MERRIMACK - The Board of Selectmen on Thursday denied a couple’s request to build a retaining wall at the front of their property, where summer roadwork to straighten a dangerous curve cut away roughly 6 feet of their lawn. Whether…
NASHUA - When Matthew Pourfakhrai designed a clubhouse for himself, he wanted to make sure the outside was steel so it would be protected, and the inside had a mini movie theater, a bathroom and a small room to hang…
MERRIMACK - A local teen suffered minor injuries Friday night after a truck he was riding in crashed into a telephone pole at Merrimack High School. The teen, who police declined to identify because of his age, was transported by…
WILTON - Miranda Soodak has taught her miniature horse, Capachino, a number of tricks - such as counting with his hoof, jumping over low bars and blowing on command. Ten-year-old Miranda will be able to continue with his education, thanks…
NASHUA - A bid to make a neighborhood off East Hollis Street more vibrant would open it to stores, restaurants, housing and new development. The effort is also spurred by Harbor Homes’ interest in opening a transitional housing facility for…
BROOKLINE - Route 130, as it twists and winds from Nashua and Hollis to Brookline, has become “incredibly dangerous,” especially as vehicles approach the center of town, residents said. During an informational meeting conducted by the Planning Board and the…
NASHUA- A community healing service sponsored by the two city hospitals will be held Tuesday night at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center. The service will start at 7 p.m. in the chapel, on the first floor of the hospital at…
HUDSON - The Planning Board approved a housing development on Webster Street on Wednesday night, boosting the number of potential homes in the area. The board unanimously approved River Ridge, a development of 79 single-family homes for people 55 and…
NASHUA - On Oct. 4, the day before the nation learned it was facing a severe shortage of flu vaccine, Southern New Hampshire Medical Center mailed 9,000 letters to patients in its affiliated medical practices reminding them of scheduled flu…
REGION - Northbound drivers on Route 3 in Massachusetts will have three lanes available all the way from Route 128 (Interstate 95) to the New Hampshire border, starting some time today. The new third lane of the highway will be…
NASHUA - Every time an Iraqi child looks him in the eye, Jim Ceurvels knows he’s fighting for a reason, his wife said. Ceurvels, a member of the New Hampshire Army National Guard who was deployed in February, is proud…
NASHUA - After hearing him speak, some people wanted to know why they haven’t heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s message before, and why he wasn’t running for president. Kennedy spoke and signed copies of his new book, “Crimes Against Nature:…
MERRIMACK - Selectmen, conservation officials and volunteers who have worked arduously to put together a master plan for the Horse Hill Nature Preserve can now see the forest for the trees. One of the key provisions in the master plan…
When Home Depot sales associate Janice Shaw heard her company was volunteering to give the Community Council of Nashua house at 15 Prospect St. a makeover, she signed up to help. “A lot of kids wouldn’t get the help they…
The prevalence of visible tattoos, body piercings and other forms of body modification have caused some companies to adopt policies that either prohibit or place restrictions on visible tattoos, body piercings and other body art. The rationale behind such policies…
Being associated with a highly publicized documentary film about Marilyn Monroe is a major coup for a small graphic design company, the small-business equivalent of making the Olympic team. But Lee Corsack, co-founder and the creative driving force at Pixel…
Since its founding in 1970 by Robert French, Northland Forest Products of Kingston has weathered a few major economic recessions, a pair of oil embargoes, transformation of the timber industry and the fickle nature of consumer tastes for wood products.…
In the torrent of political advertising and media coverage I don't want us to lose sight of an important issue: Besides choosing a president and other federal and state officials in the upcoming election, New Hampshire voters will also be…
In response to the economic disruption caused by the September 11th terrorist attacks, Congress created a “temporary” federal program of backstop insurance for certain terrorism risks. The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) was signed by President Bush on…
Deputy Attorney General Michael Delaney has recommended that Governor Benson and the Executive Council consider some unspecified discipline of Safety Commissioner Richard Flynn over a number of “irregularities” in the commissioner’s conduct during the investigation of former Attorney General Peter…
Changing the Constitution in New Hampshire is difficult. Over the years, few amendments appearing on the ballot have garnered the two-thirds majority required to pass. That's the way it should be. Many cautious voters in New Hampshire say that if…
They said it... “We had one option, and that was to throw the long ball -- the Hail Mary pass.” - New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Kathy Sullivan on the last-minute scramble to run wide receiver Doris “Granny D” Haddock…
Many of the state’s most respected experts on such topics as venture capital, angel financing, near equity financing and business valuation, among other topics related to the planning, growing and financing of a business, will be featured at the first…
A recently enacted law allows community banks, which have long demonstrated their commitment to meeting the financial needs of the small-business community, to offer their business customers, as well as their employees and their families, a new health-care option that…
There are many ways to measure an initial public offering. One commonly watched metric is the first-day performance of the stock price once the shares begin trading on a public exchange. All market participants — the issuer, the underwriters, the…
September slid by while we were distracted by the hurricanes hammering Florida. I wonder how many folks are reconsidering their decision to move there to get out of New England’s harsh winters? They are not the only ones thinking about…
Partnerships are critical to business success, and a partnership developed by the New Hampshire Business Resource Center and Brookstone Inc. is just what led the specialty retailer to stay in the Granite State and built a 100,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in…
At first glance, the proposed 47-acre Islington Woods development in Portsmouth doesn’t appear extraordinary with its mixed-use aspirations of residential townhouses and office space. But the developers say Islington Woods will be very different, and deliberately so. It will be…
A Pike steps down at Pike Industries Effective Jan. 1, Randolph K. Pike, current president and CEO of Belmont-based Pike Industries, will be stepping down from his post, to be succeeded by Christian Zimmerman, an 18-year employee of the firm.…
WILTON - A celebration will be held at Four Corners Farm from 1-4 p.m. Sunday. The public is invited to tour the dairy barn, vegetable fields, and orchards, and see the first stages of construction of our new hay barn.…
On the battleground that also serves as their living room, Lynn Lombardi and Jim Censabella spare no jabs. Even their coffee table delineates their respective allegiances in the bitter hardball feud between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees:…
HUDSON - A staunch advocate of open meetings, John Bednar was also well known for the many controversies that swirled around him. The longtime, outspoken politician died Tuesday. He was 91. Known as the father of the Right-to-Know Law, Bednar…
NASHUA - Eight-year-old Alisha del Llano was still jumping up and down minutes after exiting an inflatable bounce house. Of all the activities Wednesday evening, she said it was her favorite. Her 4-year-old sister didn’t say what was her favorite…
LITTLETON, N.H. (AP) - Jeremy Regnier, a 22-year-old Army specialist from Littleton, was killed in Iraq on Wednesday. Regnier, who hoped to become a helicopter mechanic, died Wednesday morning outside Baghdad when the Bradley armored vehicle he was traveling in…
Merrimack - Silo’s Steakhouse in Merrimack will be holding a fund-raiser for Merrimack resident Diane Wilusz, who was severely injured Sept. 4, in a motorcycle accident. The event will be held Tuesday, and all of the evening’s funds raised will…
NASHUA- The Heritage Series continues at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Hunt Building, 6 Main St., on Library Hill. Dr. Niki Karavasilis, author of “Scattered Leaves,” will talk about the book’s story of a family in Trikorfon, Greece, and…
NASHUA- The local Super Shoes store is accepting donations to the National Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation on Friday and Saturday, in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pink ribbons will be provided to all who contribute. The store is…
WILTON - Several employees at a local direct-mailing company went through decontamination procedures and were taken to a hospital Tuesday afternoon after a suspicious white powder was found in an envelope opened in the company mail room. “There was an…
NASHUA - The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $484 million, five-year contract for infrared countermeasures to protect Army aircraft against guided missiles, bringing additional jobs to the area, according to company officials. BAE expects the program to continue…
WILTON - Instead of making Prince Street one-way from Maple to Tremont Streets, it would be better to simply prevent left turns onto Prince from Tremont. That would leave Prince Street two-way for the four residents who live there. That…
Nashua schools are some of the safest in New England, according to Fire Chief Roger Hatfield and city emergency preparedness director Ed Lecius. Hatfield and Lecius told the Board of Education on Tuesday night that they have an all-hazards plan…
NASHUA - If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were a woman, he could not have children. He’s eaten too much fish. Kennedy said he recently had his mercury level tested and discovered that his body contains three times the safe amount.…
PEPPERELL, Mass. - Two Nashua teenagers were injured Tuesday night after the car they were traveling in collided head on with a parked vehicle off Route 111. Pepperell police refused to identify the teens, but said both were males, ages…
NASHUA - Weeks after the school year began, principals who watch over the city’s schools continue to work without a contract. The Nashua Association of School Principals suffered a second defeat after its proposed three-year contract was rejected by the…
LONDONDERRY - The Londonderry School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to ban a photo of a pupil posing with a shotgun from the senior photo section from the Londonderry High School yearbook. The five-member board backed a compromise offered by the…
NASHUA - John Feick’s father was an army medical officer who helped liberate the Nazi concentration camps in 1945. Fifty-nine years later he will still only say one thing about the horrors he saw. “No one can tell stories of…
LYNDEBOROUGH -People frequently complain - with tongue firmly in cheek - that beavers forget to obtain the required permits before they start their construction projects. That often leads to flooded roads and blocked culverts, much to the annoyance of highway…
MILFORD - Design modifications to keep the new police station within budget once construction starts next year should mostly be invisible to the outside eye, but one change has been made that people definitely will notice: What was for decades…
WILTON - Florence Rideout Elementary School needs a new playground, and various groups have been raising money since June. On Nov. 5 and 6, volunteers will install the equipment that has been purchased so far. With that in mind, students…
MERRIMACK The town Skate Park on O’Gara Drive will be closed Friday through Sunday before gearing up for its final two weeks of the season, the Parks and Recreation Department announced. The park will again open from Oct. 20-30, the…
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
