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Here you will find stories about the North Country. Just writing those words, though, I sense a fight coming. When I lived in Bethlehem, I could unequivocally state that I lived in the North Country, but things got muddy when I moved to North Conway. You see some folks believe the North Country includes only communities north of the state’s four notches: Franconia Notch, Crawford Notch, Pinkham Notch, and Dixville Notch.
For InDepthNH.org’s purposes, we’ll use a little common sense and maybe stretch that a little farther south. And get ready for a call from our columnist John Harrigan, who has been called the King of The North Country, when we get it wrong.
-Nancy West
Nancy West | Eversource NH president Bill Quinlan is listed as one of 44 hosts for a fundraising reception for Gov. Chris Sununu on Thursday, which raised ethical questions among some opponents of the company’s controversial Northern Pass high-voltage transmission line project.
Construction season coincides with the biggest influx of tourists to New Hampshire and in Plymouth it also overlaps the beginning and end of the academic year for Plymouth State University.
CONCORD — Constructing the 192-mile Northern Pass Transmission line project will impact host communities and local traffic, but the effect will vary from locality to locality.
Nancy West | Critics of Dr. William Bailey’s testimony at last week’s Northern Pass hearings that the project poses no threat to public health and safety call him a “hired gun” out to serve only the interests of the controversial 192-mile high-voltage transmission line proposed to run from Pittsburg to Deerfield.
LANCASTER – After an eight-month absence, the group that wants to reopen the Balsams Resort could be returning to the Coos Planning Board for permits that are crucial if the $143 million project is to move ahead.
Live Streaming of today’s unveiling of Republican Gov. Craig Benson’s portrait will be live streamed starting at 2PM.
DIXVILLE — State transportation officials are holding off spending about $2.3 million to repair a road at the Balsams Resort until it is clear that developer Les Otten is moving ahead with the project.
LANCASTER – It was supposed to be Magdalena Randall’s triumphal moment: starting her own bakery. Instead, she wanted to cry – and she was a strong, determined soul with plenty of gumption. She was not accustomed to swooning.
During the hearing, Sen. Shaheen read a letter from Bob Chapman who invested $15 million to redevelop the former Wausau Paper Mill in Groveton to attract businesses and jobs.
Nancy West | CONCORD — Radio personality Brian “Bulldog” Tilton spoke to about 350 protesters who circled the State House Sunday to show their disapproval of Eversource’s plan to build a 192-mile high-voltage Northern Pass transmission line from Pittsburg to Deerfield.