Story Archives of 'Franklin'

Some experts in the field of historic preservation say all history, like politics, is local.

And local historical societies across the country are working hard to preserve America's past for future generations.

In New Hampshire, however, many of these small groups worry that growing challenges threaten their missions.

NHPR correspondent Shannon Mullen has the story.

The New Hampshire Attorney General has fined the Department of Transportation for periodically dumping hazardous waste dating back to 1980.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein has more.

With all the rain New Hampshire has received this spring, the five federal dams that control the level of the Merrimack River have been getting attention.

Decades ago severe flooding in southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts prompted the two states to make a deal..

The two states would pay New Hampshire towns to set aside land for the Army Corps of Engineers to build the dams.

Their purpose is to divert flood waters to lessen any potential damage down-stream.

But New Hampshire officials complain Massachusetts isn't keeping up with its side of the contract.

And they say the Bay State owes about 3 million dollars.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has more.

Last summer, New Hampshire's first charter school in Franklin opened its doors, now as its first school year ends six charter schools stand. Schools have begun to boast of the success of its students yet the year has not been without its major challenges? difficulties in state aid and negativity by certain school boards have left some of these schools uncertain about their futures. Today on the Exchange we look back at the last year of charter schools in our state and look forward to what their futures might hold. Laura's guests are Amy Quinton, NHPR's Education reporter. Roberta Tenney, Administrator for school standards for the New Hampshire Department of Education who oversees Charter, Choice, Home Schooling and Non-Public Education. Bill Grimm, Chair of the Board of Trustees and Founder of the Franklin Career Academy, the state's first Charter School. Patrice Baker, Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Seacoast Charter School in Exeter. Mark Joyce, Execuitve Director of the New Hampshire School Administrators Association and Lisa Lavoie, Director of the North Country Charter Academy in Littleton and Lancaster.

More people in the Granite State means more houses to build, more lawns to take care of, more coffee shops and restaraunts on main street, more demand for services in health care and education, and more people to shop at big box stores like Walmart and Target. In our second installment on growth in New Hampshire, we look at the economics of growth and ask how we've benefitted from the growing number of people calling the Granite State home. Laura is joined by Russ Thibeault, president of Applied Economic Research, and Jeff Feingold, editor of the New Hampshire Business Review.
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