Author: Liz Sauchelli/Valley News

Upper Valley communities to benefit from Northern Border grants

Upper Valley municipalities and nonprofit organizations have received grant funding from the Northern Border Regional Commission for infrastructure and economic development projects.

Enfield residents file suit against town over variance for 300-unit housing development

Plaintiffs allege that the Zoning Board erred when it denied their petition to ask for reconsideration over height variance of proposed development on the Laramie Farms property

High-speed internet headed to community hubs in Grafton County

$12m in federal funding to bring fiber optic internet to two dozen Grafton County towns

Amid workforce shortage, Windsor sharing employees with other towns

Planning and zoning officials serve multiple VT towns for full-time job stability

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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.