{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hassan.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-hassan-recognizes-steven-fiore-of-atkinson-as-octobers-granite-stater-of-the-month", "Senator Hassan Recognizes Steven Fiore of Atkinson as October\u2019s Granite Stater of the Month", "2022-10-31", "2022", "2022-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NH", "Margaret Wood Hassan", "H001076", "www.hassan.senate.gov", "hassan", "https://www.hassan.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Steven Fiore of Atkinson as October\u2019s Granite Stater of the Month. This Halloween, seventeen-year-old Steven set up an elaborate haunted house to raise money for the Alzheimer\u2019s Association in honor of his late grandmother.\n\nA Halloween enthusiast from a young age, Steven has collected various Halloween props, from fog machines to animated creatures, over the years. After Steven\u2019s grandmother passed away from Alzheimer\u2019s in 2021, he decided to honor her memory by setting up a hair-raising haunted house with proceeds going to the Alzheimer\u2019s Association.\n\nSenator Hassan launched the \u201cGranite Stater of the Month\u201d initiative in 2017 to recognize outstanding New Hampshire citizens who go above and beyond to help their neighbors and make their communities stronger. To nominate a New Hampshire citizen to be a \u201cGranite Stater of the Month,\u201d constituents can complete the nomination form here.\n\nTo read Senator Hassan\u2019s statement for the Congressional Record, see below.\n\nI am honored to recognize Steven Fiore of Atkinson as October\u2019s Granite Stater of the Month. This Halloween, seventeen-year-old Steven set up an elaborate haunted house to raise money for the Alzheimer\u2019s Association in honor of his late grandmother.\n\nA Halloween enthusiast from a young age, Steven has collected various Halloween props, from fog machines to animated creatures, over the years. His grandmother, who he was close with, was one of the main contributors to the collection and would gift him props for Christmas.\n\nAfter Steven\u2019s grandmother passed away from Alzheimer\u2019s in 2021, he decided to honor her memory by bringing his passion project to life. Utilizing his props and decorations, Steven set up a hair-raising haunted house for the weekends of October 21st and 28th, with proceeds going to the Alzheimer\u2019s Association.\n\nI especially admire Steven\u2019s creativity and drive in setting up a haunted house that has also brought together the Atkinson community and am glad that more guests will experience the thrills of the haunted house this weekend. By taking a difficult situation--experiencing the loss of his grandmother\u2014and turning it into a positive force for helping others, by raising money for the Alzheimer\u2019s Association, Steven exemplifies the Granite State spirit and I am proud to recognize his efforts.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:20:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hassan.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-hassan-recognizes-steven-fiore-of-atkinson-as-octobers-granite-stater-of-the-month"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0371919963508844, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}