The COVID-19 outbreak at Hanover Terrace Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hanover now affects approximately 90% of the long-term care facility’s residents.
According to a report from NBC 5, 65 residents at the center have tested positive for COVID-19, as of Tuesday. Only seven residents are still negative for the virus. According to Acting Administrator Martha Isley, “Most of our residents have had, I guess, more of a milder case, have not been seriously ill as a result of COVID, although we do have some residents who are ill.”
Isley states that 22 staff members and “two outside vendors” have also tested positive. At this time, the facility is not certain how the outbreak began.
To date, no residents have been hospitalized or have died due to COVID-19.
A Westminster, Vermont resident has been charged with DUI following a single-car accident Tuesday night, reports the VT State Police-Westminster Barracks.
At approximately 9 PM on Tuesday, December 8th, the VSP received a report of a single-car accident on Westminster Heights Road in Westminster. 21-year-old Thomas Abare was identified as the operator of the vehicle upon arrival.
At this time, troopers observed multiple signs of impairment in Abare and screened him for DUI. He was then arrested and transported to the Westminster VSP Barracks to be processed.
He was released with a citation to appear in Windham County Court on January 12,2020 at 1:30 PM to answer to the DUI charge.
Springfield, Vermont’s newly renovated Woolson Block apartment building is now accepting applications, according to the Vermont Journal.
Construction on the building’s renovation project began in April 2019 as part of the state of VT’s $37 million “affordable development” project. The Springfield section of the state’s housing project was sponsored by the Springfield Housing Authority, which reportedly helped raise funds for the renovation by selling tax credits, downtown, state, historic tax credits, and the Community Development Block Grant program.
The Woolson Block building will feature a 5,000-plus square foot commercial space on the ground floor, and two residential floors which will feature 15 one and two-bedroom apartments for individuals whose income is at or below 60% of the area’s median income. There will also be four single-room, “service enriched” apartments for homeless and at-risk youth citizens between the ages of 18 and 24. Heat, hot water, and trash removal will be included in the rental price of the apartments.
A COVID-19 outbreak at Hanover, New Hampshire’s Hanover Terrace long-term care facility is now affecting 3/4 of all residents, according to WCAX.
At this time, 53 of the facility’s 74 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, as well as 21 staff members.
Despite officials isolating the sick individuals, the outbreak has “grown exponentially” since it began last week. Officials are now conducting an investigation into how the virus got into the facility, and what facilitated the rapid spread. Testing at the facility will reportedly continue until everyone is COVID free.
At the time of writing, no residents or staff have required hospitalization or died due to the virus.
A single-car crash on Monday in Tunbridge, Vermont led to the arrest of the operator on three separate outstanding warrants.
According to a press release from the VT State Police-Royalton Barracks, they received notice of the accident at approximately 1:20 PM on Monday, December 7th. An investigation conducted at the scene of the accident identified the driver as 41-year-old Franklin Driscoll of Chelsea, VT. Driscoll was transported to a local medical facility and treated for minor injuries sustained in the accident.
He was then given criminal citations stemming from three outstanding in-state warrants in the following counties; Orange, Washington, and Windsor.
Driscoll will be appearing in Windsor County Court on Tuesday at 1:30 PM, Orange County Court on Wednesday at 8 AM, and Washington County Superior Court on Thursday at 8:30 AM to answer to the charges of Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Criminally Suspended License.
The state of New Hampshire has released the all-state teams for D-III and D-IV, with numerous local student-athletes receiving honors.
In Division-III, two Stevens High School Cardinals were named to All-State First-Team Offense; Senior Wide Receiver Clayton Wadsworth, and Senior Athlete Owen Taylor. On the defensive side of the ball, Junior Linebacker Pascal Lemieux was named All-State First-Team. Four Cardinals were listed as Honorable Mentions this year; Sophomore Hunter Christian, Senior Braxton LeBlanc, Sophomore Colby Shepard, and Senior JJ Tursky.
In Division-IV, local student-athletes were honored as All-State First-Teamers from the Fall Mountain Regional High School Wildcats, Mascoma Regional High School Royals, and the State Champion Newport High School Tigers. Representing Fall Mountain on offense was Senior Running Back Izaak Westover. On the defensive side of the ball, the Wildcats were represented by Senior Defensive Linemen Alex Flynn, Senior Defensive Lineman Tyler Swain, and Senior Linebacker Reggie Decamp. Honorable Mentions include Junior Offensive Lineman Quinn Healy and Junior Linebacker Luke Gay.
Two Mascoma Royals were represented on First-Team Offense; Senior Quarterback Mike Evans, and Senior Offensive Lineman Caleb Hobbs. Junior Defensive Back Josh Evans earned First-Team Defense. Junior Lineman Owen McKinney was named as an Honorable Mention.
An undefeated, championship winning season for the Newport Tigers landed six offensive players on the First-Team; Senior Quarterback Marius Edwards, Senior Running Back Jagger Lovely, Senior Wingback Bryce WIlley, Senior Tight End Tanner Proper, Senior Offensive Lineman Josh Orlowski, and his linemate Senior Offensive Lineman Adriano Urista. Newport was well represented on defense as well, with five defenders honored; Junior Defensive Lineman Devyn Heino, Senior Defensive Lineman Chase Hamilton, D-IV Player of the Year Senior Linebacker Josh Sharron, Sophomore Linebacker Karter Pollari, and Senior Defensive Back Ryder Lovely. Honorable Mentions for the Tigers included Sophomore Lineman Makyi Matheson, Junior Lineman Dylon Carpenter, and Freshman Lineman Logan Ash. Newport’s Head Coach, John Proper, was named the D-IV Coach of the Year as well.
The state of Vermont announced a new single-day record of COVID-19 cases on Thursday, according to the VT Department of Health.
According to the new data from VT health officials, today’s case count was 178 new COVID-19 cases. This brings the state’s total number of cases since the pandemic’s onset to 4,639. Prior to today, the previous high for case count was 152 new cases on November 18th.
One new virus-related death was announced as well, bringing VT’s total to 75.
At this time, there are 29 VT citizens in hospital due to COVID-19, with three of these individuals residing in intensive care units.
On Thursday, New Hampshire health officials announced a single-day record of 625 new COVID-19 cases, according to new data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
These new cases bring NH’s total since March to 22,957. 4,342 of these are now considered to be active. Also announced on Thursday were seven new deaths linked to the virus, bringing the total number of deaths connected to COVID-19 to 544.
According to State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan, in a typical year 40-50 NH residents perish from the flu. Updated data shows that COVID-19 has been at least 10 times more deadly.
Dr. Chan also announced seven new outbreaks in long-term care facilities, one of which is at Hanover Terrace Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hanover, NH.
At the same press conference, Governor Chris Sununu stated that, “We will likely be in this surge for at least the next few weeks.”
The Warner, New Hampshire man who was arrested in June 2020 on charges of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, sexual assault, and voter fraud has plead guilty, according to the Associated Press.
In January, multiple warrants for the arrest of Douglas Carl Smith, 31, of Warner were issued. Then, in June, Smith was apprehended by US Marshals in Vermont. On Wednesday, the NH Attorney General’s Office announced a negotiated plea agreement which addresses the charges brought by its office, the Sullivan County AG’s Office, and the Merrimack County AG’s Office.
Smith was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison for the aggravated felonious sexual assault charge, with other sentences running concurrently or suspended.
Also, Smith pleaded guilty to voter fraud connected to the Danbury and Grafton 2018 town elections.
A months long investigation conducted by the Canaan, Enfield, and Lebanon Police Departments into allegations of sexual assault has ended in an arrest.
According to a press release from the Lebanon PD, the three departments began the criminal investigation in July of 2020 following reports from three juvenile women who alleged that they had been sexually assaulted in Lebanon during the first half of the year. The victims’ ages range from 11 to 15-years-old. Reportedly, additional sexual assaults are alleged to have taken place in both Canaan and Enfield.
On November 26th, the Canaan PD arrested 20-year-old Tori Bonner of Claremont after the Lebanon PD issued a warrant for his arrest for Felonious Sexual Assault. Bonner has been charged with Aggravated Felonious Sexual Assault (with victims aged 13 or younger), and two counts of Aggravated Felonious Sexual Assault (with victims aged 13 to 15). These three counts are all Class B felonies.
He was held in preventative detention at the Grafton County House of Corrections on $10,000 cash bail, pending his arraignment in Grafton County Superior Court.
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