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Story Archives of 'New England'
Brookline Wants to End the Leases on Melendy Pond
By Sheryl Rich-Kern on Thursday, February 4, 2010.New Hampshire’s waterfront can be hot properties for second-home buyers. Many of these communities formed have been around for generations. Now one of them may have to pack up and leave.
For the last 50 years, residents on Melendy Pond in Brookline have built homes and paid taxes. But they’ve never owned the land. They lease it from the town. And now Brookline wants those leases to expire.
NHPR correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern reports.
The Skinny on Deliberative Session
By Jon Greenberg on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.This week, a relative handful of residents across the state are having a major influence on the spending choices that their fellow residents will face at town meeting in March. For the past ten days or so, towns and school districts that use the Senate Bill Two, or SB 2 form of voting have been holding what are called deliberative sessions.
NHPR’s Jon Greenberg spoke to a long-time analyst of state and local government, Doug Hall, about what happens in this process and why it matters.
Mount Washington Loses its Wind Gust Record
By Mark Bevis on Tuesday, January 26, 2010.Another one of New Hampshire's claims to fame has gone the way of the Old Man of the Mountain.
For nearly 70 years, Mount Washington has held the record for the strongest wind gust ever recorded.
State Climatologist Mary Stampone tells NHPR's Mark Bevis that the record is now officially held by someplace else.
Goodbye to Jen Nathan
By Avishay Artsy on Friday, January 22, 2010.
We're bidding goodbye today to Word of Mouth's senior producer, Jen Nathan. She's been a terrific colleague, and her energy and creativity have been crucial to getting this show ready for air every day. We thank her, we'll miss her, and we wish her the best of luck with her next big adventure.
(Photo by Rich Orris)
Guarded Optimism on the Economy in New England
By Jon Greenberg on Friday, January 15, 2010.If the region’s economy were in the hospital, you might say the patient has stabilized and some vital signs are looking up. But no one’s talking about the patient going out for a run. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg has our weekly economic round-up.
Schools Look to New Approaches to Reduce Drop Out Rates
By Robin Respaut on Friday, January 15, 2010.A new law raising the drop-out age to 18 went into effect this year.
High schools across New Hampshire are now scrambling to figure out how they can keep at-risk teenagers in the classroom.
One alternative program adopted by some school districts keeps students in class by taking them out of the school building.
NHPR Correspondent Robin Respaut filed this report.
Jeannie As My Co-Pilot
By Kate McNally on Thursday, January 14, 2010.During our fall fund drive, NHPR’s Folk Show offered a special opportunity to donors. We offered a fun incentive for donors giving $500 dollars or more: an opportunity to be a guest d.j. on The Folk Show. Jeannie Dismukes took us up on our offer and joined us Sunday night as our guest. It was a telling experience for me, because it gave me a bit of a glimpse of who is listening to The Folk Show. I determined that there is no “typical” Folk Show listener. It is a mistake, I think, for anyone, like a consultant, to think they can stereotype our Sunday night listening audience.
Lysistrata: A Review
By Kevin Gardner on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.Portsmouth’s New Hampshire Theatre Project is presenting a new adaptation of a very old play, the ancient Greek comedy Lysistrata by Aristophanes.
NHPR theatre critic Kevin Gardner has this review.
Scientists Target the "Oyster Thief" Invasive Species
By Anne Mostue on Wednesday, December 23, 2009.Scientists at the University of New Hampshire are performing genetic research on an invasive seaweed species known as the "oyster thief" in hopes of tracking its origins. The seaweed has long been a pesky presence in Maine, and as Anne Mostue reports, it can rapidly displace native species, and disrupt important ecosystems.
North Country Branding Runs Into Opposition
By Chris Jensen on Tuesday, December 22, 2009.Coos County is pinning a lot of faith on tourism these days.
Residents hope out-of-state dollars will help replace some of the jobs lost when the paper industry collapsed.
But not everyone sees eye-to-eye on what makes an attractive tourist attraction.
And now three county commissioners have lined up against a major project.
NHPR Correspondent Chris Jensen has this report.
