Hannah Grimes grant helps businesses dream big
The Hannah Grimes Center in Keene received $350K to support Monadnock Region microenterprises with training, mentorship, and small business growth.
Author: Keene Sentinel Staff
Cleanup on horizon for contaminated Winchester site
The Monadnock Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) awarded the town a $100,000 grant in June to clean up the grounds where the A.C. Lawrence Tannery once stood.
State-prompted DEI rollback underway at Keene State
Keene State College has started to gut its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to comply with new state law. It’s an all-too familiar tune for many higher education institutions. Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has gone on…
Monadnock Community Hospital leader to step down next year
After more than a decade at the helm of Monadnock Community Hospital, president and CEO Cyndee McGuire will retire next year, the hospital announced Thursday, June 19. A national search for her replacement is underway, and the board of trustees…
New Hampshire to explore adding slot machines to casinos
Slot machines could soon make their way into New Hampshire’s gaming halls — if set at the same playing speed as historical horse racing machines.
Franklin Pierce University to use $1.75m gift to bolster student services
The largest philanthropic commitment in Franklin Pierce University’s history will fund a new center to support students that also bears the name of its outgoing president.
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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.
