Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS About two dozen people showed up at Gov. Chris Sununu's Newfields home Sunday to protest his executive orders, including mask mandates. (Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS)

NEWFIELDS – About two dozen people showed up Sunday at Gov. Chris Sununu’s home to protest his executive orders mandating masks and other pandemic-related restrictions.

While the protesters staged a peaceful, non-violent demonstration, their use of electronic equipment to amplify their voices eventually prompted at least one of Sununu’s neighbors to contact police.

Several state troopers arrived and spoke with the group, telling them to stop the loud noise or be summonsed for disorderly conduct.

They apparently complied, continuing the protest quietly.

Among those taking part were Joe Bodge and Dorene Heselton, owners of Roselynn Homemade Ice Cream in nearby Epping, who made news several months ago when, rather than force their employees to wear masks, they closed their shop.

Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS Several state troopers stand outside Gov. Chris Sununu's Newfields home Sunday, monitoring the protesters who showed up to take issue with Sununu's mask mandates and other pandemic-related orders. (Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS)

The protesters, some of them representing groups such as Absolute Defiance and Health Freedom NH, stage the protests to express their belief that mask-wearing and other pandemic-related regulations should not be mandated by government.

–JEFFREY HASTINGS

Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS Joe Bodge and Dorene Heselton, who made news by closing their ice cream business rather than force their employees to wear masks, were among about two dozen people who gathered at Gov. Chris Sununu's home in Newfields Sunday to protest his executive orders on COVID-19 restrictions. (Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS)