Business & Economy
OPINION: NH House Should Vote For Right-to-Know Ombudsman Bill
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SB 555 will establish an Ombudsman to resolve Right to Know grievances and reduce the burden and costs for: Citizens, Courts, Public agencies & bodies.
Business & Economy
$150M For Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in House National Defense Authorization Act
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The money will be used to upgrade Dry Dock #1, construct new portal crane rail at Dry Dock #1, and modernize an existing portal rail crane. The rail cranes are used to support reactor servicing requirements at Dry Dock #1.
IBEW, Coos County Business Group Want Two SEC Members Recused From Northern Pass
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Also known as the Business Intervenor Group, they filed a motion Tuesday seeking to have Patricia Weathersby and Kathryn Bailey recuse themselves, saying their comments at public hearings show they cannot be impartial on Northern Pass.
Live From Durham, NH, It’s the 45th NHPBS Spring Auction Right Now
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And this year, the largest and longest-running LIVE fundraising auction in New England is celebrating its 45th anniversary! The NEW HAMPSHIRE PBS SPRING AUCTION airs LIVE from April 25-28 and May 2-5 on NHPBS and online at nhpbs.org/auction. Online bidding remains lively every night, including the non-broadcast days (4/29-5/1 ).
Business & Economy
CMP’s Mass. Energy Deadline Looms; Northern Pass To Seek NH Rehearing
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Central Maine Power has until Wednesday to reach agreement with the three major electric distribution companies in Massachusetts to transport 1,200 megawatts of Hydro-Quebec electricity to the Bay State.
Featured in Category
Jousting in Concord: Some Bills Look Good, Others Headed for Slag Heap
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With the 2018 session of the General Court winding down, the House and Senate shift into overdrive strategizing to ensure their position prevails before they go home to face their constituents. Which pieces of legislation are going down?
Featured in Category
We Need Your Help Now. Please Help Keep NH News Alive
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InDepthNH.org is attempting to help rebuild local news in New Hampshire. We need your help to do this.
Education
Black Heritage Trail of NH: Can Tourism Deliver a Valuable Message
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Given the significant presence of black people in New Hampshire during the last three hundred years, it is truly disappointing that today’s public school children (and their parents and grandparents) are unaware that black children and young adults were once sold on the wharf in Portsmouth, that Governor Langdon supported the efforts of George Washington to recover his “runaway property,” that Richard Potter was one of the most popular entertainers in America two hundred years ago, or that Harriet Wilson was the first African-American woman in North America to publish a book.
This Small Room in Dover Is Flush With Fine Art
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I muse joyfully this week on art galleries and bathrooms. As you know, Joyful Musers, I am a fan of the used, the re-used and the frugal. And at this moment, where the verb “downsize” is utilized as often as “to get a coffee” this is prime time to search out art – original, eclectic, lovely to you.