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By DAVID BROOKS

A citizen science project called Raspberry Shake is allowing a few in New Hampshire to tune into the “unheard symphony of the planet” – as well as things that aren’t quite so symphonic.“I can tell when vehicles are driving by on the road. And it...

By DAVID BROOKS

State and federal officials were in the Concord area Thursday, trying to determine whether the pre- Christmas storms caused enough damage to justify a presidential emergency declaration, which would make federal money available for repairs.Members...

By DAVID BROOKS

Digital assets like bitcoin and its underlying blockchain technology are potentially useful for New Hampshire, a state commission has concluded, but are so new and different that nobody’s sure how the state can harness that potential – or even whether...

By DAVID BROOKS

The new roundabout next to Exit 17 might flummox some first-time users since it’s a design unique to Concord, but after four months of winter use driver confusion seems to be limited.“The public feedback that I have received about the Hoit...

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New Hampshire sugarhouses bounced back in 2022 after a dismal prior year, producing more maple syrup than any season in the past seven years.The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that New Hampshire produced 167,000 gallons of maple syrup last...

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The building that holds the Loudon Village County Store will be going on the auction block in two weeks along with three sand and gravel pits, including one next to the I-93 welcome center in Hooksett.Four properties owned by Plourde Sand & Gravel...

By DAVID BROOKS

Concord Makerspace has found a new home, although it’s not in Concord.The city’s makerspace, formerly known as Making Matters, opened in the old Beede Electric building in Penacook just as the pandemic hit. That worked for a while but problems with...

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After 112 years of growing tree and shrub seedlings for sale, the State Forest Nursery in Boscawen has begun taking orders via its new online store.More than 1,000 customers used it to purchase 150,000 seedlings within the first two weeks of...

By DAVID BROOKS

Henniker voters will be asked whether to expand the preschool program to pre-pandemic levels in this year’s annual meeting and will face a proposed school budget that would raise the tax rate by about 4%.The preschool expansion is proposed in a...

By DAVID BROOKS

If you’re looking for an industry that is adapting to the pain that accompanies climate change, take a walk in a hardwood forest until you find plastic tubing stretching off into the distance. That’s the tradition-bound maple syrup industry tossing...

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Artwork often conveys a message but the message from the show on display at the Forest Society headquarters in Concord isn’t one you really want to hear.“They were shocked that they ate plastic, so much plastic,” said Sue Thoresen, whose husband Bob...

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Robert Holt’s reaction after his neighborhood lost power in the recent storm was different than mine.“This is, like, perfect! This is how it’s supposed to go!” he said, looking back at how his home performed.Holt was happy because his home is one of...

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A years-in-the-making conservation easement has settled the immediate future of a family vegetable farm in Warner but that doesn’t mean it faces no more problems. Consider porcupines.“They were all over the place this year. We didn’t do a good job...

By DAVID BROOKS

Three times in 2022 it looked like I might be able to finally stop wearing that annoying face mask in public.In late February the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in New Hampshire, which is the best metric for the spread of the disease,...

By DAVID BROOKS

One of New Hampshire’s most interesting-looking bridges straddles one of its handsomest river gorges next to a road and a rail line that have been used for well over a century. It’s the perfect recipe for tourism success in a state that increasingly...

By DAVID BROOKS

Although the business world continues to be in turmoil, with the pandemic scrambling labor supply, customer demand and struggling supply chains, and America’s rising interest rates squeezing investment, the Concord area saw a good chunk of commercial...

By DAVID BROOKS

A woman was injured Saturday in a fire apparently caused by the failure of her home’s battery backup system after the power went out in Sanbornton, an example of a new concern for fire departments and building inspectors.“We’re going to have growing...

By DAVID BROOKS

Torrington Properties has acquired the Fort Eddy Shopping Center in Concord that holds a Shaw's supermarket, Staples and Eastern Mountain Sports for $30 million.The 175,000-square-foot shopping center is fully leased and is the current home of...

By DAVID BROOKS

A few New Hampshire school districts are getting ready to enter the electric transportation era, which means they have to figure out a pretty basic question: How to get the electricity.Once that’s solved, they will get to ponder a more interesting...

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The family of the Massachusetts woman who succumbed to winter weather while trying to hike the Franconia Ridge last month is asking people to donate to the volunteer organizations and rescuers who searched for her.“In lieu of flowers, please send...