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New Hampshire Bill To Ease Psilocybin Penalties Advances Through House But Is Tabled In Senate

New Hampshire Bill To Ease Psilocybin Penalties Advances Through House But Is Tabled In Senate

The New Hampshire Senate last week voted to scrap compromise legislation that would have lowered the state’s criminal penalty for first-time psilocybin possession while also creating mandatory minimum sentences around fentanyl. A bicameral...

Bank of New Hampshire returns as sponsor of Taylor Community Music Series

Bank of New Hampshire returns as sponsor of Taylor Community Music Series

LACONIA — Bank of New Hampshire will return as the naming sponsor of the Taylor Community’s 2025 Music Series. Taylor Community, a continuing care retirement community with campuses in Laconia, Meredith and Wolfeboro, has partnered with Bank of...

Some in New Hampshire see pros, cons in massive bill being debated in Congress

Some in New Hampshire see pros, cons in massive bill being debated in Congress

As senators in Washington considered amendments Monday to a massive spending bill, some aspects of the bill were being cheered in New Hampshire, while others were being criticized.Mega-bills have become a defining aspect of how Congress tries to...

Interactive look at New Hampshire's aging population

Interactive look at New Hampshire's aging population

Interactive look at New Hampshire's aging population DRIVE. THE UNITED STATES IS AGING, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST STATES IN THE COUNTRY. ACCORDING TO THE AARP, 11 STATES, INCLUDING NEW HAMPSHIRE, HAVE A 65 AND OLDER POPULATION. THE...

Finance Authority of FAME names new members to the board

Finance Authority of FAME names new members to the board

The Finance Authority of Maine has appointed four individuals to its board of trustees, adding leadership expertise from government, education and banking. Photo / Courtesy The Finance Authority of Maine Joseph C. Perry Joseph Perry, Maine’s state...

​First CAVA Restaurant Opens In New Hampshire On Amherst Street In Nashua

​First CAVA Restaurant Opens In New Hampshire On Amherst Street In Nashua

NASHUA, NH — CAVA opened its first restaurant in New Hampshire in at 350 Amherst St. in Nashua Thursday. With Mediterranean-inspired bowls, pitas, dips, and dressings, the fast-casual restaurant chain serves delicious food that helps people eat...

New Hampshire lumber company destroyed in fire, officials say

New Hampshire lumber company destroyed in fire, officials say

A fire that raged for more than four hours destroyed a lumber company Sunday in Littleton, N.H., authorities said. Littleton Fire Chief Chad Miller said he was thankful to report there were no injuries in the blaze. “Our thoughts are with Varney &...

New Hampshire lumber company destroyed in raging fire

New Hampshire lumber company destroyed in raging fire

LITTLETON, N.H. — A lumber company in New Hampshire was destroyed in a raging fire over the weekend. Crews responding to a report of a fire at Varney & Smith Lumber Company on Meadow Street just before 8 a.m. on Sunday found the building engulfed...

Newfound votes to purchase bank building, current location of school district offices

Newfound votes to purchase bank building, current location of school district offices

BRISTOL — The Newfound Area School Board voted to purchase the TD Bank property to serve as headquarters for School Administrative Unit 4. Superintendent Paul Hoiriis and Facilities Director Armand Girouard provided an update on the bank’s offer...

Massive Catch by NH Fishermen Sold to Fish Market in Rye

Massive Catch by NH Fishermen Sold to Fish Market in Rye

I am not a fisherwoman myself but I know many folks who are fond of the sport! There is something relaxing but also thrilling about casting your pole into the water and not knowing what the day will bring you. Will you get zero bites and leave...

6 Cheapest General Liability Insurance Companies for Small Businesses in 2025

6 Cheapest General Liability Insurance Companies for Small Businesses in 2025

Despite having low pricing, the best cheapest general liability insurance companies will still offer good customer service, adequate coverage amounts, and a good claims experience should you ever need to file a claim. These companies should also...

Rob Dapice: New Hampshire housing initiatives 'probably not' moving fast enough | CloseUp

Rob Dapice: New Hampshire housing initiatives 'probably not' moving fast enough | CloseUp

Rob Dapice: New Hampshire housing initiatives 'probably not' moving fast enough | CloseUp WELCOME BACK TO CLOSE UP. POLL AFTER POLL SHOWS THAT GRANITE STATERS RANK ONE ISSUE ABOVE ALL OTHERS HOUSING, AND IT ISN’T EVEN CLOSE IN TERMS OF HOW FAR OF...

Opinion: New Hampshire’s budget leaves hungry children behind

Opinion: New Hampshire’s budget leaves hungry children behind

Second-grade students select their meals during a lunch break in the cafeteria, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Mariani, File) Alberto Mariani New Hampshire households are struggling with the ripple effects of rising costs of housing, childcare...

New Hampshire farm stands sought for produce pricing project

New Hampshire farm stands sought for produce pricing project

Each year, during the growing and harvest season, farm stands across New Hampshire are asked to contribute retail produce prices for the Weekly Market Bulletin newsletter. This initiative aims to compile price ranges for various crops from...

How Top Companies Like Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson Use Intergenerational Leadership to Win?

How Top Companies Like Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson Use Intergenerational Leadership to Win?

A 25-year-old digital native brainstorming with a 55-year-old industry veteran may sound like a generational clash waiting to happen. But in reality, it could be the secret to a company’s next big breakthrough. Intergenerational leadership thrives...

New Hampshire fishermen catch massive swordfish; sell it to local seafood market

New Hampshire fishermen catch massive swordfish; sell it to local seafood market

Two fishermen from New Hampshire had a catch of a lifetime after reeling in a swordfish that was nearly 500 pounds.Elias Alexandropoulos of Ledge Runner Charters and his brother Kosta reeled in the massive swordfish on June 23. The brothers said...

Goose Gets Loose In New Hampshire Ahead Of Madison Square Garden Debut [Photos/Video/Audio]

Goose Gets Loose In New Hampshire Ahead Of Madison Square Garden Debut [Photos/Video/Audio]

With anticipation building for the band’s Madison Square Garden debut, Goose got loose at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion during the indie groove quartet’s debut performance at the Gilford, NH venue. Rick Mitarotonda, Trevor Weeks, Peter...

Party crashers: Massive basking sharks appear alongside New Hampshire bachelorette cruise

Party crashers: Massive basking sharks appear alongside New Hampshire bachelorette cruise

FIESTA. ALL RIGHT. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. A MASSIVE PARTY CRASHER SHOWED UP AT A BACHELORETTE CRUISE NEXT TO A BOAT IN RYE. THAT’S RIGHT. SHARKS WERE SPOTTED OFF OF RYE HARBOR. AND LOOK HOW BIG THEY ARE. YEP. THERE IT IS. THIS IS A BASKING SHARK. A...

‘Completely against our culture’: Ousted Market Basket officials speak out about ‘pre-planned attack’

‘Completely against our culture’: Ousted Market Basket officials speak out about ‘pre-planned attack’

LOWELL — Like many longtime employees of the eastern New England grocery chain, Joe Schmidt and Tom Gordon started as associates at Market Basket and worked their way up. Schmidt, now the company’s director of operations, started his career in...

New Hampshire Job Corps Center gets a reprieve from shutdown – for now

New Hampshire Job Corps Center gets a reprieve from shutdown – for now

Job Corps, built 10 years ago and opened with much fanfare, is being phased out by U.S. Dept. of Labor. Photo/Pat Grossmith MANCHESTER, NH – The state’s Job Corps program, due to close Monday – putting dozens of students on the street – got a...

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