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By PATRICK O’GRADY

A home-cooked meal enjoyed with family and friends who have traveled from afar is the typical portrayal of holiday gatherings.But that warm atmosphere can also be present when the meal is cooked by professional chefs and enjoyed in festive restaurant...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

While the holidays can bring about more hectic schedules for employers, it is mostly business as usual for area caterers — with some minor differences from other times of the year.Rather than a drastic slowdown or increase in business, caterers said...

By TRACY HUTCHINS

It’s summer and a favorite road trip pastime in my family has always been to look at the license plates of cars while traveling. Can we guess the state where the car is from just by the colors or design of the plate? How far did that car travel to...

New businesses Alex Ragias opened Upper Valley Tropical Sno, which operates out of a food truck stationed at Colburn Park in Lebanon from noon to 8 p.m. daily. More information: Facebook: “Upper Valley Tropical Sno.” Business and nonprofit expansions...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

At Sophia’s Candy Corner in West Lebanon, owner Sophia Lowe believes the adage “like a kid in a candy store” applies equally to adults.“I find the adults come in and they are so excited because they remember what it was like to go to an old-time candy...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — When Mona Changaris began using maple syrup as a sweetener for her vegan, organic chocolate bars and caramels, she thought it made sense to be in New England, the heart of the country’s maple syrup producers.With helpful direction at the...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

HARTLAND — With a heavy rain pounding on the roof of the tent protecting Jacque’s Cakes display, there were just a few vendors and even fewer customers at the weekly Friday afternoon farmers market on the lawn in front of the Hartland Public...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

HANOVER — There are countless stories of businesses — large and small — whose humble beginnings were a room in the entrepreneur’s house such as the basement, garage or spare bedroom. Think Apple and Amazon.But the kitchen likely trumps them all. From...

By TRACY HUTCHINS

Walk through the main atrium of Dartmouth -Hitchcock Medical Center on a Friday afternoon and you may meet one of Dartmouth Hitchcock’s best-loved therapists doing his rounds. His name is Kooper, an 8-year-old golden retriever wh,o with his owner and...

By REBECCA BAILEY

A “time-space machine” — that’s how Sharon’s Ryan Haac playfully refers to his car.Particularly when he takes the interstate, the experience is one of disconnecting from one place and, in an astonishingly short time, popping out in another, with an...

New businesses Avery Osgood has opened the Sundaez Ice Cream Bar at 50 West Pleasant St. in Claremont. Osgood is also one of the operators of The Cruisin’ Cow, a family-owned ice cream truck. More information: sundaezicecreambar.com.Trivium Life...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CORNISH — Homeowners looking to evict an unwelcome animal intruder might find its more than they can handle on their own.That’s why it could be best to call a professional because removing nuisance wildlife requires a lot more expertise and experience...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CORNISH — Liz Gage liked the idea of starting a pet sitting service but never considered it a way to make a living — until she met someone who did.Gage, of Cornish, who was working in health care at the time, then began doing her own research to see...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

TUNBRIDGE — Missy Gilbert’s idea for an animal sanctuary started with a wedding gift from her husband, Steven, of two goats needing a home. Gilbert, a vegetarian, said breeding them did not interest her.“So we decided to go the other way and began...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

LEBANON — His title may be preceded by interim but with the pressing challenges of increasing demand for mental health services and the struggle to hire new staff, Alexander J. “AJ” Horvath is being proactive as he guides West Central Behavioral...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

HARTFORD — Leadership transition in any organization whether private, public or a nonprofit can be a bumpy road for a number of reasons — including a sudden resignation or dismissal, management disputes or a decision to take the organization in a...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NORWICH — As she settles into her new role as executive director of The Family Place, Stephanie Slayton has her eye on the nonprofit’s upcoming 40th anniversary next year.“I think it says a lot about an organization that has been serving the community...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

WEST LEBANON — A 45-year-old North Haverhill woman who said she was following “God’s commands” faces multiple criminal charges after police said they responded to a report of an intruder at a West Lebanon business on Thursday night.Heather Ainsworth...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WEST LEBANON — Randy Purtteman, an Army veteran, and several of his neighbors received a letter on Veterans Day last month notifying them that the new owner of the apartments at 22 Maple St. would be evicting them on Dec. 12 to allow for...