The recent startling increase in the price of gasoline has focused every driver on the need to conserve fuel, carpool, find alternate ways to get places and consider whether every trip is necessary. In New Hampshire, the options for alternate…
When Nancy Holdsworth, a mother of a 2-year-old, got too tired during her pregnancy, she laid down on a couch for an afternoon nap. Holdsworth’s craving for a snooze was nothing unusual, except she was nodding off at the office…
Splashy sports cars, new pickup trucks and powerful yet fuel-thrifty diesel engines highlight the 2009 model year. Some, like Ford and Saturn, have improved their gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles for 2009. And German automakers like Volkswagen, Mercedes and BMW are selling…
The recent startling increase in the price of gasoline has focused every driver on the need to conserve fuel, carpool, find alternate ways to get places and consider whether every trip is necessary. In New Hampshire, the options for alternate…
While New Hampshire may be better known for its first-in-the-nation presidential primary, the presence of the solar energy industry here is hard to deny. There are more than 30 solar manufacturers, installers and dealers based in the Granite State, and…
New Hampshire’s current budget “crisis” is widely attributed to excessive spending. Unfortunately, the simplicity of the argument obscures the uncomfortable fact of a failed and outdated revenue structure. Nowhere are the consequences of this failure more evident than the likely…
The Amethyst Initiative, a collaborative effort of more than 120 U.S. college presidents to open debate on the minimum legal drinking age of 21, raises concerns that are shared by many Americans: • How can adults supervise and help shape…
HUDSON - The owners of Fairview Nursing Home and Laurel Place hope to replace a well-known Hudson landmark on Lowell Road with a 90-unit assisted living facility. Rich Laboeuf, the nursing home's administrator, said the home's ownership group, Merrimack Medical…
Due to a stormy weather forecast, organizers have made a few changes to the Merrimack Fall Festival and Business Expo scheduled for Saturday. Most events and exhibits will now be held indoors at the James Mastricola school complex and the…
Seven chrome bumpers were stolen off Dodge pickup trucks at Contemporary Chrysler and Dodge earlier this week. Police Chief Fred Douglas said the bumpers, which were unbolted from the trucks, were reported stolen overnight from the Elm St. dealership Monday.…
Single-family and condominium alternatives, such as manufactured homes and accessory dwellings units (ADUs), could go a long way toward helping ease New Hampshire’s housing crisis. But those options can have some obstacles, according to participants in a forum.
Efforts are underway in Manchester to fashion a version of the iconic board game "Monopoly" into a Who's Who and What's What of New Hampshire's largest city.
Business and event happenings around the state of NH
The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community
Rising demand, transmission constraints, and the push for regional solutions
The Rugg family and the Town of Exeter have settled their long running land dispute, clearing the way for a developer to proceed with a housing development to be built on the Exeter-Newfields town line.
For nearly six decades, Paul Young has been a constant, if often understated, presence in public and government affairs, both in New Hampshire and beyond. Since founding Novus Public Affairs in 1996, Young has helped shape how businesses, nonprofits and political leaders communicate and connect with the world around them, leaving a mark on the state that is hard to measure but easy to feel.
When Emerson McCourt passed away in 2006, he left behind an extensive tool collection, meticulous instructions and a commitment to Great Bay Community College (GBCC) students that continues today.
UNH is home to the state’s largest school of nursing
