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Dartmouth prof files discrimination suit

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 last week against the Hanover college. Mara Sabinson, the 59-year-old…

In the Dough

According to a trade publication called Dinner Plate Digest, American families want quick, healthy, family-friendly dinner alternatives. They also love their pizza - eating it at home at least 30 times a year. One Granite State businessman has found a…

DRED commissioner honors seven

Seven awards were handed out to New Hampshire businesses, organizations and individuals by the state Department of Resources at the recent 10th annual New Hampshire Economic Development Summit at the Meadowbrook Arts Center in Gilford. The awards - the 2005…

NHBR seeks ‘Outstanding Women in Business’

New Hampshire Business Review is seeking nominations of women whose achievements, success, commitment and vision make them true leaders in their chosen fields. Sponsored by Laconia Savings Bank, the New Hampshire Business Review 2006 Outstanding Women in Business Awards will…

Swiss mutual fund buys a chunk of Pennichuck

A European mutual fund that invests in water resources around the world has quietly bought up more than 5 percent of Nashua-based Pennichuck Corporation, according to recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pictet (pronounced Pick-tay) Fund’s Global Water…

Curative prepares to declare Chapter 11

Curative Health Services Inc. said Monday it expects to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of an agreement reached with creditors. An ad hoc committee of bondholders, holding approximately 80 percent of the Nashua-based company’s senior notes have…