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Pats Peak to replace Hurricane Triple with a quad chair
By DAVID BROOKS
As soon as the last chair stops running to signal the end of Pats Peak’s ski season, probably on the last Sunday of March, the construction crews will rush in to start replacing the venerable Hurricane Triple lift.
Work continues on new state psychiatric hospital in Concord
By DAVID BROOKS
Work is continuing on the new forensic psychiatric hospital on Clinton Street in Concord, although you’d be hard-pressed to recognize it when driving by.
Blasting set at Swenson Granite quarry, which may resume full operations this summer
By DAVID BROOKS
Blasting is scheduled to take place Tuesday at the Swenson Granite quarry in Concord as the Canadian firm that owns the company continues preparations for what could be a resumption of granite-cutting operations.
A New Hampshire ski resort bets on tech to compete with industry giants
By HOLLY RAMER and AMANDA SWINHART
JACKSON, N.H. — A skier since age 4, Thomas Brennick now enjoys regular trips to New Hampshire’s Black Mountain with his two grandchildren.
Loudon Country Store to reopen with larger menu and some Indian food
By DAVID BROOKS
The Loudon Country Store is returning to life and the new owner says it will be the same as before, but with a bit of a south-Asian twist.
Arts Alley in Concord on schedule for summer openings
By DAVID BROOKS
Downtown Concord has been watching the construction work on what will be Arts Alley for months, but not everything is visible from the sidewalk. Not by a long shot.
Ascent Training and Performance gym transcends barriers for entry to fitness
By ALEXANDER RAPP
Their motto speaks volumes about the type of business they wanted to create.
Ski areas limping to a soggy close of season
By DAVID BROOKS
We’re heading into the final weeks of skiing season but limping into them might be a better term for much of New Hampshire, where resorts will try to stay open through the end of the month.
Ragged Mountain Resort is for sale as it turns 60
By DAVID BROOKS
It’s an interesting time for Ragged Mountain Resort in Danbury, which is holding its 60th birthday party this weekend after enjoying a record ski season – because it’s also for sale.
When is your car inspection due? Maybe never
By DAVID BROOKS
Lawmakers may soon make New Hampshire the first state in the Northeast to eliminate required annual vehicle inspections, a change that would save drivers tens of millions of dollars while reducing highway funding by nearly $3 million and curtailing a program to reduce local air pollution from cars.
Ski lift problems clobber Whaleback, the unusual non-profit ski area in Enfield
By DAVID BROOKS
In a season of chairlift problems for state ski areas, the non-profit Whaleback in Enfield is facing one significant enough that it is “threatening our ability to continue operations – both this season and beyond.”
Concord Shaw’s supermarket in Fort Eddy Plaza to close
Monitor staff
The Shaw’s supermarket in Fort Eddy Plaza is slated to close, although its sister store on Loudon Road next to Steeplegate Mall will stay open.
Syrup-making weather is perfect leading up to Maple Weekend
Monitor staff
Nature must be in cahoots with New Hampshire Tourism because this is looking like a perfect stretch of days for making maple syrup in preparation for New Hampshire Maple Weekend.
Neighboring Fisherville condo projects break ground, up for sale
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
A steady drip of new housing will land on Fisherville Road in the next few years, as construction formally begins on one condo development and another begins to put listings on the market.
Cocktails to go? Under proposed NH law, restaurants could deliver liquor to your home
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Ever wanted to order an alcoholic beverage delivered to your home? Under a proposed new law, you could.
“Ready to pass the baton”: Emmett Soldati looks to sell Teatotaller under new name, Totally Tea + Coffee
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Emmett Soldati is ready for a new chapter.
Developer challenges zoning board denial of affordable housing proposal
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
A developer looking to build nearly 200 units of housing in Penacook has asked the Zoning Board to reexamine the city’s denial of the project, claiming that the rejection means he is “deprived of any reasonable use of the land” by the city.
NH Retirement System to buy Concord commercial property, which paid $127,938 in taxes in 2024
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
The New Hampshire Retirement System will close on a $5 million purchase of an office building near Horseshoe Pond next week, removing another revenue-generating property from Concord’s tax rolls.
Tenney Mountain Resort is state’s latest victim of ski chairlift problems
By DAVID BROOKS
From the point of view of New Hampshire ski area owners, this has been a good news/bad news season.
EV drivers: Range and funding anxieties
By PAUL BRIAND
Electric vehicle drivers motoring in New Hampshire are known to have what’s called “range anxiety.” A lack of widespread charging infrastructure makes EV motorists nervous about how far they can get in the state before they need a charge and whether a charging station will be available to them at any given destination.
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