Governor Lynch Signs HealthFirst Initiative Into Law

Gov. John Lynch signed into law the HealthFirst initiative today. The new law will require major insurance carriers to offer a standard wellness plan for all businesses in the state that have up to 50 employees. The HealthFirst initiative plans to control premium costs by placing more focus on the management of chronic diseases, on [...]

Horn Walks 26.2 Miles for Breast Cancer

Republican congressional candidate Jennifer Horn took time away from the campaign trail thus weekend to walk 26.2 miles in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. “I have been supporting the Avon Foundation’s programs for breast cancer research for nearly ten years,” Horn stated.

Coos County Looking For Jobs and For Help

The northernmost county of New Hampshire, Coos County, is suffering economically. With 1,600 jobs leaving the region since 2000, Coos County is facing tough times. The region takes up over 20 percent of the state’s square mileage but holds only about 2.5 per of the state’s population with 33,019 of our 1,314,895 citizens. Hundreds of [...]

New Hampshire’s Hemlocks Threatened By Recent Arrival of the Invasive Wooly Adelgid

Increasingly, New Englanders are hearing about insect-born diseases coming into the region. Additionally, invasive plants are being found regularly along riversides, in fields, and in our forests right here in New Hampshire. This month, New Hampshire just found out that it had another unwelcome guest, the hemlock Woolly Adelgid.

Renovated Currier Museum of Art Integrates Old with New

A gallery devoted to glass, ceramics, and the museum’s paperweight collection, on display in its majority for the first time, greets visitors upon their entrance to the museum. The museum’s entire second floor now houses its 18th and 19th century American art collection. The European collection has been reinstalled in a newly designed gallery and [...]