New Hampshire Business Review - January 2 2009
Consolidating efforts benefits communities
PITTSFIELD - Marilyn Weir, a Northeast Resource Recovery Association employee for more than a year, stared up in front of a mountain of compacted aluminum cans, neatly stacked with labels such as Bud Light and Coke still legible. Weir said…
Prices for recyclable material have dropped considerably, costing municipalities money
Municipalities that depended on recyclable materials adding money to their coffers have seen that revenue source take a hit recently. For example, as Adam Clark, an operations manager at Northeast Resource Recovery Association, watched the value of recyclable materials plummet…
Plow drivers fight fatigue to clear roads
Gerald Farwell will realize he's tired behind the wheel of his snowplow the moment he falls asleep. Farwell, the road agent for the town of Brookline, was joking, of course. But as with anyone who clears streets of snow and…
Family able to witness soldier's big day from afar
Nashua native Ryan Robinson couldn't be with his family for his recent promotion to Air Force major because he's serving in Iraq. So the Air Force arranged for him to receive his gold leaf pin in front of a television…
Coach to plead guilty in child porn case
CONCORD (AP) - Federal court records show the former coach of a Concord-based soccer league will plead guilty in a child pornography case. The file doesn't indicate the specific federal charge to which Jacob Silva, 28, of Manchester, will admit.…
Driver sent to prison in fatality
A Lawrence, Mass., man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in a fatal car crash. Jason Connolly, 35, pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the death of John Sweren, of Pelham, in September 2007. Connolly was sentenced to…
