‘We need to look at housing accessibility for someone making about $42,000 a year. That is a police officer, a firefighter, a teacher. These are the people that protect us, but yet can’t live within the same communities”
As deputy commissioner of New Hampshire Employment Security, Richard Lavers has been incredibly busy for the last year and a half
Kenny Frasch, owner with his family of The Hop Knot in Manchester, has made his restaurant a space for social justice organizing
‘What it comes down to is outdoor pursuits like backcountry skiing are surrounded by economic activity,’ says Tyler Ray, a North Conway attorney and founder of the outdoor advocacy firm Backyard Concept.
‘The difficulties that first-time buyers face has nothing to do with unrealistic expectations. It’s simple economics – supply and demand,’ says Carmen Lorentz of Lakes Region Community Developers
Emerging data is showing that the Covid-19 vaccines are not only effective at preventing disease, but also preventing a vaccinated person from potentially infecting others, says State Epidemiologist Elizabeth Daly
‘You can say what you want but you have to adjust and keep up or fall behind,’ says Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg of his move to expand bias, cultural competency and de-escalation training for officers in his department
Division of Travel and Tourism Director Lori Harnois says ‘the silver lining’ of the pandemic has been the partnerships her agency and businesses in the state’s hospitality sector have made
Jon Buatti, who in December 2019 opened The Bearded Bakery Company in Manchester, competed in the most recent ‘Holiday Baking Championship’ series on the Food Network
The company has more than 190,000 residential and commercial customers in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine.
Mike Marland calls an end to his sharp-eyed editorial work
Ed Ithier oversees major gifts to help support scholarships and helps to create career opportunities for students at Southern New Hampshire University.
‘White supremacy and extremism in general are a domestic security threat,’ says Christina Cliff, assistant professor of political science and security studies at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge.
A roundup of the comings and goings of people and businesses throughout the state.
Derek Ibarguen, who took over last summer as supervisor of the White Mountain National Forest, sees the forest as a ‘major contributor’ to the economy of the region
Robert Cruickshank, a telecommunications industry veteran, is directing the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative’s broadband buildout efforts in rural parts of the state.
