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Old 09-21-2020, 06:01 AM   #1
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The cases in Alton have more that doubled the last 9 days There were 8 total cases for the longest time and has jumped to 17 since last Saturday. Anyone know if this is an isolated area or location (school, specific business, sport field etc) or is this being passed around town ?
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The cases in Alton have more that doubled the last 9 days There were 8 total cases for the longest time and has jumped to 17 since last Saturday. Anyone know if this is an isolated area or location (school, specific business, sport field etc) or is this being passed around town ?
But I have no info on why.

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I think I did hear on WMUR that Alton school had cases.
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But I have no info on why.

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More testing is an indecorous assumption.

The cases in all of New Hampshire have spiked.

We are now into the middle of October. Schools have been open for awhile now - the ones that actually opened. Some opened schools have had to close because of a spike in cases.

The cases in New Hampshire have spiked.
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More testing is an indecorous assumption.

The cases in all of New Hampshire have spiked.

We are now into the middle of October. Schools have been open for awhile now - the ones that actually opened. Some opened schools have had to close because of a spike in cases.

The cases in New Hampshire have spiked.
I think more MA schools will be going remote in the upcoming weeks as more areas go red. Best I know, though, is that none have had any cases of in-school transmission.

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Interlakes School District is going remote starting Monday.

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I didn't see anything more than that there was a case in a middle school.

As best I know, there are no cases of in-school transmission in New England but there are many from out-of-school contact through sports and activities, parties and gatherings, etc.

Having been in-person for a month now, I'm confident that if schools are affected negatively it will be because of what's happening outside the buildings not inside (assuming the school is doing the right thing).

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I didn't see anything more than that there was a case in a middle school.

As best I know, there are no cases of in-school transmission in New England but there are many from out-of-school contact through sports and activities, parties and gatherings, etc.

Having been in-person for a month now, I'm confident that if schools are affected negatively it will be because of what's happening outside the buildings not inside (assuming the school is doing the right thing).

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Thanks for the information. I agree most schools are doing an excellent and that it’s outside the school were issues can arise. I’m really not a fan of the remote learning many kids I know have trouble with it as does my son. Thank god his school is all in person.


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Thanks for the information. I agree most schools are doing an excellent and that it’s outside the school were issues can arise. I’m really not a fan of the remote learning many kids I know have trouble with it as does my son. Thank god his school is all in person.


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Yup—neither remote nor hybrid are good options, but it's a numbers game. I routinely have classes of 30+, but with 6' distancing guidelines, my classroom can only hold 12. As a result, admin couldn't even just cut my classes in half for hybrid, they had to spread out students to classes they didn't choose to get my total to 24 so they could split into two cohorts of 12. Add ventilation and cleaning/maintenance requirements, and it became incredibly difficult for a lot of schools.

Essentially, this process has been exponentially more difficult because of decades of issues with education funding.

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Yup—neither remote nor hybrid are good options, but it's a numbers game. I routinely have classes of 30+, but with 6' distancing guidelines, my classroom can only hold 12. As a result, admin couldn't even just cut my classes in half for hybrid, they had to spread out students to classes they didn't choose to get my total to 24 so they could split into two cohorts of 12. Add ventilation and cleaning/maintenance requirements, and it became incredibly difficult for a lot of schools.

Essentially, this process has been exponentially more difficult because of decades of issues with education funding.

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I really appreciate and feel terrible for the teachers like you. I have many friends that teach in New York and they all agree the children’s education are really suffering this school year.

It’s very difficult to teach certain subjects remotely and for many kids there are too many distractions at home to concentrate then add the social aspect. Ugh

Thank you for what you do for our kids!!


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I really appreciate and feel terrible for the teachers like you. I have many friends that teach in New York and they all agree the children’s education are really suffering this school year.

It’s very difficult to teach certain subjects remotely and for many kids there are too many distractions at home to concentrate then add the social aspect. Ugh

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Thanks, friend.

The real losers this year are those from lower-income families because they're stuck in an impossible system: many are unable to work from home and can't afford daycare, so they're getting hammered. Add that, statistically, they live in areas with higher transmission rates, and that remote access and access to technology will be more difficult, and students from places like Lowell, Lawrence, Boston, Chelsea, Everett, etc. (I don't know enough of current NH towns to discuss, but I would guess Laconia, Manchester, etc.) are infinitely more disadvantaged than from higher-income areas.

we'll start to see a more cohesive strategy to keep the numbers down and better treatments/a vaccine sooner than later.

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The real losers this year are those from lower-income families because they're stuck in an impossible system: many are unable to work from home and can't afford daycare, so they're getting hammered. Add that, statistically, they live in areas with higher transmission rates, and that remote access and access to technology will be more difficult, and students from places like Lowell, Lawrence, Boston, Chelsea, Everett, etc. (I don't know enough of current NH towns to discuss, but I would guess Laconia, Manchester, etc.) are infinitely more disadvantaged than from higher-income areas.

we'll start to see a more cohesive strategy to keep the numbers down and better treatments/a vaccine sooner than later.

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While the major cities in NH may have problems with families that can't work from home, a good portion of NH has a different set of problems. Internet access. I have been on Zoom meetings with an organization to which I belong, and with about a dozen or so attendees, 2 of them have to do the dial-in feature because they have no internet (1) or their internet is so slow Zoom freezes constantly (1).
Many areas in the North Country and also Upper Valley have limited or no internet access. A whole new set of problems.

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While the major cities in NH may have problems with families that can't work from home, a good portion of NH has a different set of problems. Internet access. I have been on Zoom meetings with an organization to which I belong, and with about a dozen or so attendees, 2 of them have to do the dial-in feature because they have no internet (1) or their internet is so slow Zoom freezes constantly (1).
Many areas in the North Country and also Upper Valley have limited or no internet access. A whole new set of problems.

Here's to getting kids safely back in the classrooms.

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I was going to add rural areas to that but, honestly, I figured that between cable and fiber optic, NH probably had that figured out (as opposed to Appalachia and similarly disconnected locales). Thanks for sharing—there certainly are a lot of challenges.

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With the local electric utility, the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, going forward with providing internet service along with their electric power, seems like a big improvement for this NH-State.

New Hampshire internet service ...... you may now take one giant NHEC step forward! ....
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They were remote Friday, too.

Yes, there are affluent, rural communities with sketchy internet that will not support solid remote learning.

Moultonborough area is an example.
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While the major cities in NH may have problems with families that can't work from home, a good portion of NH has a different set of problems. Internet access. I have been on Zoom meetings with an organization to which I belong, and with about a dozen or so attendees, 2 of them have to do the dial-in feature because they have no internet (1) or their internet is so slow Zoom freezes constantly (1).
Many areas in the North Country and also Upper Valley have limited or no internet access. A whole new set of problems.

Here's to getting kids safely back in the classrooms.

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Part of the problem there is Zoom itself. It is a terrible solution. However it is inexpensive so as usual the people that make technology decisions base them solely on price tag and end up paying a whole lot for something that is pretty much useless or barely usable irrespective of internet access quality. Somehow that makes sense! I'll never get that way of thinking, but then again these are probably the same people that shop at Wal-Mart so they don't know any better.

Like anything get what you pay for.
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Part of the problem there is Zoom itself. It is a terrible solution.
The courts here on the left coast now use Zoom for almost all court hearings and it works very well indeed.

Those who do not have internet or who choose not to use it can call in on their phones and participate orally.
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probably the same people that shop at Wal-Mart so they don't know any better.
Like anything get what you pay for.
At Walmart a half gallon of homogenized milk costs 1.49, and a very good 10" Hyper Tough table saw including a waist high, steel stand, costs $149.

At Hannaford and Market Basket the same milk goes for 1.99, and they do not sell a table saw.

No matter how you cut it, Walmart has a lot to offer!

Since this is a thread on Covid-19, is also noteworthy that only the local Walmart has a Walmart employee permanently stationed at the entrance to enforce the "wear a mask" requirement, while Hannaford and Market Basket have only "wear a mask" signs at the entrance.

A students ability to learn via a zoom classroom verses a traditional classroom with a teacher in the room is a lot dependent on the individual student's motivation and ability to concentrate and comprehend. For my money, my school property taxes, the traditional classroom beats the pants off the zoom classroom, every day of the week, and twice on Saturdays ...... like, what's up with this zoom classroom channel ...... gimme that Tennis Channel!
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At Walmart a half gallon of homogenized milk costs 1.49, and a very good 10" Hyper Tough table saw including a waist high, steel stand, costs $149.

At Hannaford and Market Basket the same milk goes for 1.99, and they do not sell a table saw.

No matter how you cut it, Walmart has a lot to offer!

Since this is a thread on Covid-19, is also noteworthy that only the local Walmart has a Walmart employee permanently stationed at the entrance to enforce the "wear a mask" requirement, while Hannaford and Market Basket have only "wear a mask" signs at the entrance.

A students ability to learn via a zoom classroom verses a traditional classroom with a teacher in the room is a lot dependent on the individual student's motivation and ability to concentrate and apprehend. For my money, my school property taxes, the traditional classroom beats the pants off the zoom classroom, every day of the week, and twice on Saturdays.
I find it fascinating that somebody of your political persuasion can't seem to get enough Wal-Mart. Pretty hypocritical to say the least. That aside, Wal-Mart is not cheap - what they sell is junk and it's overpriced even though it may seem as though it isn't. It's a brilliant business model that takes advantage of people like yourself.
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Wal-Mart is not cheap - what they sell is junk and it's overpriced even though it may seem as though it isn't.
Yes, Wal-Mart most certainly IS "cheap," at least cheaper than most if not all others selling the same or comparable goods.

I buy a lot of auto maintenance items from them, and it's either name brand or their own brand, and their own brand is just fine.

For example I have used their store brand oil and antifreeze for over a decade without any issues.

I see zero basis for anyone to claim their items are "overpriced."

A capitalist success story, just like Amazon.

Keep up or get out of the way.
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October 26, 6:45-pm: WMUR-9; http://www.wmur.com/article/inter-la...ports/34486210 ... Inter-Lakes parents upset with decision to end fall sports

To stop the spread of Covid-19, SAU-2 Inter-Lakes School District located in Meredith has cancelled out all sport games like cross-country, lacrosse, football, and volleyball effective on October 31 or sooner because the teams travel around the state to play other schools.

Not wanting to catch the virus down in Merrimack or somewhere and bring it back, all games have been cancelled.

Well ...... if you cannot play football or volleyball or lacrosse of cross-country ..... there's always individual hula hooping in your home driveway or somewhere with a four to six pound, weighted hula hoop from Health Hoops, the Korean fat burning hula hoop that grinds off that fat and builds mid-body core strength.

Health Hoops-Korean hula...... you gotta try that heavy six-lb knobby hula hoop from Hell! .... ..... with the knobs on the inside ..... and think about team sports returning back to normal like in January, 2021 ...... hopefully.

43-year old quarterback Tom Brady uses a Health Hoops six-lb knobby hula hoop just for the fun of it.
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Alton up to 39 cases (YTD) Belknap County on the rise!!
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Nothing in the Alton FB pages indicating a problem with school. I have noticed that people may becoming more lax on wearing face masks than this summer. Just my observation.

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