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'Right to steal' repeal eyed

The public will be able to weigh in on Thursday at a hearing on House Bill 26, which would repeal the so-called "right to steal" law that was passed last year without a peep, but became a big campaign issue…

N.H. education policies earn a C grade

A national education policy and research group has given New Hampshire a grade of C for its educational performance and supporting measures. In its "2011 Quality Counts" report, Editorial Projects in Education, based in Bethesda, Md., rated Granite State at…

LRCC president to retire

Dr. Mark Edelstein, president of Lakes Region Community College in Laconia, has announced plans to retire in July from the post he has held since 2006.During his tenure at LRCC, enrollment at the college has grown by 35 percent, and…

N.H. e-health framework approved

New Hampshire has taken one more step toward efforts to connect health-care providers in cyberspace.The state Department of Health and Human Services has received approval from the federal government of its Health Information Exchange Strategic and Operational Plans for the…

MVP drops Portsmouth, Parkland hospitals

Citing high rates for health-care services, MVP Health Care says it will terminate its contracts with Portsmouth Regional Hospital and Parkland Medical Center in Derry. Termination of the contracts means that effective April 5 neither hospital will be an "in-network"…

Future construction pace slows in Nov.

The total value of future construction projects scheduled to be built in New Hampshire slowed considerably in November 2010. According to figures from industry information service McGraw-Hill Construction, there was a 52 percent drop in nonbuilding projects -- roads, bridges…