Concord was disqualified from a state drinking water taste test. Officials say it's 'water under the bridge.'

New Kearsarge Regional superintendent focuses on preparation and transparency

Hearing that he has grown as a leader, Michael Bessette said, is one of the greatest compliments he’s received since joining the Kearsarge Regional School District. After more than a decade as the school district’s assistant superintendent, Bessette officially stepped into the superintendent role in August. Now, he’s the one who has to make tough decisions while trying to be transparent and caring. “I’ve worn a lot of hats for a lot of different reasons, but nobody, not even myself, knows me as superintendent,” Bessette said. Bessette became interested in the position while working with former superintendent Winfried Feneberg from 2016 […]

N.H. authors to get part of A.I. settlement but more problems loom

It’s fair to say that Margaret Porter of Concord, author of 17 published novels, has mixed feelings about her upcoming payment as part of a massive lawsuit over books that were stolen to help develop more powerful artificial intelligence software. On the one hand, it’s nice that the A.I. company Anthropic is being made to cough up $1.5 billion to authors and publishers as penance and that she will get a few thousand of those dollars. On the other hand, the settlement avoids the deeper question of whether A.I. companies can “train” their models on created material without paying for it. […]

Manufactured home prices in NH take biggest jump in summer

Manufactured homes, often considered one of the more affordable housing options, had a steep price increase this summer in a market favoring sellers. But prices for all types of housing rose across the board. According to data from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors,  the median sale price of a manufactured home climbed 10% to […]

Bow keeps undefeated clean sheet streak alive in 6-0 win over Pembroke

The defending champion Bow Falcons extended their undefeated streak to eight games with a dominant 6-0 shutout victory over Pembroke.

Vermont Yankee nuclear plant is all gone - except, that is, for the radioactive waste

Nuclear power plants use much less fuel than any other thermal power plant – multiple orders of magnitude less – meaning it creates much less waste. But “much less” isn’t the same as none, as Vermont knows. Compass Vermont, an independent news source, has a nice piece (here it is) noting that the former Vermont Yankee plant near Brattleboro on the Connecticut River is now completely decommissioned. All the buildings are torn down and removed, with the site ready to be replaced by a proposed utility-scale battery site to make use of its grid connection. Except not quite all the buildings […]