REGION U.S. Department of Justice officials have awarded 13 southern and central New Hampshire communities, including Nashua, more than $50,000 in grant money to go toward the purchase of bulletproof vests, according to a statement from U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg.…
AMHERST - A moose took on a couple of vehicles early Thursday morning on Route 101. The moose lost, but not before it destroyed one car and sent its driver to the hospital with injuries. Shortly after midnight, a westbound…
NASHUA - Bill Shea stepped away from a group of guys, swung a leg over the wall on the top floor of the Elm Street parking garage, took one look down, and disappeared from view. But nobody, either down on…
Cabletron Systems co-founder Gov. Craig Benson sits in the State House partly due to the millions he earned from his company and partly due to his reputation as a can-do job creator. At its peak in 1997, the Rochester high-tech…
From time to time aircraft builders find a home in New Hampshire although they eventually either move on or fade into obscurity. But a new aircraft builder emerging in a basement in Bedford has a good chance of staying afloat…
The issue of rural broadband access is no longer a theoretical matter, with much of the political and social discussion focusing on the “digital divide” between hot-wired urban and suburban regions and the mostly dial-up world in the rest of…
New Hampshire Industries Inc. has become the first consumer to purchase wholesale electricity directly from the New England Power Pool market. Granite State Electric Co. began delivering electricity to NHI’s Lebanon manufacturing facility on April 20. Freedom Energy, a marketer…
A proposed new way of bringing health insurance to employees has polarized businesses, organizations and government agencies across the nation and throughout New Hampshire. Called association health plans, or AHPs, they’re designed to be offered by trade or professional organizations…
It’s pretty safe to say that Andru Volinsky - the lead lawyer for the plaintiff school districts in the Claremont education lawsuits — is one of the state’s best-known lawyers. It’s also safe to say that most people don’t know…
Now that Soft Draw Investments has reached an agreement to take over the bankrupt Golf Club of New England, there remains one major outstanding issue aside from the financial future of the venture: What kind of loan did the company…
Cats in the Cradle doesn’t pussyfoot around when it comes to putting its “simpler times of yore” message on its line of handmade soaps, lotions and lip balms. Uniquely marketed with images from the era of silent films, owner Chris…
It’s pretty safe to say that Andru Volinsky - the lead lawyer for the plaintiff school districts in the Claremont education lawsuits — is one of the state’s best-known lawyers. It’s also safe to say that most people don’t know…
LOWELL, Mass. Boott Hydropower Inc. said it lowered the level of the Merrimack River about five feet Tuesday in order to work on the Pawtucket Dam. The work is expected to continue for three to five days, after which the…
Dermatologist Khalil Khatri will hold free skin cancer screenings May 22 at The Skin & Laser Surgery Center of New England, 74 Allds St. The screenings were scheduled to coincide with Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, sponsored by the…
NASHUA The Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a variance Tuesday for a property owner to maintain 10 apartments on an undersized lot at 7 Mason St. Gerald Prunier, a lawyer for property owner Terry Darkin, said the purpose of the…
NASHUA - The Zoning Board of Adjustment was impressed with plans to build a 37-unit, single-family cluster housing development on East Dunstable Road, across from the Sky Meadow commercial and residential complex. The board voted 5-0 Tuesday to endorse a…
MANCHESTER - When Ken Hauser donated blood for the first time in 15 years, he never suspected he would need it all back, and then some, six months later. About two years ago, Hauser, a Bedford resident, collapsed on a…
MERRIMACK - Selectman Carolyn Whitlock doesn’t want her colleagues to find themselves in an embarrassing predicament. In early June, the Board of Selectmen will sit down with candidates for town manager as part of an intensive “hell weekend” put together…
HOLLIS - The Hollis/Brookline Cooperative School Board voted 6-1 Wednesday night to apply for a $125,000 federal grant to fund a school resource officer for the district’s two schools. The grant would pay $125,000 over three years for the officer’s…
Nashua was named one of the healthiest communities in America by Men’s Journal magazine. The June issue of the monthly magazine, on newsstands Tuesday, names the 50 best places to live in America, rating communities in eight different categories. Nashua…
The Humane Society for Greater Nashua will host its annual Walk-a-Thon for homeless animals Saturday at New Hampshire Community Technical College. The walk-a-thon will take place from 9 a.m.-noon. Exhibitors will include Search Dogs Northeast, Tailwind Greyhound Rescue, massages from…
Firefighters will begin knocking on doors this month as part of a residential smoke detector inspection program. Both single-family and multi-family homes in the city will be targeted for the inspections, which are scheduled to begin Sunday and run through…
MERRIMACK Monday Conservation Commission, Town Hall conference room, 7 p.m. Tuesday Planning Board, Town Hall Courtroom, 7:30 p.m. Thursday Board of Selectmen, Town Hall Courtroom, 7 p.m. NASHUA MONDAY Board of Public Works, City Hall Auditorium, 5:30 p.m. School Human…
NEW BOSTON - The town Fire Department and a variety of other emergency response teams will conduct a drill at the New Boston Air Force Station on Saturday. The drill, which will be carried out in cooperation with the 23rd…
“Fatal Choices,” a program aimed at educating students about alcohol and drunken driving, will be held at the high school at 11 a.m. May 22. The program includes a chance for participants to wear goggles intended to simulate varying levels…
MERRIMACK - The Ambulance Rescue Service Auxiliary and Merrimack Fire Rescue, in celebration of Emergency Medical Service week, are sponsoring an EMS open house May 22. The event will take place at Merrimack Fire Rescue Station 1, at 432 Daniel…
TEMPLE - The Friends of Temple Town Hall will conduct a public hearing at Town Hall on May 22 to review the architect’s revised renovation plans for the historic 1842 building. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. At the…
NASHUA -- The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s annual walkathon fund-raiser, “Great Strides,” will be held Saturday at hundreds of venues throughout the United States, including Nashua, beginning at 9 a.m. In addition, for the first time, May has been proclaimed Cystic…
NASHUA -- The fire last week in a duplex on Anvil Drive displaced both families from their homes. The fire started with a candle left burning in a basement bedroom of 67 Anvil Drive, and damaged the home on that…
NASHUA - The Mine Falls Park Advisory Committee will hold its next trail day of the season May 22 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The group will meet at the Lincoln Park entrance to the park, behind the Hannaford supermarket. The…
Before the New Hampshire Fisher Cats even threw out the first pitch, Nashua Pride General Manager Todd Marlin admits he was nervous. He knew Manchester’s Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays wouldn’t compete against his independent league Nashua Pride…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Gov. Craig Benson vetoed a bill Monday that would have raised the minimum execution age in New Hampshire from 17 to 18 and pledged to seek capital punishment for anyone who kills a police officer. The…
The message on the Web site didn’t leave much to the imagination. It simply said “The Albany Diamond Dogs will not play in the 2003 season. Thank you for all of your past support.” For the Dog die-hards - every…
The owner settled onto a sun-baked seat in the beautiful stadium at the Homestead (Fla.) Sports Complex, struggling to control his emotions while talking about the team to which he has formed an iron bond. Chris English believes he has…
REGION Customers in Nashua, parts of Hudson, Litchfield, Pelham and Merrimack were without phone service early Wednesday morning. A Nashua switch went down around 5:50 a.m. causing the disruption in phone service, according to Verizon. An electronic malfunction in an…
BROOKLINE - Soon, Brookline Cafe owner Chris Susalka will be offering customers Internet access with their coffee. The Milford resident bought the business at 104B Route 13 in January, and he’s already looking to change and expand it. In June,…
SALEM - A four-day, 40-hour radio-thon run by WHOB will benefit patients at Children’s Hospital in Boston. WHOB will broadcast from the Wal-Mart store in Salem today through Sunday, raising money for Children’s Hospital. Pledges will benefit the hospital’s neediest…
MERRIMACK - A three-car collision at Bedford Road and Daniel Webster Highway tied up traffic temporarily Wednesday morning. No one appeared to have been seriously injured, officials said at the scene. Witnesses said a white Lexus crashed into at least…
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) - Phone service was out in Nashua and parts of some neighboring communities for several hours on Wednesday morning, affecting about 50,000 phone lines, a spokeswoman for Verizon said. The problem began between 5 a.m. and 6…
HOLLIS - Christina S. Kang has been selected as a 2004 Presidential Scholar, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige announced Tuesday in a written statement. Kang was one of two people in the state, and 141 overall, to win the…
St. Joseph Hospital’s eight-week Freedom From Smoking program starting this week. The program is designed by the American Lung Association. Freedom From Smoking offers group support and encouragement for those that would like to quit smoking. During the period of…
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center will host a variety of classes this month. Classes include: - self-massage for stress: Thursday 6:30-8 p.m., $10; - can diabetes be prevented?: Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Free. For more information or to register, call 577-2255.
Four artists at the Riverview Mill will offer classes in pottery, jewelry making, silk painting and cartoon drawing at a series of four-day art camps beginning on June 22. The cost is $130 per week. The last class is scheduled…
The Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School Destination ImagiNation team has scheduled several fund-raisers to cover costs of the team’s trip to Knoxville, Tenn., to compete in the Global Finals at the University of Tennessee. The team needs an estimated $8,000. Scheduled events…
MILFORD - For a minute it looked like Milford’s new superintendent of schools had scored a coup on his very first day at work: finding a big mistake in previous School Board action. “I’d like to tell you your new…
“Dying in Vein” is a documentary account of the effects of the blood crisis in the United States and of the crucial decisions made by pharmaceutical company executives, federal officials and others that had a devastating impact on innocent men,…
Terry MacNeill of Dracut, Mass., is the last person to see herself as a righteous hero. “Activism is not at the center of my life. A broken heart is at the center of my life,” she says. “I am a…
WILTON - Four artists at the Riverview Mill will offer classes in pottery, jewelry making, silk painting and cartoon drawing at a series of four-day art camps beginning on June 22. Cost is $130 per week. The last class is…
Citizens Bank has unveiled an initiative aimed at helping to tackle the New England region’s shortage of affordable housing. Called the Citizens Housing Bank, the program will provide $200 million in loan funds at a low interest rate to non-profit…
Wrenn Associates, a Merrimack-based general contractor, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company’s lawyer, William Gannon of Manchester, said the company fully expects to reorganize, emerge from bankruptcy and prosper in the future. “The company has more than…
Torrington Properties has deepened its stake in the state’s commercial/retail real estate market with its purchase of the 300,000-square-foot shopping center in Rochester known as The Ridge. The $51.3 million acquisition from Waterstone Properties includes the retail center adjacent to Route 11, home to Market Basket, a New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet, Marshalls, Old Navy, Starbucks, Stonewall Kitchen, Petco, Famous Footwear, ULTA Beauty, Hobby Lobby, the 110 Grill restaurant and other occupants.
Joshua Greenwald, owner broker of the Greenwald Realty Group, is the new president of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors.
Business and event happenings around the state of NH
While the median price of a single-family home in New Hampshire declined again in November, don’t assume it’s a trend toward greater affordability. More likely, according to Susan Cole, president of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors (NHAR), it’s because of seasonal trends in this region.
The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community
‘What I learned is if we wanted to have a product or a program in New Hampshire that was successful, it had to mirror the illegal product, because if it was too greedy, if it was…
Diabetes costs the U.S. economy approximately $413 billion annually, including more than $106 billion in lost productivity.
A new report from the AARP concludes there’s an urgent need to support the tens of thousands of New Hampshire residents who serve as caregivers to people close to them.
The State Department and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) have stopped processing visas for Afghans and slowed or halted issuing “green cards” to refugees, the documents granting refugees permanent resident status in the United States and the ability to seek employment.
