New Hampshire Business Review - Mar. 8, 2024

Q&A: Chef at Stages Evan Hennessey

Many of the customers who sit down for a unique fine-dining experience at Stages at One Washington in Dover might be surprised that the owner had no plans to become an award-winning chef, restaurant owner and television cooking competition star.

(Opinion) Protecting our seniors

As the commissioner of the New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID), my regulatory philosophy is that intervention in the free market should only occur when well-defined, solid objectives can be obtained by such intervention, or when inherent monopoly structures prevent a free market competitive system from operating.

(Opinion) NH should help our military and their family members vote

It isn’t always easy for service members to cast a ballot. Whether at sea — as I often was over my 13 years in the U.S. Navy — or permanently stationed halfway around the world, military members and their families don’t have the luxury of a quick walk or drive to their nearest polling place.

Building bridges

We are lucky in New Hampshire to have a strong and thriving small business community. At Seacoast Outright, we are thankful for our ongoing partnership with the Portsmouth Chamber Collaborative that allows us to be a resource and a partner with the local business community.

(Opinion) New legislation erodes rights for NH youth, families

Back in 2018, a very New Hampshire moment happened: The New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a bill affirming the rights of transgender people in the Granite State to be free from discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodation. Today, those values are being tested.