RSU 21’s Kirstin Shapiro is already facing a recall. Could she face censure, too?
RSU 21 School Board member Kirstin Shapiro could be facing censure in addition to a recall election for allegedly violating board policies in recent months
Author: Shawn P. Sullivan-Portsmouth Herald
Wells development: 18 townhouses pitched amid calls for building pause
Wells, Maine, Planning Board accepted preliminary application to build several new housing units at 1922 Post Road
Maine to train defense workforce with $6.5m plan
A newly formed coalition is dedicating itself to attracting and training thousands of workers for critical jobs in the defense industry in Maine, including Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Moody Beach owners win court case, but advocates for public access vow to fight on
Superior Court Justice John O’Neil granted summary judgment in favor of Moody Beach property owners, ending the case brought in 2021
Kennebunk doctor accused of overprescribing opioids seeks to dismiss case
Faced with multiple charges of overprescribing opioids to patients, a local doctor is seeking to have the case against her thrown out of court.
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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
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
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.
NASA veteran joins UNH to lead R&D
Ramy Rahimi is the new vice president for research and development at the University of New Hampshire.
Fast-growing life sciences sector looks to colleges to keep pace
New Hampshire’s life sciences industry is expanding quickly, but the workers employers need range far beyond biomedical scientists — from manufacturing technicians and engineers to project managers, supply-chain specialists and finance professionals. At the Empower Life Sciences event hosted by…
Childcare solutions in action: How businesses are addressing workforce needs
Strengthening New Hampshire’s childcare ecosystem isn’t solely the responsibility of parents, providers or government.
NH’s rankings reflect the good and the bad
There are any number of reports, surveys, and rankings that show how well — or how poorly — New Hampshire is doing on a range of issues. Everything from education funding to safety to having a baby to business opportunities to student loan delinquency — it seems everything can be measured in one form or another, often as a yardstick against other states.
MIT partners with Lakes Region Community College for pilot math and AI education programÂ
The two educational institutions launched a new pilot partnership this summer, bringing 16 high school students from towns across New Hampshire together to learn the math behind AI and how to use it to tackle real problems.
