To the editor: Regarding your editorial lamenting the New Hampshire Legislature’s “power grab” of the jurisdiction over charity-run games of Texas Hold ‘Em and the like (“The New Hampshire Tax ’Em tournament, Aug. 4-17 NHBR), it would be really refreshing…
In the bag Plenty of people around here remember local boy Nick Ashooh, the man who had the job nobody wanted: the ‘80s spokesman for the owners of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant. Ashooh’s still working in the industry as…
A blog (short for weblog) is an online personal journal that usually includes reflections, comments and links provided by the writer. Blogs often contain information about the author’s daily activities and may, or may not, include references to his/her employment.…
An employee downloads office files containing names of customers and their Social Security numbers onto his laptop to do some work at home after hours. He stashes the computer in the trunk of his car, but first stops at the…
Top Shelf put several brands of box wine to the test to help find wine that tastes good and stays fresh — thus proving viticulture salvation from oxidation and forced one-sitting consumption really can come in a vacuum-sealed plastic bag…
Lebanon Airport has been through some lean times. It used to offer service from four airlines. Today it has one carrier flying one route. As recently as the early 1990s, the airport served nearly 60,000 passengers a year. By 2004,…
The 25th anniversary of Pappy’s Pizza went by unnoticed at the Manchester restaurant in June, just as owner Ron Pappas has let other milestones in his life and career go by without fanfare. Pappas went into business a quarter of…
Impact fees, intended to help municipalities meet the costs associated with new development, are also having an impact on the cost of housing, says Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta. “Impact fees are expensive to builders,” said Guinta. “They pass it on…
Recently released findings by the U.S. Census Bureau based on its American Community Survey indicate the number of New Hampshire’s foreign-born residents have increased by 18 percent since 2004 and 33 percent since 2000. Statistics from the estimating branch of…
Ahead of upcoming elections and primaries, retail giant Wal-Mart is making efforts to arm its employees with information to combat what it says are “factual errors” made by candidates about Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart’s 8,000 New Hampshire employees as well as 18,000…
Single-family and condominium alternatives, such as manufactured homes and accessory dwellings units (ADUs), could go a long way toward helping ease New Hampshire’s housing crisis. But those options can have some obstacles, according to participants in a forum.
Efforts are underway in Manchester to fashion a version of the iconic board game "Monopoly" into a Who's Who and What's What of New Hampshire's largest city.
Business and event happenings around the state of NH
The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community
Rising demand, transmission constraints, and the push for regional solutions
The Rugg family and the Town of Exeter have settled their long running land dispute, clearing the way for a developer to proceed with a housing development to be built on the Exeter-Newfields town line.
For nearly six decades, Paul Young has been a constant, if often understated, presence in public and government affairs, both in New Hampshire and beyond. Since founding Novus Public Affairs in 1996, Young has helped shape how businesses, nonprofits and political leaders communicate and connect with the world around them, leaving a mark on the state that is hard to measure but easy to feel.
When Emerson McCourt passed away in 2006, he left behind an extensive tool collection, meticulous instructions and a commitment to Great Bay Community College (GBCC) students that continues today.
UNH is home to the state’s largest school of nursing
