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The fate of a Massachusetts woman who died alone in the White Mountains while trying to accomplish a hiking goal is a sad reminder of one of the biggest dangers in the backcountry, sometimes called “summit fever.”The term describes how the goal to...

By DAVID BROOKS

Last week’s election includes some perfect examples of why political parties don’t want to give up the job of drawing the boundaries of voting districts.Start with the five-person New Hampshire Executive Council, a poster child for the power of...

By DAVID BROOKS

For the fourth time in its 50-year history, Concord’s piece of New Hampshire’s state university system is about to get a new name, part of a big change that should raise the profile of this often-overlooked institution but not alter its underlying...

By DAVID BROOKS

Automation of the workplace can make life easier. Just ask Walker Fitch about the downright luxurious change it brought to his life as a dairy farmer.“I get up at 5 now,” Fitch bragged during a recent tour of his Milford farm. “It used to be 4.”He...

By DAVID BROOKS

A trial starts Monday on whether Merrimack Station in Bow releases too much warm water into the Merrimack River in violation of its EPA permit, a case that could decide the fate of the last coal-fired power plant in New England.The lawsuit, brought by...

By DAVID BROOKS

Concord-based Rymes Oil and Propane, which was sold to a Canadian firm in 2020, appears to be having difficulty with computer and back office systems that have left some customers frustrated and unable to contact them.“It’s not just that we can’t get...

By DAVID BROOKS

In response to the host of headwinds facing small liberal-arts colleges, Colby-Sawyer College in New London has decided to shake up one of the industry’s long-standing trends: Ever-growing tuition partly offset by ever-growing financial aid.“Higher...

By DAVID BROOKS

The cable company Breezeline is taking the next step in its expansion into New Hampshire, opening a customer care center at 41 North Main St. in Concord.The company, formerly known as Atlantic Broadband, signed a cable franchise agreement with the...

By DAVID BROOKS

An unusual plea for veterinary clinics to donate money to a state laboratory so it can diagnose a mysterious syndrome hurting New Hampshire’s dogs is another reminder that we aren’t doing enough to spot emerging diseases – as if a reminder was needed...

By DAVID BROOKS

The price hikes and supply crunches that have clobbered fuel supplies and raised prices throughout the world are starting to affect the one fuel we can call our own: Wood pellets.“There is quite a bit available right now but with the ongoing...

By DAVID BROOKS

New Hampshire’s north country has seen an unusual number of hikers dying in the mountains this summer due to medical emergencies rather than falls or hypothermia, although exactly why is unclear.“There’s high usage, but I think a lot of these people...

By DAVID BROOKS

Concord’s newest state liquor store will open Thursday, the latest step in the long-discussed plaza alongside I-93 Exit 17 in Penacook.City-overseen construction on Hoit and Whitney roads, especially the two-lane roundabout at the intersection, is...

By DAVID BROOKS

Heidi Holman wants you to know that it’s not her fault all the lettuce you planted in the spring has disappeared.“I often get letters from people that are very upset about their garden because we’ve released so many rabbits,” said Holman, a wildlife...

By DAVID BROOKS

Racefans are expected to drive 13,600 vehicles in and out of Loudon on Sunday, July 17, to attend the NASCAR Cup Series Race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and traffic will be affected.The race starts at 3 p.m., with maximum traffic congestion...

By DAVID BROOKS

Shortage of help and price increases in supplies have closed WOW Fried Chicken on Pleasant Street, frustrating fans of an all-American meal with Middle Eastern flair, but Maher Abbas isn’t leaving Concord.Abbas, an Iraqi refugee who came to New...

By DAVID BROOKS

A secure facility for 24 patients with mental illness could be operating alongside New Hampshire Hospital in Concord within two years, although many details remain to be worked out.The state will present an online update Thursday night at 6 p.m. about...

By DAVID BROOKS

That big hole in the parking lot of the Capitol Shopping Center on Storrs Street is the start of the first major change to the site in decades.Brixmor Property Group, owner of the half-century-old plaza, has presented proposals to build a casual...

By DAVID BROOKS

Smooth slender crabgrass, a plant known to exist only at Rock Rimmon Park in Manchester, has been officially declared globally extinct, the N.H. Natural Heritage Bureau announced Wednesday.This is the first documented plant extinction ever in New...

By DAVID BROOKS

The winter-like weather that swept through the White Mountains this weekend led to at least a half-dozen rescues of unprepared hikers, one of whom died Monday – a sobering reminder about the need to be ready for anything at any time when heading above...

By DAVID BROOKS

After years and years of declining birth rates, New Hampshire has surprised just about everybody by seeing the country’s biggest baby boom last year with a birth rate that rebounded 7% since pre-pandemic times, far more than any other state.Whether it...