Chittenden Corp., parent company of Ocean National Bank, reported sharply reduced earnings on Thursday but blamed it on costs related to a previous merger. Chittenden’s net income was about $9 million for the second quarter of the year, or 20…
After 12 years, the Children’s Metamorphosis museum in Derry will close its doors on Aug. 31, due to what the museum cites as declining corporate donations and rising debt. Founded in 1991, the nonprofit children’s museum, known as the Met,…
By now you should have heard the word “REIT” in the investment world, but you may be wondering what one is and how it works. First, realize that REITs — real estate investment trusts — are not new. They’ve been…
Dr. John E. Roche has been named the new president of Hesser College. Roche, 60, will oversee Hesser's main campus in Manchester as well as the college’s branches in Concord, Nashua, Portsmouth and Salem. “We expect Dr. Roche to guide…
Cigar smokers in New Hampshire and the rest of the country could be paying up to $10 more per stogie if a proposal to raise tobacco excise taxes is passed by Congress. The proposed increase is part of a bipartisan…
NextMark Inc., a Hanover-based designer of direct-mail applications, has been awarded a patent for a new mailing list selection technique. According to the company, the patent describes a method for generating a highly targeted mailing lists of prospective customers for…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has ended an investigation into financial statement irregularities involving SmartForce, a company acquired in 2002 by Nashua-based SkillSoft. SkillSoft said the SEC has closed the investigation without taking any actions against the company. SkillSoft purchased…
In 1975, Al Saloky was an engineer at Digital Equipment Corp., which was tucked into an old woolen mill in Maynard, Mass. The high-tech manufacturer was hitting its stride churning out refrigerator-sized computers, and employees needed extra-curricular diversions to release…
A town of 6,100 people, Peterborough boasts the first public library in the country, the oldest operating summer theater and the renowned MacDowell Colony. Now the town is preparing to adopt one more title - it will become home to…
The doctor is in Some of you may remember Lanny Davis, Spin Doctor No. 1 for the Clinton administration during the time of the Lewinsky troubles. During those heady years, the good doctor’s talking head could be seen just about…
