Keene settles with fire captain for over $300K
Keene recently settled with a former fire captain who’d alleged he was wrongfully terminated, an agreement between him and the city shows.
Government
Building blocks: HUD funds support housing, health and child care projects
A handful of development projects around the state are receiving a financial shot in the arm, thanks to federal funding recently disbursed through the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA).
Chinese water bottling company subsidiary appears to be new owner of Nashua building
A large commercial building in Nashua’s Westwood Park has been purchased for $67 million by what appears to be a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring, a  giant Chinese bottled water and beverage company that plans to expand into the United States.
Lawmakers pass sweeping zoning reform bills, but some say housing funding is lacking
The Legislature has pushed forward a number of bills intended to overhaul zoning procedures that housing advocates say impede badly needed development
As property values go up in Laconia, tax rates trend down
Laconia City Manager Kirk Beattie presented a preliminary budget compliant with the tax cap, indicating a reduced tax rate, to the city council on Monday, April 28.
Downtown sidewalk charette generates ideas for Art District rejuvenation
Sidewalks among other ideas, concepts and discussion points on how to improve the heart of Manchester’s downtown area took place in a charette at the Palace Theatre’s Spotlight Room.
Opinion: New Hampshire’s public media is here for you – be here for public media
The White House wants to eliminate federal support for public media. Congress will vote soon on a proposal to slash millions from NHPR and NHPBS’ budgets.
NH Chief Justice announces hiring freeze, warns of layoffs across branch if budget passes
New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald is implementing a hiring freeze and warning of potential layoffs across the judicial branch, as the Legislature looks to make deep cuts to the budget.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard eyes 1,000 more workers as new Navy secretary visits
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, urged new Secretary of the Navy John Phelan to expand the branch’s fleet of submarines, ships and aircraft carriers to better compete with China.
Survivors of YDC abuse call for more state money; lawmaker wants audit
New Hampshire Senate President Sharon Carson is calling for a financial and performance audit of the settlement fund for abuse victims at the state’s youth detention center.
