SWEPT funding gets mixed reception in House, offered as amendment to HB1583
Plan would raise SWEPT rate and increase its share of state education aid from $363m to $773m
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City votes to move forward with antique center purchase, splitting building with restaurateur
City council approved purchase of 601 Main St., current site of the Laconia Antique Center, in a 4-2 vote
New restaurant and dog park proposed at old Shogun steakhouse in Newington
Former Shogun Japanese Steakhouse property at 347 Shattuck Way on market for $3.9 million
Franklin Pierce releases latest economic impact report
Report notes that Monadnock Region’s Franklin Pierce University is strong moneymaker, jobs creator for New Hampshire
With new foreclosure, state’s chosen buyer in $21.5 million Laconia land deal takes another hit
Emails show state grew frustrated as buyer’s team delayed closing
NH SBDC and NH Tech Alliance launch cybersecurity programs
The NH Small Business Development Center (NH SBDC) and NH Tech Alliance (NHTA) are launching a suite of cybersecurity programs designed to educate and support businesses in New Hampshire.
Jobs report data shows ‘mixed picture’
According to a February report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate has increased to 3.9% nationwide, and the number of unemployed people increased by 334,000 to 6.5 million.
In first New Hampshire visit in two years, Biden talks cutting health care costs
President Joe Biden paid New Hampshire his first visit in nearly two years on March 11, using a brief speech at the Goffstown YMCA to promote his $7.3 trillion proposed federal budget and criticize Republicans as obstructionists.
COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says
Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced March 1.
Monadnock Community Hospital opens first gastroenterology department
Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough opened its first gastroenterology department last week to help meet the growing local demand for services.
