Renewed Calls From Mass. To Close Seabrook Station
Two Newburyport, Mass., city councilors have called for the shutdown of the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant, which has been operating since 1990.
Thar She Blows Sign Still Stands, But Yoken’s is Still Gone
I don’t know how many times visitors to the Portsmouth area have asked IndepthNH.org’s Roger Wood, “Hey, where’s Yoken’s? The Thar She Blows sign is there, but the restaurant’s gone.”
Roger Wood Shares a Secret or Two About Celebrating the New Year
While standing in the cold at the 2016 First Night Portsmouth ice carving on New Year’s Day, veteran New Hampshire journalist and podcaster Roger Wood reflects on celebrations of the past and present and his hopes for the future.
Eversource Touts Schiller Station’s Wood-Fired Boiler
Schiller Station’s wood-chip boiler has earned state and national recognition for its record of clean power generation starting with the Environmental Protection Agency, but some residents across the river in Eliot, Maine, claim that sulfur pollutants from the plant have affected their health.
Roger Wood InDepth
UNH’s Andy Smith Gets Surveyed For a Change, This Time About Trump
What’s Donald Trump’s tough talk done to his numbers in New Hampshire? UNH Survey Center’s Andy Smith chats with Roger Wood.
NH Finds Peace Corps Is Not About The Money
Judging from the way New Hampshire residents sign on, many of them from the University of New Hampshire, the Peace Corps isn’t just about the money.
Outside The Donald Trump Stump in Portsmouth With Roger Wood
Roger Wood spoke to people who love Donald Trump and those who hate the presidential contender Thursday night in Portsmouth.
Energy
Podcast: Wind Can Already Power 37,000 Homes in NH
Sharon Solomon talks to Roger Wood about policies needed to keep moving in the direction of renewable energy resources such as wind power to battle global warming.
Education
Roger Wood Podcast: Making College Debt-Free
NH lawmaker to file legislation to make college debt-free.
Stratham SPCA and The Case of the 45 Cockatiels
New Hampshire’s largest animal shelter is used to housing all types of creatures — from ferrets to rabbits, turtles, guinea pigs, and, of course, cats and dogs. But the arrival of some 45 cockatiels from a home recently put the staff on high alert. They were rescued from a residence where the owner had passed away. Roger Wood spoke to Lisa Dennison, executive director of the Stratham SPCA, about their new arrivals and the success rate of adopting them out to new homes. More information on adoptable pets can be found at nhspca.org.