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By DAVID BROOKS

Henniker voters will face a town operating budget of $6.66 million, up 6% from the amount approved last year, on election day as well as a $1.5 million bond to continue upgrades of the wastewater system.Tuesday’s budget hearing contained some debate...

By DAVID BROOKS

You have probably heard the phrase “data is not the plural of anecdote,” meaning that evidence which has been gathered systematically is far more valuable than a collection of individual stories.I certainly have heard it, and I have used it myself,...

By DAVID BROOKS

ISO-New England, the folks who run the six-state power grid, have announced results for the latest capacity auction, which pays power plants a fixed amount regardless of their output, a system designed to make sure there will be enough electricity...

By DAVID BROOKS

There are many reasons that New Hampshire saw a record increase in insurance fraud claims last year. One of them might surprise you.“Adobe Pro has been a real game-changer for us,” said Brendhan Harris, Fraud Director at the New Hampshire Insurance...

By DAVID BROOKS

If you’re waiting for one of the signs that winter has finally arrived in New Hampshire – the declaration of “ice-in” at Lake Winnipesaukee – it’s been touch and go all season.“I’m thinking this year we’re not going to see it,” said Dave Emerson of...

By DAVID BROOKS

The city of Concord has a golden opportunity to show that it’s serious about its admirable clean-energy goals, but it’s not the sort of opportunity you might think of.Two huge mixed-use developments are proposed for the city. Between them, they’ll add...

By DAVID BROOKS

In the previous three years, according to data presented Wednesday night, the Weare School District has hired 46 new teachers, yet only 25 of them are still working in the district.Most of the rest have left to work in other districts, often...

By DAVID BROOKS

Voters in Henniker and Weare will consider a $15 million budget for the John Stark School District, up 2.36% from the current budget, and a new contract for support personnel at Friday’s deliberative session.If all warrants pass, it is projected the...

By DAVID BROOKS

A team including the owner of Tandy’s Top Shelf restaurant in Concord has bought Hermanos Cocina Mexicana, one of the city’s oldest single-owner restaurants, and will be re-opening Vinnie’s Pizza.“Hermanos – we’re going to keep it the same. It has...

By DAVID BROOKS

Henniker wants to attract and retain teachers with a master's degree and will intentionally raise pay to compete with surrounding communities including Concord.Voters will be asked to approve a proposed two-year teachers contract that would give an...

By DAVID BROOKS

The robocalls that imitated President Joe Biden telling people not to bother voting in New Hampshire’s presidential primary were generated by a Texas-based public relations firm called Life Corporation “and an individual named Walter Monk,” according...

By DAVID BROOKS

Scientists like to say that their work usually proceeds two steps forward and one step back. But sometimes that’s optimistic.Case in point: A scientific effort I’ve been writing about since 2010, the work to bring back the American chestnut tree to...

By DAVID BROOKS

Voters in Weare will see a proposed $18.71 million operating budget for the town’s two schools, an increase of $231,000 or 1.25%, at the school district deliberate session on Wednesday, Feb. 7.If the budget passes the school tax rate would increase...

By DAVID BROOKS

Paying taxes will be less complicated for some people this year in New Hampshire, one of 12 states where a new, free government tax-filing system will soon be available.The system, called DirectFile, is being beta-tested by the IRS and should be...

By DAVID BROOKS

Henniker voters at Monday’s deliberative session will consider a new contract for teachers that would bolster pay and hopefully slow down staff turnover.The proposed agreement with the teachers union would give a 8.76% hike for the 27 teachers “on the...

By DAVID BROOKS

Financial problems that left it $100,000 in the hole and disagreements about future direction have led the Kimball Jenkins center in Concord to replace the executive director and get rid of two other staffers, but for the moment at least programming...

By DAVID BROOKS

Small companies are encouraged to start up near potential customers. So why is Rotor, which hopes to turn small helicopters into autonomous crop-dusting machines for big farms out west, based at Nashua Airport and testing prototypes from a private...

By DAVID BROOKS

Whenever I read an online discussion about building devices to remove carbon from the air, somebody will always pop up to comment, “That technology already exists – they’re called trees!” and then high-five themselves for being clever.They never stick...

By DAVID BROOKS

A new medication to reverse drug overdoses is rolling out to pharmacies in the state, the latest step in the struggle against opioids and other addictive drugs.The drug, called nalmefene, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as a...

By DAVID BROOKS

There’s almost no money involved and the issue that prompted the court case disappeared long ago but even so, the recent legal win over social media giant Meta by the owner of the Teatotaller cafes might have big repercussions.That’s because the Dec....