WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Senate has confirmed Jane Young as New Hampshire’s next U.S. attorney. Young, a former deputy attorney general in New Hampshire, served in that role since 2018 and held numerous other roles in the Attorney General’s Office since joining it in 1992. She replaces John J. Farley, who had been acting U.S. attorney since March 2021.

CONCORD: The NH Senate has two marijuana legalization bills, one that would have created a state-run monopoly for retail sales and another plan to allow small-scale personal use and home cultivation of the drug. Both bills previously passed the House, but the Senate once again stood as a roadblock, ensuring New Hampshire for now will remain a holdout surrounded by states that have approved recreational legalization. But opponents said the fact that marijuana is legal in Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts meant nothing to them.

HOOKSETT: Marmon Aerospace & Defense, which makes specialized cable for aerospace and defense clients, will be expanding its operations in New Hampshire with plans to construct a new building off Route 3 in Hooksett at the site of the Legends Golf driving range. The company already operates a 90,000-square-foot building in Manchester. It plans to employ approximately 20 people in Hooksett.

CONCORD: Four New Hampshire companies have been fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after being cited for violating federal Covid-19 health protocols, according to the agency’s database. Three of the companies — American Performance Polymers in Colebrook, UPS in Londonderry and Villa Crest Healthcare Center in Manchester — have agreed to pay fines ranging from nearly $8,000 to $15,000. The fourth, Data Electronic Systems in Salem, is challenging a $15,800 fine.

CONCORD: The owner of the La Carreta restaurants in Derry and Londonderry has agreed to pay more than $890,000 in back wages and damages to 63 employees to resolve federal labor violation allegations. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigation found La Carreta-Derry Inc., La Carreta-Londonderry LLC and Heriberto Leon violated minimum wage, overtime and recordkeeping requirements. Both sides signed a consent judgment on April 5, OSHA said.

MANCHESTER: The Crotched Mountain Foundation has transferred ownership of the Courtyard Apartments in Manchester, a HUDdesignated complex that provides accessible housing to low-income renters with disabilities, to an entity managed by the owners of Nashuabased Tamposi Brothers Development. The foundation has owned and operated the Courtyard Apartments on Main Street in Manchester for over 40 years. Ownership was officially transferred to the entity, 245 Main Street Manchester LLC and its co-managers, Joe and Jake Tamposi. The transfer is expected to be completed by the end of June.

CONCORD: The application deadline for victims of the $20 million Financial Resources Mortgage Inc. Ponzi scheme to file applications seeking compensation from the FRM Victims’ Contribution Recovery Fund is May 18, the Attorney General’s Office announced. Victims who seek compensation from the FRM Fund must complete and return an application to the administrator. The application may be found on the FRM page of the Department of Justice website. For more information, contact Daisy Mongeau, the FRM Fund administrator at frm.fund@doj.nh.gov or 603-271-1527.

CONCORD: A new report by the financial services website WalletHub says New Hampshire is the third-hardest place to find workers in the U.S. WalletHub measured two metrics — the rate of job openings for the last month and the rate over the past 12 months — in putting together its rankings. Alaska has the most significant labor shortage, an ongoing issue in that remote, rural state. Georgia ranked second and New Hampshire third.