Category Archives: Around New England
CAMERA focuses on Newton schools’ Arab-Israeli conflict curriculum
Discord over the way Newton’s high schools teach the Arab-Israeli conflict and Islam began six years ago, when a Newton South parent, Tony Pagliuso, was made aware of a statement in an article his daughter had been assigned in a … Continue reading
Man killed by falling tree in Brentwood, New Hampshire
Police in Brentwood are investigating a workplace accident that left one man dead Sunday afternoon. Police said a man was cutting trees at a private residence on Middle Road when one fell on top of him around 1:30 p.m. The … Continue reading
Lawsuit Claims Eversource, Avangrid Caused $3.6B in Excessive Electricity Costs
BOSTON – New England residents today hit Eversource Energy and Avangrid Inc. with a class-action lawsuit stating that the two energy companies caused electricity consumers to incur overcharges of $3.6 billion in a years-long scheme that impacted six states and affected 14.7 million … Continue reading
Study: NH Rural areas in affordable housing crunch
Many rural places, especially those desired by second-home owners and retirees, are challenged to provide affordable and adequate housing for local working families, according to new research released by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New … Continue reading
Sorry, but Sandy Hook parents have no right to sue gun manufacturers
Remington is the parent company of Bushmaster Firearms which made the semi-automatic rifle that Adam Lanza used to kill school-children AFTER he murdered his mother to gain access to her guns. The parents sued Remington previously but PLCAA (Protection of … Continue reading
NH tourism officials say both visitors and spending expected to be up 4 percent this winter
BOSTON — New Hampshire tourism officials on Thursday announced that the winter of 2017-2018 is expected to bring four percent increases in both the number of visitors and in spending. Victoria Cimino, director of the NH Division of Travel and … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, New Hampshire News
Tagged New Hampshire, Tourism, Winter
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Now that we are all reporters, it’s time to start acting like one
The recent storm and the resulting loss of electricity for many people and in some cases, the additional loss of cable and telephone, have sent many of us to our smartphones, where we are, oddly enough, finding we have Internet … Continue reading
Are RPC State Smart Transportation Initiatives Going After Uber and Lyft?
Uber and Lyft riders and drivers, beware. Regionalism and urbanism may be the reason your services are being banned in various cities across the world. … According to the “State Smart Transportation Initiative” ride-hailing increases the use of cars and the actual … Continue reading
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Tagged Lyft, Regional Planning, RPC's, SSTI, Uber
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North Country Lawmakers Tackle N.H.’s Demographic Challenges
New Hampshire is getting older, but a group of lawmakers, including two from the North Country, are working to find solutions to ensure that the state’s economy and tax base remains strong and services are not burdened in the decades … Continue reading
Regional Planning Commission Fears Loss of Federal Funding
According to this September 18, 2017, article in the Valley News, “The threat of potential cuts to federal transportation spending has left one Upper Valley agency questioning how it can continue to provide services without its main source of revenue. | Keep … Continue reading
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