NASHUA - A busing system that would allow students to start school between 8 and 8:30 a.m. was presented as the option of choice at a public meeting held Thursday evening by the School Times Committee. Currently, Nashua students are…
HUDSON - Voters at the annual Town Meeting will be asked to approve a $23.6 million operating budget for next year, after the Budget Committee approved the proposal Thursday night following a public hearing. The town’s proposed tax rate would…
LITCHFIELD - Voters will have several large projects to consider at Town Meeting, including a new fire station and a new elementary school. Residents were able to learn more about the town and school budgets and warrants at a public…
With record cold temperatures forecasted for this morning, a slew of school superintendents in the state took the rare step of calling off school a day in advance. By Thursday night, more than 100 school districts in the state had…
Music, prayer, lecture and dining will all be included in local celebrations of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Civil Rights next week. - Rivier College will celebrate the life and accomplishments of King on Monday, Jan. 19, with the 20th…
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) - A fire caused by a child playing with a lighter burned a family out of its home early Thursday. The fire department said the two-alarm fire broke out just before 1:30 a.m. at 71¾ Vine St.,…
HOLLIS - Members of School Administrative Unit 41 boards and committees met Wednesday night to share their recommendations on possible middle school warrant articles for the upcoming annual cooperative district meeting. Of the committees that spoke at the meeting, only…
MERRIMACK - An opportunity to learn how to plan, prepare for and lead a wilderness canoe trip is being offered to adults in town and the surrounding area through Merrimack’s Adult Education program. The class is called “How to plan…
MERRIMACK - The area near Exit 11 of the F.E. Everett Turnpike will soon get a multiplex cinema and perhaps retail stores. And maybe, just maybe, drive-through doughnuts and coffee. The Planning Board on Tuesday received an application for a…
MANCHESTER - Assistant Attorney General Marguerite Wageling became Hillsborough County’s new top prosecutor, taking the oath of office just minutes after winning a special election. After swearing in Wageling, Judge James Barry welcomed her to the post of county attorney:…
Do you have plans for Dec. 31 yet? Aldermanic president-turned-party-planner Brian McCarthy does. He wants people to party at the Main Street Bridge, like thousands of city residents did less than two weeks ago to ring in 2004. McCarthy made…
Doreen Dufresne is hopeful that she will encounter fewer bumps along her road of life. Dufresne, a Milford resident who has had a string of difficulties worsened by being without reliable transportation, is now the owner of a late-model Buick,…
MERRIMACK - After a two-hour public hearing Thursday, during which town officials held several Adelphia cable company officials to the fire, selectmen asked the company for a simple show of good faith. “I’m asking them to reach out to the…
There are any number of ways a couple can fill an empty nest. Some move into smaller quarters. Some travel. Some start new hobbies. Marge and Gerry Himmelman had 74 more babies. The Nashua couple didn’t produce this large family.…
Independent logger Bud Foster remembers best the lessons learned in the woods. Take one taught him by the late Lawrence Bean about yellow birch. Bean, a local mill owner, had bid a minimal amount for what looked like junk wood…
It’s a non-budget year, and the state Legislature hopes to adjourn in May. There’s a presidential primary and war going on. So why should businesses pay attention to what is going on in the State House? It turns out no…
To be or not to be exempt from the Consumer Protection Act -- that is the question affecting a number of industries this legislative session. The state’s Consumer Protection Act was once a mighty sword wielded by trial lawyers, but…
A University of New Hampshire engineering professor has won a National Science Foundation research grant that could one day result in more durable roads and less highway construction. Jo Daniel, assistant professor of civil engineering in the College of Engineering…
A tax incentive in effect since spring that’s aimed at preserving barns around the state has been twice as successful as advocates had hoped. According to data from the state Department of Revenue Administration, coupled with anecdotal evidence, barn preservationists…
You could almost say Steve Favorite inherited Bristol’s revitalization effort from his father. “My dad helped develop the town’s first master plan back in the ‘60s,” said Favorite, a telecommunications consultant and Bristol resident for 38 years. “This is the…
Independent logger Bud Foster remembers best the lessons learned in the woods. Take one taught him by the late Lawrence Bean about yellow birch. Bean, a local mill owner, had bid a minimal amount for what looked like junk wood…
A tax incentive in effect since spring that’s aimed at preserving barns around the state has been twice as successful as advocates had hoped. According to data from the state Department of Revenue Administration, coupled with anecdotal evidence, barn preservationists…
You could almost say Steve Favorite inherited Bristol’s revitalization effort from his father. “My dad helped develop the town’s first master plan back in the ‘60s,” said Favorite, a telecommunications consultant and Bristol resident for 38 years. “This is the…
A University of New Hampshire engineering professor has won a National Science Foundation research grant that could one day result in more durable roads and less highway construction. Jo Daniel, assistant professor of civil engineering in the College of Engineering…
The old saying is that you never know what will happen during Motorcycle Week. That’s the way it’s worked out for Raymond Boissoneau. In 1997, Boissoneau was in Laconia for the annual biker fest when he spotted a “For Sale”…
To be or not to be exempt from the Consumer Protection Act -- that is the question affecting a number of industries this legislative session. The state’s Consumer Protection Act was once a mighty sword wielded by trial lawyers, but…
It’s a non-budget year, and the state Legislature hopes to adjourn in May. There’s a presidential primary and war going on. So why should businesses pay attention to what is going on in the State House? It turns out no…
Voter information night NASHUA - Hoping that familiarity will draw more people to the polls, the Ethnic Awareness Committee wants to give first-time voters a how-to on elections. “We’re just trying to get the information out. The process isn’t a…
LYNDEBOROUGH - Copies of an extensive questionnaire concerning the direction the School Board should take in regard to expansion and/or renovation of the Central School should arrive at all homes in town early next week. The questionnaire is the result…
AMHERST - The Board of Selectmen has decided the town’s environmental center could use some assistance from taxpayers to help meet its expansion goals. An article asking voters to approve $20,000 for renovations at the Peabody Mill Environmental Center will…
For Assistance So far, winter has been more tease than tormentor. But the administrator of fuel and electric assistance programs for Southern New Hampshire Services expects colder weather and a growing demand for help. “There are three factors that influence…
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry will host two “Chili Feeds” in the area today. The Massachusetts senator will be at the Milford VFW Post 4368, 14 Perkins Road, at noon. He will be at Alvirne High School, 200 Derry Road,…
NASHUA - Erien Jasiel Cintron-Arizmendi has plenty of initiative. The little fellow arrived into this world 22 days early, surprising his parents but earning the neat distinction as the first baby born in New Hampshire this year. “It’s a new…
NASHUA - Dr. Paul Etkind’s job can be compared to being a medical detective: chase and catch bad, icky things. These bad guys are germs. Etkind, a former assistant state epidemiologist for Massachusetts, is the latest addition to the Division…
LYNDEBOROUGH - After a meeting earlier this month during which Planning Board members heard numerous complaints about the look of a new AT&T cellular communications tower, the board chairman indicated this week that the company is willing to work toward…
HUDSON - A night of interrupted sleep helped alert a Kestral Lane resident to a fire in her home. According to fire officials, Adele Lichtenberg was up around 2:30 a.m. when she noticed a light coming from a hole in…
NASHUA - Dick Bosa keeps a torn, state map in his jacket pocket, marked up in fluorescent yellow with the communities he intends to visit to unseat the president. In his well-worn loafers, by his count, Bosa intends to visit…
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…
Leadership changes, unmet promises cause for concern at Franklin veteran campus
Those living with intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve housing options that reflect their potential
NH residents deserve transparency surrounding pharmacy benefit managers
New York Times columnist says we’re in the ‘third great period of human history’
When the path forward isn’t clear and feelings of overwhelm or despair are near, finding anchors in gratitude, horizon and context can steady our leadership through almost anything.
Responsible monetary decisions. Clear and widely disseminated communication with the public, especially on the city’s finances and taxes. Helping people keep their homes and find new ones. Regulatory and cultural changes to make it easier for businesses and development, and investments in the roads, sewers and other infrastructure to support them.
Over 20 years of working with New Hampshire business owners, I’ve noticed something consistent: The businesses that thrive aren’t the ones chasing every new trend. They’re the ones who know how to evaluate whether a new tool or strategy actually serves their goals.
College cut the ribbon this month for a 21-home complex for college employees in West Lebanon
