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By DAVID BROOKS

Rhododendrons aren’t looking their best this year and it’s not certain how well lilacs will do following last year’s long dry spell as gardeners gear up for the start of seasonal planting. 

By DAVID BROOKS

The National Weather Service has made it official: The last vestige of drought in our soggy state is gone.

By DAVID BROOKS

Demand for electricity in New England is about to start rising for the first time in two decades, causing potential problems in winter when solar power is weak, but for the time being we’re in good shape.

By DAVID BROOKS

State officials are looking into “construction issues” that have halted work at the new forensic psychiatric hospital being built on Clinton Street, Gov. Kelly Ayotte said at a Wednesday press conference.

By DAVID BROOKS

New Hampshire’s attorney general has joined his peers to tell Congress that they shouldn’t block state efforts to do what the federal government won’t do in terms of “protecting consumers from the harmful effects” of artificial intelligence.

By DAVID BROOKS

This is the time of year when that defining outdoor chore of homeownership, mowing the lawn, becomes a bit problematic. 

By DAVID BROOKS

The historic Tilton Island Bridge is on track to get repaired after being shut for five years unless the Trump administration decides to yank back a federal grant.

By DAVID BROOKS

Don’t tell Dan O’Neil the movie-theater industry is fading away.

By DAVID BROOKS

Hiking the Appalachian Trail through New Hampshire will get a little easier this year as the U.S. Forest Service faces a question that has come up several times before: Whether to replace old structures in regions designated as pure wilderness.

By DAVID BROOKS

It seems pretty clear that Wendy Weisiger the youngster wouldn’t have been too surprised if a time portal had given her a glimpse of Wendy Weisiger the adult at work.

By DAVID BROOKS

In today’s least surprising news, the drought is officially over in Concord.

By DAVID BROOKS

Beavers that were –  well, as busy as beavers – plugged up a culvert running under Route 13 near the center of Dunbarton overnight, which flooded the road and slowed morning traffic on the town’s major through-road.

By DAVID BROOKS

When it comes to budgeting, you can’t get much worse than bottled water.

By DAVID BROOKS

Some people flying back to New Hampshire have faced problems with TSA’s identification system not recognizing the state’s redesigned driver’s licenses — a flaw that TSA representatives say is the result of an incomplete software update, according to a press release from the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles.

By DAVID BROOKS

Remember all the COVID-related shortages we faced five years ago? I bet you remember toilet paper; it made for the best jokes. But you may have forgotten the big hiccups that occurred in the supply of something more significant than pulp-based hygiene products: Food.

By DAVID BROOKS

Concord may finally be joining the list of places putting solar farms atop their closed landfills.

By DAVID BROOKS

The most unusual home in Hopkinton, one that over the years has been nicknamed the Marshmallow House, the Space Pod, the Fiberglass Folly and more, is changing hands.

By DAVID BROOKS

The Grappone Auto Group is selling two of its franchises, Toyota and Hyundai, as the company completes the transition into the fourth generation of family ownership.

By DAVID BROOKS

New Hampshire had 11,761 births in 2024, the lowest number in modern times, as a bump in births after COVID has ended and the state has returned to the long trend of fewer babies being born here every year.

By DAVID BROOKS

Earle “Chip” Chesley, Concord’s director of general services, will retire after 22 years of overseeing the city's infrastructure and essential public works services.