CONCORD - In a stunning move, House Speaker Gene Chandler, R-Bartlett, dropped his re-election bid Monday, hours after a committee of his peers charged that fund-raising to pay his personal expenses violated the state’s gift law and ethics guidelines. Chandler,…
NASHUA - State officials announced the arrival of the flu Monday, saying the first cases in the 2004-05 flu season were confirmed in laboratory specimens taken from patients in Durham, Derry, Concord and the Seacoast. But the news didn’t take…
Hudson People are invited to join Cub Scouts Troop 252 for an all-you-can-eat ham and bean supper from 4:30-7 p.m. Saturday at the St. John the Evangelist Church Hall. Enjoy homemade baked beans, ham, coleslaw, rolls, desserts and beverages. No…
MILFORD - Traffic was tied up for about an hour in east Milford on Monday morning when a construction crew broke a natural gas line running under Nashua Street. The break occurred slightly after 10 a.m. as construction crews were…
Nashua Mayor Bernie Streeter has yet to get a trial date on a misdemeanor charge of leaving the scene of an accident, Manchester District Court staff said. Streeter, 69, and his lawyer, Adam Bernstein of Nashua, are scheduled for a…
Why would any sane person decide to write a 175-page, or 50,000-word, novel in 30 days? That equals about 1,700 words a day. November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, and apparently thousands of people accept the challenge each…
HUDSON - First his house started to vibrate and then Hal Kreider said he couldn’t even talk on the phone because the noise from a nearby development was so loud. When work with a drill continued on Saturday and Sunday,…
NASHUA - Unable to sell enough tickets, Nashua Sports Collectibles canceled its scheduled Sunday autograph signing with World Series MVP Manny Ramirez. Ramirez was originally set to be at Nashua Sports Collectibles, 135 Main St., from 5:30-7 p.m. Tickets to…
LYNDEBOROUGH - The Budget Committee has scheduled meetings with all town committees, boards and department heads to discuss their proposals for 2005, as well as future plans for major expenditures. Larger departments have been asked to prepare five-year plans in…
MASON - Organizers expect the Pathways Community Charter School to open somewhere in the fall of 2006. Since Mason is in the process of considering changes in its education program, resident Chris Balch would like to see it there. “We…
In front of Nashua’s City Hall on Saturday morning, a group of men carved huge ice sculptures for that night’s Winter Holiday Stroll. Meanwhile, behind City Hall, a motley group of lacrosse players, ranging in age from grade school to…
NASHUA - As the mercury drops, local organizations are gearing up to keep homeless people out of the elements. New charitable groups and facilities that have sprung up since last winter, and months of planning for this time of the…
HOLLIS - Police recently teamed up with Project ChildSafe to make the town a safer place for everyone this holiday season. The Hollis Police Department is now giving away free gun locks at the station. “First and foremost, anytime we…
MILFORD - As if they’re jealous of the Pennichuck perturbations in Nashua and environs, some folks think Milford should shake up its own water system. A study committee has recommended that Milford create a separate water district, similar to the…
The onset of winter can make a Red Sox fan dream of warmer, happier times. There was that splendid moment - oh, wait, there were three - when David Ortiz’s bat propelled the Sox against a playoff opponent. There was…
NASHUA - Mark Ferman peered into a bin stuffed with ski poles, occasionally lifting one in the air to examine it more closely. Wedged between racks of winter coats and shelves lined with skis and boots, he sifted through the…
HUDSON - Selectmen have agreed to send two more employment contracts to the ballot for voters to consider in March. The board voted this week to give favorable recommendations to contracts with the police union and supervisors association, which includes…
It’s not too late to register for the “Agenda for Growth” conference, featuring many of the state’s most respected experts on such topics as venture capital, angel financing, near equity financing and business valuation, along with other topics related to…
NASHUA - For the first Thanksgiving in years, Roseanne Kazlouskas did not have to wrap her son’s plate up and put in the freezer. This is the first time in more than five years that Justin Hamel, who is a…
LYNDEBOROUGH - In their push to resolve space-needs issues, Lyndeborough School District officials have found a giant obstacle - the state’s Official Ballot Law. They say that law, known as SB 2, is flawed and should be repealed. Two local…
Region - The New England Finnish Community has planned a celebration commemorating Finland’s 87th anniversary year of independence from Russia (1917) and maintaining it. The event is on Sunday at 2 p.m., at the Finnish Center at Saima Park on…
NASHUA - The Board of Education identified ways to improve itself and the city’s schools at a special work session earlier this week. The meeting Monday night was the second of a two-part self-evaluation process designed for the board to…
NASHUA - The Great American Downtown has hired an executive director with a background in historic preservation to lead the group into its third year. Sarah DiSano, of Dorchester, Mass., a former program coordinator for the nonprofit group Preservation Mass,…
TEMPLE - Anne Loosmann of Windham is the new owner of the “liquid yellow” Mini Cooper convertible raffled off by the Friends of the Temple Town Hall. The winning ticket was drawn on Nov. 19. Loosmann first learned about the…
HOLLIS - The Hollis/Brookline PTSA will host another educational workshop for parents next month. The session for parents of middle and high school students will focus on “What Is ‘Normal’ Teenage Development?” It will take place Dec. 1 at 7…
LYNDEBOROUGH - In their push to resolve space-needs issues, Lyndeborough School District officials have found a giant obstacle - the state’s Official Ballot Law. They say that law, known as SB 2, is flawed and should be repealed. Two local…
NASHUA - The Board of Education identified ways to improve itself and the city’s schools at a special work session earlier this week. The meeting Monday night was the second of a two-part self-evaluation process designed for the board to…
NASHUA - The Great American Downtown has hired an executive director with a background in historic preservation to lead the group into its third year. Sarah DiSano, of Dorchester, Mass., a former program coordinator for the nonprofit group Preservation Mass,…
TEMPLE - Anne Loosmann of Windham is the new owner of the “liquid yellow” Mini Cooper convertible raffled off by the Friends of the Temple Town Hall. The winning ticket was drawn on Nov. 19. Loosmann first learned about the…
Peters Auto Center will hold a toy drive to benefit the Nashua Pastoral Care today. New, unwrapped toys are needed, especially for toddlers and teens. The auto center is located off of Exit 7W. For more information, call 579-5202 or…
Building #19 is searching for the 2004 Cookie Cutter Ornament Decorating Champion. The winner will be rewarded with the grand prize of homemade cookies from Veronica’s Treats of Bridgewater, Mass., made from the winner’s unique design. Each of the 15…
Maybe a football program was born at Stellos Stadium on Thanksgiving morning. We know a rivalry was. Is there any member of the Nashua High School South football team that can’t wait until next season to get another crack at…
A Christmas party, sponsored by the town and the Lafayette Artillery Company, will be held at Citizens Hall on Dec. 4 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. A tree has been donated for the event. Two 20-pound turkeys were donated at the recent…
An all-temperature snowmaking system that debuted at Tenney Mountain Ski Area in Plymouth last year has been trucked to the Gulf of Mexico, has given Alabama a taste of snow-tubing and has possibly lured a few people into visiting New…
After 50 years of manufacturing and selling its wood-molding machinery and parts all across the United States, Williams & Hussey Machine Co Inc. of Wilton is looking to establish its name and reputation in overseas markets as well. Like others…
For more than two years, the city of Nashua and Pennichuck Corp. have been at odds over the city’s professed intention to acquire the company by eminent domain. The takeover was triggered by an announcement that the local water company…
There is no question that the state’s economy has benefited from a tax advantage, helping to attract into the state businesses, entrepreneurs and highly educated workers. The evidence is substantial. Over the last quarter-century, New Hampshire had the highest employment…
New Hampshire is a blue state, and those Republicans who blame the result on increased turnout and voter fraud are, judging by the empirical data, in a state of denial. The key to John Kerry’s victory in New Hampshire was…
Inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen’s words of warning on the precarious state of America’s economic strength should not be taken lightly. Kamen, speaking earlier this month to members of the New Hampshire High Tech Council, provided a statistic that puts…
To the editor: New Hampshire, like every other state, is faced with the challenge of increasing revenue without overtaxing residents. Tourism has proven to be one of the most effective and equitable means of accomplishing that goal. In New Hampshire,…
Catherine is a 57-year-old CEO and major stockholder of a manufacturing company in Massachusetts that has gross sales of $14 million and an estimated value of $4 million. Two years ago, she became romantically involved with a member of her…
The Federal Communications Commission recently ruled that voice over Internet protocol, or VoIP, is an interstate service and therefore exempt from state and local regulation and tariffs. The FCC voted 5-0 to support a petition from Vonage Holdings Corp. of…
Q. My business is facing some big challenges on a number of fronts. I believe I’ve formulated a good strategic plan to deal with them, but I still get the feeling that my key employees and I are on different…
Riding in my automobile the other day, I heard two stories on the radio in quick succession that raised the issue of money and politics. The first was about House Speaker Gene Chandler and the investigation into his “corn roast”…
It’s time once again for Off The Clock’s annual review of gift books for the coming holiday season. Every year I ask booksellers across the state what’s new in gorgeous books — books meant to be seen as much as…
Help wanted Never mind that when he was then-incoming governor, Craig Benson insisted that Jeanne Shaheen butt out of the nomination game now that she was a lame duck. And never mind that the governor picked a curious moment to…
Ron Bills, president and CEO of Segway LLC, has announced his intention to resign in mid-December after a little more than a year on the job. Bills cited family reasons when informing the company of his departure. An executive committee…
Jim Roche, currently president and chief executive officer of a chamber of commerce in central New York state, has been picked as the next president of the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire. Roche will assume his new duties…
Lisa DeStefano, owner and principal of DeStefano Architects, was born and bred in Portsmouth. So when she decided to give free rein to her entrepreneurial spirit and open up her own design firm - just a handful of years after…
Manchester, N.H., and Hong Kong remain half a world apart geographically, but the two cities are remarkably similar in their economic development, according to Sara P.C. Wu, director of Hong Kong’s Economic & Trade Office in New York. “Hong Kong…
Business and event happenings around the state of NH
The value of all property in Manchester increased by almost half — 48% ‑ over the past five years, according to preliminary data released by city officials on Oct. 13 The valuations, compiled due to a citywide revaluation, add up to $23.09 billion. The current value of city properties is $15.56 billion, which was based on assessments made during the city's last revaluation.
The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community
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.
Artificial intelligence has moved from pilot project to daily practice inside many HR departments.
When Richard “Dick” Levy’s wife, Susan, received a terminal diagnosis of a progressive brain disorder a decade ago, he became her primary caregiver. Doctors estimated Susan had between three and five years left to live.
Interest rates affect nearly every business decision — from expansion plans to asset acquisition to operational budgeting.
More than 20 years ago as a senior at Saint Anselm College, I found my way into a political advertising seminar held at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics.
New Hampshire is a remarkable place. We go first in the presidential primary. Our citizen legislature sends people to Concord who hold day jobs and show up anyway.
