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Concord

Inspired conversion from petrol to outlet

After much insistence from his wife, Randy Bryan finally got around to watching An Inconvenient Truth last year. His assumptions about the climate change documentary before he saw it? "Just Al Gore, breaking his elbow to pat himself on the back for something," Bryan said. But Bryan, a 58-year-old computer technician… 4

September 29, 2008

Business Beat

Still classical, but with a lot more wattage

Nonstop classical music is coming to a radio near you - 91.5 FM, to be exact. The Federal Communications Commission has awarded a license for a new full-power FM radio station to Highland Community Broadcasting. The Hooksett company operates WCNH 94.7 FM, a low-power classical music station in the Concord area. 0

September 26, 2008

Now you know

AS THE summer concert season comes to a close at the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion in Gilford, we asked marketing director Chris Lockwood to tell us about this year's top-selling shows. The most anticipated is yet to come, Lockwood said. The pop-country duo Sugarland, scheduled to perform at Meadowbrook Sept.… 0

September 20, 2008

N.H. regulators clear way for plant upgrade

State utility regulators have determined they do not have the jurisdiction to review whether a $457 million upgrade at Public Service Co. of New Hampshire's coal power plant in Bow is in the public interest. The ruling paves the way for PSNH to install a scrubber to strip mercury, a neurotoxin, from the plant's emissions. The Legislature passed a law in 2006 requiring PSNH to install… 0

September 20, 2008

Campaign 2008

Election may hit stock portfolios

Tax professionals in the state are advising high-income clients who might want to sell stocks in the next couple of years to consider doing it now. If Sen. Barack Obama is elected president in November, he has promised to usher in a series of tax reforms, including raising tax rates on capital gains - the profit realized from the sale of stocks, bonds or other assets - for the wealthiest… 1

September 20, 2008

FairPoint transfer not till January

The final transfer of Verizon's phone network to FairPoint Communications was pushed back two more months until January, the company announced Monday, after the consulting firm overseeing the transition said FairPoint still wasn't ready to fully take over operations in November. It is the second time the company has delayed the transition - it was originally scheduled for September… 3

September 17, 2008

Loudon

He's running while they're racing

Republican Sen. John McCain visited New Hampshire yesterday for the first time since accepting his party's nomination for president, energizing his supporters by adding Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to the ticket and receiving a boost in recent polls. But he still likes to think of himself as the underdog. "I think we have… 22

September 15, 2008

Top 3

IT'S THAT TIME of year, when the warm days and cool nights bring out the bright red, yellow and orange pigments in the foliage that lure tourists to the state. We've got a few more weeks before the foliage peaks in central New Hampshire, but the state Division of Travel and Tourism Development is tracking the top spots for early-turning leaves. They are: 1) White Mountains: Anywhere… 0

September 13, 2008

Cinemagic

Going to a theater near you

Hooksett Cost of ticket: $9 Cost of small popcorn: $4.50 Cost of small soda: $4.00 (small is 20 ounces) Number of screens: 15, including the state's only IMAX General atmosphere: This theater is definitely glitzy, and there is much to look at in the huge lobby, including an arcade, an enormous concession counter, café tables and chairs, and eye-catching displays for upcoming shows. 0

September 12, 2008

Concord

Boston Market closes shop in longtime site

Another burrito shop is coming to Concord. Boston Market at 10 Fort Eddy Road has closed and is now leasing the space to Boloco, a Boston-based chain of takeout burrito shops, said Nicholas Delegas, the building's owner. It was unclear when Boston Market closed, but the restaurant's sign had already been taken down yesterday and the inside was vacant. Black plastic covered the restaurant's… 11

September 11, 2008