Author: Claire Sullivan -New Hampshire Bulletin

Building Blocks In The Floor Of A Children's Room

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.

Landfill laws looming

As NH looks to reshape its solid waste future, all eyes are on the state Senate

UNH receives $3 million to develop international seafood program

As warming seas pose difficulties for seafood globally, a $3 million gift will help the University of New Hampshire develop an international, community-based seafood production program, the university announced earlier this month.

New Hampshire receives $997,000 grant for Merrimack River watershed conservation

Almost a million dollars is headed to New Hampshire for conservation work in the Merrimack River watershed.

Lawmakers aim to give New Hampshire residents harmed by PFAS more time to file lawsuits

Lawmakers to consider: how much time should those harmed by a persistent class of man-made chemicals have to sue polluters?

More money headed toward cyanobacteria remediation

The Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee on Oct. 18 approved $500,000 in federal funds to address cyanobacteria blooms, the often-toxic growths that can pose health risks to pets and humans.

EPA assessment of Seacoast Superfund site finds ‘unacceptable added risk’ from PFAS

Some surface waters and associated wetlands near a Seacoast Superfund site have an “unacceptable added risk” from accidental ingestion, according to a new risk assessment from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Sununu approves two-year farm-to-school pilot program

Gov. Chris Sununu signed off earlier this month on a two-year, $250,000 pilot program that will incentivize selected New Hampshire schools to buy local.

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Elements of ownership

Employee co-op takes over Wilton publisher Earth Sky + Water as founder retires

Pease Tradeport continues as NH economic engine

New report cites Tradeport’s ‘uniquely important role in New Hampshire’s economic architecture’ as executive director looks toward ‘retooling’ for life science users

Granite Staters wary about the high cost of living

Because of tariffs, the war with Iran, and other White House policies, New Hampshire families have had to spend an additional $4,800 or more on goods and services, according to U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-NH.

Market shift or seasonal shift?

Summer selling season ends with better news for buyers in NH’s residential real estate market

Durham technology park in line for major expansion

R.J. Kelly’s proposed enhancements to its Technology Drive campus in Durham could increase the overall total space to about 850,000 square feet and provide up to 1,500 jobs

NH’s rankings reflect the good and the bad

There are any number of reports, surveys, and rankings that show how well — or how poorly — New Hampshire is doing on a range of issues. Everything from education funding to safety to having a baby to business opportunities to student loan delinquency — it seems everything can be measured in one form or another, often as a yardstick against other states.