by David Brooks | Jul 6, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Science Cafe New Hampshire continues its digital existence next week with a conversation about Music Therapy: What is it? How does it work? Why does it work? How much of a difference can it make? Goodness knows we all need therapy these days and music therapy might...
by David Brooks | Jul 6, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
By Targeted News Service The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire from June 28 to July 5. *** Parallel Wireless Assigned Patent for Tracking Area Planning Parallel Wireless, Nashua, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (No. 10,701,668,...
by David Brooks | Jul 2, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s no denying the tragic toll that COVID-19 is taking on people living in long-term care facilities in New Hampshire, yet the most-cited statistic about the situation makes the state seem more of an outlier than it actually is. A staggering 80% of the 371 deaths...
by David Brooks | Jul 2, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
I was once asked to describe the difference between urban and rural. Simple, I said: It’s septic systems. If you’re connected to a wastewater treatment plant then you’re a city person, no matter how bucolic your surroundings. But if your toilet dumps into a concrete...
by David Brooks | Jul 1, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
As of July 1, plastic bags are mostly illegal in Vermont and people cannot throw food scraps in the garbage. These two laws, in the works for a while, were almost sidelined by COVID-19 but, as VTDigger reports (here), they have stayed in effect. Vermont has slowly...