Lilac Club Casino in Rochester building for early 2025 opening, hiring to fill 100 jobs
Granite State Gaming and Hospitality is promising a total transformation of the long-neglected Lilac Mall, beginning with its Lilac Club Casino
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Residences at Riverside Park: 80 new affordable housing units in Rochester planned
Catholic Charities New Hampshire is seeking approval for 80 units of affordable housing at the city's former highway garage site, after being denied a variance needed to allow three additional units
75 new homes in Rochester proposed, could be built in 2025
The developers of the 235 Chesley Hill Road project need more time to incorporate commission members' suggestions
Cottage homes in Dover a solution for young family
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen helped secure $1m for Seacoast Family Promise to work toward low-income housing
Legal Briefs: News from Around NH
Pierce Atwood announces award recipients, former Northumberland Town Clerk charged ... and more
Former Sheriff Mark Brave: No deal on felony charges
Brave's case will now move to criminal mediation
Affordable senior housing at Champlin Place: ‘I finally feel I can relax’
An apartment complex developed by Easterseals provides housing for seniors at $350 per month
Sheriff Mark Brave resigns, remains free on bail while facing 8 felonies
Mark Brave announced his resignation as Strafford County sheriff in court Tuesday, leading state prosecutors to withdraw their request to revoke his bail on eight felony charges. Brave, 38, has been free on bail since August, when he was charged…
Affordable housing solution? Small business may 3D print a new neighborhood in Rochester
Printed concrete structures could soon grace locations throughout the state
Sig Sauer expansion moves ahead in Rochester
Revisions made to original plans after neighbor complaints
Tom Velardi’s appointment to attorney general’s office approved
'Seemed the time was right to make the move,' says Strafford County Attorney Velardi about his new position
Lincoln Soldati remembered as a force in law, politics, community and family
Former longtime county attorney dies at 73 after battle with cancer
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Casino Salem to close next month for construction
Casino Salem will close its doors in the early hours of March 9, as Churchill Downs Inc. prepares for a major redevelopment to transform the small gaming venue into the much larger Rockingham Grand Casino.
Lebanon’s Route 120 corridor could see mixed-use development
Developers and city officials have long eyed the northern part of Lebanon, along Route 120, as a hot spot for new housing and businesses, and the result has already been evident with large apartment complexes cropping up there in recent years.
Does Portsmouth HDC drive up development cost?
City Councilor Rich Blalock, who served four years as the council’s representative on the HDC, said he was motivated to make the initial motion to address the lack of affordable housing in Portsmouth. He contended the HDC’s often monthslong reviews of new construction projects drives up the cost of development.
Pittsfield residents clash over proposed $2.66M wastewater project
Residents debated a proposed $2.66 million wastewater project during a town deliberative session at Pittsfield MidCadle High School, with discussion focusing on costs, long-term planning and who should pay.
Documents confirm ICE plans for Merrimack warehouse
The federal Department of Homeland Security, which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was in communication with at least one state agency in January about its plans to purchase and modify a vacant warehouse in Merrimack, according to documents obtained by the ACLU of New Hampshire through a public records request and released Tuesday, February 3.
State revenue got a helpful one-time shot in the arm. Now what?
Analysts fear that once it’s gone for the remainder of the fiscal year, overall revenue will lag unless other accounts, which have been underperforming to date, pick up the pace
‘Caution and conversion’ was the theme in 2025
The conversion of office space to residential units drove the commercial market last year
NH housing production reached 20-year high in 2025, but still falls short of demand
In 2025, more than 5,800 housing units were constructed in New Hampshire, the highest number since 2006, according to a new report from the state Department of Business and Economic Affairs. But despite this recent high, the report said the state has met only about 80% of its building goal between 2020 and 2025, which aims to balance the housing market by 2040.
Home prices slow in some areas, while affordability crisis persists
As housing costs continue to climb, homeownership has become out of reach for many New Hampshire families. In 2025, the median price of a single-family house in the Granite State reached a record high of $535,000 after an alarming 122% increase over the past decade.
