Author: Karen Dandurant -Foster’s Daily Democrat

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

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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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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

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.

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.