Housing champions are ‘communities of the willing’
New survey from the NH Association of Realtors shows that the lack of affordable housing weighs heavily on Granite Staters
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Massachusetts tech company moving to NH, bringing 500 jobs to Salem
A major health care and security technology company that’s been headquartered in Peabody, Mass., for almost 50 years is pulling up stakes and moving to Salem, N.H., bringing with it 500 jobs. Analogic Corp. is moving to 9 Northeastern Boulevard in Salem, needing more room for its research and manufacturing operations.
A six-figure middle class
To be considered middle class in 2019, a household in New Hampshire needed a minimum annual income of $83,151. By 2023, that jumped to $108,470, according to new data from ConsumerAffairs, a journal of consumer research. That latest bit of data gives New Hampshire the distinction of having the second highest middle-class threshold rank in the United States, trailing only its neighbor Massachusetts.
Walpole couple faces criminal charges in connection with home renovation businesses
Additional criminal charges were recently filed against one of the owners of three local home renovation businesses that were found responsible in a civil case for financial damages to customers. The other owner was criminally charged last year.
Seven-figure buyout ends Steeplegate neighbor dispute
The developers looking to convert the former Steeplegate Mall into 600 housing units mixed with large-scale retail bought out a nearby property owner who had stalled the project.
Dartmouth child care center employees vote to join union
Dartmouth College Child Care Center employees voted to unionize this month, a little more than a week after the college announced it had dropped plans to pursue partnering with a for-profit child care provider to operate the center.
NH immigration advocates urge Ayotte away from widespread deportations
More than 100 advocates, faith leaders, and other New Hampshire residents signed on to a letter this week urging Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte to not cooperate with mass deportation efforts under the next Trump administration.
Net metering in limbo
Net metering allows customers to receive credit for excess electricity they generate and then add back to the electrical grid. The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission in an early December decision let net metering stand at its current rate but left no assurances of what the future — if any — there is for continuing net metering.
The changing face of Cranmore
Cranmore Mountain Resort is no longer your father’s, or grandfather’s, cherished North Conway ski area. That’s not to say it’s not better. But it is certainly different. And the changes that have been implemented in many ways reflect the changing face of the ski industry.
Seacoast fire departments eye new paramedic service
Seacoast first responders are developing a plan to ensure critical emergency coverage after Exeter Hospital announced it will discontinue its advanced life support paramedic intercept service in March.
