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Home Depot is violating codes with expanded garden center in parking lot, city claims

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Spring evenings host an orchestra of noises. Birds chirping, peepers peeping and, for residents of the McKenna’s Purchase condominiums, trucks beep-beep-beeping as they back up in the parking lot where the neighboring Home Depot store has started storing trees, shrubs and piles of loam. Concord city officials this week sent the store a notice of violation for storing and displaying merchandise outside in a parking area, which is against city … 10

Steve Duprey stands in front of a sketch of the 5-story building that his company, Foxfire, will eventually build on S. Main Street; Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The building will have affordable housing and offices. (Concord Monitor photo/Katie Barnes)

Steve Duprey envisions library, housing on Employment Security site

Friday, May 24, 2013

Steve Duprey wants to build market-rate housing and a library on South Main Street, at the state Employment Security headquarters. The Concord developer talked about his proposal to the city and state governments during a tour of downtown buildings Wednesday evening. “We’ve got some great plans for it if we’re chosen to do … 6

Bernanke says premature tightening would endanger recovery

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday the U.S. economy remains hampered by high unemployment and government spending cuts, and raising interest rates or reducing asset purchases too soon would endanger the recovery. “A premature tightening of monetary policy could lead interest rates to rise temporarily but would also carry a substantial risk of slowing or ending the economic recovery and causing inflation … 0

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A torn flag wraps around its pole after a year of braving the elements. Civil Air Patrol cadets and volunteers replace the flags at Blossom Hill cemetery, May 18, 2013. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff) PHOTOS: Replacing the American flags at Blossom Hill Cemetery
More than 2,500 students from 64 high schools attended the New Hampshire Scholars program graduation at the State House Plaza in downtown Concord; Wednesday, May 22, 2013. TAEHOON KIM / Monitor staff PHOTOS: New Hampshire Scholars Graduation
From left: Sybil Dupuis, House Speaker Terie Norelli, Gov. Maggie Hassan and David Berry cut a New Hampshire-shaped cake at the "New Hampshire Presidential Primary 100th Anniversary" celebration in the State House in Concord; Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Dupuis is the great-granddaughter of Stephen Bullock, author and sponsor of House Bill 430, which created New Hampshire's first official presidential primary. "This is one of the biggest honors of my life," Dupuis, who resides in Wells, Maine, said about being asked to speak at the celebration. (TAEHOON KIM / Monitor staff) PHOTO: New Hampshire primary at 100
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Shift to service-driven economy delays job recovery

Saturday, May 4, 2013

It feels like it’s taking forever for the U.S. economy to add back the jobs it lost in the Great Recession. In historical terms, that’s true, and new research suggests it’s partly because of a half-century shift from manufacturing to services as the engine of the economy. Even … 4

Bill Binnie is a Republican running for the U.S. Senate, August 26, 2010. (Alexander Cohn/Monitor Staff)

Heritage Commission praises Bill Binnie’s Walker School plans

Friday, May 3, 2013

Bill Binnie’s plans to transform the Walker School building into a media center received unanimous approval from the Concord Heritage Commission yesterday. As the headquarters of Binnie Media, the 1915-era elementary school will hold television and radio studios. … 0

Viking House in downtown Concord to reopen under new ownership

Thursday, May 2, 2013

The Viking House isn’t leaving downtown Concord after all. After hearing in February that Janna Wise and Peter Madison were closing the store, Sue McCoo decided to buy it. McCoo, who owns The Capitol Craftsman & Romance Jewelers, will reopen under the same name, with many of the … 0

Homeownership rate declines to lowest since 1995

Thursday, May 2, 2013

The homeownership rate fell to the lowest in almost 18 years, reflecting rising demand for rentals and investor purchases in the housing market. The share of Americans who own their homes was 65 percent in the first quarter, down from 65.4 percent a year earlier and the lowest … 0

Foreclosures drop, home sales rise in March as N.H. housing market improves

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Foreclosures were down and home sales were up in March from a year earlier, the latest signs that New Hampshire’s housing market is on the mend. “We’re on the upward slope now . . . I think convincingly, if not dramatically,” said Russ Thibeault, president of Applied Economic … 0

Bill Binnie is a Republican running for the U.S. Senate, August 26, 2010. (Alexander Cohn/Monitor Staff)

Bill Binnie’s WBIN stops news broadcasts

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Bill Binnie’s television station has stopped its 10 p.m. news program. The weeknight news program on WBIN was broadcast Friday, but did not return Monday night. The station’s spring program lineup went into effect this week and does … 0

Officials say threatened FAA towers to remain open

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has assured lawmakers the Obama administration will prevent the closure of 149 small airport towers as well as end furloughs of air traffic controllers nationwide as a result of legislation passed by Congress, according to officials involved in negotiations on the bill. The disclosure … 0

Wanted: Polar bear spotter on Norwegian islands

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Do you enjoy the outdoors and have strong vocal cords? If so, Norway might have a summer job for you: three weeks in the Arctic wilderness spotting polar bears. The governor’s office on the remote northern islands of Svalbard is seeking a polar bear spotter to warn researchers … 0

U.S. loans from China at issue in debt-ceiling fight

Monday, April 29, 2013

Despite what you may have heard, China isn’t the country’s biggest creditor. America is. The bulk of the national debt 0 soon to exceed a staggering $17 trillion – is held by the Federal Reserve, Social Security system, various pension plans for civil service workers and military personnel, … 1

Allenstown farmers win award, use of brand-new tractor

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Chris and Danielle LaValley of Allenstown reaped a mighty haul this month, when they won the 2012 New Hampshire Farm Bureau Young Farmer Achievement Award. The couple, owner operators of LaValley Farms in Allenstown, received the keys to a new Kubota tractor from Mike Snide of Pinnacleview Equipment, … 0

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