Rail-biking business at risk by Greenway Trail expansion
Concord considers $535K rail purchase to extend Greenway Trail, raising questions for Scenic Railriders
Author: Catherine McLaughlin/Concord Monitor
12 acres near Walmart cleared for future retail development
A Hopkinton-based logger cleared 12 acres of trees on land near Sam’s Club and Walmart in Concord to ready it for development.
Updated Concord middle school design to cost another $3 million
For a school district trying to realize a near-decade-long plan to replace its middle school, the trifecta of tariffs, no state building aid and rising inflation cast long shadows.
Neighboring Fisherville condo projects break ground, up for sale
A steady drip of new housing will land on Fisherville Road in the next few years, as construction formally begins on one condo development and another begins to put listings on the market
‘That wasn’t the charge we were given’ – New city councilors question golf clubhouse options
More than a year after the Concord City Council put off a vote on the Beaver Meadow clubhouse to develop more options, city proposals and flaring tensions have boxed the debate back into a starkly similar binary: all or nothing.
Developer challenges zoning board denial of affordable housing proposal
City staff were firmly against the proposal, arguing that Concord’s relatively low amount of industrially designated land should be preserved for future economic growth
City and developer at odds over industrial versus residential use of Penacook land
Proposal to build nearly 200 housing units along the Merrimack River in Penacook is not in the 'public interest,' according to Concord’s city planner
Seven-figure buyout ends Steeplegate neighbor dispute
The developers looking to convert the former Steeplegate Mall into 600 housing units mixed with large-scale retail bought out a nearby property owner who had stalled the project.
City designing safer crosswalks, bus stops on North Main Street
With upcoming city projects on Storrs Street and Loudon Road as well as the state’s major interstate widening project, Concord is designing key safety improvements to crosswalks and bus stops until the future of traffic flow is better understood
Here’s what’s in the state’s decade long interstate project
Current design calls for a three-lane highway going through the city that will widen to four lanes in certain higher traffic areas where vehicles are getting on and off exits
Phenix Hall redevelopment clears major hurdle as City Council eases height restrictions
Council agreed to circumvent height rules on case-by-case basis for redevelopment that plans to add housing, restaurants and retail to historic Phenix Hall site
Who’ll foot bill for Concord water projects?
With the largest increases in proposed city spending next year tied to major water and sewer projects on the Heights of Concord, some Concord city councilors appear open to leaning harder on developers to pay for infrastructure improvements.
Concord fighting to stem employee outflow
In another move to stem the flow of city employee turnover, Concord city councilors recently approved a package of increased leave and other perks.
After years of abuse, former Boys and Girls Club member sues organization
Suit claims the nonprofit organization failed to prevent or stop the abuse despite 'widely known' red flags
Logan Clegg appeals conviction in Reid murders
Logan Clegg, convicted last fall of murdering Steve and Wendy Reid when they went for a walk near their Concord home, has appealed his case. He received two 50-year to life sentences, which he is currently serving at the state prison.
Concord South Main Street plans, sans housing, back before planning board
Proposal for property reduced to two stories and dropped 16 units of market-rate housing from its previous plans
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Think tank: Headwinds developing for NH economy
The unstoppable New Hampshire economy of the post-COVID years is running into economic headwinds of higher unemployment and inflation, a nonpartisan economic research firm said in late August. No definitive evidence points to a recession, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute said in an economic issues brief.
NH launches first-of-its-kind forestry certification to grow workforce
Free credentialing program is designed to boost timber industry workforce
State reports more than 5,000 now enrolled in New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program
In the last budget cycle, lawmakers had expanded eligibility for the scholarship to families making up to 85% of the state median income.
Rail-biking business at risk by Greenway Trail expansion
Concord considers $535K rail purchase to extend Greenway Trail, raising questions for Scenic Railriders
Judge tosses bulk of Hampton cell tower lawsuit
A federal judge has rejected most of telecommunications developer Vertex Towers’ legal challenge to build a 150-foot cellular tower on residential land in Hampton, dealing the company a significant setback.
Judge rules NH is not funding an adequate education
Superior Court Judge David Ruoff has once again ruled that the state has shirked its duty to fund an adequate education and this time further held that local school property taxes, which vary in rate from one municipality to another, are themselves unconstitutional.
NH Tech Alliance is looking for the next great innovator
The NH Tech Alliance is seeking applicants for the 19th annual Product of the Year competition, which will highlight the best innovation from the Granite State over the past year.
Bedford tech company expands with an educated eye toward AI
Enhancing the use of AI is one of the benefits cited in SilverTech’s recent purchase of Ohio-based Paragon, which brings to the table a broad client list that deepens the digital experience agency's portfolio.
NH scores a C- in nationwide housing report card
New England states fared average or below, with Massachusetts and Connecticut receiving failing grades
