I had never seen the polls so crowded. As I gave my name to get a ballot, I noticed two strange-looking women with clipboards hovering over the table. They didn’t look like they belonged, and they were obviously paying attention.…
In November the five-member Executive Council voted 3-2 to confirm Michael Harrington, a Republican state representative from Barrington, as a member of the Public Utilities Commission. Harrington will fill out the term of former PUC Commissioner Susan Geiger, who resigned…
To the editor: U.S. companies have gained a year’s grace before they need to change from a period of 75 days to 60 to report annual results. Big deal. It’s about time we got something back from Sarbanes-Oxley Rule 404,…
John Ratoff, commissioner of the state Department of Employment Security for the last 20 years, deserved far better treatment than the unceremonious dismissal he received earlier this month at the hands of Gov. Craig Benson. Benson decided in the waning…
Now that Craig Benson’s term as governor is drawing to a close, an obvious question that comes to mind is: What is the Benson legacy? Since the Claremont II decision was issued in 1997, one of the primary standards by…
In 1965, Congress passed and President Lyndon Johnson signed the law that created Medicaid. The program was enacted to provide care to impoverished citizens for their medical needs. Medicaid was never designed to offer subsidies for middle- and upper-class individuals…
A conversation with John and Rosa Paolini, owners of Piccola Italia Ristorante in downtown Manchester, is just as likely to yield a recipe for a happy life as it is a recipe for his scrumptious Veal Piccata. Since its opening…
Great American Downtown group hires new director The Great American Downtown civic group has hired an executive director with a background in historic preservation to lead the organization into its third year. Sarah DiSano, of Dorchester, Mass., a former program…
The year 2004 marks the 10th anniversary of Daniel Webster College’s EXCEL degree completion program, which enables working adults with some college credit to complete their degrees by attending class one night a week for 18 months. The program is…
Rivier College is introducing two new programs designed to serve the needs of professionals seeking to earn an MBA or finish a bachelor’s degree. Beginning in January 2005, the college will offer an accelerated executive MBA program in organizational leadership…
