New NH employee leave rights go into effect on Jan. 1

Remembering Dolly Parton's 1975 Stop at the Canaan Fair

Dolly Parton was 29 years old, in a sequined black pantsuit and platinum curls, when she stood on a stage at the Canaan Fair in August 1975 and watched kids in the mud trying to get as close as they could. Gov. Meldrim Thomson liked the show so much he had his son present her […]

Lebanon reckons with slow return on gas-to-energy project investment

LEBANON — After a year of operation, the landfill’s methane gas-to-electricity system at the solid waste facility may not be as economical as city officials had hoped. “The very detailed financial projections were very wrong,” Councilor Tim McNamara said at a Sept. 3 meeting. “I have to ask, when do we call it?” said Councilor […]

Opinion: How 9/11 caused me to reset my life in the Upper Valley

On the early morning of Sept. 11, 2001, the sky was a brilliant blue, and the air was crisp and clean. It was an ideal day for a long bike ride on the back roads of Duchess County, N.Y., like those I had been taking before work in the summer and over the weekends to […]

Opinion: Tall Tales: An exceptional birthdate

While I am comfortable assuming that every day on the calendar includes many people of note sharing it as their birthday, I can confidently state that my recently passed birthdate of Aug. 30 is a rare one that truly boasts an impressive collection of exceptional people. I don’t include myself in this group despite my […]

Trump administration demands NH continue storing old ballots, citing potential lawsuit

New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan instructed local officials to preserve all paper and electronic records from the 2024 general election following a directive from the U.S. Department of Justice.