earlier this month, watching a home video on Theresa’s phone. In the clip, Soeun is lying in bed, holding his baby daughter, Leilani, while his 10-year-old stepson, Joshua, looks on. Then, everyone falls silent, and Joshua begins to sob…
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Part of the exciting promise of modified mRNA technology that built Moderna and Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccines was an assurance against variants that might one day evade the vaccines’ protection. If any troublesome mutations arose, researchers said, manufacturers would be able to reprogram the string of genetic code inside the vaccines to counter that. Manufacturers have…
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