FEATURED NEWS – * COVER STORY * 10 NH-Based Podcasts for Your Listening Pleasure + How to Create Your Own Show Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photos One recent Thursday, a Derry Public Library study transformed into a recording studio for the 25th episode of Exeter children’s author Paul Durham’s podcast, Telling Lies … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS – * COVER STORY * Nine Animals that Have Left Their Mark on NH Written By Hippo Writers (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photos Old Timers Moose Before European settlers arrived in New Hampshire, there were more moose in the state than there were deer, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game. In … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS SNHU to Open New Tech College Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Southern New Hampshire University is creating a STEM-focused college using programs, students and staff from Daniel Webster College as a starting point. The College of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics, or CETA, will be fully up and running … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS A Look At the NH Freedom Caucus Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo When the House failed to pass a budget for the first time in decades, Speaker Shawn Jasper, a moderate Republican, criticized the 30 to 60 fellow Republicans who blocked the legislation, which didn’t raise taxes but did … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS – * COVER STORY * The Stories Behind NH’s Woodlands, Plus Where to Find the State’s Coolest Trees Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photos With 84 percent of our state covered in forests, New Hampshire is the second-most forested state in the nation after Maine, according to the … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS Two Companies Figuring Out Funding For Contamination Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo Textiles Coated International, currently based in Manchester, might get a state loan to fund its work on designing and installing new public water lines to homes affected by groundwater contamination from its old plant in Amherst. … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS – * COVER STORY! * Where To Hear True & Tall Tales & How To Tell Your Own Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photos The Concord City Auditorium was packed on a recent Wednesday night, bustling with chatter as the crowd waited for Northwood storyteller Rebecca Rule to step … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS State Considering Kindergarten Funding Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com<) Images: Stock Photo While historically it’s been Democrats leading the charge to expand and fund kindergarten programs in the state, more Republicans are now backing the movement, including the governor himself. Advocates say the shift can be partly explained by mounting research … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS CMC 1st in the World to Implant Heart Device in New Population of Patients Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo In February, Catholic Medical Center in Manchester became the first hospital in the world to implant a stroke-preventing heart implant in a new population of patients. CMC spokesperson Lauren … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS Where Have All The Fishers Gone? Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo The state’s population of fishers — the weasel often mischaracterized as a “fisher cat” — has dwindled significantly in recent years and wildlife experts say there are multiple factors behind the shift, from disease to a losing … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS New Hampshire’s Link to the Recent Space Missions Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo If you watched the live feed of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 19, you might have heard the commentator talk about data coming in from New Hampshire. That … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS FED Program Changing Police Work to Curb Drug Trafficking Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo Major drug trafficking organizations have increased the supply of heroin and fentanyl into the state in the past two years. In response, New Hampshire’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force has created a heroin strike … [Read more…]