Out & About: DHMC allergist sets up device to gather local pollen data

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

LEBANON — Dr. Erin Reigh — an allergy and immunology specialist at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center — has a general idea of when pollens that trigger allergies come out.“But maybe it’s actually a little earlier than we think,” Reigh said Wednesday...

New Hampshire celebrates 150th resident-owned community, leading the nation in affordable homeownership

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

New Hampshire is known for many firsts: the first to declare independence from England and its first-in-the-nation primary.New Hampshire is also the first state where residents of a manufactured housing community purchased their park, forming a...

Groundwater contamination stalls New London housing developments

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

NEW LONDON — The development of a total of nearly 200 housing units has stalled after the discovery that chemical contaminants from a dry cleaning business have spread to the groundwater of one of the two project sites.Planning for both projects — one...

Lower interest rates a help — but not a fix — for NH housing

By PAUL BRIAND

Interest rates may indeed start to drop through the rest of 2024 and into 2025, maybe not to the historic lows of less than 3% in 2020-21, but lower than the current average interest rates have been so far this year.That would certainly help the...

Unresolved issues linger as Dartmouth starts fall term

By FRANCES MIZE

HANOVER — With less than a week to go before the start of Dartmouth College’s fall term, rising senior Matt Jachim-Gallagher, of Newport, worked on a friendship bracelet on a bench across from Tuck Mall, where freshman orientation was underway.As...

Kenyon: Dismas founder’s efforts show how empathy can make a difference

By JIM KENYON

Fifty years ago, Rita McCaffrey placed her first call to a Vermont prison to ask about setting up a visit with an inmate. She didn’t have a particular inmate in mind — just someone who didn’t have family close by and might feel the outside world had...

Monahan fends off challenger in Democratic primary for register of deeds

NORTH HAVERHILL — In voting on Tuesday, the longtime Grafton County register of deeds fended off a challenge to earn the Democratic nomination to keep her spot.Kelley Monahan, an Orford resident who has been register of deeds since 2011, earned 4,468...

Inside connections, outside money: How Goodlander swept to big primary win

By JOSH ROGERS

Of the candidates who won major party primaries Tuesday, Democrat Maggie Goodlander stands out.For one, Goodlander was the only candidate to win a statewide or federal race whose name had never previously appeared on a New Hampshire ballot. In winning...

Hanover’s Cryans is Democratic nominee for county treasurer

NORTH HAVERHILL — Michael Cryans earned the Democratic nomination for Grafton County treasurer in New Hampshire primary voting on Tuesday.He earned 4,638 votes, beating out  outgoing state Rep. Corinne Morse, of Canaan, with 3,506 votes and Jason...

Farm owners accuse Norwich Department of Public Works director of unfair treatment

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

NORWICH — Sweetland Farm’s owners are seeking town approval to grade and fill an approximately 400-foot stretch of slope on the east side of Route 132 by the intersection of Union Village Road in hopes that a more gradual hill from the road into their...

Claremont approves new ordinance prohibiting construction debris in recycling facilities

CLAREMONT — The city council unanimously approved an amended ordinance that prohibits construction and demolition material at permitted recycling facilities in the city on Wednesday.The ordinance, which specifically states that "the collection,...

Lebanon demolishes Central Fire Station to make way for new building

Cliff Cantlin, left, who retired from the Lebanon Fire Department in 2007, talks to Inspector Charlie Barker, who stated working in the department a few months later, as they watch the demolition of the Central Fire Station in Lebanon on Sept. 5.A new...

Lack of a pop-up Halloween store limits costume options in Upper Valley

By CLARE SHANAHAN

WEST LEBANON — For some in the Upper Valley, the scariest thing about this Halloween season is that there is not a Spirit Halloween store in the area; few options remain for costumes and holiday decorations.The national costume chain pops up around...

Voters pick three Republicans in primary for Claremont-area House seats

CLAREMONT — Claremont City Councilor Wayne Hemingway, Robert Merrill Jr. and Emily Sandblade defeated two other candidates in Tuesday’s Republican primary for the three seats representing District 6 in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.In the...

Ladd, Bjelobrk win contested Republican primary for Haverhill-area House seats

HAVERHILL — Incumbent Rick Ladd and fellow Haverhill resident Marie Bjelobrk earned the Republican nomination for two seats representing the Grafton 5 district in the New Hampshire House.The two beat out Greg Mathieson, also of Haverhill, for the...

Lebanon’s Liot Hill wins Executive Council primary

By CLARE SHANAHAN

WEST LEBANON — Lebanon City Councilor Karen Liot Hill earned the Democratic nomination for the District 2 Executive Council seat in primary voting on Tuesday.Liot Hill garnered a little more than 17,000 votes, or 56%, besting New London resident Mike...

Ayotte, Craig will face off for governor; Goodlander, Tang Williams win Congressional primaries

By HOLLY RAMER

CONCORD — New Hampshire will elect a female governor for the third time in November after former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig won their respective primaries Tuesday.The governor’s office is an open seat for the first...

New residents to move into Habitat for Humanity home in West Fairlee

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WEST FAIRLEE — Upper Valley Habitat for Humanity will transfer ownership of a newly renovated, high-efficiency modular home to a family of three from Vershire this week. The structure, manufactured by White River Junction’s Vermod Homes was originally...

Out & About: Windsor hosts parade to honor Vietnam veterans

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

WINDSOR — About five years ago, Janet Osmer saw a movie that featured a parade for Vietnam veterans and it struck her as a nice gesture for veterans who weren’t always welcomed home with open arms.She thought it would be nice to do something similar...