Federal Grants To Help North Country Firms
A new federal grant is going to be helping small businesses in the North Country. NHPR’s Chris Jensen reports.About $400,000 is now available in grants under a federal program aimed at helping small...
View ArticleFor Coos: A Surprising Mix of Births, Deaths and Newcomers
There’s a public perception that Coos County’s economic challenges mean a significant population loss over the last decade. But a new study shows that’s not quite right. NHPR’s Chris Jensen...
View ArticleHealth Study Ranks Coos Last in New Hampshire
A new nationwide study released today/Tuesday ranks Coos County as the least healthy county in the state. NHPR’s Chris Jensen reports.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNorth Country Groups Coalesce to Tackle Health Problems
For three years Coos County has been at the bottom of a list of the healthiest counties in the state.But now groups from the North Country have decided to do something about it.NHPR’s Chris Jensen...
View ArticleA Picture of Coos That Took Two Years To Develop
A new, two-year study of Coos County finds that the community is strong on cooperation, but struggles with the best strategy to create jobs.NHPR’s Chris Jensen has more on the study done by the Carsey...
View ArticleNorthern Pass Says It Is Getting Closer To Final Route
Officials for the Northern Pass hydro-electric project say they plan to have their new route through Northern New Hampshire finished this fall.NHPR’s Chris Jensen reports.Northern Pass is making...
View ArticleWould A Modest Economic Revival Lure Coos Young Adults Back Home?
Eighty-one percent of Coos County’s 2009 high school graduates say they don’t see job opportunities for themselves at home. And, more than 60 percent say they see those opportunities getting scarcer....
View ArticleForest Society Says It Has Deal To Block Northern Pass - But Wants To Raise...
The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests says it has reached deals with several land owners in Coos it believes will block the Northern Pass hydro-electric project.But Northern Pass says...
View ArticleAccess To Natural Gas: A New Draw For The North Country?
There’s a new effort underway to attract businesses to the North Country with the prospect of cheaper energy.NHPR’s Chris Jensen has the story.An economic development group has a new way to encourage...
View ArticleAn Unusual Challenge In The North Country
An unusual and important race in the North County will be decided on Tuesday.It’s the political future of Bing Judd, a longtime Coos County Commissioner and one of the best-known figures in the...
View ArticleBy Tiny Margin Coos Commissioner Judd Loses Seat - Maybe
Bing Judd, who has been a Coos County Commissioner since 1997, has lost his seat by five votes.Judd had 592 votes compared to 597 for challenger Rick Samson, deputy secretary of state David Scanlon...
View ArticleCoos Commissioner Judd Loses Recount
During last week’s primary Coos County Commissioner Bing Judd lost his bid for re-election by five votes.Today (Monday) there was a recount in Concord.NHPR’s Chris Jensen has the results.Bing Judd, who...
View ArticleIn Coos County, The Voters Are Coming
In the towns of Dalton and Whitefield in Coos County voting was heavy Tuesday morning.Dalton Town Moderator Ann Craxton seemed quite pleased with the way things were going.“The turnout for us has been...
View ArticleRockingham Healthiest County In N.H., Coos Struggles
Rockingham County is officially the healthiest place in New Hampshire, while Coos County is struggling in terms of public health. That’s according to a» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleFederal Funds OK'd For Northcoast Railroad But Not North Country
The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved one so-called Tiger grant in New Hampshire, providing $1.4 million to improve 42 miles of rail line» E-Mail This
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