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May 17, 2012

Farmer, Meet Restaurateur: A Seacoast Org Gets Matchmaking

Farmer Charles Reid of Osprey Cove Organic Farm in Madbury, N.H. says getting local food onto restaurant menus is not always easy. That’s where Portsmouth non-profit Seacoast Local comes in. Kind of like a matchmaker, it tries to connect locally owned restaurants with regional farmers. This summer the organization is hosting a fundraising series of […]

December 27, 2011

Federal Block Grant to Aid Renovation Project in New Hampshire Town

A New Hampshire developer plans to renovate two mostly-abandoned apartment buildings in Franklin and turn them into affordable housing for working class families. The company, New England Family Housing, plans to buy the 30-unit building for $615,000. Kevin Lacasse, who owns the company, told the Concord Monitor that the he buildings, which were constructed in […]

August 5, 2011

Exeter Could Seize Deeds To More Than 80 Homes And Businesses

Although it’s easy to generalize the Seacoast as a well-to-do place, that’s not always the case–especially, it seems, for Exeter. Aaron Sanborn of Seacoastonline reports: “After years of not receiving property taxes, the town may have to take ownership of more than 80 properties later this fall. Both business and residential property owners owe the town […]

July 28, 2011

Memorial Bridge Losing Weight

After years of hanging together with the civil engineering equivalent of duct tape and hope, Memorial Bridge, connecting Portsmouth to Kittery, Maine, is finally closed for good. At least as far as drivers are concerned, anyway. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation has been keeping its fingers crossed, hoping the 88-year old bridge would hold up […]

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