Author: Karen Dandurant -Foster’s Daily Democrat

Rochester looks to block data centers with zoning law. Will it work?

City officials are taking steps they hope will prevent data centers from locating in Rochester.

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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In NH, U.S. energy secretary says clean energy is expensive; urges approval of natural gas pipeline

With gasoline near $4 a gallon and healing oil prices expected to jump this winter, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday said clean energy initiatives are partly to blame for high prices of energy. Wright, the founder and former chief-executive of a Denver-based oil-services and fracking company, spoke within eyesight of a small solar array at the Raymond district office of the New Hampshire Electric Co-op.

Rochester looks to block data centers with zoning law. Will it work?

City officials are taking steps they hope will prevent data centers from locating in Rochester.

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New state law empowers homeowners with ‘balcony’ solar panels

With a new state law set to go into effect with the dawn of a new year in 2027, Granite Staters will be able to install so-called “balcony solar” panels for home use.

Landfill-siting bill praised and panned

House Bill 707, signed into law by NH Gov. Kelly Ayotte, promotes expanding existing landfills, rather than building new ones, and also establishes a seven-member committee to evaluate landfill sites.

Bipartisan group seeks discussion and legislation on key NH issues

The recently formed New Hampshire Forum has been whittling down — from 18 to four to one or two — important issues that will be addressed in the 2027 session of the state Legislature.

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Cracks in the clouds over solar energy

Upcoming legislation may provide (somewhat) smoother permitting process for developers

Gas prices cause NH economic indigestion

New Hampshire is feeling some economic indigestion at the start of the summer season, and the main culprit is gas. Six in 10 (61%) of respondents to a new University of New Hampshire polls are worried about the current and future price of gas, and a clear majority put the blame on President Donald Trump.