CONCORD - A Nashua veterinarian whose medical license was revoked for six months after allegations that he knowingly hired a fugitive from justice, berated workers with foul language and did not follow proper medical practice in two cases, has lost…
MERRIMACK - A Hess gasoline station on Daniel Webster Highway is one of five in the state that faces a fine for failing to correct problems with underground tanks. Under a notice of noncompliance and permit revocation issued by the…
NASHUA - The executive director of the local chapter of the American Red Cross says people are canceling registrations for CPR classes in the wake of a cluster of bacterial meningitis cases across the state - even though there has…
NASHUA - Eleanor Batchelder didn’t bat an eye when she was asked to put on a form-fitting, red velour dress with white trim for U.S. Rep. Dick Gephardt. She would do that for her candidate, she decided. So when it…
MERRIMACK - Developers next week will unveil a conceptual plan for a regional shopping center they’re planning for near Exit 10 of the F.E. Everett Turnpike. The plan will include locations for stores and roads and buffers between the development…
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine’s simmering casino controversy has drawn the attention of gambling industry analysts and out-of-state gambling companies. Analysts said the racino issue in Maine has drawn widespread attention because it is the only place nationwide where horse…
NASHUA - A committee working to finalize a draft charter for a proposed regional water district expects to complete its job by the end of January. Marilyn Peterman, an Amherst resident and chairwoman of the Pennichuck Regional Water District Committee,…
MILFORD - Questions as big as the empty Bales School and as perennial as getting volunteers will be in the air when the Milford downtown group DO-IT holds its annual strategic planning session next week. The session is open to…
NASHUA - Chrysanthemums, coconut and willow trees, parachutes, serpents, bees and butterflies will be flying through the air to ring in the new year in the city. These are just a few of the types of fireworks that may light…
rochures are floating around town bearing a basket of vegetables and the mantra, “Make it Happen!” Before confusion prevents linking vegetables with making things happen, the words “Hollis Community Farm” catch the eye and it begins to make sense. You…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Health officials announced good news Monday: The strain of bacterial meningitis that killed one teenager during the weekend is not related to the strain contracted by two other teenagers. That means it less likely that a…
NASHUA - A committee working to finalize a draft charter for a proposed regional water district expects to complete its job by the end of January. Marilyn Peterman, an Amherst resident and chairwoman of the Pennichuck Regional Water District Committee,…
MILFORD - Questions as big as the empty Bales School and as perennial as getting volunteers will be in the air when the Milford downtown group DO-IT holds its annual strategic planning session next week. The session is open to…
NASHUA - Chrysanthemums, coconut and willow trees, parachutes, serpents, bees and butterflies will be flying through the air to ring in the new year in the city. These are just a few of the types of fireworks that may light…
CONCORD - One of five teenagers hospitalized last week with symptoms of bacterial meningitis has died from the disease, and another was in critical condition Sunday. State health officials planned to alert emergency room personnel statewide Monday about the cases…
Brochures are floating around town bearing a basket of vegetables and the mantra, “Make it Happen!” Before confusion prevents linking vegetables with making things happen, the words “Hollis Community Farm” catch the eye and it begins to make sense. You…
City officials will take the oath of office on Sunday, Jan. 4, marking the 102nd inauguration of city government in Nashua. The public is invited to watch the Election Day victors be sworn into office. No invitations are needed. The…
ene Rousseau was ready to call it quits in July. The 61-year-old considers himself good at withstanding pain, but enough was enough. The Milford resident was receiving up to six shots of morphine a day to cope with the pain…
NASHUA - If Kwanzaa means taking time for family, culture and community, then a local party marking the seven-day celebration exceeded that goal. About 60 people gathered Saturday and converted the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua function hall…
City officials will take the oath of office on Sunday, Jan. 4, marking the 102nd inauguration of city government in Nashua. The public is invited to watch the Election Day victors be sworn into office. No invitations are needed. The…
Rene Rousseau was ready to call it quits in July. The 61-year-old considers himself good at withstanding pain, but enough was enough. The Milford resident was receiving up to six shots of morphine a day to cope with the pain…
AAs a 10-year-old, Lisa Langley used to commute all the way from her Manchester home to Boston to skate with the likes of Paul Wylie and Nancy Kerrigan. Now 37, Langley is teaching local children and adults a range of…
HUDSON - The town’s efforts to boost open space got an extra boost this week. Resident Jean Serino presented the town with an early Christmas present Tuesday night. She addressed the Board of Selectmen during public remarks, noting upon world…
As a 10-year-old, Lisa Langley used to commute all the way from her Manchester home to Boston to skate with the likes of Paul Wylie and Nancy Kerrigan. Now 37, Langley is teaching local children and adults a range of…
NASHUA - The city has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the New Hampshire Supreme Court, arguing the use of state gas tax money for the proposed commuter rail project is consistent with the state constitution. Corporation Counsel David Connell wrote…
NASHUA - This definitely was a Christmas they won’t forget. There’s a Christmas tree in the corner with ornaments and a red tree skirt. When a reporter dropped by Wednesday, Dawn Marrotte was wrapping presents in a room with the…
NASHUA - A plan to mobilize a large contingent of plow drivers during snowstorms is included in the new contract between City Hall and the drivers who push the stuff out of the way. Members of the American Federation of…
MONT VERNON - A recently formed Open Space Committee will soon start investigating what the town has for open space and different ways it could buy and preserve the best parcels. The group’s findings will be presented to voters at…
HOLLIS - Gov. Craig Benson recently appointed pharmacist and Board of Selectmen member Vahrij Manoukian to the six-member New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy. “I was honored. Are you kidding me?” Manoukian said. In the background, he was juggling conversations about…
BEDFORD - A family was temporarily homeless after a first-alarm fire Christmas night. About 15 firefighters responded to a home at 27 Shaw Drive after someone from the home reported a bedroom fire by calling 911 at about 9:15 p.m.…
Russ Hilliard, president of the New Hampshire Bar Association, will always remember something he heard years ago from Chief Justice David A. Brock, when Hilliard was arguing a case before the state’s Supreme Court. The case involved eminent domain proceedings,…
The New Hampshire Virtual Business Incubator -- a first-of-its-kind on-line effort that provides information and support to new businesses -- has been launched with the goal of expanding to become a national resource. Not surprisingly, the thinking behind the incubator…
Tyson Foods Inc. has announced plans to shut down its Manchester facility, eliminating another 550 jobs from New Hampshire’s manufacturing base. Who cares? Unemployment is going down. Of course, the state’s economy can absorb the job loss, but it is…
Bus start proposals MERRIMACK - Like Shakespeare’s famed Prince of Denmark, school officials in the next few months face a great philosophical question: 2B, or not 2B. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of…
MERRIMACK - It’s bad enough to think the School District stands to receive $2.5 million less in state aid to education next year. What makes school officials shudder is the thought that under a constitutional amendment favored by some lawmakers…
NASHUA - A beloved native son who went on to become an alderman, mayor and governor is now memorialized near where he and his wife raised their family in a rural corner of the city. The woods around Lovewell’s Pond…
HUDSON - With the election months away, two longtime selectmen announced Tuesday night that they will not be seeking re-election. Selectmen Shawn Jasper and Ann Seabury both said during the board’s meeting that they will not run for another term.…
Here is a summary of what is closed Thursday in observance of Christmas Day: STATE OFFICES: Closed. MUNICIPAL OFFICES: Closed. PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Closed. FEDERAL OFFICES: Closed. POST OFFICE: Closed; Express Mail delivery accepted. BANKS: Closed. PUBLIC LIBRARIES: Closed. STOCK MARKET:…
Ken DeBenedictis will be doing what many people wish basketball player Michael Jordan had done. He’s ending his career on a high note. DeBenedictis, who plans to retire from his position as superintendent of the three Hollis and Brookline districts…
Here is a summary of what will be closed Thursday in observance of Christmas: STATE OFFICES: Closed. MUNICIPAL OFFICES: Closed. PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Closed. FEDERAL OFFICES: Closed. POST OFFICES: Closed; Express Mail delivery accepted. BANKS: Closed. PUBLIC LIBRARIES: Closed. STOCK MARKET:…
MILFORD - Fourteen years into the process of cleaning up the Fletcher’s Superfund site, the program has its most visible marker since the old paint factory was torn down: A 6,000-gallon tank for holding dirty water. Subcontractors hired by Syracuse,…
MERRIMACK - Driven by rising health insurance benefits and costs related to opening a new school, the proposed school district operating budget for next year is up 9.87 percent. The School Board on Monday voted 5-0 to accept a proposed…
HOLLIS - An “underground movement” is one step closer to becoming a reality in town, thanks to a stamp of approval from the Board of Selectmen on Monday night. The “underground movement” in question - growing organic produce at a…
NASHUA - Paintings of delicate orchids, New York City views, colorful medieval ladies posing demurely, a stately Victorian home, delectable apples in a still life, a color-infused, sunlit window adorned with three vases. These are some of the many poignant…
NASHUA - Top elected Republicans in the city have split ways over the state’s funding of education. Mayor Bernie Streeter said Sen. Jane O’Hearn is not representing the interests of city residents during the education funding debate. “We’re going to…
HOW TO HELP MILFORD - With some 500 National Guard soldiers in southern New Hampshire shipping out for 18 months right after the holidays, a lot of area families are facing big changes. Fortunately, a lot of people are ready…
Mont Vernon New pumper truck made possible by grant. MONT VERNON - The federal government gave Mont Vernon an early Christmas present last week: $182,700 to buy a new pumper truck. The grant, awarded by the Department of Homeland Security,…
NASHUA - Residents using the city’s library system to look for local historical facts and figures or to search out their family ancestry will soon be pulling up to a table at the Chandler Memorial Library at 257 Main St.…
MONT VERNON - During a two-hour emergency meeting Saturday morning, the School Board voted unanimously to approve spending about $15,000 of town money to temporarily fix the leaky roof that has shut down Mont Vernon Village School since Tuesday. Several…
Is Pennichuck Corp. looking to sell the company out from under Nashua’s effort to take it over? That depends on whom you ask. Mayor Bernie Streeter says yes. “It’s no secret they are at this point . . . seeking…
Another piece of Chinese owned property in Nashua has come to the public’s attention — the former Daniel Webster College property, encompassing some 52 acres. Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess encouraged the Board of Aldermen on Sept. 9 to pass a resolution giving him the authority to seek state and/or federal funds to purchase the property, currently owned by Xinhua Education Consulting Services Corp.
James “Jim” Loomis, co-founder of Portsmouth-based Bottomline Technologies, passed away on Sept. 6 in his hometown of Dover after a period of declining health. He was 75. After its creation in 1989 with business partner Daniel McGurl, Bottomline became a worldwide leader in automated business payments and cash management.
Encube Labs Founder Rajesh Nair shares updates on his time in Japan, teaching young entrepreneurs how to critically and creatively innovate in their fields
SilverTech CEO Nick Soggu discusses the promise and risks of AI as his Bedford-based agency acquires Paragon, expanding digital experience services and advancing AI-driven innovation.
Educational institutions and hospitals are taking steps to help alleviate New Hampshire’s primary care doctor shortage by trying to expand the pipeline of doctors to help replace those who are leaving.
It’s getting harder for patients to find a doctor as wait times and barriers to access grow
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The nonprofit and ReVision Energy expand renewable energy portfolio with new solar panels across five properties in the Monadnock Region
NH ranks last in the nation for funding public higher education per capita
