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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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,…
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…
EPPING - (AP) - A 33-year-old man charged with animal cruelty after his pit bull was found dead in his car on a hot June day has pleaded innocent. Jeffrey Brown of Epping faces up to a year in jail…
CLAREMONT (AP) - Authorities say the death of a worker who was struck and killed Friday by a race car at the Twin State Speedway appears to have been an accident. Authorities said Michael Bliss, 46, of Montpelier, Vt., died…
PELHAM-Gov. Craig Benson will speak at the grand opening of Dennis P. Lyons Memorial Park on Saturday. The park is named after a police officer who recently died after a lengthy battle with cancer. The park has two lighted basketball…
AMHERST-The first public hearing for the proposed Lowe’s shopping center on Route 101A took place Wednesday, giving the developer a chance to outline the project to the public. The next public hearing will be held Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 7:30…
It seems like you could spend your entire day traveling from one trade show and business exposition to another. Industry-specific, business-to-business and business-to-consumer - the list is never-ending. With so many possible choices for your promotions dollar, businesspeople are asking…
If the name Accentus sounds familiar, that’s because it probably is. The Hanover-based firm was the winner earlier this year in the initial Start Up New Hampshire business plan competition, garnering a $40,000 prize for its efforts. The company -…
Would you drink reclaimed sewage effluent? Bill Zebuhr thinks so. As founder and chief executive officer of Nashua-based Ovation Products Corp., he has found a way to turn dirty water into ultra-pure drinking water through vaporization and distillation — and…
Northeast Delta Dental of Concord was recently named among the top 50 “Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in America” by the Society for Human Resource Management. The company, which administers dental benefits to more than 650,000 people…
For the last year or so, I have never thought of Governor Benson as a Republican. And I’m not alone. Most spectators of the political scene have quickly observed that the governor who ran as a Republican is actually an…
Over the course of recent years, leaders of our state’s government have worked to craft a solution to — quite arguably — the most challenging public-policy debate New Hampshire has grappled with in modern times. As a former House member…
A series of articles on outsourcing by the New Hampshire Business Review’s Cindy Kibbe (the third and final part can be found on page 1B) has highlighted the complex ramifications of the practice. While it’s true that sending jobs overseas…
When advocating for the founding of national forests, President Theodore Roosevelt listed as a reason for their creation “to preserve the timber supply for various classes of wood users.” Since its founding, New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest has been…
To the editor: As a follow up to your recent article (“Outsourcing: The good, the bad and the inevitable,” July 9-22 NHBR), AeA, the largest high-tech association in the United States, has sent a copy of its white paper addressing…
Education in New Hampshire has been the state’s central political issue for the last decade or so (or is it century?). The funding of it, the adequacy of it and the relation it has to our political lives has been…
Successful firms are coming to realize that their success is not a “forever” thing. The shelf life of entire companies is shrinking almost as fast as the shelf life of their products and services. For years, internal research and development…
It’s summertime, and the livin’ is easy — until you have to pair that wine with summer’s fresh foods. Gordon Heins, wine specialist for the State Liquor Commission, takes all the guesswork out of finding that perfect summer wine. And…
Virtually all of those who were old enough at the time remember where they were and what they were doing when they heard that President Kennedy had been shot, or the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor, or the Red Sox…
A Child’s Gift Golf Tournament, Aug. 20, Nippo Lake Golf Club, Barrington. Proceeds to benefit Wide Horizons for Children’s Adoption Subsidy program which provides financial assistance to those looking to adopt a child. Cost: $100 per golfer. Contact: Rob Secinaro,…
Far be it from F&J to stir up trouble, but we’d love to have an answer to this question: To whom was Governor Benson referring when he told Kevin Landrigan of The Telegraph, while complaining about being held to a…
“I have bad luck hitting them but good luck not getting hurt.” - Berlin Mayor Bob Danderson after hitting a moose for the second time in his driving career, this one while in a Mazda Miata convertible. “We heeded the…
Considering the state of politics in New Hampshire, perhaps Senate President Tom Eaton and Majority Leader Bob Clegg shouldn’t have taken offense at outgoing Sen. Burt Cohen’s recent commentary comparing them to “party bosses in Soviet Russia.” They don’t bare…
While on the stump, John Lynch, the Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, has taken to telling voters an anecdote from four years ago. When he was being interviewed for a spot on the University System of New Hampshire board of trustees, he…
Perhaps it’s in the interests of budget-cutting that various news outlets have apparently been reducing their political coverage by dispensing with the primaries. A case in point - THE case in point, in fact - is the apparent decision to…
Most of us are stymied when faced with the monolithic walls of wine bottles at the grocery store or the state liquor shop. It gets even worse if you attempt to go to one of the very few wine cellars…
Matthew Gregg, co-founder of the New Hampshire Theatre Awards and longtime member of the McLean Communications family, has been hard at work on a Broadway musical, “Nine 11,” based on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In his passion…
Whoever said too many cooks spoil the broth obviously wasn’t a team player, because that is exactly what Chez Boucher’s Cooking School is trying to do - build teams through Culinary Adventures cooking classes. “Participants will have to choose a…
• After his hysterical “Crossfire” performance on the State House lawn last month, calling CNN’s Tucker Carlson a twerp would be an insult to all the other twerps. • Who’ll have to wait longer before they actually get the cash in their…
Stonyfield Farm’s Strong Women conference - profiled last year in the New Hampshire Business Review - is coming to Boston in September. “Strong Women Saturday” is billed as an ambitious undertaking patterned after the Londonderry-based yogurt maker’s successful Strong Women…
FINANCIAL SERVICES Michael F. Jurnak has been elected a principal of the accounting firm of Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker. Based in Manchester, Jurnak is a member of BDMP’s Manufacturing Industry Group. Donna M. Ehrler has been promoted to senior…
Manchester: Ted Herbert’s Music Mart, a Manchester landmark, is merging with the Frederick, Md.-based Music and Arts Centers chain. Terms of the deal, which includes the music store business but not the music school or the store property, were undisclosed.…
In the 15 months since Tom Metzger took over as chairman, president and CEO of Citizens Bank New Hampshire, he’s certainly made himself at home. In fact, Metzger - a 30-year veteran of the banking industry, including eight years as…
Venture capitalists invested $916.6 million into New England firms in the second quarter — the most since late 2001 — according to a new study. New England venture investing increased for the third consecutive quarter, as investors placed big bets…
Banknorth Group (BNK) reported second-quarter net income of $95.8 million, a 10 percent increase over a year ago. For the quarter, Banknorth had income of 55 cents per share, up from 53 cents for the same period last year. Its…
Three of the nation’s largest cellular phone companies have reached a deal with 32 states, including New Hampshire, that requires them to be more up-front with customers in their advertisements and service plans. Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless and Sprint PCS…
Avesta Housing improves lives and strengthens communities by promoting and providing quality affordable homes for people in need.
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.
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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
Three policy decisions from 2025 that will shape life in New Hampshire in 2026 and beyond
The federal government will give with one hand and take with another when it comes to New Hampshire’s rural health care system in 2026.
