Nursing Homes Could Face Staffing Shortages: Concord Digest

Concord NH

06 October, 2021

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Good morning, people of Concord! Tony Schinella here with the Wednesday issue of the Concord Daily. First, today's weather: Partly sunny and warmer. High: 72 Low: 47. Here are the top stories in Concord today: DCYF Employee Fired Before Husband Arrested On Child Rape Charges (Concord Patch)Another Franklin Man Indicted On Shooting Charges: Court Docs (Concord Patch) New Hampshire Nursing Homes Could Face Difficult Choices To Deal With Staffing Shortage (CBS Boston)Huff Brown Formally Announces Congressional Bid: 'NH Is Home For Us' (NH Journal) Court dismisses challenge to NH's vaccine equity plan (Concord Monitor) Concord air quality was pretty good in 2020, thanks partly to the pandemic (Concord Monitor) Governor Sununu, Residents Celebrate Broadband Expansion | Governor Christopher T. Sununu (Governor Sununu) NH Gov. Chris Sununu Seeks To Remove Panel Chair Ken Weyler Over False COVID Claims (CBS Boston)Today's Concord Daily is brought to you by our friends at GoodRx — the best way to save money on your prescriptions. GoodRx helps you locate the lowest prices for medications at local pharmacies, so you're not overpaying. Works for pet medications too! To see how much you can save, go to GoodRx.com. Today in Concord: Zig Zag ZOOM Storytime: Birthdays! - Concord Public Library Children's Program Calendar (9:30 AM) Society for the Protection of NH Forests: Night Visitors (1:00 PM) Sahaja Meditation (1:00 PM) Affinity Network: Minority-Serving Institutions (3:00 PM) Books and Brew - Concord Public Library Adult and Teen Program Calendar (5:30 PM) An Americana piano concert (7:30 PM) Concord Patch Notebook New Hampshire State Parks: "The Cannon Mountain Aerial Tram is pretty close to being in the Alps. The lederhosen was a nice touch." (Facebook) New Hampshire Lottery: "We know you love teachers, and we do too! Tag a teacher in the comments by noon, October 6, and we'll give some of them free scratch tickets! Of all the tagged teachers, we'll randomly choose five of them to receive five of the ..." (Facebook) Intown Concord: "Welcome, WOW Fried Chicken Arcade to downtown Concord! The Wow Chicken Arcade opened its doors on Friday, October 1st on the corner of Main and Pleasant St. The space provides two floors of entertainment. 1 floor serves as a venue space ..." (Facebook) NH State Fire Marshal's Office: "We were so pleased for Governor Chris Sununu's support as we raise awareness of the importance of "Learning the Sounds of Fire Safety," this year's #FirePreventionWeek theme." (Facebook) New Hampshire Audubon: "In the last 50 years, scientists estimate that North America has lost roughly 3 billion birds, meaning that there are only three quarters as many birds around as there used to be. New Hampshire Audubon has been tracking bird populations ..." (Facebook) Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce: "Congratulations to Homebody who just opened on Main Street in Concord! Stop by their store today for a cup of cider and some beautiful gift ideas, home decor and baby items. 🏠" (Facebook) Concord Parks and Rec Department: "Winter Brochure is now online and registration is open for all classes/programs. Classes for all ages! https://rec.concordnh.gov/recreation/flipbook3/index.html?page=1" (Facebook) Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce: "Congratulations to our 2021 Citizen of the Year, Jim Snodgrass! "Everything Jim has done has been to give back to the people of Concord and surrounding areas," wrote Chris Blanchard of Implied Networks, LLC. Learn more about former Execu..." (Facebook) Junior Service League of Concord: "Have you seen these boxes around town? This past weekend, we kicked off our October donation drive for the Blue Duke Care Closet. Please consider stopping by one of these fabulous drop off locations and donating to this great cause! @sou..." (Facebook) NHTI Paramedic Emergency Medicine: "When your "patient" is the DH…" (Facebook) NAMI New Hampshire: "We are overwhelmed by the incredible generosity our community has shown for NAMIWalks NH Your Way 💚! How lucky are we to have so many generous and steadfast supporters? An abundance of thanks to all of our sponsors - from those who have..." (Facebook) Abbot-Downing School PTO: "👟The Walkathon will be Friday, October 15th! 👟 Pledge packets have been sent home. The donation is for the one mile walk and should be collected at the time of the pledge. Please return collected donations to the school by Friday, Octo..." (Facebook) Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce: "We are honored to be recognized by Concord TV with this award. The great community partnership goes both ways!" (Facebook) Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Concord: "Art Club getting ready for their Cake Pop Puppet Show! Stay Tuned!" (Facebook) NH State Fire Marshal's Office: "To learn the sounds of fire safety, check out the video below to see what a smoke alarm looks and sounds like as well as what a carbon monoxide alarm looks and sounds like. #FirePreventionWeek" (Facebook) NAMI New Hampshire: "We have some amazing items in the Day of Hope Auction! Looking for fun activities throughout the Granite State? We have passes for four rounds of mini golf at Chucksters, two (1) day passes to Vertical Dreams Inc and a pass to Escape Roo..." (Facebook) NH Center for Nonprofits: "Development 101 - one of our top-rated trainings - returns on October 27! Don't miss out on this intro to resource development with presenters Betsy McNamara and Al Cantor, longtime NH nonprofit leaders, now sought-after consultants. Reg..." (Facebook) Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce: "Check out this free concert at the Concord City Auditorium tomorrow evening!" (Facebook) NH Center for Nonprofits: "Interested in nonprofit board service - or know someone who is? Next week's virtual session will provide an intro to the roles/responsibilities of the nonprofit board, ways to become an effective board leader & how to find board opportun..." (Facebook) Concord Parks and Rec Department: "We highly recommend this event. Did you know City has 13 cemeteries with oldest dating back to 1730? https://facebook.com/events/s/cemetery-talk-and-walk/4323410204443664/" (Facebook) City of Concord, New Hampshire: "The Zoning Board of Adjustment will be meeting on Wednesday, October 6 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. The meeting will be live streamed thanks to Concord TV: . An agenda is available here: http://concordnh.gov/280/Zoning-Board-of-Adjustm..." (Facebook) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Healthy Buffalo — Look good in the Buff and Eat Buffalo meat! Its healthy! (Visit website) For the Love of Dogs Everywhere — Love Your Pup? So Do We!! (Visit Website) Add your business here Events: Come Ride for a Great Cause in Support of the Ouellette Family of Bow, NH (October 10) Meet a Professional Athlete! (October 18) Halloween an Interactive NightLife Experience (October 30) Add your event Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. I'll see you soon! If you're into these newsletters, consider bringing some more friends and neighbors into the fold. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Tony Schinella Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Concord Daily? I'm all ears. You can email me at [email protected].