Open Space group sets schedule
MONT VERNON - The Mont Vernon Open Space Committee will begin meeting on the first Wednesday of each month starting May 5. The meetings will be held at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall and are open to the public.…
Author: NH Business Review Staff
Correction
Because of a mistake, the March 19-April 1 article, “Golf club board may investigate ‘unusual activities,’ misidentified Steven Shapiro as a former member of the board of The Golf Club of New England. Shapiro never served on the golf club…
Candidates night set for tonight
The Exchange Club will sponsor Candidates Night for residents seeking slots on the Board of Selectmen and School Board. The forum will be held at 7 tonight in the Merrimack High School cafeteria. The session, in a question-and-answer format, will…
Medical center plans open house
NASHUA - Southern New Hampshire Medical Center kicks off the opening of its new Family Center on Tuesday, April 13, with a community open house. The event, slated to run from 4-7 p.m., will include tours, entertainment and gifts. The…
Rains cause flooding in Nashua area, southern part of the state
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The rains brought flooding to southern New Hampshire and may have contributed to a building collapse in Manchester. It also closed a number of schools and shut some roads throughout the Nashua area. "There's high water…
Emergency center tours on tap
BEDFORD Town officials are inviting residents to tour their local emergency police and fire communications center. As part of National Telecommunications Week, officials will be offering tours of the Bedford Police-Fire Communications Center by appointment during the week of April…
Board president sheds light on golf club’s financial demise
An 11th-hour phone call to Gov. Craig Benson. A $2 million loan program that fell short by a few hundred thousand dollars. More than $4 million in cost overruns. And members voting by a 2-1 margin against kicking in another…
Fun is part of Fisher Cats owner’s investment strategy
Pursuing a second career has turned out to be an expensive pastime for Drew Weber, the retired New York clothier and current owner of two minor league baseball teams, including the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, who will be beginning their…
Erie unit gets a hand in sanitizing market
Before he started working for Portsmouth-based Erie Scientific four years ago, Michael Vadeboncoeur admits he hadn’t paid much attention to germs, bacteria and proper hand sanitation. He’d worked as a direct mailing marketing specialist, but Vadeboncoeur, now product manager for…
An educational experience with Fred Bramante
Fred Bramante, founder and owner of Daddy’s Junky Music Stores, served on the state Board of Education from 1992 to 1996 and ran four times for governor of New Hampshire. A native of Medford, Mass., he was a schoolteacher in…
Residential market active, but builders see hurdles
New Hampshire communities issued a total of 419 permits for single-family housing construction in January of this year, the largest January total since the building boom of the 1980s. But while the market for new homes remains strong, many builders…
N.H. is first in nation — for its transfer tax
Here’s a good trivia question for your next social gathering: Besides the national primary, what does New Hampshire lead the nation in? Answer: real estate transfer taxes. It’s true. New Hampshire holds the unenviable position of having the highest real…
3 N.H. cities achieve recognition as top ‘agurbs’
Lebanon, Concord and Keene are among the country’s top agricultural suburbs, according to a newly published book, “Boomtown USA: The 7-1/2 Keys to Big Success in Small Towns.” Author Jack Schultz, chief executive of Agricel Inc., an Illinois-based rural industrial…
Health purchase partnership hits major impasse
Can it work in New Hampshire? A nearly two-year effort by employers to peg the quality and efficiency of health care in New Hampshire with an aim at getting a handle on costs has gotten badly sidetracked following the withdrawal…
Erie unit gets a hand in sanitizing market
Before he started working for Portsmouth-based Erie Scientific four years ago, Michael Vadeboncoeur admits he hadn’t paid much attention to germs, bacteria and proper hand sanitation. He’d worked as a direct mailing marketing specialist, but Vadeboncoeur, now product manager for…
Fisher buys Apogent for $2.7 billion
The $2.7 billion acquisition of Portsmouth-based Apogent Technologies by Fisher Scientific International Inc. is being seen by analysts as an expected move by the Hampton-based firm to enter the growing bioscience market. Fisher, a maker of laboratory gear for universities…
An educational experience with Fred Bramante
Fred Bramante, founder and owner of Daddy’s Junky Music Stores, served on the state Board of Education from 1992 to 1996 and ran four times for governor of New Hampshire. A native of Medford, Mass., he was a schoolteacher in…
3 N.H. cities achieve recognition as top ‘agurbs’
Lebanon, Concord and Keene are among the country’s top agricultural suburbs, according to a newly published book, “Boomtown USA: The 7-1/2 Keys to Big Success in Small Towns.” Author Jack Schultz, chief executive of Agricel Inc., an Illinois-based rural industrial…
N.H. is first in nation — for its transfer tax
Here’s a good trivia question for your next social gathering: Besides the national primary, what does New Hampshire lead the nation in? Answer: real estate transfer taxes. It’s true. New Hampshire holds the unenviable position of having the highest real…
Residential market active, but builders see hurdles
New Hampshire communities issued a total of 419 permits for single-family housing construction in January of this year, the largest January total since the building boom of the 1980s. But while the market for new homes remains strong, many builders…
Fun is part of Fisher Cats owner’s investment strategy
Pursuing a second career has turned out to be an expensive pastime for Drew Weber, the retired New York clothier and current owner of two minor league baseball teams, including the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, who will be beginning their…
Health purchase partnership hits major impasse
Can it work in New Hampshire? A nearly two-year effort by employers to peg the quality and efficiency of health care in New Hampshire with an aim at getting a handle on costs has gotten badly sidetracked following the withdrawal…
Erie unit gets a hand in sanitizing market
Before he started working for Portsmouth-based Erie Scientific four years ago, Michael Vadeboncoeur admits he hadn’t paid much attention to germs, bacteria and proper hand sanitation. He’d worked as a direct mailing marketing specialist, but Vadeboncoeur, now product manager for…
Democratic panel names new officers
GREENVILLE - The Democratic Town Committee named new officers and began planning for the upcoming elections at a meeting Saturday. New officers are Anne McInnes, chairman; Marguerite Vallaincourt, vice chairman; Emmy Rainwater, secretary; and Jim Giddings, treasurer. A delegate to…
Outreach group to hear DCYF official
MILFORD - Greater Milford Outreach is an organization for anyone interested in exchanging ideas for better serving children and families in the greater Milford area. GMO seeks to create a network among area human services, schools, the court system, parents…
Soft yard waste pickup to start
The Solid Waste Department will begin the special curbside collection of leaves, grass clippings and pine needles on Monday, April 12. Soft yard waste may be put into either paper compost bags or 32-gallon barrels. Since the start of the…
Trail day to be held at Mine Falls
The Mine Falls Park Advisory Committee will hold its first trail day of the season on Saturday, April 24, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The group will meet at the Lincoln Park entrance to the park, behind the Hannaford supermarket. The…
Muscular dystrophy benefit slated
Malarkey’s Casual Family Dining in Lorden Plaza on Nashua Street will hold a jail-and-bail on Wednesday to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The restaurant has set a goal of $20,000 for the day, which will include live music and food.…
Democrats name new officers
GREENVILLE - The Democratic Town Committee met briefly on Saturday to name new officers and begin planning for the upcoming elections. New officers are Chairman Anne McInnes, Vice-Chairman Marguerite Vallaincourt; Secretary Emmy Rainwater; and Treasurer Jim Giddings. A delegate to…
Watershed group to hold meeting
MILFORD - The annual spring meeting of the Souhegan Watershed Association will be held on Monday from 7-9 p.m., in the Keyes Room of the Wadleigh Library in Milford. The meeting is open to everyone. On the agenda will be…
Rabies clinic set for April 12
WILTON - The Wilton Animal Hospital will sponsor a rabies clinic for dogs and cats on Monday, April 12, 4:30 to 6 p.m., at the Fire Station. Cost is $10 per shot. All area people are welcome. Dog licenses will…
Pancake, waffle mix recalled
TEWKSBURY, MASS. - Demoulas Supermarkets has recalled a store-brand pancake and waffle mix because it has egg not listed in the ingredients. The company said it had pulled its 32-ounce boxes of Demoulas & Market Basket Complete Pancake & Waffle…
Gas line break closes street, clears church
MILFORD - A gas line break shortly before noon shut down a street leading off the Milford Oval on Monday, leading to an evacuation of St. Patrick's Church and some nearby homes. The street was reopened about forty five minutes…
Amid concern over jobs, Bush heads to New Hampshire
NASHUA - President Bush visited the heart of Kerry country Thursday to tell enthusiastic supporters on a shop-floor classroom that matching education to the needs of business is key to solving the nation's employment problems. "Community colleges have got the…
Board approves Nashua restaurant sign
NASHUA - The Country Tavern Inn has received city approval to build an 18-foot electronic changing message sign in front of its restaurant at 452 Amherst St. The Zoning Board of Adjustment normally takes a dim view of such signs,…
Technical competition slated
Students from 24 high schools and technical centers throughout the state will take part in a daylong skills and leadership competition Friday. Two hundred and seventy-five students are expected to participate in the competition sponsored by SkillsUSA-VICA, which is a…
Local farmers appointed to committees
A couple of area farmers were out in California recently as part of their roles on advisory committees of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Timothy O’Connell of Milford, a former state representative and owner of Butternut Farm, was recently appointed…
Planners approve Main St. offices plan
NASHUA - A former rooming house with something of a checkered past will be expanded and converted into office space under a proposal approved by the Planning Board. The board on Thursday voted 6-1 to endorse the plan by local…
Senior center, housing get OK
NASHUA - It’s been a long time coming, but a plan to build a new Senior Activity Center and 43 units of housing for the elderly on Temple Street has cleared the local permitting process. Construction on the facility is…
Area residents mixed on their views of war
NASHUA - Kagen Weeks drives a shiny red car decorated with a lone rear bumper sticker printed in red, white and blue: “Bush/Orwell 2004.” The message the 28-year-old environmental engineer hopes to send is a puzzle to many passersby, who…
President Bush to visit Nashua
President Bush will make his second trip in two months to New Hampshire next Thursday to tout jobs in Nashua. Bush’s official visit as the nation’s chief executive will come a few hours before he travels to Boston for a…
C.B. Sullivan’s educated approach to salons
It might be an exaggeration to say that C.B. Sullivan Jr. was born with the salon supply business in his blood. But not by much. “We grew up with a small barber supply business in our basement,” Sullivan says of…
C.B. Sullivan’s educated approach to salons
It might be an exaggeration to say that C.B. Sullivan Jr. was born with the salon supply business in his blood. But not by much. “We grew up with a small barber supply business in our basement,” Sullivan says of…
The first couple of N.H. culture
Van McLeod, New Hampshire’s commissioner of cultural resources, oversees the state’s divisions of the arts, historical resources and libraries. His wife, Joan Goshgarian, is executive director of the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts, which seeks to educate, motivate…
SB 110 reform face uncertain future in House
Small-business owners walloped by health insurance rate increases might be getting a break if a bill passed by the state Senate becomes law. But they shouldn’t hold their breath. Senate Bill 429 reforms the health insurance reforms contained in last…
Is malpractice reform the answer to physician shortages?
Clinton Frederick “Rick” Miller is not the Rick Miller who used to play the outfield for the Boston Red Sox and, later, the California Angels. But when he looks at his net income these days, he might wish he were.…
The first couple of N.H. culture
Van McLeod, New Hampshire’s commissioner of cultural resources, oversees the state’s divisions of the arts, historical resources and libraries. His wife, Joan Goshgarian, is executive director of the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts, which seeks to educate, motivate…
Canadian firm finds the perfect spot in Colebrook
There’s no one set of rules for bringing new companies to New Hampshire. No two businesses follow the same path to relocation. Often making a personal connection at the right time makes all the difference - and that was the…
SB 110 reform face uncertain future in House
Small-business owners walloped by health insurance rate increases might be getting a break if a bill passed by the state Senate becomes law. But they shouldn’t hold their breath. Senate Bill 429 reforms the health insurance reforms contained in last…
Is malpractice reform the answer to physician shortages?
Clinton Frederick “Rick” Miller is not the Rick Miller who used to play the outfield for the Boston Red Sox and, later, the California Angels. But when he looks at his net income these days, he might wish he were.…
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