Veteran Ruby Tuesday waitress mourns closing of Concord location

By CAITLIN ANDREWS

In 2013, Sarah Hoidahl’s life was complicated.She was a single mom, living with her mother and son Ashton in Henniker, making ends meet by waiting tables at Concord’s Ruby Tuesday out on Loudon Road.Her life was briefly turned upside down after she...

OSHA fines Craigue & Sons of Concord $40,279 for safety violations

By ALYSSA DANDREA

A local contractor is contesting more than $40,000 in fines proposed by federal regulators who found numerous safety violations following the death of a Concord man at a Pleasant Street worksite last year.The federal Occupational Safety and Health...

Amoskeag Fishways in Manchester to close as new owners take over hydropower dam

By DAVID BROOKS

After almost a quarter century as an environmental education center alongside one of the state’s largest hydropower plants, the Amoskeag Fishways in Manchester will close next month and be reduced to a springtime observation deck for the dam’s fish...

New owner has fresh ideas for centuries-old Cracker Barrel store in Hopkinton

By NICK STOICO

One of Hopkinton’s oldest stores is generating a fresh buzz around town.The Cracker Barrel, a general store built in 1790 on Main Street near town hall, was recently purchased by new owners and will get a significant makeover in the coming weeks, as...

After succeeding in space, N.H. firm wants to bring carbon nanotubes down to Earth

By DAVID BROOKS

After a company has seen its flagship product launched to Jupiter, been purchased by a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate with plenty of plans for expansion, and had NASA double down on its main contract, choosing the next step might seem a bit...

Swenson Granite is still quarrying hard but wants to do it sideways rather than from on high

By DAVID BROOKS

Almost two years after being purchased by a Quebec firm, Concord’s iconic Swenson Granite Quarry has expanded operations slightly on Rattlesnake Hill, even as it starts reconfiguring its approach to tackle one of the paradoxes of mining.“The deeper we...

N.H. explores turning Ruggles Mine into state park

By HOLLY RAMER

This mine is your land?      A 215-year-old mineral mine –       site of an enormous pit with tunnels and caverns that make up the oldest and largest mine of its kind in the United States – could someday belong to you and me. State officials are in...

When it comes to fireworks, everything is legal again in New Hampshire

By JACOB DAWSON

With Fourth of July just around the corner, New Hampshire residents have every possible pyrotechnic option to choose from for entertainment, which has fire safety officials warning that it just means more ways to get hurt.This year it’s legal to buy...

Concord Direct laying off dozens, closing web printing department

By ETHAN DeWITT

A local marketing company with deep ties to Concord plans to lay off 40 employees and close down its web printing operations, the company announced Tuesday.Concord Direct – previously known as Concord Litho – will shut down those operations by the end...

Loon Mountain purchased by Michigan-based Boyne in six ski resort deal

Lincoln Loon purchased in 6 ski resort dealMichigan-based Boyne Resorts has completed its purchase of six ski resorts it was operating under long-term lease agreements, including Loon Mountain.CEO Stephen Kircher called the closing with Oz Real...

N.H. tiny house company has big plans for the future

By ELIZABETH FRANTZ

Barely a year old, Tiny Living Spaces, a new home construction business in Henniker, is still getting off the ground, but there’s no shortage of interest in the niche market it aims to serve.“Oh, cool. You’re building tiny houses,” Michael Charron...