New Hampshire Business Review - August 15 2008
Senate hopeful will meet over coffee
MILFORD - Steve Spratt, Democratic candidate for state Senate will meet with interested voters over coffee hosted by Michael and Amy Conley at their home, 102 Elm St., Milford, on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Spratt will discuss his plans to…
Contractors speak up on workers comp
Mario Plante owns a contracting company in Hudson, but he turns to Massachusetts for most of his business. It's nearly impossible to land a job in New Hampshire because too many of his competitors avoid paying workers compensation insurance by…
FEMA won't buy homes hit by floods
MERRIMACK - The federal government will not scoop up a handful of flood-prone homes on Beacon Drive - at least not anytime soon. Ten homeowners in the riverside neighborhood want to shed their houses and relocate to higher ground, but…
Teacher resigns, leading to outcry
HUDSON - Tears flowed and accusations flew after a dismissal hearing was cut short Monday night when a popular Alvirne High School teacher resigned. Rick Martineau, the forestry and natural sciences teacher and Future Farmers of America adviser, agreed to…
Nashua high-schoolers get jump-start on the year
What summer? That was the feeling among some students Monday as they picked up their high school schedules in preparation for another year of school. For students in Nashua, the first day back is Tuesday of next week. "I could…
Loan firm charged with fraud settles in NH, Mass.
A tri-state mortgage company with an office in Nashua has agreed to pay more than $700,000 to settle allegations of fraud in two states. In separate settlements, The Mortgage Specialists, with one of its eight offices at 327 Amherst St.,…
Man hit by car stays in coma
NASHUA - A city man remains in critical condition at a Boston hospital with injuries he suffered last week when a car struck him on Main Street. Michael McClure, 46, of Clocktower Place, was taken by ambulance to UMass Medical…
Homeowners have long way to go from application to buyout approval
Applying for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's home buyout program is a long, complicated and complex process. Richard Verville, of the state's homeland security bureau, said every year thousands of applications for aid are sent to eight independent review panels…
