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September 18, 2012

Lynch Promotes Lean Government at Summit

It’s not every day you hear state officials quoting Kipling and Goethe. But in a keynote speech this morning, Sam McKeeman, the Programs Manager at the Maine Bureau of Human Resources, recited the first stanza of Kipling’s “Six Honest Serving Men” to 350 or so people, gathered at the Police Standards & Training Council building […]

BIA Panel Considers Commuter Rail

This November, commuter rail in Maine begins running all the way from Brunswick, Maine, to Boston. Meanwhile, Massachusetts is preparing to extend lines from Springfield to Burlington, Vermont. That leaves some people in New Hampshire feeling a little left out. Peter Burling is the former chair of the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority. Speaking at […]

September 14, 2012

After A Tenuous Year, N.H. Fishery Receives Disaster Declaration

This story was written and produced for broadcast by Sam Evans-Brown, and edited for StateImpact New Hampshire by Emily Corwin. Hear the original broadcast. It’s been a difficult year for New Hampshire fishermen. Although fishermen have stayed within their catch limits, stocks of codfish haven’t rebounded from a decade-old collapse as quickly as expected. Facing […]

September 13, 2012

Economic Impact Of The Arts In N.H. Is At Least $115 Million

Just 21 percent of all arts and culture organizations in New Hampshire create a total of $115 million in economic activity in the state. That’s according to a report released today by the N.H. State Council on the Arts. Those 161 organizations support the equivalent of 3,493 full-time jobs, and generate $11.6 million in local […]

September 12, 2012

N.H. Leads Nation In Women-Farmers

New Hampshire is leading the nation in women farmers, U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and New Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture Lorraine Stuart Merrill announced earlier this week in an op-ed to the Union Leader. “One out of three New Hampshire farms has a woman as principal operator: nearly a 50 percent increase […]

August 31, 2012

No More ‘Paid Vacation’ For The Seasonally Employed

Starting this fall, seasonal workers in New Hampshire will find a new set of rules when they apply for unemployment benefits. Since 2002, seasonal workers who were rehired each year by the same employer have been able to collect unemployment benefits during the off-season without looking for other work. According to a New Hampshire Employment […]

August 29, 2012

Drive-Ins Struggle At A Digital Crossroads

This piece was written and produced for Word Of Mouth by Valerie Hamilton, and edited for StateImpact by Emily Corwin. Listen to Valerie’s story here. Hear about the Fairlee drive-in’s digital crossroads from NHPR’s North Country Reporter, Chris Jenson. Labor Day weekend is traditionally the end of the season for New England’s summer drive-in movie […]

August 23, 2012

Catfish or No Catfish? N.H. Seafood Processor Worried By Farm Bill

Pangasius – it looks like catfish, it tastes like catfish — but is it catfish? Believe it or not, this is a question Congress has been debating for the last decade. One seafood company with headquarters in New Hampshire hopes a provision in the 2012 Farm Bill will put an end to the debate. Bill […]

August 22, 2012

Worker Training Grants Announced

Ten companies are being awarded grants this month from the New Hampshire Job Training Fund. The grants total about $200,000 and will be matched by each of the recipient companies.

Without Lynch, Casino Legislation More Likely To Pass

Imagine a high school cafeteria with painted concrete walls and linoleum floors. Then switch out the lunch-tables for blackjack and poker tables — and you’ve got Rockingham Park, the race-track turned gaming room at the epicenter of New Hampshire’s debate over expanded gambling. Just about every year for the last 15 years, the legislature has […]

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