NASHUA - Gov. Craig Benson led a GOP train of sorts through the downtown Thursday, greeting voters as part of his first re-election campaign. Benson toured the city with four state representatives - two of whom are facing off in…
MERRIMACK - In the utopian future, residents won’t need a canoe to get out of their driveways following a summer rainstorm. Human waste at the treatment plant will be so finely processed that the southern part of Daniel Webster Highway…
Wonderland was never more marvelous. Alice never had a more thrilling trip through the looking glass. The White Rabbit was fast. Alice didn’t catch her until the end when they performed together in a big hoop suspended over center ring.…
NASHUA - Robert Malik is not looking for any handouts. He is looking for a way to protect the health and well-being of his family. He is unemployed and a member of Nashua Job Seekers. All the job seekers are…
HOLLIS - The town has yet to decide about joining the newly formed Merrimack Valley Regional Water District, but the Board of Selectmen voted Monday night to work to protect the town’s legal and financial interests in its aquifer. The…
HUDSON - Plans to name the Central Fire Station after a local resident are moving forward with donations from residents. The Board of Selectmen approved naming the Central Station after resident Lenny Smith last April. Smith, who died almost two…
MILFORD - Better the devil you know than the one you don’t. In a nutshell, that was the conclusion of the majority of a group that looked at whether Milford should change its form of government. “It’s like the quote…
NASHUA - Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson praised Gov. Craig Benson on Monday for being one of the few chief executives nationally who is willing to change the bargain with the federal government and deliver services differently under…
WILTON - The problems encountered in the 2000 presidential election in Florida - all those hanging chads, voter list purges, malfunctioning voting machines and partial recounts - can’t happen in New Hampshire. There are laws against such things. “New Hampshire…
MERRIMACK - A supermarket employee was transported to a local hospital and a woman and baby escaped serious injury Monday when a Merrimack teen lost control of her car in a store parking lot. Shaw’s Supermarket employee Jen Gonzales, 33,…
LONDONDERRY - A tractor-trailer packed with 40,000 pounds of explosive blasting gel tipped over on Auburn Road shortly before 12:30 p.m. Monday. It wasn’t as dangerous as it sounds, police said. “It’s very safe to transport. It can only be…
NASHUA - At least 11 aldermen support the Nashua Riverfront Promenade, one more than needed for the project that supporters say would enliven the Railroad Square neighborhood, according to a poll of aldermen by The Telegraph. The project needs 10…
The Young Eagles, a national group with a local chapter, will give youngsters free 20-minute flights at free Aviation Safety Education Days at Daniel Webster College, off Pine Hill Road. Mike Mahoney, the local volunteer administrator for program, said seven…
A three-month, $1 million road-paving project is scheduled to begin Tuesday night on the F.E. Everett Turnpike in Nashua, according to state highway department officials. Highway department workers will begin paving the road in the northbound lanes between Exits 2…
The fireworks display at Holman Stadium in Nashua on Sunday night was the most exciting my family and I have ever seen, and we have seen plenty. The Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps was fantastic. It was a gorgeous evening…
NASHUA -- Southbound traffic on the F.E. Everett Turnpike should prepare for a detour tonight: vehicles will be routed off at Exit 1 onto Spit Brook Road and Daniel Webster Highway and then through Tyngsborough, Mass., on Middlesex and Westford…
Baboosic Lake was closed to public swimming by the state Friday because of an outbreak of blue-green algae. The algae was spotted in the water earlier this week, and after tests the Department of Environmental Services announced the closing. Baboosic…
AMHERST Wal-Mart will be collecting customers’ used and new books, magazines, and VHS tapes and music/educational CD-ROMs throughout July as part of an upcoming benefit for the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth. Donations from the community will be sold at an…
NASHUA Nashua Garden Club members and the public will join Mayor Bernie Streeter to rededicate the sensory garden at Greeley Park on July 23 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Carolyn Gaudette, former president of the club, will present the bronze relief plaque…
What we see and hear on TV daily - the horrors of the war, the abuse of prisoners, the merciless killing of hostages - is a testimony to what hatred and moral blindness can do to people. Unfortunately, the truth…
Many industries in New Hampshire are ”below the radar.” They’re businesses that for one reason or another are not very visible or are hard to reduce to mere statistics. One of them is the general aviation business. A general aviation…
The town of Derry has removed its new on-line motor vehicle registration program from its Web site in the wake of a warning issued by state officials. The program was shut down on June 28 after a representative from the…
If I was the conspiracy-minded sort, I’d swear that Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds sneak into their underground labs at night to whip up Web viruses. Those lords of the open-source software movement -- Stallman over the border in Cambridge,…
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Hampshire has announced that it’s going back to the drawing board to help build a tiered health-care product with some of the state’s largest purchasers of health insurance. “This cause is so worthy,…
Outsourcing is either the smartest business practice since the development of the assembly line, allowing companies to shave double-digit percentage points off their bottom lines, or the most repugnant, directly responsible for exporting good-paying U.S. jobs overseas. “Outsourcing is the…
We have been critical here before about the way the governor and Executive Council conduct their business -- or, rather, our business. It’s possible, we realize, that the councilors show more curiosity when discussing issues in private than they do…
Continuing ramifications of actions taken or not taken by state government highlighted the coming of July. On the school-funding front, actions taken by the Legislature in secretly negotiating and then passing a completely new school-funding plan resulted in a lawsuit…
Almost daily, the governor demonstrates his complete lack of understanding as to how the governmental process works. His naiveté has grown from “forgivable miscue” to “embarrassment.” The governor is exactly where he was two years ago - wandering aimlessly in…
In the fields of health and human services, there is no more critical workforce issue than the serious shortage of nurses, a shortage that will worsen as the baby boom generation ages and retires. In recent years, the University of…
If I was the conspiracy-minded sort, I’d swear that Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds sneak into their underground labs at night to whip up Web viruses. Those lords of the open-source software movement -- Stallman over the border in Cambridge,…
When you think of the White Mountains, chances are you see yourself schussing down a Double Black diamond run making tracks in the powder. But the area has just as much - maybe even more -- to offer by way…
Richard Brothers, a 45-year-old Campton resident who’s described as a “part-time health care adviser” to Governor Benson, has decided that he wants to give it another shot in trying to retire his fellow Republican, Sen. Carl Johnson of Meredith. Brothers,…
We now know the extent of U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg’s legendary sense of humor. He doesn’t like Jane Fonda jokes. During a visit to Dartmouth College, the senator was given of a computer science lab to see the latest developments…
At its much-publicized 2004 Liberty Dinner last month, the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance -- a group that describes itself as a “non-partisan coalition” that supports “increased individual in New Hampshire” - didn’t only hear from Governor Benson and Jason Sorens,…
Early summer is the time for Red Sox slumps, beach novels and political storytelling. Considering that F&J covers neither sports nor literary accomplishments, here are two of the summer’s best-selling New Hampshire political rumors so far. 1. After winning in…
Fending off any attempt to criticize Governor Benson for his relationship with the wannabe settlers of the Free State Project, the governor wanted to make it clear the other day that while he’s glad to help them build their bandwagon,…
• You’ve to have some sympathy for Kelly Ayotte. She quit her post as the governor’s legal counsel last year only a few of months after taking the job to become deputy attorney general. Now she’s back to working as…
Many industries in New Hampshire are ”below the radar.” They’re businesses that for one reason or another are not very visible or are hard to reduce to mere statistics. One of them is the general aviation business. A general aviation…
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Hampshire has announced that it’s going back to the drawing board to help build a tiered health-care product with some of the state’s largest purchasers of health insurance. “This cause is so worthy,…
LYNDEBOROUGH - Developing an inventory of the town’s historic and cultural sites will be the first project taken on by the newly formed Heritage Commission. At an organizational meeting Tuesday, Chase Roeper was named chairman. The commission will next meet…
NASHUA -Firefighters confined a fire that started in a home’s chimney early Sunday morning. A charcoal grill connected to the chimney at 55½ New Dunstable Road was the cause, and firefighters had to rip apart the walls of the surrounding…
MERRIMACK - Merrimack police say a medical problem appears to have contributed to a two-car wreck that sent three town residents injured to the hospital around midday Sunday. Stephanie Roy, 35, and her mother, Lorraine Roy, 68, both of 4…
NASHUA - Carolyn Choate is program manager for WYCN-TV 13 in Nashua. But on Friday, she goes national when her portrait and those of 49 other breast cancer survivors from across the country are displayed on a shiny new BMW…
IF YOU GO The chug-chug-chug, toot-toot, woo-woo song of the faithful Old Smokey rail system, which once filled the air and completed the warm, family-fun atmosphere at the former Pleasure Island in Wakefield, Mass., will be played again on July…
NEW IPSWICH - The first victims of a slumping economy are cultural activities, particularly those that are dependent on donations, gifts and endowments. Among those victims is Historic New England, owner of the Barrett House, and the result is fewer…
(AP) - A car seized in Manchester in a drug crime will be used to patrol the prison in Laconia. The federal court recently released the 1998 Lincoln to the state Corrections Department. The vehicle was seized when parole officers…
Tilton - (AP) - The cleanup of a planned riverfront park will take longer and cost more than expected. The Environmental Protection Agency began the cleanup five weeks ago and found more extensive contamination from lead and barium ash. The…
(AP) - A Manchester man is recovering after police say his neighbor attacked him with an ax. Michael Ceichon was treated at Elliot Hospital for a cut on his hand. His neighbor Robert Pelletier, 33, was in court Friday charged…
Manchester - (AP) - A popular teen from Weare was still hospitalized this weekend with severe head injuries after being beaten with a baseball bat. Authorities initially reported the incident as road rage, but Ralph Rhea of Weare says his…
HUDSON - Members of the Historical Society and rotary club braved rain and sun last weekend to start painting the Hills House. About 15-20 people helped scrape, prime and paint the home’s first floor June 26-27, society member David Alukonis…
Photos from the 2026 NHBR Business Excellence Awards, presented by M&T Bank. This event was held on Thursday, October 8 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH
Agritourism has become an important business option for many farms in New Hampshire and across the country. Exactly what is agritourism?
It’s October and as the leaves fall, town budget committees, school boards and select-boards are beginning the process that will culminate in Town Meeting as snow starts to melt in March. The famous quote is that “all politics is local,” but in New Hampshire so are budgets.
I keep seeing articles on how hard it is for new college grads to find jobs. Some who do are often let go a few months after starting.
A roundup of news updates from public companies in NH and nationwide
Interest rate hike? What interest rate hike? The move by the Federal Reserve to hike a key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point (0.25%) has provoked a big yawn in the New Hampshire economy.
NH Business Review's biweekly snapshot of business and industry statistics
The Seacoast Landing retail and commercial development project underway in Newington could include a large medical facility that would be between 75,000 and 100,000 square feet, and would be the third major occupant of the 82-acre project along with a Costco and a second major retailer.
On a recent Friday at the Easterseals NH Military & Veterans Campus in Franklin, I found myself about 30 feet in the air. I was holding onto a pole and contemplating what suddenly seemed like a rather narrow log stretching out over a great deal of empty space toward another pole, which also seemed remarkably distant.
