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February 2020: Mild with less-than-average snowfall

Winter 2020 continued to be kind to southern New Hampshire. After the record breaking snowstorm to start winter, we’ve seen snowfall only intermittently and, since Christmas, temperatures have been milder than normal. The polar vortex has been reluctant to make southward cycles this year ...

Coronavirus: Don’t be alarmed

The coronavirus – COVID-19 – outbreak is an evolving situation and there is much that scientists and doctors still need to learn about this new virus. But we also know it can be hard to sort through all the information – and misinformation – so we wanted to share a few of the top things ...

A Factory Street Retrospective

While driving down Factory street recently, my mind went into “way back” mode thinking about what it once looked like in days past. The aptly named street was the home, of course, for many of Nashua’s factories, including Great American/Nashua Plastics, now Clocktower Place, Sprague ...

Volunteer opportunities available at Red Cross, Future in Sight, Food Council

Volunteering is a great way to get to know people in your community who you might not otherwise meet. It is also a great way to get to know about some of the vital needs faced by our most vulnerable neighbors. So many nonprofit agencies in our area are doing important work to fight some of the ...

What would Stanton say?

I was sitting in a recent committee hearing at the state house listening to Planned Parenthood and the NH Women’s Foundation argue in favor of a senate bill (SB 486) that would require employers in the state to cover all abortions in their health plans. I had brought my young son and found ...

Distant Dome: The fun days of New Hampshire lawmaking are long gone

CONCORD – The atmosphere in the New Hampshire State House has changed. Thirty years ago, people had fun during the long grueling hours of work even in very difficult times. Thirty years ago, the state was headlong into a severe recession brought on by cuts to military spending, a collapse ...