New Hampshire Business Review - February 13 2009
Wine sales up at retail locations
How about an intimate candlelight dinner at a fancy restaurant, complete with fine food and a jug of water? Sales indicate that people have been less inclined to sip wine when dining out in New Hampshire. Instead, they have preferred…
Aykroyd on wine, NH, 'Ghostbusters'
Location: The Martinetti offices on Fir Street in Manchester on Tuesday. Interview with Dan Aykroyd. Seated before a poster advertising Aykroyd's Discovery Series Wines at a table with two bottles of 2007 vintage, one a Chardonnay and the other a…
Scout wants to build orienteering course at Merrimack preserve
MERRIMACK - Outdoor lovers could find themselves off the beaten path if a new orienteering course lands at Horse Hill Nature Preserve. Milford resident Matthew Linford, a member of Boy Scout Troop 48 in Nashua, who is hoping to construct…
Library upgrade bidding due soon
LYNDEBOROUGH - Discussions about expanding the tiny, two-room J.A. Tarbell Library have been ongoing for years. Now, with all of the required permits in hand, the trustees hope to break ground in the spring. "The plans are ready to go…
Vote sidetracks special ed aid plan
NASHUA - One alderman said the appropriation was the result of bad budgeting. Another said there was no rush for aldermen to approve the spending contained in the legislation. By a 7-7 vote Tuesday, the Board of Aldermen failed to…
Blog-to-be on FairPoint FAST TV service hits some dead air
With all the bad news surrounding the FairPoint e-mail takeover, it's hard to remember that the company is trying to do some cool things. One of these things is the video-service trial the company is conducting on the Seacoast, where…
Pitching new wine, Aykroyd draws crowd at Nashua store
NASHUA - One of the original Blues Brothers now focuses on the red and white - wine that is. Dan Aykroyd, who has appeared in dozens of movies, including pop-culture heavyweights like "Blues Brothers," "Ghostbusters" and "The Great Outdoors," made…
