Posts by Maureen Milliken
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.
Two years ago, town meeting voters approved an ordinance that opens the door to a type of workforce housing the town has never seen – a grouping of smaller homes, sharing some utilities, and available for rent, not purchase.
Last week, Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth notified most of the unions that have contracts with the department that their collective bargaining agreements are terminated, including American Federation of Government Employees and the and United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, which represent about 800 civilian workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, in Kittery, Maine.
The Housing Champions program, seemingly doomed after a New Hampshire House vote to repeal in February, may now survive after the Senate Commerce Committee voted against going forward with the appeal Tuesday.
After a tough February, March single-family home sales perked up in New Hampshire, with all major indicators trending positive, though inventory and affordability still remain historically low.