City goes back to drawing board on Hallsville School property redevelopment

Monday, May 19, 2025Tuesday, August 1, 2023

The tougher long-term options for the three-story brick school building at 275 Jewett St. come with some baggage. The city struggled for most of last year to come up with a solution that is all right with residents of the tightly packed neighborhood near Elliot Hospital, while also finding a use that meets housing and other challenges the city faces. There were only two bidders after a request for proposals, with the one chosen by the city the mixed-use development by Southern New Hampshire Services and Granite State Children’s Alliance.

Analysis shows New Hampshire is ranked 10th priciest state in which to buy a home

Monday, June 10, 2024Tuesday, August 1, 2023

New Hampshire is the 10th most expensive state in the U.S. to own a home, and the top-ranked for increasing expense, according to an analysis by real estate industry website Agent Advice.

Anatomy of a cold case, solved: How Portsmouth police tracked down Laura Kempton’s killer

Monday, June 10, 2024Saturday, July 22, 2023

Here’s how it all happened, based on the 25-page report that accompanied Thursday’s news conference, as well as past newspaper accounts.

Variance requests for Londonderry mixed-use development continued until August

Monday, June 10, 2024Thursday, July 20, 2023

Developer Dick Anagnost said the housing is crucial to the development, which is expected to generate 1,300 jobs.

Clegg evidence suppression hearings underway at Merrimack County Superior Court

Monday, June 10, 2024Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Defense attorney Caroline Smith is challenging evidence, including whether Logan Clegg showed “consciousness of guilt,” when he gave Concord police detectives an alias when they were looking for Djeswende and Stephen Reid on April 20, 2022, in the Broken Ground Trail System in northeast Concord.

It’s Your Money: The new SAVE Plan for student loan borrowers is good for all of us

Sunday, June 16, 2024Monday, July 17, 2023

If you have student loans, you may be getting a break, or you may have to pay in full. If you don’t have any student loans, you will still benefit from the stronger financial foundation this will provide to your community. Seriously.

New England Forest Rally canceled after competitor dies in crash

Monday, June 10, 2024Saturday, July 15, 2023

A competitor died in a single-car crash Friday night in the final state of the first day of the New England Forest Rally.

New England Forest Rally ready to roar

Tuesday, June 11, 2024Thursday, July 13, 2023

Beginning Friday, 61 teams will hit the tote roads and back woods of western Maine and northeastern New Hampshire for the 33rd New England Forest Rally.

June single-family median sales price for New Hampshire housing at all-time high

Monday, June 10, 2024Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Median sales price for a single-family home in New Hampshire rose to an all-time high of $495,000 in June, as low inventory across the state continues to take its toll. The higher price, combined with the increased cost of borrowing, dropped the affordability index to an all-time low of 61.

Manchester diocese buys back former Blessed Sacrament school building after 40 years

Monday, June 10, 2024Saturday, July 8, 2023

The Diocese of Manchester is the new owner of the building that once housed Blessed Sacrament School, nearly 50 years after closing the school and 40 after selling the property.

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