Amanda Loder was StateImpact’s multimedia reporter until the project merged with the New Hampshire Public Radio site in July 2013. She now serves as a reporter and Weekend Edition Host for NHPR. You can continue to follow her work at @AmandaLoderNHPR, at nhpr.org, and on New Hampshire Public Radio.
Nearly three weeks after taking heavy damage from Tropical Storm Irene, Route 302 at Hart’s Location is set to reopen to traffic tomorrow. A press release from Governor John Lynch’s office notes the reopening is nearly a week ahead of schedule.
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With both major east-west highways through the White Mountains open by tomorrow, the region is ready to host hoardes of fall foliage tourists.
Synchronized Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. closed its doors late last week. In the New Hampshire Business Review, Bob Sanders characterizes the company as “a Salem metal and electronic facility.” It was sold to Pennsylvania-based Da-Tech Corp. Sanders interviewed Da-Tech
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Although the state's manufacturing economy is far from dead, parts of it have been rusting away for some time.
President and CEO Paul Litwack for the piece, noting,
“According to Manta, the company had estimated annual sales of $2.5 million to $5 million and a workforce ranging from 10 to 19 people. But Litwack said that the company had struggled financially of late due to the recession, and was down to about 10 people when it shut its doors.”
Litwack told Sanders the Salem factory closure will be permanent, and the 10 workers will be unemployed, rather than transferred to other Da-Tech facilities.
While it’s one of a number of businesses that have closed since the onset of the recession, Synchronized Manufacturing’s 2004 opening–and recent closure–fit a number of patterns related to manufacturing in New Hampshire. Continue Reading
Nearly one-third of New England families with children are single-parent households. That’s according to a map published in Communities And Banking, a quarterly publication released by the Boston Fed. Using Census data, Robert Clifford mapped out the percentage of New England households that were single families. He also notes with pie charts the proportion that are single mothers vs. single fathers.
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2010 Census data shows that in New England, single-parent households are still primarily headed by women.
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The bulk of New Hampshire now qualifies for public FEMA disaster relief.
Communities in Strafford and Sullivan Counties can now apply for help repairing public facilities and infrastructure. As StateImpact has reported, public assistance, for things like roads, is different from individual assistance for damaged houses.
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Following 9/11, Congress authorized creation of the Department of Homeland Security. And over the past decade, we’ve heard periodically that the state or local agencies have gotten new, upgraded equipment or funded special initiatives with Homeland Security money. So for the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NHPR’s Jon Greenberg looked into exactly how much money has flowed into New Hampshire. The answer is: A lot. Continue Reading
One of the key east-west routes through the White Mountains is set to reopen this weekend. The Kancamagus Highway has been closed since Tropical Storm Irene ripped through New England late
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Traveling through the White Mountains will be a lot easier for a number of residents and visitors starting Sunday.
last month. Although the deadline for opening the road was Thursday, September 15, it will actually open a few days earlier, on Sunday. Governor John Lynch’s office announced the highway’s planned reopening today. The Loon Mountain Pedestrian Bridge will also reopen Sunday.
Another important east-west thoroughfare across the White Mountains, Route 302, remains closed in Hart’s Location around the Sawyer River Bridge. The Department of Transportation hopes to reopen that stretch of highway by the end of the month.
You can read the announcement from the Governor’s Office here.
And you can find out how states apply for FEMA assistance to rebuild infrastructure here.
This afternoon, Governor John Lynch’s office announced that FEMA will start taking applications from Carroll and Grafton County residents for damage related to Tropical Storm Irene.
President Obama gave the go-ahead to offer individual FEMA aid to some New Hampshire residents on Wednesday. Continue Reading
The Liquor Commission’s been in the news a lot lately, between record-breaking year-over-year sales and plans to add a new store at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. But StateImpact was curious about something else.
Was there a spike in booze sales in the run-up to Irene?
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StateImpact's got the Liquor Commission numbers for pre-Irene sales.
This week, we look into a key question for year-round New Hampshire residents: Do high concentrations of high-value vacation homes drive up local property tax rates? Read on for an interactive map that shows how your county compares with the rest of the state. Continue reading
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