When Hannah McCarthy was an undergraduate at Simmons College in Boston, she gave no thought to a career in education. At the end of June, McCarthy, 58, will retire after 25 years as president of Daniel Webster College in Nashua.…
Like many visionaries, John Packard, founder and president of Portsmouth-based Pure Barnyard, was looking for a better way to do something — in this case, fertilize his lawn without worrying about his grandchildren playing on the grass and chemical run…
Roger Hebert, owner and operator of Rice’s Pharmacy on Main Street in Nashua, has launched a local program that addresses a national concern: access to affordable prescription medicines. The registered pharmacist has no illusions about resolving the crisis, but he’s…
The location: Toronto, Canada. The mission: Recruit new business and develop relationships with corporate real estate executives and site selection advisers, giving New Hampshire another foothold in a new market. With that goal in mind, representatives of the New Hampshire…
Kathleen Crompton sat before the Seabrook Budget Committee last fall representing SeaCare Health Services, as she has at dozens of other town budget committees over the years. Crompton was asking Seabrook to make a $1,900 contribution to the organization that…
Nine years ago, the Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center opened in Gilford with a three-show season and folding chairs in a field. Today, it is one of the best outdoor entertainment venues in the country, as well as a key contributor…
The Nashua Marriott hotel is undergoing a $4.4 million renovation project to become a Courtyard by Marriott, the hotel chain’s brand designed for the business traveler. The renovation has already resulted in all 245 guest rooms having new bedding, office…
More communication and more support - that’s what the majority of filmmakers and film professionals said they wanted from the New Hampshire Film and Television Office at a roundtable held in April at the studios of New Hampshire Public Television…
Ostensibly, it was a legislative subcommittee work session on an obscure amendment having to do with a class-action suit concerning auto dealer financing and insurance. But the room was crowded with lobbyists and representatives of the New Hampshire Association of…
Residents downwind of existing or future wood-, coal- and construction and demolition debris-fired power plants have turned out in force for State House hearings on three bills to cut emissions. Senate Bill 128 would force Public Service of New Hampshire…
