New Hampshire Business Review - May 19, 2023

May 18, 2023

Jeff Feingold

Robotic Hand Assisting Person For Signing Document

‘World’s first robot lawyer’ short-circuited by prosecutors, faces class action suit

Tom Jarvis-NH Bar News,

DoNotPay chatbot app raises questions, and hackles about the use of AI for legal services

U.S. attorney indicts Nashua health club owner on $1 million Covid relief fraud

Jeff Feingold,

Charges include bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering

Women representing themselves win eviction case in NH Supreme Court

Pat Grossmith -Manchester Ink Link,

Justices send case of two tenants in Manchester building back to Circuit Court

NH considers reducing first-time drug offenses from felonies to misdemeanors

Jamie L. Costa-Concord Monitor,

Measure aims to lower first-time charges and address institutionalized racism

Friends of New Hampshire Drug Courts expands to support federal program

Jeff Feingold,

Nonprofit begins to offer ‘critical’ services to LASER docket

Legal Briefs: News From Around NH

Jeff Feingold,

State Supreme Court sides with short-term rental owner, new attorneys at Devine Millimet, Orr & Reno … and more

Federal, local grants help build housing – but NH still has a long way to go

Michaela Towfighi-Concord Monitor,

Despite cluster of funding sources, development of affordable housing is getting ‘more difficult’

GreenPages returns to New Hampshire

Paul Briand,

Workplace flexibility is centerpiece of firm’s new office

McIntyre building to be sold at auction

Jeff Feingold,

GSA launches online bidding process for 2.1-acre downtown Portsmouth property

'New Hampshire’s housing crisis is a human rights issue'

The NH Center for Justice and Equity,

Housing Action NH director ties equity and access to state’s housing plight

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Artistic expression at the Currier Museum

Jordana Pomeroy, director and CEO of the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, talks art, community ties and Granite State creativity with NHBR editors

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Casino Salem to close next month for construction

Casino Salem will close its doors in the early hours of March 9, as Churchill Downs Inc. prepares for a major redevelopment to transform the small gaming venue into the much larger Rockingham Grand Casino.

Lebanon’s Route 120 corridor could see mixed-use development

Developers and city officials have long eyed the northern part of Lebanon, along Route 120, as a hot spot for new housing and businesses, and the result has already been evident with large apartment complexes cropping up there in recent years.

Does Portsmouth HDC drive up development cost?

City Councilor Rich Blalock, who served four years as the council’s representative on the HDC, said he was motivated to make the initial motion to address the lack of affordable housing in Portsmouth. He contended the HDC’s often monthslong reviews of new construction projects drives up the cost of development.