Amanda Loder

NH Casino Would Mean Building Addiction Services From The Ground Up

Amanda Loder — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

As the New Hampshire House prepares to vote on a casino bill this week, NHPR is bringing you a series of stories that look at the implications of opening a casino in the Granite State. Today we turn our focus to the potential social costs related to gambling addiction: how the state is handling problem gambling now, and how it could in the future.

Millennium Gaming Unveils New Plan For Rockingham Park

Amanda Loder — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:34:50 +0000

After first proposing a $450 million dollar casino at Rockingham Park, Millennium Gaming is now proposing a complex costing, in their words, “north of $600 million.” The redesigned project was unveiled at a Town Hall meeting last night in Salem.

Pennsylvanians Tout Casino Benefits To N.H. Lawmakers

Amanda Loder — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:26:44 +0000

Millennium Gaming brought leaders from Washington County, Pennsylvania to Concord to tout the benefits of a casino to lawmakers at a lunch meeting today. Millennium runs The Meadows casino and racetrack in Washington. If New Hampshire allows a casino at Rockingham Park, Millennium would develop it.

Sturm, Ruger Announces Plans To Expand Out-Of-State

Amanda Loder — Fri, 03 May 2013 22:04:06 +0000

It’s been a busy few years for Sturm, Ruger…so much so, the company is looking to start another factory out-of-state.

House Subcommittee Hears Testimony On Social Costs Of Casinos

Amanda Loder — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:49:18 +0000

Testimony turned emotional today as a House subcommittee considered the social costs of allowing a casino in New Hampshire. Most of the comments focused on studies of gambling behavior and public policy. The exception was Mell Brooks, of Littleton. He discussed his five years as a restaurant owner in Oregon, where he was allowed to have five video slot machines.

Sign Language Puts Some N.H. College Grads On Path To Job Security

Amanda Loder — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:30:00 +0000

Nine UNH-Manchester students are graduating this year with degrees in American Sign Language Interpretation. The college hosts one of just 13 accredited programs in the country. And given the high demand for interpreters, these newly-minted grads will likely find secure employment.

But they probably won’t be jumping in right after graduation.

Sequestration Hits Long-Term Unemployed In NH

Amanda Loder — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:26:13 +0000

The automatic federal budget cuts known as “Sequestration” will soon hit the long-term unemployed in New Hampshire. People who remain jobless for more than 26 weeks are eligible for federally-funded emergency unemployment benefits.

And those benefits will soon be cut.

One Year After Police Chief's Death, Memorial Fund Continues Service Legacy

Amanda Loder — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:30:00 +0000

One year ago today, Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney was killed in the line of duty as he tried to execute a search warrant. Not long after his death, friends and family established a memorial fund to serve the Seacoast in his name.

N.H. Entrepreneurs Launch Social Network For The Prayerful

Amanda Loder — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:30:00 +0000

Billions of Christians around the world are in the midst of Holy Week observances in the run-up to Easter. Many of these rituals have been in place for centuries.

But how does an ancient faith adapt to the age of the internet, social networks, and smartphones?

So far, the answer is “slowly.”

But a pair of New Hampshire entrepreneurs hope they can speed up the process.

It’s fitting that the idea for a prayer-based social network came to Jamie Coughlin and his brother Adam while they were parked on a pew at Mass.

Interim LGC Chief Vows To Get Organization "Back On Track"

Amanda Loder — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:30:00 +0000

After Maura Carroll's sudden departure from the Local Government Center last month, former Department of Resources and Economic Development Commissioner George Bald took over. By shifting the LGC toward greater transparency, refocusing on customer service, and repairing the bitter relationship with its regulator, Bald hopes to overhaul the culture of the embattled organization. And put its years-long legal troubles to rest.

Rockingham Healthiest County In N.H., Coos Struggles

Amanda Loder — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:36:21 +0000

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 report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin.

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments In N.H. Generic Drug Case

Amanda Loder — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:18:56 +0000

Today the US Supreme Court heard arguments related to the case of a New Hampshire woman seriously injured after taking a generic drug.

State Hopes To Boost Defense Industry As Sequester Cuts Loom

Amanda Loder — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000

With mass layoffs at BAE Systems and the future of the Portsmouth Naval Sh

SNHU Responds To Military Students Hit By Sequester

Amanda Loder — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:39:23 +0000

Until about two weeks ago, active duty armed service members could count on $4,500 a year to help pay for college tuition. But with the military suspending the benefit because of sequestration, Southern New Hampshire University is trying to bridge that gap.

Salem Voters Go To Ballot Box For First Time On Town Budget

Amanda Loder — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:24:07 +0000

It’s Town Meeting time in New Hampshire. Salem is one of the state’s biggest towns, and this is its first year moving away from the classic community get-together to the ballot box. The town expects this change to increase voter turnout tomorrow as it considers major budget issues.