Posts by Maureen Milliken
Dover restaurant owner and chef Evan Hennessy, winner of the James Beard Foundation Award Best Chef-Northeast, said Monday that the honor also belongs to his team, the community, the town and the farmers and fishermen who do the hard work before he can do his.
Logan Clegg’s claim that evidence used in his trial should not have been allowed because it was obtained after a warrantless cellphone data search has been denied by a Merrimack County Superior Court judge after the state Supreme Court in March remanded the motion to the court for further review.
The median sales price for a single-family home in New Hampshire hit a record high in May, but Manchester kept things cool with an MSP more than $100,000 below the state’s.
Overall, prices are still up significantly from where they were a year ago.
Three bills that would nudge multi-family housing development forward in the state, helping to make inroads in the housing crisis, got final approval by the House and Senate last week and moved to the governor’s desk.
When I acquired a dog last fall after more than a decade of no-dog life, one of the realities that came back to me fast was that with a dog – at least a corgi – the journey isn’t part of the point, it’s the entire point.
f you feel like you’ve been sending “congratulations” cards for a lot of new Charlottes and Theodores entering the world over the past few years, you are correct. Both were New Hampshire’s most popular baby names in 2025. And 2024. And beyond.
Bills that address multi-family housing in commercial zones and towns and city length limits on dead-end roads are close to becoming law after Committees on Conference agreed on them this week.
You are NOT getting a tariff refund check, but some of the businesses you patronize may pass their refund money down to you with either lower prices or prices that don’t rise as fast as they would without the refund. There’s also the possibility of a lawsuit settlement, but not any time soon.
The populations of Manchester and Nashua, New Hampshire’s largest cities, have rebounded from pandemic-era declines over the last few years, but slow housing growth may temper any economic gains, according to U.S. Census Bureau numbers released last week.
Some of the housing supply gains achieved in recent years remain alive despite a slew of repeal-focused bills that were introduced months ago, as the New Hampshire Legislature gets close to finishing up business.
JetBlue is taxiing down the runway about to take off into what it hopes is a new era bright with Florida sunshine and fueled in part by the demise of Spirit Airlines earlier this month, but Manchester’s airport won’t be along for the trip.
A Manchester home healthcare agency is one of 20 businesses from eight states to be recognized with a Small Business Community Champion Award from Citizens Bank.
Sen. Keith Murphy, R-Manchester, at the May 7 Senate session, said the change offers more options for employers and employees and sets clear expectations for employees. He noted that 42 other states have similar laws.
As the weather gets warmer, so, traditionally, does the housing market, and April’s key indicators for New Hampshire’s single-family home sales mostly followed the trend.
Last month we were still in wait-and-see mode as far as the impact of rising gas prices on groceries. This month, the waiting is over, at least as far as produce goes.
April is financial literacy month, and yes, I’m getting in right under the wire as far as acknowledging it. The need for financial literacy, though, doesn’t start on April 1 and end on April 30. Knowledge is power, and knowing how your money works gives you power over how much stays in your pocket. It’s just as important when the economy is going well as when it’s not.
The Housing Champions program, which provides grants to cities and towns as incentives to build affordable housing, will continue after the New Hampshire Senate did not approve a House-endorsed repeal.
Businesses and business owners from across the state will be recognized at the 2026 SBA Small Business Week Awards Celebration, Thursday, May 7.
A public hearing on a proposed 34-unit tiny home development Wednesday night drew a large, loud and hostile crowd – too much for the Planning Board to accommodate – prompting the board to postpone the meeting until May 13.