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Financial issues and challenges faced by faced by NH companies and the economy as a whole.
Sometimes, in my exasperation, I have been known to complain that New Hampshire’s public utilities are mired in the year 1955. But it turns out that maybe I should be grateful these companies are as evolved as they are.
As the state of New Hampshire enters its vital summer travel season, there is great concern about the industry because job openings presently far exceed the number of people who will take them.
A $100 million victims fund for youths who were sexually abused at the hands of state employees while incarcerated at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester has been approved by the Senate, despite Democratic concerns that it excludes certain victims from accessing the fund.
A map designating congressional districts for New Hampshire passed the House on May 5, leading to fresh charges of gerrymandering.
New landfills in the state would have to meet a new siting formula away from surface water under a bill passed by the Senate Thursday on a vote of 16-8.
After a thorough vetting, the Executive Council voted 4-1 to support a key housing initiative of Governor Chris Sununu’s that would provide $100 million in federal funding for housing projects to allow them to be quickly built and finished to meet needs of the state for low- to moderate-rental housing and providing incentives for municipalities to support such housing.
Nine rescue, rehabilitation, and revitalization projects and two outstanding leaders of the preservation movement were honored in the N.H. Preservation Alliance’s annual awards on May 3. The 2022 slate includes the preservation of rare and iconic properties, stewardship of community assets and gathering places, and community development successes.
Raising wages for Manchester city employees and standing up for immigrants topped the agenda at Monday’s May Day rally at Manchester City Hall Plaza.
WARREN/PIERMONT — Opposition by more 1,300 people has delayed plans by the White Mountain National Forest to employ “silvicultural treatments” to some 945 acres of the 5,375 acres of land placed under its care in August 2000.