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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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 winter of 2003-04 has not been an ideal one for New Hampshire ski resorts. First, there was a major snowfall in December, long before most skiers were ready to take to the slopes. January was bitterly cold. The February…
Mary Nelson, administrative assistant to Nashua Mayor Bernie Streeter, offers a commemorative blanket to Salvation Army Commissioner Lawrence Moretz and his wife, Nancy. Moretz spoke at a council of war meeting for all Salvation Army leaders from Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts…
PORTSMOUTH (AP) - Members of a group hoping to save New Hampshire’s first statehouse have been told they need to do more homework before federal funding would be available. A spokesman for Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., told the Save the…
HUDSON - Here are the results of the March 13 Destination ImagiNation regional event held at Alvirne High School. All teams advancing to the state finals are listed, as well as local teams that participated. The state finals are April…
LYNDEBOROUGH - Sharon Boisvert has formally requested a recount of the race for Board of Selectmen and a ballot question dealing with a new ordinance regulating use of off-road vehicles on state-sanctioned trails. The votes were taken Tuesday. She presented…
There is a maxim that one needs to spend money to save money. That’s the quandary the Board of Aldermen faced as it weighed whether to borrow $1.3 million to pay for a fiber-optic cable system to connect city facilities.…
NASHUA - Aiming to open its first store in the city, Wal-Mart is applying for a permit from the state Department of Environmental Services to fill an acre of wetlands, drawing criticism from local environmental leaders. Last fall, the Conservation…
DURHAM - At about 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, 15 minutes after his team clinched a semifinal victory over Bishop Brady and earned a spot in Saturday’s Class I finals, Souhegan High School boys basketball coach Mike Facques did something that…
LYNDEBOROUGH - Voters at Town Meeting added $1,000 to a study of the fire and police stations and indefinitely postponed action on designating French Road as “scenic,” but otherwise accepted everything on the warrant. The three-hour meeting was held Saturday…
MERRIMACK - Town police are assisting state Fish and Game Department officials in seeking a suspect who destroyed at least five beaver dams in White Pine Swamp. Four of the dams were located in the town-owned Horse Hill Nature Preserve,…
MILFORD - Authorities are investigating an attempt to burn down the gazebo on the Milford Oval, but won’t say whether it is connected to the late-night arson fire that gutted the Garden Street School. “They are being treated right now…
MONT VERNON - Years of moldy classrooms, ice dams and ceiling leaks so extensive that they closed school for a week led Mont Vernon School District voters to overwhelmingly approve a $600,000 bond for extensive repairs to the roof of…
Town moderator announces his own fate MILFORD - One of the fun parts of being moderator in an SB2 community is that you get to read out the vote totals to the eager, awaiting throng. Fun, that is, unless you…
MILFORD - The fire that gutted the Garden Street School was definitely arson and followed an “unlawful entry” into the building, say investigators, but otherwise the early Monday blaze remains under investigation. “Evidence collection is going on, as are interviews.…
MILFORD - Investigators are still looking into the cause of the fire that virtually destroyed the 77-year-old Garden Street School early Monday, the day before voters are to decide whether to tear it down. Hampered by the dangerous condition of…
MILFORD - One day before voters were set to decide whether to tear it down, the 77-year-old Garden Street School has been gutted by a fire. The school, one block south of the Oval in the center of town, burned…
MEETING INFO NASHUA - Area residents have the opportunity to learn how they can help families in need tonight at Grace Lutheran Church. The Greater Nashua Interfaith Hospitality Network will celebrate the area congregations that have joined to shelter homeless…
Here are the major developments resulting from Attorney General Peter Heed’s investigation into the awarding of an $866,000 health-care consulting contract: RESIGNATION: State Director of Personnel Joseph D’Alessandro resigned under fire, minutes before Heed issued the report calling for his…
There are many crafts folk, sales personnel and customer service representatives who say they meet the most interesting people in their line of work, and Bill Hale is no exception. For more than 30 years Hale has plied his craft…
The cliche is sometimes right -- truth is stranger than fiction. The story of Portsmouth-based Valhalla Productions and its first film, “Marilyn’s Man” -- a documentary about the love affair between Marilyn Monroe and her first husband, Jim Dougherty --…
Signs of a recovery in the commercial office and industrial markets have emerged in the Seacoast, according to a study conducted by The Kane Company. An analysis of the 2003 fourth quarter shows that office vacancy rates fell and rents…
A relationship that began more than six years ago has wound up bringing Vermont-based Janos Technology Inc., and 75 jobs, to New Hampshire. Janos -- a maker of advanced infrared optical components and assemblies -- decided on moving to the…
Renting out a second home or vacation home for part of the year can actually be an excellent way to earn additional income and get a nice tax break at the same time. Of course, as always, there are rules…
The cliche is sometimes right -- truth is stranger than fiction. The story of Portsmouth-based Valhalla Productions and its first film, “Marilyn’s Man” -- a documentary about the love affair between Marilyn Monroe and her first husband, Jim Dougherty --…
Signs of a recovery in the commercial office and industrial markets have emerged in the Seacoast, according to a study conducted by The Kane Company. An analysis of the 2003 fourth quarter shows that office vacancy rates fell and rents…
Renting out a second home or vacation home for part of the year can actually be an excellent way to earn additional income and get a nice tax break at the same time. Of course, as always, there are rules…
Officials say it's a win for the state, and for Hampton, as the state makes a push for proposals from developers/operators
Only 5.6% of the buildable land in New Hampshire has access to both water and sewer systems. When it comes to much-needed residential construction in the state, that represents an opportunity and a challenge, according to presentations Oct. 29 during…
A new report from America’s Health Rankings found that 10.2% of adults in New Hampshire have previously been diagnosed with cancer, and the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows 9,016 cancer cases were reported in NH in 2022.
For families navigating both retirement planning and long-term care, the life-expectancy exception offers a powerful opportunity to preserve wealth across generations.
One Big Beautiful Bill Act further complicates the picture
Five home-grown innovations — including two medical systems, workforce software, a parts ID marker for manufacturing and a video tracker for ski racers — are vying for the 2025 Product of the Year from the NH Tech Alliance.
The district recently received an unexpected $2 million bill from the risk pool that administers its health insurance, part of a debt shared by dozens of school districts across the state
Nicole Bluefort shares her journey into New Hampshire and how she has made a name for herself in the legal field
Albany International develops and manufactures components using advanced materials for the paper and aerospace industries. Its two main businesses are Machine Clothing, which produces custom belts for paper production, and Albany Engineered Composites, which supplies advanced composite parts for the aerospace industry.
