From Hollywood to Holy Weird! From Broadway to Oddway: Actor, Writer and NH Icon Richard “Dick” Backus takes his shot at public office

If you saw a photograph of Dick Backus and you thought – “I think I know him!” it may be because you are of a certain age when you watched daytime soaps like Ryan’s Hope or went to see Eugene O’Neill’s “Ah Wilderness” at the Ogunquit Playhouse, or you even went to see “Butterflies are Free” on Broadway.

Two Ex-U.S. Olympic Skiers Urge Belknap County Voters To Protect Gunstock Nov. 8

Two former U.S. Olympic skiers who sharpened their edges and ran the icy gates at Gunstock Mountain and are both business owners in Belknap County are asking fellow residents to vote Nov. 8 with an eye toward preserving the county-owned recreation area that has been a source of political battles this year.

Last-of-its-Kind Landmark in Concord Successfully Stabilized

Facilitated by the Preservation Alliance in collaboration with property owner Liberty, the City of Concord, and a team of nationally recognized engineers and consultants, the work entailed interior structural scaffolding and exterior cabling to support the compromised roof and compression ring that encircles the base of the roof.

Sale of Lakes Region Facility May Be Voted On Soon

The former Lakes Region Facility has a potential buyer who plans to create a “self-sustaining village” on its 220 acres off Route 106, including 1,300 units of mixed-use housing for all ages and incomes, a conference center, 200,000 square feet of retail and commercial use and a plan that would allow for 50 percent of the land to remain open space.

Mass. to Pay N.H. $3.5M For Property Tax Losses Related to Flood Control

Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has agreed to pay New Hampshire $3,477,195.30 to settle a nearly decade-long dispute over lost property tax revenue caused by flood control infrastructure located in New Hampshire.

Kuster and Burns Trade Views at Amherst Forum

New Hampshire District 2 Congresswoman Annie Kuster and her Republican challenger, Robert Burns, traded views on the role of the federal government in the support of business at a forum Tuesday at LaBelle Winery.