The massive restoration of utility lines across the state has already cost Public Service of New Hampshire more than $10 million - and its customers will eventually pay for it. PSNH President Gary Long said Wednesday the price tag for…
NASHUA - It couldn't get any colder on Frost Drive. For a sixth straight day on Wednesday, the Seitz family lived with a chill. It wasn't so much the lack of electricity that made them cold; it was that almost…
After navigating a tricky hill in the spitting snow Wednesday, Kathy Freitas pulled her car to the side of the road, grabbed two packages from a seat and set out, crunching across a yard in Merrimack. "I guess we'll just…
Just the right temperature - although "wrong temperature" might be a better term - little wind and no snow to speak of: That's the recipe for a winter power disaster in New Hampshire. This was the finding of a 2004…
With some schools closed until after the Christmas break, state Education Commissioner Lyonel Tracy said he is "very willing" to consider forgiving missed days. State law allows school boards to request a waiver of the 180-day school calendar requirement when…
AMHERST - Dan Gillis and his family had only been back in their Oak Hill Drive home for a few days when disaster struck again, this time one of a more personal sort. Gillis spent Wednesday evening shivering outside his…
Schools that have reopened since last week's devastating ice storm are working to accommodate students whose families are still without power. Bryan Lane, principal of Alvirne High School in Hudson, said there are still a number of students who are…
MILFORD - With no hotel beds available for some utility workers traveling from far away to fix New Hampshire's broken infrastructure this week, PSNH turned to Hampshire Hills Sports and Fitness Club, which was able to provide workers with food…
Utility crews are working around the clock to restore electrical power to those still in the dark. But that doesn't mean every utility worker is making repairs around the clock. Some Public Service of New Hampshire crews work overnight, but…
NASHUA - After hearing 3-1/2 hours of testimony, mostly from homeowners vehemently opposed to the project, the zoning board of adjustment on Tuesday delayed action on a proposal by a local developer to build a so-called "work-force housing'' project at…
