Sununu approves two-year farm-to-school pilot program
Gov. Chris Sununu signed off earlier this month on a two-year, $250,000 pilot program that will incentivize selected New Hampshire schools to buy local.
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ApprenticeshipNH and Sanel NAPA launch apprenticeship program to develop front-line talent
ApprenticeshipNH, a workforce training program of the Community College System of New Hampshire, has partnered with Sanel NAPA to introduce a Parts Salesperson Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP).
MHT welcomes JetBlue and new Avelo routes
New York airline JetBlue to launch service at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in 2025, Avelo to expand
Q&A: Granite United Way President and CEO Patrick Tufts
Patrick Tufts says Granite United Way is probably the “best known and least known” nonprofit in New Hampshire. As president and CEO, Tufts oversees an organization that was established in New Hampshire nearly a century ago and has national roots 140 years old.
Council Finance Committee considers how Supreme Court ruling affects housing locally
City councilors discussed the increasing burden to the budget of the welfare department as the affordable housing crisis continues and deepens the needs of community members without a place to live
NH advocacy groups considering legal action against recently signed anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Bills being targeted involve trans girls in school sports; gender-affirming surgery for minors; and notification to parents of curriculum material involving sexual orientation, gender identity or expression
Laconia Daily Sun files motion to reconsider ombudsman’s rejection of legal fees
After the Laconia Sun filed its right-to-know complaint with the ombudsman, the school board produced one of the two requested documents, saying it had been withheld because of an administrative error
Federal labor department finds local restaurant violated rules on tips, overtime
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found Tito's Taqueria owed more than $62,000 in back wages and withheld tips to 126 employees across three locations
Former Listen director faces sentencing for embezzlement
Kyle Fisher to face sentencing for siphoning money from Listen’s bank accounts to use for gambling
All work and no pay
New Hampshire legislators included an unprecedented $15 million in the state budget for child care providers, to pay for staff bonuses, training, student loan repayment, and other incentives to retain and recruit workers. Thirteen months later, providers haven’t seen the money.
