CONCORD - Maurice Arel, the former president and chief executive officer of Pennichuck Corp., will pay $270,000 in fines to the utility as part of a $390,000 settlement between Pennichuck, the state and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Arel…
Jack the dog, the latest canine media star, should recover from a gunshot wound and will likely keep his leg. The plucky pooch responded to tests, and can soon rehabilitate the right foreleg that was damaged by a .45-caliber bullet.…
What a difference a day makes. On Wednesday, Home Health & Hospice Care in Nashua was promoting a Monday flu clinic at the Senior Activity Center for seniors on Medicare and adults with chronic illnesses, while the city Division of…
CONCORD - In 1998, Nashua real-estate developer John Stabile sold Maurice Arel a $339,564 custom-built home at cost, essentially giving the then-Pennichuck Corp. president a $70,000 discount. Why? “We’d had a long-term business relationship. The company agreed to build a…
WILTON- Ken and Shari Smith of Intervale Road have been given permission to operate a wedding and portrait photography studio as a home occupation. The Zoning Board of Adjustment approved the plan Tuesday, adding a restriction that no darkroom or…
WILTON -A plan presented by Pine Hill Waldorf School to subdivide several acres from its Pine Hill Drive site and lease the land to a Center for Anthroposophy has moved forward. On Tuesday, the Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a…
MILFORD - An addition at Heron Pond School, actually a separate building nearby, is the option chosen by the School Board to deal with overcrowding. And thanks to insurance money for the arson-destroyed Garden Street School, it shouldn’t hit Milford…
NASHUA - Jack the dog has won many hearts, but all he needs is one good leg. The mixed breed had some extra rest before veterinarians today try to save his right foreleg from a .45-caliber gunshot wound. His caregivers…
Kari Husson is an organized person, so organized that after she and her husband, Joe, learned they were having triplets, she addressed the birth announcements and did her Christmas and birthday shopping. But two weeks before her scheduled Nov. 4…
CONCORD - If Mason wants to withdraw from the Mascenic School District, it’s either going to have to appeal to the state Supreme Court, get new state laws passed, or else start the whole, long process over again. That’s the…
HOLLIS - The debt payments on recent land purchases will cause the biggest increase in the town tax rate in 2005, according to a first reading of the town budget Tuesday night. That news became evident two days before voters…
CONCORD - Gov. Craig Benson decided to drop plans to fill a vacant judgeship at Nashua District Court that has been the source of intense, political controversy, his spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday. The Nashua judgeship appears to be one of a…
MILFORD - Residents and businesses that get water from Milford were notified this week that the system had violated a bacteria standard in early November. Under state standards, no corrective action was required, and sampling as of mid-November found no…
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - The flu vaccine shortage apparently has ended in New Hampshire. Dr. Jesse Greenblatt, the state epidemiologist, said the state now has enough vaccine to protect its adult population, as well as residents at high risk for…
NASHUA- Home Health & Hospice Care is holding a flu vaccination clinic for older adults and adults at highest risk of complications from the flu Monday, Dec. 20, from 1-3 p.m. Only older adults receiving Medicare and other adults 18…
NASHUA- Guidance counselors from Nashua High School North and South will hold a free college financial aid workshop tonight at Nashua South. The program will be available in English and Spanish and students from both high schools are encouraged to…
NASHUA - A gas leak was discovered on the outside of Fairgrounds Middle School on Wednesday morning and was fixed prior to the start of school. “It was basically a small leak in an exterior pipe. It was repaired in…
MILFORD - Residents and businesses that get water from Milford were notified this week that the system had violated a bacteria standard in early November. Under state standards, no corrective action was required, and sampling as of mid-November found no…
NASHUA - A dog with a .45-caliber gunshot injury faces a potentially unsettling medical prognosis today. Veterinarians will see if they can repair the golden retriever-chow’s shattered elbow joint. Otherwise, the year-old male must have his right foreleg amputated. Workers…
Voters in Hollis are not only considering the largest land purchase in town history, they are preparing to make the type of decisions that will determine the state’s future. “Something is going to happen with all of the land in…
NASHUA - Aldermen voted 14-1 to endorse building a commuter rail station in the future within a yet-to-be-approved special tax district. City leaders want to use a tax increment financing district to pay for the estimated $14 million cost to…
HUDSON - The Board of Selectmen held off on moving forward with any changes to the noise ordinance Tuesday, with some board members saying they wanted some issues clarified. The board is re-examining aspects of the ordinance after resident Hal…
DERRY - A 12-year-old boy died early Tuesday evening after he was struck by a van near the Londonderry line. The boy, whom police would not identify, was pronounced dead at Parkland Medical Center, where he was taken by ambulance…
WILTON - Deputy Fire Chief David Boissonnault said it was just part of his job. Former ambulance attendant Tom Schultz said it was just one of those things you do. Police Officer John Fredette didn’t think it was all that…
LITCHFIELD - If Town Meeting voters approve a proposal to construct a new elementary school for grades 1-5 and pre-kindergarten at a cost of about $20 million, it would be the last school the community will ever have to build,…
NASHUA - Kristela Hernandez is breathing easier these days, and she has Susan Williams to thank. “I was sitting right there when it happened,” said Kristela, a sixth-grader at Fairgrounds Middle School, pointing at a nearby table in the school…
NASHUA - The Solid Waste Department has announced the schedule for curbside collections of trash and recycling during the holiday season. There will be no delays in collection during the two-week period between Monday, Dec. 20, and Friday, Dec. 31.…
MILFORD - Rising costs have shrunk plans for a new police station to the point that the Board of Selectmen came within one vote of all but canceling the project Monday. After debate about reduced expectations, the board voted 3-2…
WILTON - Deputy Fire Chief David Boissonnault said it was just part of his job. Former ambulance attendant Tom Schultz said it was just one of those things you do. Police Office John Fredette didn’t think it was all that…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Faced with a lack of support, Gov. Craig Benson has withdrawn his nominee to be New Hampshire’s next education commissioner. The nomination of Newfound Regional Superintendent John Graziano was scheduled to come before the Executive Council…
NASHUA - Teachers and administrators from both high schools say it is too early to determine whether a freshmen orientation program should remain a semester-long course. “That’s a really difficult question to answer right now because the first semester isn’t…
NASHUA - For several months now, Peter LaFlamme and his staff have been busy cooking up the perfect buffet of events to make 2005 - the 50th anniversary year for their Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps - one to remember.…
When Bill Veillette decided to move to New Hampshire, he planned to perfect his golf game, learn to play the piano and buy a sailboat. When he got here, he wound up spending his free time researching history instead. Veillette…
LITCHFIELD - Residents will get a glimpse of the old and the plans for the new tonight at Griffin Memorial School. The School Board and school building committee are holding a forum on their proposal for a new elementary school…
All’s well that ends well, even if there’s some heartache - not to mention a few tick bites - along the way. “He went berserk. He jumped on us and was crying - you know how they kind of cry…
MERRIMACK - Two women were injured when a car and a minivan collided at an intersection in the northern part of town Sunday afternoon. Police said Paulette Rochette of 6 C St., Nashua, was driving her Mazda Protege onto Bedford…
LYNDEBOROUGH - The headwaters of the Piscataquog River in Lyndeborough, Francestown and Greenfield include large blocks of undeveloped land, some unusual topography and some endangered species. Gordon Russell of New Boston, a member of the Piscataquog Watershed Association, met with…
AMHERST - If able to ignore the electric Christmas lights and the minivan parked out front, the casual stroller lured to a stately, brick colonial by the harmony of Victorian carolers in full period dress Sunday evening could have easily…
MERRIMACK - Her guitar work didn’t wow the crowd, but it was impressive enough considering she taught herself how to play and hasn’t been at it very long. Zoe Dancy, 16, was making her performance debut to a receptive audience…
From Mosul, Iraq, soldier Ryan Alexander wrote a poem about a pregnant cat, “a happy distraction” that he fed from prepackaged military meals. Ignoring warnings from medics, Alexander put on a plastic glove and petted the wild creature, “who may…
MONT VERNON - The Planning Board is proposing a series of changes to the town zoning ordinances in response to continuing development pressure, including one that would legalize “in-law apartments,” which officials admit are often snuck onto homes already. “This…
He may have been wearing a hat shaped like a giant Lego, but 12-year-old Adam Cunningham is anything but a blockhead. He’s part of a seven-member team called “The Stephen Hawking Project” that built a robot out of Legos. Last…
To add a little ho, ho, ho to the cha-ching downtown, parking meters in the High Street and Elm Street garages will be free starting Wednesday until after New Year’s Day. Mayoral aide Mark Sousa said the city’s goal is…
CONCORD - The latest round of state judicial nominations has been one of the most contentious in recent memory. Few of the people involved or watching seemed pleased with the process, and many were disappointed with the results. The five…
Cody Decker didn’t bother to take off his puffy winter coat or set down the stack of papers in his hand. Telling his mother about his morning in preschool was the 4-year-old’s top priority. “I had a fabulous day,” Cody…
NASHUA - Judah Maccabee would have approved Temple Beth Abraham’s decision to intensify the lights of Hanukkah. The synagogue celebrated the holiday Saturday evening by complementing annual traditions with a unique glimpse of the stars. Temple leaders knew they couldn’t…
There’s no question in Eddie and Beth Gilbert’s mind as to why they’ve spent thousands of hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars over two decades to create the region’s most unusual Christmas attraction.“When they open the door, it is…
MILFORD - The first issue of The Granite Town Quarterly, a new local newsletter, came out in Milford this month - but it’s not from The Telegraph or the Milford Cabinet. The Quarterly is the new official publication of Milford…
WILTON - More than two years after Granite State Concrete first presented its expansion plans to the town, a potential decision is still weeks, perhaps months away. On Wednesday night, the Planning Board deliberated for more than two hours on…
NASHUA - Aldermen are lining up to file legislation dealing with the use of city vehicles, as the repercussions continue from Mayor Bernie Streeter being charged with leaving the scene of an accident while he was behind the wheel of…
Predictive Monitor CEO Laurie Masiello shares how she and her husband/co-owner, John, built their company out of a need to solve a problem keeping pharma products chilled while en route to its destination without compromising integrity
It’s been a year since a Chinese water and beverage bottling company purchased commercial property in Nashua. Not much more is known now than it was then about the company’s intentions for the 337,391-square-foot building on 23 acres at 80 Northwest Blvd., purchased Jan. 31, 2025 for $67 million by a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring, a giant Chinese bottled water and beverage company.
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Now that 2026 is underway, New Hampshire employers should turn their attention to the state’s new Parental Medical Leave law (PML). Effective January 1, 2026, most employers with 20 or more employees are required to provide unpaid leave to allow employees to attend childbirth-related medical appointments, postpartum care and pediatric visits during a child’s first year.
Business and event happenings around the state of NH
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Cyberattacks now threaten organizations of every size and industry. Preventive security measures remain the strongest defense, but even the most sophisticated safeguards cannot guarantee immunity. Our panelist looks at what your organization should do if it’s been the victim of a cybersecurity breach.
When it comes to building and preserving wealth, most investors understand the importance of asset allocation — determining the right mix of stocks, bonds and other investments based on their risk. But there’s another layer of strategy that often gets overlooked: asset location.
How leaders can use January to set their organization up for a successful year
