Higher taxes, tighter regulation and more government spending. Not exactly the words you would expect from a fiscal conservative appointed by former Gov. Craig Benson. But all of the above is being proposed by state Department of Employment Security Richard…
When the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association held a dinner a few years ago to honor the first 100 women admitted to the New Hampshire Bar, some were surprised to discover how many of those first “pioneers” are still around…
Nearly 60 percent of restaurants, nightclubs and stores with liquor licenses in New Hampshire get their beer delivered by one Concord company that has spent the last six decades building a reputation for customer service. New Hampshire Distributors, a wholesaler…
Higher and more volatile energy costs are what New Hampshire and the Northeast can expect in the years ahead, predicts the newest member of the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission. Clifton Below of Lebanon, 49, worked extensively on issues affecting…
A couple of young lawyers in my office asked me recently what had changed over the period of time that the “older lawyers” in the office had been in practice. I told them to ask the “older lawyers,” and they…
Amusement ride rule needed To the editor: I would like to ask your readers to let me know about their experiences with amusement rides and amusement ride parks. As way of background, I sponsored the state’s first law requiring annual…
The consequences for failing to save e-mail in the face of potential litigation can be disastrous. As discussed in our related article in the Nov. 11-24 New Hampshire Business Review (“To avoid legal catastrophe, preserve you e-mail”), courts now require…
Jan. 7: Senate Republicans vote to change the locks on colleague Tom Eaton’s office until he coughs up $16,000. Jan. 20: Former President Bill Clinton visits New Hampshire to voice support for the state’s first-in-the-nation primary. Feb. 19: Rumors of…
I am sipping a cappuccino in Claremont. I’m in the Cafe Cubana, an urban-industrial-chic coffeehouse with bare brick walls, where $3.50 isn’t too much for a cuppa joe. It’s the kind of place you’d expect to find in Portsmouth or…
I am sitting here in our first real snowstorm of the season. The phone is ringing and people are canceling appointments. I think people look forward to a snow day now more than ever, given the constant bombardment of technology…
