The $207 million sale of the bankrupt Riverstone Networks to Lucent Technologies could not come soon enough for shareholders, many of whom are from New Hampshire and have been holding on to the stock since the company was spun by…
Richard Hart, the former general manager of Lakes Region Greyhound Park in Belmont, pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal gambling April 6 in New York City. His former assistant, Jonathan Broome, was sentenced the same day to a year’s…
Ruth Tuttle, principal of Broad Street Elementary School in Nashua, sometimes refers to her workplace as a “germ factory.” “More stuff gets passed to adults,” Tuttle said, making reference to the sneezes, coughs and unwashed small hands that frequently transmit…
New Hampshire’s foreign sales are off to a slower start in 2006. But while exports of goods edged down in January, they held up well, lingering at high levels attained at the end of last year. Overseas sales of goods…
A new collection of outdoor-inspired watches will be added to the assortment of footwear, gear and outdoor apparel offered by The Timberland Company next month following the recent announcement that the Stratham-based company has entered into a licensing agreement with…
Steve Barba, for decades managing partner at The Balsams grand resort in Dixville Notch, is now executive director of university relations at Plymouth State University. Barba and his wife Gail recently moved into their new home — the first they…
Cigna HealthCare has announced that it is expanding the availability of its Cigna Choice Fund Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) plans to businesses with 51-200 employees in New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, New York and Vermont as well as Arizona, Colorado, Florida,…
If you’re planning an event and need sound, lighting and video there are a few things to consider before you make the call to a production or audiovisual company. Knowing these things in advance can help you stay on budget…
RiverWoods at Exeter fired its lead concierge because she was praying with one of the residents in her room, according to a lawsuit filed against the private retirement community. Vicki Greene of Chester said that she was fired in June…
Fisher Scientific’s Paul Montrone, the only New Hampshire chairman and CEO this year who heads a Fortune 500 company, has come into a fortune of his own. According to a proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, he…
