Again, school funding is in legislative crosshairs
In 2021, the question of state support for public schools has been marked by a deepening partisan rift among lawmakers.

NH’s economy picks up the pace
Yet, in the midst of plenty, there is scarcity. There are more than 20,000 fewer workers than there were before the pandemic. There is half as much single-home inventory. And there’s a severe shortage of supplies and materials.

Governor signs bill exempting PPP loans from BPT
Gov. Chris Sununu signed into law Senate Bill 3, which eliminates state taxation on forgiven federal Paycheck Protection Program loans. At left is Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, prime sponsor of the bill.

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NH Gives breaks fundraising record for second consecutive year
Matching funds helped to spur donations: The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, lead sponsor of the event,...

W.H. Bagshaw takes a swing at bat manufacturing
W.H. Bagshaw Company, a Nashua-based manufacturer of precision-turned parts to the medical, aerospace and defense industries, has acquired Gryphon Bat Company from Nashua Silver Knights Assistant Coach Ariel Ramos.

CONCORD
CONCORD: The members of the U.S. House of Representatives from northern New England are urging the Department of Homeland Security to safely reopen the U.S.-Canadian border,...

Kuster, Pappas join effort to expand passenger rail in Northeast
Nearly two dozen members of Congress — including U.S. Reps. Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas of New Hampshire — urged the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to establish and authorize a public corporation — the North Atlantic Rail Corp....

TAKE 5
Two-thirds of respondents feel their managers have taken on a more active role in developing culture and protecting well-being.

NHDES says state is approaching widespread drought
The state is in slightly better shape than in mid-April, when abnormally dry and drought conditions were spread throughout the entire state. Last month, rainfall was at nearly normal levels, which helped alleviate drought conditions in about half of the state.

Hassan, Shaheen hail passive of Innovation and Competition Act
President Joe Biden praised passage of the bill making generational investments in American workers. “This legislation addresses key elements that were included in my American Jobs Plan,...

THE BOTTOM LINE
Micro manufacturer Resonetics LLC was awarded an eight-year tax credit of 1.493% to expand in Kettering, a suburb of Dayton.

ABOUT TOWN
1. Howard Brodsky, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of CCA Global Partners, delivers commencement address at University of New Hampshire Manchester on Saturday May 22.

‘The children are the curriculum’
Jocelyn Neal is 5 years old. She can put paper into an old-fashioned typewriter and proudly type her name with ease. Her little sister, Jacey Neal,...

The post-Covid workplace
The knowledge economy office workplace got a sudden shakeup over the past year-plus. At its peak, not that long ago, the pre-vaccinated officebased workforce was functioning more from home than from the traditional office,...

New law beefs up oversight of weather modification
It sounds like the plot of a science fiction movie — state agencies attempting to modify the weather. Still, House Bill 128, a bill that requires public notice before a state agency attempts to modify the weather, is anything but fiction.

‘Data errors’ mar NH’s vaccine performance
Over the last few months, Gov. Chris Sununu and other state leaders eagerly touted New Hampshire’s apparently booming Covid-19 vaccination rate.

Organizing your tax information
As many have experienced, the ongoing pandemic disrupted everyone’s day-today routines, where social distancing and using virtual tools to stay connected are the new norms.

A particularly welcome event
As life returns to the way it used to be in New Hampshire, people have experienced maskless grocery shopping, walks down Main Street, hugs, board meetings in person for the first time,...

Does systemic racism exist in New Hampshire?
According to Republican leaders in Concord, systemic racism does not exist in New Hampshire and talk of it should be banned in our schools, state agencies and private entities that contract with the state.

American Rescue Plan lowers health insurance costs
The Covid-19 pandemic shone a light on just how important it is that all Granite Staters have meaningful access to quality healthcare. Key to this access is affordable health insurance.

What happened to the great melting pot?
As a child, I lived in many places with many different cultures, yet all in one country — the United States. We walked to school together, sat in class together, ate lunch together and talked about our differences as if they were the successes of our ancestors.

A brief, instructive history of the ‘Nifty 50’
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Nifty 50 represented a group of the top stocks of their time, with company names such as IBM, Xerox, Polaroid, JCPenny, International Telephone & Telegraph, Sears, Eastman Kodak,...

Savings Bank of Walpole readies Winchester branch
“TD Bank’s departure left Winchester without a bank, and we immediately began hearing from businesses, individuals and town officials asking Savings Bank of Walpole to consider opening a branch in Winchester,” said Mark Bodin,...

Three letters that are changing the world
At least one of these categories likely resonates with you. Excluding a company or a sector from your portfolios can be a powerful statement since capital is the lifeblood of companies.

Moved to New Hampshire recently?
Clients moving to New Hampshire frequently ask whether the estate plan (will, health care directive, and financial power of attorney) created in their former home (“foreign plan”) is valid here.

Healthcare changes are permanent, ‘in a good way’
Hospitals found a few silver linings during a global pandemic that cost them millions of dollars, inundated their emergency rooms, and stretched staff to their limits. Revolutionizing the way medical providers think about healthcare may be one of them.

Dartmouth finds new way to fight a deadly cancer
By 2030, the most lethal form of pancreatic cancer — pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, or PDAC — is projected to become the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.

NH’S SENIOR COLLEGES & GRADUATE SCHOOLS
Source: National Center for Education Statistics & NHBR survey (*Total Enrollment - Fall 2020) Tuition as of 2019-2020 school year.

Berlin school board approves bonus for substitute
In an attempt to address the ongoing shortage of substitute teachers, the Berlin Board of Education has approved an incremental signon bonus of $600 for a year-round substitute teaching position as a way to incentivize potential applicants,...

School stimulus ventilation projects in limbo
The package passed in December listed heating, ventilation and air conditioning projects as acceptable uses of the $156 million that came to New Hampshire schools in January.

CALENDAR
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Q&A INTERVIEW
When 27-year-old Kenny Frasch was growing up in Hooksett, he could count on two hands the number of other students who were not white. For years, Frasch dreamed of getting out of New Hampshire to live in a big city, where he could find more people who looked like him.

THE LATEST
Dental Lifeline, the NH Oral Health Coalition, Concord Dental Sealant Coalition, Greater Nashua Dental Connection, Kiwanis Club of Mt. Washington Valley, Aspire Living & Learning,...

Alex Turek named new Exec. Director of Concord YMCA
Turek has been a YMCA leader since 1995 and has branch operations, programming and staff leadership experience at YMCAs around New England, most recently as executive director of the Merrimack Valley YMCA and CEO of the Southern District YMCA..

FLOTSAM&JETSAM
But you’d be wrong. Just check out the rapid-fire reaction to word that the state of Nevada now has a law that says it will be holding the first presidential primary in 2024. Which, as any schoolchild in NH knows,...