News/Business
East Concord’s Mobil still offers full-service fuel
By RAY DUCKLER
Jill Doyle got her tank filled at the gas station near the East Concord traffic circle recently and received plenty of warmth on a freezing morning.She stayed comfortable in her car while an attendant pumped her gas at East Concord Mobil, an...
When returning to the moon, politics – and fear of weapons in space – is part of the discussion
By DAVID BROOKS
NASA’s return-to-the-moon program Artemis has 18 New Hampshire companies and institutions supplying products or services, from temperature sensors to gaskets to research projects, so it was no surprise that business was featured when astronaut...
Steeplegate project to reopen to public comment as developer seeks to reduce required parking
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
The developer looking to turn the mostly vacant Steeplegate Mall into a bustling mix of residences and retail is seeking relief from the city’s minimum parking requirements to reduce the amount of pavement at the massive redevelopment project.The...
Recycled Percussion to perform free concert for first responders at Flying Monkey
By GABRIEL PERRY
PLYMOUTH — Alex Ray of The Common Man family of restaurants and Justin Spencer of Recycled Percussion and Chaos & Kindness are teaming up to thank first responders who fought a fire that threatened the Flying Monkey and burned adjacent buildings the...
Hopkinton chocolatier transforms chocolates into works of art
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Each handcrafted box of Clandestine Chocolates made by chocolatier Jonathan Doherty is a work of art so exquisite that it’s almost too beautiful to be savored.But when you succumb to temptation and indulge in a bite, you’re met with an explosion of...
Smoothie Bus Growing Despite Bumps in the Road
By MATTHEW J. MOWRY
All it took was a shower to put Josh Philbrick on the road to entrepreneurship. It wasn’t even his own. Sure, he and his wife Sonya had those offhand conversations every couple has when they are out. They were living in Florida where smoothie shops...
Downtown cobbler breathes life into tired shoes, the environmentally friendly way
By RAY DUCKLER
Visiting United Shoe Repair downtown may not only result in improved shoes, but also may serve as an environmentally friendly act.D.J. Annicchiarico is on the ground floor of conservation, an individual whose multi-generational business dates back 115...
Concord martial arts studio builds life skills far beyond combat
By CHLOE RATTEE
Sometimes a life-changing moment can come from something simple, like a TV show.For Paul Averill, the longtime owner of Averill’s Martial Arts Academy, that change in his life’s trajectory came after he watched Kung Fu, which aired in the 1970s....
Grumps set to bring personal touch to area’s landscaping needs
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
In a market with an overwhelming presence of retail giants, Grumps, a Bow-based landscaping company, is determined to carve out its niche with a unique flair and an unconventional business approach.Kris Reynolds and his brother are preparing to launch...
Bow power plant to add solar and batteries; coal use to end by 2028
By DAVID BROOKS
The region’s last coal-fired power plants, located in Bow and Portsmouth, are expected to switch to large-scale solar power and battery-storage under plans put forward by their owner, Granite Shore Power, marking New Hampshire’s first big transition...
It’s all about that base: When are NH ski areas closing this spring?
By CHLOE RATTEE
A lack of snow on the ground due to an abnormally warm and wet New Hampshire winter doesn’t mean that ski and snowboard season has to end.After a little snowfall at the start of the month, ski mountain staff felt more confident about their projected...
Law in the Marketplace: CTA compliance
This column changes certain key advice I set forth in my column last Saturday for New Hampshire business owners who formed their businesses before Jan. 1, 2024. I apologize to readers of this column for the column’s legal complexity. However, this...
Hotworx in Concord breathes new life into workout experience
By CHLOE RATTEE
Siblings Emily Lozada and James Fox always wanted to open a business together, and that opportunity came about from an unlikely source: Lozada seeking out treatment for pain associated with her serving job.Enter Hotworx, a fitness studio that...
Community power continues spreading through the region
By DAVID BROOKS
Community power, the system under which communities can buy their own electricity instead of depending on the utility, is continuing its rapid expansion in towns throughout the region.Three Concord area towns are among the dozen launching the system...
Concord to work with Bow in water expansion project
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
After over 40 years of attempts, the city of Concord has finally agreed to work with Bow in helping extend its water main and connect it with Concord’s water system.“They have given the OK. We’ve had meetings. Our engineers are working with their...
Lobster catch dips to lowest level since 2009 as fishers grapple with climate change, whale rules
By PATRICK WHITTLE
PORTLAND, Maine — America’s lobster fishing business dipped in catch while grappling with challenges including a changing ocean environment and new rules designed to protect rare whales.The lobster industry, based mostly in Maine, has had an...
Contoocook's Covered Bridge Restaurant set for revival
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Perched right on the banks of the Contoocook River, the once-quiet Contoocook’s Covered Bridge Restaurant, its doors shuttered for more than two years, is set to be revived with fresh energy.The specifics on whether the restaurant is reopening or a...
To our readers: The first Weekender is here, and check out our new app
For the past several weeks, we’ve been alerting readers to a big change coming in their daily paper. Today, we’re publishing our first Weekend Edition of the Concord Monitor. It’s four pages bigger than the traditional Sunday Monitor and it includes...
Climate change cost U.S. ski industry billions, study says
By BRITTANY PETERSON
DENVER — U.S. ski areas lost $5 billion from 2000 to 2019 as a result of human-caused climate change and could lose around $1 billion annually in the 2050s depending on how much emissions are reduced, a new study found.People “may not care about the...
Carlsons Motor Sales, one of the city’s oldest car dealerships, is now part of Nucar
By DAVID BROOKS
Carlson’s Motors, a family firm that in 1937 became one of the first car dealerships in Concord, has been bought by Nucar, a regional company with deep roots in New Hampshire, as part of a continuing trend of consolidation in the industry of auto...
