HOLDERNESS: Squam Lakes Natural Science Center’s Cruise with a Naturalist is returning for visitors on Squam Lake, offering a chance to explore New Hampshire’s landscapes and wildlife. The Cruise will take visitors through coves and around forested islands in search of common loons, bald eagles and other native wildlife while uncovering the lake’s ecology, natural history and conservation story. Advance reservations are required. To learn more or reserve tickets, visit nhnature.org.
CONCORD: The Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) has been awarded $956,368.74 in State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF) grants from the U.S. Department of Labor to increase the capacity of registered apprenticeship programs (RAPs). The 2026 grant supports the expansion of RAPs in skilled trades, advanced manufacturing, shipbuilding and maritime trades, education and early childhood education and healthcare.
LEBANON: Pending final approvals from the City of Lebanon, Families Flourish Northeast (FFNE) will soon begin construction on a new residential substance use disorder treatment facility on Mt. Support Road geared specifically to pregnant and parenting women. FFNE’s model combines clinical treatment, family stabilization, parenting support, care coordination and long-term recovery planning into one coordinated continuum of care under one roof. The Lebanon location also places FFNE in proximity to other medical and social resources, including Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC). DHMC’s parent organization, Dartmouth Health, is supporting the program with a long-term lease on the land on which FFNE is building.
DURHAM: A $1.1 million, five-year gift to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) from the Green Earth Charitable Organization will support a research and implementation project focused on strengthening shea-based agroforestry systems in northern Ghana. The funded work seeks to restore approximately 1,000 acres of shea-depleted farmland by integrating improved, early bearing shea trees into modern food-crop farming systems. About 400 smallholder households will be trained in tree planting and cultivation, with farms serving as demonstration sites for communities across Ghana’s shea belt. The project will be led by Iago Hale, professor of agriculture, nutrition and food systems, in close collaboration with scientists at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG).
MONT VERNON: Through a newly released request for proposals (RFP), the Town of Mont Vernon is seeking creative and sustainable ideas for the future use, lease or purchase of the former Daland Memorial Library building. The Town is looking for proposals that honor its historical significance while creating opportunities for community benefit, economic vitality and long-term sustainability. RFP applications are being accepted now through September 18. Visit montvernonnh.us for more details.
