Protesters Outside Governor Sununu's House Express Concerns

NEWFIELDS, NH — On Sunday, about 20 people gathered across the street of Gov. Chris Sununu’s home in Newfields protesting and expressing concern over decisions made about his coronavirus policies.

The protesters, some who identified as members of Absolute Defiance, NH Committee On Safety and Health Freedom NH, held signs, used a megaphone and loudspeakers to shout messages towards the house where Sununu lives.

It is unknown if the governor was home but the vehicles usually used by the governor were in the driveway.

Members of the New Hampshire State Police had two cruisers parked in the driveway and troopers stood outside their cruisers.

After a neighbor complained about the noise from the loudspeakers and megaphone the protesters were warned by state troopers that they were facing disorderly conduct charges if they continued to make noise in the neighborhood. Protesters remained on the scene and quietly held their signs.

At one point Joe Bodge and Doreen Heselton, owners of Roselynn Homemade Ice Cream in Epping, held signs. Bodge had a peaceful dialogue with the troopers at the end of the driveway. The owners of the ice cream shop were the focus of widespread news coverage when they decided to close their restaurant temporarily versus forcing people to wear masks.

The protest has grown in size over the last few weeks when it started with a few people standing with signs outside the governor's house. The protesters are challenging people being forced to wear masks, the power Sununu is using with executive orders, and policies surrounding vaccine documentation.

Based on information from some of the people in Newfields, they were leaving to travel to Deering to the house of the New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald to continue sharing their concerns.

The protest remained peaceful and at times protesters had friendly conversations with the troopers on the scene.

©Jeffrey Hastings www.frameofmindphoto.com/news.