From Cadillacs to carrot cakes
As it turns 100, the iconic Red Arrow Diner celebrates its history
Author: John Angelo
Homelessness in New Hampshire: no easy fix for a complicated problem
Manchester organization seeks solution for a persistent, intractable issue
HOPE Outreach Committee addressing housing insecurity in Manchester
Local nonprofit looks to tackle Manchester’s homelessness and affordable housing shortages
UNH Manchester forum focuses on threats facing a free press
Panelists point to dangers facing journalists around the world
Residential services transition date nears at Crotched Mountain
New York firm’s takeover of programming set for Nov. 1
Q&A with Bob Lavoie of Bob’s Coins in Manchester
With the price of gold up 50% in 2020 and silver with a 51% gain over the same period, it’s a good time to catch up with Bob Lavoie, proprietor of Bob’s Coins in Manchester
Q&A with Community development advocate Woullard Lett
‘There is only one race, the human race,’ says Woullard Lett, past president of the Manchester NAACP and currently New England Regional Lead at the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Q&A with Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester’s Rik Cornell
‘We’ve had to find a better way to work with people’ since the pandemic began, says Rik Cornell of the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester.
Q&A with World War II veterans William F. Cronin Jr., and Warren Pond
According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, fewer than 325,000 of the 16 million Americans who served in the Armed Forces during World War II are still alive. Two of those World War II vets live in Wolfeboro and volunteer at the Wright Museum of World War II.
Manchester Proud plan approved by school board
Only one vote against, but criticisms are raised
Antiquarian bookstores find a home in NH
The literary treasures found, and searched for, in NH’s used bookstores
A new vision for Queen City schools
Manchester Proud to unveil proposed vision for district
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Community college program looks to next generation of police supervisors
Driven by a need for specially educated supervisors at police departments, Great Bay Community College has introduced a certificate program to help create the next generation of law enforcement supervisors
The sweepstakes to pick a Medicare plan is on
The exit of two Medicare Advantage carriers from the state will affect 14,200 current enrollees, while changes to other plans could mean a decline in overall enrollment in Advantage plans by 18,104 beneficiaries in 2027
New analysis: Aging workforce, shrinking educator pipeline, low pay and high living costs add to NH teacher recruitment and retention challenges
NH schools projected to have more than 1,100 teacher openings each year over next decade, with 95 percent of vacancies driven by educators leaving the workforce or changing careers
Rockland Trust provides $9.4m financing for historic Hallsville School
The project will transform the vacant 1891 elementary school into a 36-unit, mixed-income residential community
Navigating New Hampshire’s new solid waste site evaluation committee
Anyone who has taken a transmission line or a wind farm through New Hampshire’s Site Evaluation Committee knows the process is long, expensive and can be fraught with complication.
Building tomorrow’s manufacturing workforce
This year’s Advanced Manufacturing and High Technology Summit kicked off with a topic universal to all employers: how to build the workforce of tomorrow. The 24th annual event organized by the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership on Oct. 9 featured a keynote panel discussion featuring representatives from the state’s university and community college systems.
What agritourism means for New Hampshire
Agritourism has become an important business option for many farms in New Hampshire and across the country. Exactly what is agritourism?
Military & Veterans Campus has new way to build teamwork
On a recent Friday at the Easterseals NH Military & Veterans Campus in Franklin, I found myself about 30 feet in the air. I was holding onto a pole and contemplating what suddenly seemed like a rather narrow log stretching out over a great deal of empty space toward another pole, which also seemed remarkably distant.
Childcare assistance program expansion slows as provider counts decline
In recent years, New Hampshire families have faced persistent and growing challenges with affordability and accessibility as they navigate the early care and education landscape.
