New Hampshire Business Review - October 10 2008

Headset batteries could catch fire

A Nashua company is recalling more than 1 million headset batteries worldwide after some have been reported to catch fire, the company and consumer safety officials said Tuesday. GN Netcom, with a North American headquarters at 77 Northeastern Blvd., agreed…

Hodes says he did homework on bailout

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the 10th in an occasional series of stories based on interviews with candidates for federal and state office by The Telegraph editorial board. Before twice voting against the $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill, U.S. Rep.…

Testing schedule pays off

NASHUA - Go figure: Fewer students were absent or tardy at the city's two high schools Tuesday, when most students were asked to show up more than two hours later than normal. Tuesday was the first day of a three-day…

Horn endorsed by former Gov. Romney

Congressional candidate Jennifer Horn landed the endorsement of fellow Republican and former Massaschusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Horn seeks to unseat freshman U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes, a Democrat, in the Nov. 4 election. Romney sought the GOP nomination for president but…

Board OKs contract for firefighters

NASHUA - Passing the firefighters five-year contract is the first step. The tougher nut to crack might be figuring out how to fund a $650,000 shortfall. The board of aldermen Tuesday passed the firefighters contract by an 8-6 vote. Ward…