Recently,Tewksbury, Massachusetts-based DeMoulas Supermarkets, Inc. settled with the feds on a laundry list of major safety violations at Market Basket stores. As we’ve previously reported, OSHA slapped DeMoulas with $589,000 in fines following store inspections in Concord and Rindge. Then, after considering a the number of serious, repeat, and willful violations, the agency went so […]
The accident that killed Redhook Brewery worker Benjamin Harris shocked New Englanders. At seven o’clock on a Friday morning, the 26-year old newlywed and father-to-be was doing a routine task at the Portsmouth plant–pumping a plastic keg full of compressed air so that he could clean it. The keg exploded, mortally wounding Harris in the chest […]
It’s that time again! A time when we at StateImpact sit back and sift through the crowd’s collective wisdom to bring you the Top 5 Must Read Posts of the week. And we’ve got a rather diverse roundup this week, spanning fishing and politics, indie booksellers and foreclosure funds. Here, ready for your perusal, is […]
Both the Obama and Romney camps campaigned in New Hampshire today. Governor Romney made a stop along the waterfront in Portsmouth with fellow Republican–and US Senator–Kelly Ayotte. Meanwhile, Lilly Ledbetter (of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act fame–more on that in a minute) campaigned for Obama in Hanover. And both, in their own ways, focused on […]
We’ve talked a lot recently about the so-called “skills gap” in New Hampshire vis-à-vis the manufacturing sector. In a nutshell, the state’s fabricators say they have lots of openings for skilled labor, but not enough people are qualified to fill them. Now, Motoko Rich reports for the New York Times that other sectors are demanding […]
After 10 months of negotiations, the union representing New Hampshire’s community college faculty has agreed to a contract. Cameron Kittle of the Nashua Telegraph reports this is the “second collective bargaining agreement” for the year-old union: “Once the contract goes into effect May 4, union officials said they will still earn less than their New […]
Some of our most popular posts have been our look at the Obama Administration’s push to include home care workers under federal minimum wage and overtime. This issue is ripe for more coverage, and we’ll almost certainly be returning to it. But for now, we invite you to get up to speed on the social […]
The New Hampshire House of Representatives has for the second time passed a so-called “Right To Work” bill. But the margin was well short of what would be needed to override Governor Lynch’s promised veto. Barring unions from requiring non-members to pay for representation has been a priority for House Republican leaders. Last year Governor […]
Whether it’s rising student debt levels, the Occupy movement, or fitting into a changing job market, news outlets (including StateImpact) are increasingly interested in how Gen Y is adapting to the slow recovery. Their overarching conclusion: Coping with a struggling economy has clearly been tough on the early-30’s-and-younger set. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports […]
Happy Friday, StateImpact readers! As usual at this time on a Friday afternoon, we’d like to take a moment to call up our most popular posts, just in case you missed them. So with that in mind, we now present This Week’s Essential StateImpact! A Look Inside An Advanced NH Factory: Our first foray into […]
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