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By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

An influx of $1.7 million is headed to a Peterborough company in an effort for sustainable, more affordable energy in New Hampshire.Peterborough-based company Evari, Inc. won a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to support research and...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s top military officer defended the National Guard’s response to sexual harassment complaints within its ranks, following a CNN investigation published earlier this month that said the agency failed to protect female soldiers.Maj. Gen....

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After the results of her primary election came in, Maggie Goodlander waded through a sea of supporters, hugged her family members and took the stage, describing it as an “out of body” experience.Yet the location was anything but foreign.That very...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Lily Tang Williams keeps a bulky, dated photo album at her house in Weare. It creaks when she opens it – the sticky plastic protectors holding the photos to the pages don’t do their job well anymore. Inside are dozens upon dozens of black-and-white...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Joyce Craig’s tenure as Manchester mayor remains a central focus of the race for governor, as the Democratic nominee drew on her experience in executive office while her Republican opponent, Kelly Ayotte, continued to attack her leadership record...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

As New Hampshire’s 424 state lawmakers gear up for the general election in November, some are planning ahead for the 2025 legislative session. Already, about 170 legislative service requests, or LSRs – in which lawmakers get help from the legislative...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The first time 18-year-old Valerie McDonnell voted, she voted for herself.She ran for the N.H. House of Representatives in 2022 during her senior year of high school, which gave her a front-row seat to witness many of her classmates’ apathy for...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In two crowded Democratic primary races for state representative, four candidates pulled away with their party’s nominations to serve in Concord -- newcomers Hannah Bissex and Tom Hsu, and incumbents Jonah Wheeler and Peter Leishman.Bissex and Hsu won...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Melanie Levesque of Brookline won the Democratic primary for Executive Council District 5 and will face the Republican incumbent, Dave Wheeler, in November.Levesque won the district, which includes Antrim, Bennington, Francestown, Greenfield,...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Colin Van Ostern and Maggie Goodlander exchanged a blitz of accusations about their backgrounds, funding and past political work, all of which have been prominent themes in their tense race for New Hampshire’s second congressional district.During a...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

A massive crowd of New Englanders rallied on New Hampshire’s Seacoast, waiting to hear directly from Vice President Kamala Harris, as they sampled the event’s signature drink: the Kamalamenon.In her first visit to New Hampshire as the Democratic...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Two Democrats are vying to oppose Republican David Wheeler in the Executive Council’s 5th District.Melanie Levesque of Brookline and Shoshanna Kelly of Nashua, who both bring government experience to the table, will face off in a primary election on...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Voters in the Democratic primary in Peterborough and Sharon have a choice to make Sept. 10. Three current and former state representatives are running in Hillsborough County District 33, where there are only two seats.Incumbents Peter Leishman and...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Three Democratic candidates with experience in local government, education, hospitality, business and agriculture – Hannah Bissex, Jed Brummer and Tom Hsu – are running in the Sept. 10 primary to represent Rindge, Jaffrey and Dublin in the State...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Peterborough’s polling district has just over 5,000 registered voters. Rarely do more than 3,500 of them actually vote.Still, Town Clerk Linda Guyette and Moderator Phil Runyon are focused on making sure polls are staffed and ready to go come election...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Keenan Blum would love to scale up his business. It has ample space to expand at its Peterborough location, and he could push out more products like Banana Bluntz flowers and Blueberry Fruit Chews at lower prices.As one of three companies licensed to...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Roberta Brunelle walked laps around the gym at the Concord Community Center as she weighed who she’ll vote for in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District.Brunelle, who grew up and lives in Concord, plans to support Maggie...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Most of the candidates who hope to serve as the Granite State’s next governor said they support renewable forms of energy and environmentally friendly policies. However, plans vary vastly between candidates.Democrats are all in on bringing new...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Chris Sununu endorsed Republican former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte to succeed him as governor.“Kelly Ayotte understands that with strong fiscal management, limited government, and local control, NH has set the Gold Standard for the country,” Sununu posted...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

At a camp in Greenfield, 5,500 miles from home, 10 girls were given one mission – to become friends.The teenagers hail from Israel – five are Jewish, and five are Arab Israelis. Each came to the United States to live with the others for several weeks,...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The Granite State has a major housing problem.It’s no secret – the supply is low, new developments are slow to evolve and the spots that are available for rent and purchase are too expensive for many to afford. Thirty-five percent of people listed...