Author: NH Business Review Staff

Teen charged with assaulting brother

HUDSON - A 16-year-old boy allegedly beat his brother Tuesday night with a skateboard and brandished a knife at him. The teenager has been charged with simple assault and criminal threatening. Police did not release his name. According to police,…

Maine teen drowned during drinking party by river

LITCHFIELD, N.H. (AP) - Police say a 17-year-old boy from Maine drowned Friday night during a drinking party by the Merrimack River. Litchfield Police Chief Joseph O’Brion said eight teens ranging from 14 to 17 were drinking beer and Southern…

Teen boy’s body found in river

LITCHFIELD, N.H. (AP) - Authorities found the body of a 17-year-old boy in the Merrimack River Saturday in Litchfield after a search. The State Police, Marine Patrol and Fish and Game Department helped look for the boy, along with four…

MEET THE CANDIDATES: U.S. House

CHARLES BASS AGE: 52. BIRTHPLACE: Boston. RESIDENCE: Peterborough. PARTY AFFILIATION: Republican. WORK EXPERIENCE: U.S. representative, 2nd District, New Hampshire, 1995-present. EDUCATION: Dartmouth College, bachelor’s degree. ELECTIVE OFFICE: New Hampshire state Senate, 1989-92; New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1983-88. APPOINTIVE OFFICE:…

C&S exec offices move to Keene

C&S Wholesale Grocers, the second-largest grocery distributor in the country, has moved its corporate headquarters from Brattleboro, Vt., to Keene, N.H. But the privately owned company, which has sales of $13 billion so far this year, did not move into…

Admix finds the perfect blend of customer, employee focus

Every business has its own set of challenges, but Admix - short for “Advanced Mixing Technologies “— sets a standard for solving some unique problems. The company’s sanitary mixing devices handle fish eyes, floating powders, unmixed agglomerates, inconsistent product quality,…

Day Trippin’ in the Great North Woods

The drive Route 3 or Route 16 and you’re in the Great North Woods. The doin’s • The North Country Moose Festival, Aug. 27-29 in Colebrook (North Country Chamber of Commerce, 237-8939, northcountrychamber.org) celebrates all the majesty and mayhem of…

Questions for a community banker

In this day and age of mega bank mergers, it’s nice to know there are still some neighborhood financial institutions where customers really do come first. Ann Lally, president of Salem Cooperative Bank, was singled out for providing such personal…

The Latest

Financial Services The New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation Network has announced the promotion of a number of staff: David C. Dobbins to senior executive vice president for operations, Richard R. Russell to executive vice president and chief financial officer,…

Changing of guard at state travel division

As she was about to leave the job, Lauri Ostrander Klefos, the state’s director of the Division of Travel and Tourism Development, felt free to share a secret of her personal life that, had it been known earlier, might have…

Federal program offers home aid

Lower-income families would get up to $10,000 toward the cost of a new home under a new federal program. The American Dream Program targets families that make less than 80 percent of their communities’ median income. “Owning a home is…

Companies agree to $70k EPA fines

Three developers — including two from New Hampshire — that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency charged did not get the necessary permits regarding storm-water discharge have agreed to pay $70,000 in fines. The fines are in connection with a 48-home…

Opechee awarded Londonderry project

Opechee Construction Corp. has been awarded a contract to design and construct a 9,070-square-foot, single-story clubhouse for The Nevins Community currently under construction in Londonderry. Elmer Pease of PD Associates, Real Estate Consultants, Auburn, has partnered with Ken Grandstaff and…

New caps muddy picture for homeowner’s insurance

If you have recently made a major addition or renovation to your home, you may want to take a moment and review your homeowner’s insurance. The reason? Many of the largest home insurers (including State Farm and Allstate) are now…

Verani eShowings speed up sales

Prudential Verani Realty has launched its “eShowings” Appointment Center, which is designed to assist all real estate professionals in scheduling showings of their listings. “We handle all aspects of the appointment-making process,” said Giovanni Verani, vice president of Prudential Verani…

Benson firm gains golf club control

Soft Draw Investments LLC, a company owned by Gov. Craig Benson, has paid $1.1 million to take over total ownership of the troubled Golf Club of New England. The agreement reached in U.S. Bankruptcy Court calls for the property to…

Nashua hospital begins $17m expansion

Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua has broken ground on a $17 million, 22,000-square-foot addition that will double the size of the facility’s emergency room as well as add space for a centralized cardiac center, more private rooms and…

OSHA fines Mass. firm $194k for Merrimack job

A Massachusetts company has been hit with nearly $200,000 in fines for unsafe conditions at a Merrimack work site, federal officials said. Roberto’s Steel Erectors Inc. of Fitchburg, Mass., was cited for 17 “alleged willful, repeat and serious violations” by…

Mt. Washington Valley publisher plans upscale office condo

New Hampshire’s population is growing faster than anywhere else in New England, due in part to urban professionals moving their businesses and families to more rural areas. While other Northeastern states saw a 5.5 percent increase in population from 1990…

Residential boom continues to roll right along

Once again I have snuck off for a few days’ vacation with the family, this time to the coast of Maine, in Harpswell on the peninsula south of Brunswick. It is a truly beautiful view looking across Casco Bay. The…

Developer warned after erosion

A condominium developer found in violation of Laconia erosion control regulations is now in compliance with those regulations. But city officials said that should Earney Mayo of Golden Oak Developers LLC fail to address slope erosion on an ongoing basis…

Senior housing gains in Dunbarton

The Dunbarton Zoning Board has approved what will become the largest development in the town — Watch Hill Commons, 88 units of senior housing behind Countryside Golf Club off Route 13. Project engineers will now re-evaluate the site and design…

Mt. Sunapee decision set for November

Department of Resources and Economic Development Commissioner Sean O’Kane has set a November deadline for deciding whether to allow Mount Sunapee Resort to expand the ski area it leases from the state. The expansion would allow the resort to build…

Senior housing planned in Northfield

Construction of Cross Mill Village, a housing complex for those age 55 and older, is slated to begin later this year in Northwood. The project will include 35 duplex housing units on 53 acres. Occupancy is expected to begin in…

Steenbeke sells operations to new company

The building materials and truss manufacturing operations of Boscawen-based Steenbeke & Sons has been sold. The Steenbeke family sold the operations to Ben Thibault and Hank Martineau of Lumber One LLC. Thibault and Martineau said they will continue to do…

Home improvement giants may face off in Littleton

A competition between the two largest home improvement retail companies in the world may be taking shape on Route 302 in Littleton. Lowe’s, the second-largest home improvement company, has withdrawn its interest in a proposed retail center at Exit 43…

Belletete acquires Ashland Lumber

Ashland Lumber Company has been purchased by Jaffrey-based Belletete and Shea LLC for $1,115,000 from brothers A. Walter “Butch” and Alan W. Hill. The site includes two large lumber warehouses and the main store. Manchester Realtor Ray. E. Pinard &…

Families left homeless by fire

DERRY - An eight-unit apartment building was left uninhabitable after a fire ripped through the rear of the dwelling early Wednesday night. Fire crews arrived shortly after 8 p.m. to find the rear of the West Broadway apartment building fully…

Hudson will rock to the oldies at Old Home Days

HUDSON - Dust off those poodle skirts and saddle shoes, because the 1950s are making a comeback. At least they are for the weekend. The theme of this year’s Old Home Days, which kicks off Friday night on the grounds…

Housing development plan stalled

AMHERST - Resident David Fraser’s goal of building a planned residential development in the town’s northern rural zone made little progress at Tuesday night’s Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. Fraser wants to build 42 homes on 127 acres he owns…

AG’s office seeking volunteer mediators

The attorney general’s office is seeking volunteers to work as consumer affairs specialists for the next year in the Consumer Protection Bureau’s mediation program. The next training for new volunteers is scheduled for the weeks of Sept. 27 and Oct.…

Family program on wildlife slated

GROTON, Mass.- The Nashua River Watershed Association will hold an end-of-summer family program, “There’s a Fox in My Backyard,” from 9:30-11 a.m. on Aug. 28. Using exciting, hands-on demonstrations participants will get to “make it rain on a community” and…

Democrats to host ice cream social

NEW IPSWICH- The New Ipswich Democrats have revitalized their town committee and will kick off the election season with an ice cream social to meet the candidates.

Board names assistant principal

AMHERST- The Amherst School Board recently appointed Deborah Martel as assistant principal of Amherst Middle School. Martel replaces Porter Dodge, who has been promoted to principal of the school. Prior to taking this position, Martel served as dean of students…

SAU 39 appoints administrator

AMHERST- The SAU 39 School Board recently appointed Susan Ward as school business administrator. Ward, SAU 39’s former director of technology, replaces former Assistant Superintendent Michael Galan, who retired in June. Ward has 30 years of experience with databases, statistical…

Teen missing after fire at family’s house

MERRIMACK - A teenager is missing after a suspicious fire damaged the basement of her family’s house, where her bedroom was located, police said Wednesday. The teenager is considered to be a runaway, police said. Police would not say whether…

Bottlemaker to shut down

MERRIMACK - One of the nation’s first plants to manufacture a certain type of plastic soft-drink bottles will close its doors, company officials announced Wednesday. Amcor PET Packing, at 15 Continental Blvd., will cease production by the year’s end, forcing…

Nashua Olympian places 27th in Games

For Nashua’s Laura Gerraughty, the 2004 Olympics ended Wednesday morning at about 2:30 a.m. EDT, as bleary-eyed friends and fans back home looked on with pride and, ultimately, disappointment. Part of the disappointment, no doubt, came from the live broadcast…

Nashua Olympian places 27th in shot put

It was the experience of a lifetime, coming on the original Olympic grounds, used for the games between 776 B.C. and 393 A.D. But for Nashua’s Laura Gerraughty, it was still a tough morning. In the qualifying rounds of the…

Providus in contract with FHLBank

NASHUA - Providus Software Solutions Inc. announced Monday that FHLBank Topeka has selected Providus’ operational risk management software, RiskResolve, to actively manage and integrate its enterprise-wide risk management and Sarbanes-Oxley Act regulatory compliance initiatives. FHLBank, a privately-owned, federally chartered corporation,…

Blood Drive set at church

NASHUA - An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held Tuesday, Aug. 24, at the gathering hall at Immaculate Conception Church, 216 E. Dunstable Road. Those donating blood through Oct. 4 will be eligible to enter a raffle to…

Nashua Olympian describes her experience in Athens

EDITOR’S NOTE: Nashua’s Laura Gerraughty, a shot-putter on the U.S. track and field team, has been sharing her experiences leading up to her participation in the Athens Olympics in this journal. ATHENS - Thanks (or no thanks) to the wonder…

Nashua Olympian ready to take her shot

It might be the most frequently asked question of young athletes in certain sports. Friends, grandparents, fellow competitors and, perhaps, even the occasional sports writer ask it. The query may be posed in different ways, but ultimately it comes down…

Fund-raiser set for center

AMHERST - A coffeehouse fund-raiser for the Peabody Mill Environmental Center will be held in the Souhegan High School cafeteria on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Trio Eddie Mottau, Bob Drew and Jimmy Clark will sing blues, ragtime, and…

Historical Society meets today

MASON - The Historical Society will meet Saturday, Aug. 21, at 1 p.m. at the Mann House. The group will present a program on the Lawrence family, one of the first in town, and then walk to the site of…

Judge rejects injunction request

CONCORD- A judge turned down a Londonderry company’s request for an injunction against a California firm that it claims copied a light that both firms sell to attach to Glock pistols. Insight, Inc., of Londonderry, charges that the X200 light…

Group to hold benefit walk for mitochondrial disorders

PETERBOROUGH- Marcel’s Way will hold its first “Walk This Way . . . For Awareness” walk on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The walk will benefit those diagnosed with mitochondrial disorders and their families. Registration at Putnam Park…

Two injured in crash on Route 101

Two men were injured in a crash on Route 101 on Monday morning at the Milford/Wilton town line. Police, fire and rescue units from both towns responded to the scene at 6:53 a.m., Milford police said. Police said Jeffery Gefen,…

Man found notcompetent for trial

MANCHESTER (AP) - A judge has ruled that a 42-year-old man isn’t competent to be tried on charges of causing an accident that killed a Goffstown woman. Remy Casimir, a Haitian immigrant, was charged with negligent homicide in the death…