When Bob and Kathy Gagne hired a contractor to build their Chichester home they did everything they thought they were supposed to — including checking his references and signing a contract. In return, they received a year and a half…
Sweating it out with a traditional health club membership isn’t the only way to get fit. There are plenty of alternatives, many offering a fresh shot at getting in shape and a new hope for finally keeping your New Year’s…
Patients and visitors to Concord Hospital can now access the Internet without plugging into a telephone jack or cable modem, thanks to the medical center’s new wireless Internet network. Available free to patients with properly equipped laptops or handheld computers,…
Banning smoking in all restaurants would be an excessive use of state government power, Senate President Ted Gatsas said. According to Gatsas, smoke-free eateries are growing in popularity on their own, but business owners should not be forced to ban…
The former chair of Dartmouth College’s theater department is no longer teaching most of her acting courses because she was an older Jewish woman, according to a federal suit filed earlier this month against the college. Mara Sabinson, a 59-year-old…
Salem-based StockerYale has sold a property in Canada and refinanced a bond issue, giving it a quick infusion of much-needed cash. On Dec. 20 the fiberoptics firm sold its Montreal facility to Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada for $4.15…
Southern New Hampshire University will have a hand in turning today’s high school students into tomorrow’s savvy investors, thanks in part to a grant awarded to the school’s Center for Financial Studies by the NASD Investor Education Foundation. The $103,300…
When John Jackman tried to break into the local real estate industry 17 years ago he was surprised by the difficulties he encountered. Although he had the credentials and the ability, he had no connections - a fact that proved…
Mark Aslett, chief executive officer of Enterasys Networks, will receive a $1 million bonus after the company goes private, part of a lucrative and complex compensation deal for key executives that held up the sale of the company, according to…
Community Bank & Trust Company of Wolfeboro has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 35 cents, to be paid February 15, 2006, to stockholders of record on January 31, 2006. Total dividends for the 12 months ending February 2006, including…
