CONCORD — As New Hampshire continues to see an average of 400-500 new coronavirus infections a day, elevated hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19, anti-vaccine protesters were able to shut down an Executive Council meeting Wednesday to protest mandates.
Gov. Chris Sununu, who did not appear at the beginning of the council meeting at Saint Anselm College, called the group “unruly and very aggressive” and said they crossed a line not seen before.
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