Stories
The Tokyo Olympics begin this week, with the opening ceremonies scheduled for Friday. Thirty-three members of Team USA list communities in New England as their hometowns. That includes almost a dozen rowers, a half-dozen runners and three rugby players. Along with the full 600-plus members of the American team and athletes from around the world,…
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It’s no secret that affordable housing can be hard to come by in Maine. Home prices are up nearly 30% compared to this time last year, according to the Maine Association of Realtors. Meanwhile, skyrocketing demand for rental units has overwhelmed an already limited housing stock. The severe lack of affordable housing poses a particular…
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When Donna Jay was just five years old, she says a doctor told her parents that she had to leave home and live in an institution. “The doctor said, ‘You can’t take care of her. She’s not going to be able to walk, talk, read. Or anything.’ So, they said: ‘Okay,’” Jay recalled. She ended…
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Doug Russell, the IT director for the city of Haverhill, was sleepless in the wee hours of April 8, which turned out to be fortunate. He caught an alert on his phone when the school district’s computer system suddenly crashed. A former firefighter, he hopped in his red pickup to check out the district servers…
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Debra and Paul McAlenney were at their home in Simsbury on a recent Tuesday morning watching their 5-year-old grandson, Hudson, while his parents worked. Hudson spends a couple of days during the week with his grandparents, or as he refers to them, Nana and Bacon. “Paul was sitting across the living room from us and…
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The warming climate is raising the risk of wildfires across the entire U.S., even in states like New Hampshire. Now, forest managers in the White Mountains are stepping up their efforts to prevent major damage, and warning neighbors: It could happen here. On the edge of the White Mountain National Forest in Conway, N.H., public…
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At the Waterhouse Restaurant in southwestern New Hampshire, soft shell crabs were on the lunch menu and business was brisk. But General Manager Linda Quintanilha said she can’t fully re-open the restaurant in Peterborough because she can’t find enough staff. “Half the patio is closed and half the dining room is closed,” Quintanilha said. New…
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In May, the small town of Harrisville, N.H. started to write the next chapter for its energy future. Harrisville voters approved the second community power plan in the state (the neighboring city of Keene was first). With a community power plan, the town will purchase power on behalf of residents and businesses. Advocates say this…
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