Around Town
CHaD helps bring ‘Leader in Me’ program to Boys and Girls Club kids
This marks the first after-school program in New England to implement the successful ‘Leader in Me’ process. READ MORE
Community
Business
Amoskeag Health named ‘Neighborhood Champion’
Neighborhood Champions is a new initiative from Bank of America that supports the role strong nonprofit leaders play in advancing economic mobility. READ MORE
Around Town
The successes – and failures – of the Free State Project
Their guiding philosophy is the Non-Aggression Principle, also called the NAP, which states unprovoked violence against another person is wrong. Such violence is often found through state measures such as forcible confiscation of property and excessive force on the part of police officers toward average citizens. While this certainly sounds appealing in principle, in practice, things haven’t always gone smoothly. READ MORE
Business
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust donates more than $400K to 450 nonprofits in 2019
From January through November 2019, the Bank has donated more than $400,000 to approximately 450 nonprofit organizations throughout Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. READ MORE
Government
Dec. 7: Deployment ceremony for NH Army National Guard Aviation Detachment
The public is invited to attend. READ MORE
Around Town
Big ideas in the mix: #PLANMHT focused on innovation and identity
There are two meetings scheduled in January to continue the planning process for the city’s future. READ MORE
Around Town
Governor Sununu and New Hampshire’s congressional delegation kick off Toys for Tots
The program was established in 1947 by U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Major Bill Hendricks and his wife Diane, who were looking for a way to donate dolls to children in need. READ MORE
Community
Life off the Rails: Be a Blessing to Others
November was a horrendous month for me. My mom died suddenly on Veteran’s Day – 89 years old with Alzheimer’s but otherwise stable health. Expected eventually but a numbing shock all the same. My dad followed three days later, some random point in his long, slow, steady decline. The three days between their deaths and my knowledge that neither knew anything about the other’s last days has been eerie and almost mystical. READ MORE
Community
In praise of the 2019 100% Clean Economy Act
We continue to see the dangerous impacts of the growing climate crisis hurting communities here in New Hampshire and across the country. We know our future is on the line and that we’re running READ MORE
Around Town
Wrench-a-Thon 2019: Free LED safety lights-giveaway by QC Bike
Wrench-a-thon 2019 takes place Dec. 6. Get free lights for your bike (while supplies last). READ MORE
