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 Craig Benson has withdrawn his nominee to be New Hampshire’s next education commissioner.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…
MERRIMACK- The culprits apparently are losing their marbles. Unfortunately, they may be doing so in the window of your car or home. Police are asking for the public’s help in cracking a case involving a rash of broken windows. The…
MERRIMACK- A trial date in the dispute between a former and current selectman has been postponed from next week until the week of Christmas. A two-day trial is now scheduled for Dec. 21 and 22 in the matter of Norman…
NASHUA- A holiday benefit concert at St. Joseph Hospital will now be Sunday at 2 p.m. The Temple Town Band will perform in the Carl Amelio Room. The concert is free, but those attending are encouraged to bring a nonperishable…
NASHUA - When Roger Doucette got the call, he hoped he had heard it wrong. A volunteer for the Salvation Army for 10 years, Doucette was told to respond to Steve King Tire Center in downtown Nashua, where a three-alarm…
CONCORD - Attorneys for the city of Nashua said Pennichuck Corp. has been for sale for years and that Pennichuck’s current CEO was hired to sell the company, while Pennichuck attorneys accused the city of trying to “hold the company…
NASHUA - Standing in the main atrium of the revitalized Nashua High School South building last Friday morning, Principal Tim Kelley greeted students as they shuffled by to their destinations. “This is my favorite part of the building,” Kelley said…
NASHUA - Conway Ice Arena officials are trying to resolve a $66,000 dispute with the Board of Assessors before the tax bill cuts into the nonprofit’s programs at the Riverside Street facility. Board members have raised questions about whether the…
NASHUA - Health Commissioner John Stephen says the state could save about $280 million over five years by decreasing the number of nursing home patients, providing more home care and streamlining other agencies that provide for the developmentally disabled, the…
HOLLIS - Supporters of the town’s effort to buy Woodmont Orchard West say they have begun to pursue federal grant money to reduce the financial impact of the potential purchase. Members of the Land Protection Study Committee, which was formed…
MILFORD- A block of Elm Street was closed for a half-hour Thursday afternoon when a spark from a welding torch caused a small fire in an old barn that houses Beaver Woodworks. No one was injured in the blaze at…
NASHUA- The city’s Division of Public Health and Community Services has scheduled a flu clinic for residents of Greater Nashua. It will be held on an appointment-only basis Friday, Dec. 17, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Joseph Church, 777…
Great American Downtown group hires new director The Great American Downtown civic group has hired an executive director with a background in historic preservation to lead the organization into its third year. Sarah DiSano, of Dorchester, Mass., a former program…
A conversation with John and Rosa Paolini, owners of Piccola Italia Ristorante in downtown Manchester, is just as likely to yield a recipe for a happy life as it is a recipe for his scrumptious Veal Piccata. Since its opening…
In 1965, Congress passed and President Lyndon Johnson signed the law that created Medicaid. The program was enacted to provide care to impoverished citizens for their medical needs. Medicaid was never designed to offer subsidies for middle- and upper-class individuals…
Now that Craig Benson’s term as governor is drawing to a close, an obvious question that comes to mind is: What is the Benson legacy? Since the Claremont II decision was issued in 1997, one of the primary standards by…
John Ratoff, commissioner of the state Department of Employment Security for the last 20 years, deserved far better treatment than the unceremonious dismissal he received earlier this month at the hands of Gov. Craig Benson. Benson decided in the waning…
To the editor: U.S. companies have gained a year’s grace before they need to change from a period of 75 days to 60 to report annual results. Big deal. It’s about time we got something back from Sarbanes-Oxley Rule 404,…
In November the five-member Executive Council voted 3-2 to confirm Michael Harrington, a Republican state representative from Barrington, as a member of the Public Utilities Commission. Harrington will fill out the term of former PUC Commissioner Susan Geiger, who resigned…
I had never seen the polls so crowded. As I gave my name to get a ballot, I noticed two strange-looking women with clipboards hovering over the table. They didn’t look like they belonged, and they were obviously paying attention.…
Gov.-elect John Lynch continues to shape his upcoming administration. While the ceremonial aspects of planning the inauguration are fun and full of adrenaline, the real business of government became apparent as department heads presented their proposed budgets to legislative committees…
Several days after last month’s column on insurance producer compensation was published, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) issued its first draft of a model broker compensation disclosure law. I was pleased to see that the NAIC rejected the…
It’s November, the end of the year is soon upon us. My partner and I will be sitting down to budget/forecast 2005. Norton Asset Management Inc. is a small firm (10 full time employees). We have three areas of business:…
Come fly with me At last month’s Nackey Loeb Awards dinner, Union Leader publisher Joe McQuaid took a moment to thank David Fink and Timothy Mellon of Guilford Transportation - owner of Pan Am Airlines — for supplying the plane…
Born in Tacoma, Wash., self-described Army brat Felix Torres grew up in a number of locations, primarily Pemberton, N.J. After graduating from Harvard as a history major and doing post-graduate studies in urban affairs at MIT, he served in various…
It is assumed that businesspeople not only understand what a “business model” is, but that they also know how to identify, assess and create one. Sounds simple, right? Think again. The term means many different things to different people. Recently…
Could you name a company of any type that has operating profits of 70 percent of revenue? Or even 45 percent or 35 percent? These are the kinds of projections that entrepreneurs repeatedly present to angel groups and venture conferences,…
Sources of capital to support growth in less-populated northern New England can present challenges to New Hampshire companies. Compared to Massachusetts, comparatively few “traditional” (i.e. technology) venture capital businesses emerge from the region and fewer regional venture capital funds exist…
One of the most animated and emotional conversations a venture capital investor can have with an entrepreneur surrounds the issue of valuation: “How much of my company do I have to give up for the amount of capital I am…
On April 19, 2004, StockerYale Inc., the once high-flying, then struggling, Salem-based fiberoptics company, announced it landed two orders from defense giant BAE Systems for specialized lasers. After the news, the company’s stock went “ballistic,” in the words of spokesman…
Business and event happenings around the state of NH
The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community
A federal judge heard opening arguments Monday, February 9, in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 state law that requires first-time voters in New Hampshire to show proof of U.S. citizenship when they register.
What employers should know for the upcoming cap season
On February 11, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the largest enforcement settlement under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), resolving claims that The Walt Disney Company failed to adequately honor consumers’ opt-out rights — a core tenet of modern privacy law.
Our post-pandemic business environment has brought about myriad challenges that make cash flow forecasting much more difficult than it was five years ago. Many businesses are navigating supply chain challenges, volatile demand and lingering inflation — all key indicators of future cash flow.
For a long time, workplace wellness was viewed through a fairly narrow lens: reminders to schedule an annual physical, a blood pressure screening, maybe a gym reimbursement. Those efforts still matter. But “wellness” has expanded, because the way we work and live has changed.
What employers are getting wrong, and how to fix it before it becomes a claim
Collaboration can ensure the Granite State’s ski industry remains vibrant and resilient
