Sun Country Airlines joins MHT
Second airline at Manchester airport this summer

Beyond the greens
Technology offers new ways to enjoy golf and learn how to play it

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Moondance for a lucky couple: $7,000
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues books Van Morrison for two-night stand in Portsmouth

Expanded eligibility increased child care scholarship enrollment by over 21%
For many Granite State families, child care is inaccessible and unaffordable. According to Child Care Aware of America, center-based care for two children under 5 years old averaged nearly $32,000 annually in New Hampshire during 2023, a 12.5% increase from 2022.

Upper Valley waste management company pleads guilty to falsifying reports
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services said that the violations pertained to annual reports submitted to the department for the years 2021 and 2022.

Another delay for huge Pitco development planned for Concord
The proposal was conditionally approved by Concord Planning Board in September 2021 and the project has received two extensions since then.

IN BRIEF
PLYMOUTH: Plymouth State University presented 34 third-year nursing students with engraved Littmann double-sided stethoscopes in a ceremony on Aug. 26 to mark the students’ transition to clinical practice.

Great Bay Community College hosts roundtable with Seacoast manufacturing employers
Recently more than 30 representatives from Seacoast area manufacturers, business organizations and educators met at Great Bay Community College (GBCC) to discuss how to meet the automated manufacturing workforce needs in the region.

TAKE 5
RESEARCHERS at Robert Half report that just over two-quarters of employed parents cited they are putting in longer working hours, or 43% out of more than 1,100.

Berlin wants Burgess to pay its back taxes
The debtors have reserved their rights regarding whether the PILOT agreement was terminated.

THE BOTTOM LINE
RYAN HANNA NEW CIO FOR CAMBRIDGE TRUST WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Thriving on TikTok
Business owners in New Hampshire use short-form social media app to engage with customers

The ripple effect: Inspiring sustainability in the Upper Valley
Companies take measures to reduce their impact on the environment

St. Joseph Jr. High School opens at Trinity High campus
Construction and expansion project cost $26 million

Rise now Monadnock’s only early intervention ctr.
Rise, at 147 Washington St., and MDS, at 121 Railroad St., in Keene both previously offered an early intervention program administered by the NH Bureau of Developmental Services’ Family Supported Early Supports and Services.

New primary care model slashes wait times: same day care transforms lives
You wake up in the morning groggy and clammy.

Dignity and respect
Are you living your values in how you see others?

Session offers resources to laid-off Rustic Crust workers
Hosted by officials with several state agencies, the Rapid Response session, held at Pittsfield’s Town Hall held August 26, encouraged the 16 former employees of Rustic Crust to file for unemployment as soon as they can, and told them to sign up for some other available resources.

Pittsfield’s Rustic Crust closes suddenly, laying off dozens
Pittsfield’s Rustic Crust, the town’s third-largest employer, closed its doors mid-August after nearly three decades of business, laying off dozens of workers.

Issues in this year’s election
Candidates are not addressing state and national fiscal woes

DISABILITIES IN THE WORKPLACE: HIRING AND RETENTION
Thursday, September 19 Manchester Country Club REGISTER AT NHBR.COM/DEI

NH liquor stores have earned $4B for state general fund
In 1934, then-Gov. John G. Winant signed a bill that created the NH Liquor Commission. The first stores opened on Aug. 17 of that year in Concord, Manchester and Nashua.

RiverWoods at 30: community, care and innovation
In 1994 our first campus opened as a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Exeter, New Hampshire.

Don’t let Mass.-based health system use NH as piggy bank
Over the past three decades, an increasing number of so-called integrated health systems have gobbled up once-private hospitals and physician groups under the promise that consolidation would improve care and reduce costs.

Credit card act is bad news for marginalized communities
This bill would let big corporations save money by routing credit card transactions through alternative payment networks.

2024 election: separating fact from fear
President Biden’s withdrawal marked a new phase in America’s political saga. The decision sparked intense reactions from all corners of the political spectrum.

Government, school organizations targeted by cyber attacks
Here are a few ways your municipal organization can improve defenses and become a harder target

Final regulations for pregnant workers fairness act
On June 18, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) final regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) came into effect.

State files appeal in ConVal School District case
The state has yet to offer an affirmative defense either at the trial or in its appeal that $4,100 is sufficient to provide an adequate education.

Managing your affairs with wills, trusts, estates
Writing a will and estate plan that assigns responsibilities to those you trust to manage your affairs is critical to the ongoing success of your company.

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Q&A INTERVIEW
Commercial Realtor Dan Scanlon

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ABOUT TOWN
1 E. & J. Gallo Winery, Pine State Beverage and the New Hampshire Liquor Commission recently collaborated to fight food insecurity across the Granite State. E. & J. raised $80,000 in November – December 2023 for the New Hampshire Food Bank.