The Berlin City Bank and the Pemigewasset National Bank will soon be things of the past - or at least their names will. Northway Financial Inc., parent company of both banks, has plans to consolidate the two institutions into a…
The narrow vote to censure former House Speaker Gene Chandler for his fund-raising mistakes has put a spotlight on Executive Councilor Ruth Griffin, R-Portsmouth, who netted even more money from testimonials without punishment. Opponents of Representative Chandler, R-Bartlett, say he…
The Save the Shipyard Advisory Team — whose goal will be to help remove the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard from the Defense Department base closure list - has been formed by Gov. John Lynch. “This is one more step — a…
Life is not simple. Good people sometimes do bad things. Bad things sometimes happen to good people. The issues of guilt, innocence, appropriate sanction and democracy can all get wrapped up in individual cases. All of these factors were evident…
More than 1,000 small businesses across the country - including some in New Hampshire — have been released from some of their obligations to three leasing companies associated with a now-bankrupt telecomm provider. The settlement — potentially as much as…
It took a man with a vision and $350 to begin a legacy that would connect a family, a community and an industry together for generations. That man was Courtland F.H. Freese I, the community is Pittsfield, N.H., and the…
Charlie Bass is taking serious heat from social conservatives for his leading role in the House vote to relax federal restrictions on stem cell research using new embryonic cell lines. But there’s not a peep about the tens of thousands…
Editor’s note: In business, do you second-guess yourself, wishing you had said or done something in a better way? Event organizer and author Mary Lou Wilson’s column, “Ask Mary Lou,” is designed for business professionals who are looking for guidance…
Considering its more than 200-year history, the New Hampshire House of Representatives has suffered through a surprisingly small number of low points. That is exactly why calling the utterly incomprehensible handling of the Legislative Ethics Committee’s recommendation to expel Gene…
How can we be prosperous without being destructive? It’s time for us to take off our ideological blinders and address this simple, yet crucial question for the 21st century. I think there are answers. Economic growth can mean ecological improvement,…
