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Students and other residents gathered in front of Nashua City Hall to protest the construction of a new asphalt plant. (Photo by Gabriela Lozada, NH Public Radio) A proposal to build an asphalt plant in a residential neighborhood in Nashua has been effectively scrapped. The company proposing the project dropped…

A vacant tent sits away from several others in an encampment in White River Junction, Vt., on Wednesday, on July 10, 2024. The United States Supreme Court ruled in June that local governments can ban sleeping and camping in public. (James M. Patterson, Valley News) A recent U.S. Supreme Court…

Laurie and Andy Sanborn own The Draft Sports Bar and Grill and Concord Casino located on South Main Street in Concord, New Hampshire. (Photo by Geoff Forester, Concord Monitor) The sale of Concord Casino is moving forward after an administrative judge ruled that the Attorney General does not have the…

A Keene roofing contractor has paid $167,101 in back wages to 20 foreign temporary workers who didn’t receive proper payment, the U.S. Department of Labor said in a news release Monday. A settlement between the department and The Melanson Co. (owned by Illinois-based national roofing company Tecta America) also requires…

The owners of 13 Lucerne Drive in Madison are taking the town and ZBA to court over the ability to rent this home short-term. (Photo by Brittney Ardizzoni) Two couples who co-own a home in Madison are suing the town zoning board of adjustment for not allowing them to use…