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Business

Greenfield: ‘Last ditch effort’  for child care center

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

After having no success finding a new location in Peterborough for the child care center she has been managing at ConVal High School, Peggy Waterhouse is proposing to run the center from a home she owns on Forest Road in Greenfield. On Monday, Waterhouse is scheduled to meet with the Greenfield Planning Board for a site plan review of her … 0

Dollar General on track

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Dollar General on track Construction of the new Dollar General, a national retailer and general merchandise store, is slated for completion on June 25. Torphy … 0

Peterborough: ZBA approves sign at business park on 202

Monday, May 13, 2013

PETERBOROUGH — A 79-square-foot sign for the Brookstone Business Center will soon be going up at the corner of Route 202 and Vose Farm Roads, … 0

Peterborough: New member joins Windy Row board

Monday, May 13, 2013

The Windy Row Learning Center, a Peterborough nonprofit that teaches dyslexic children to read, welcomes new board member Fraser Whitbread. A graduate of the University of Guelph in Geulph, Ontario, Canada, Whitbread has served many service organizations in Canada, Keene and Peterborough, including the Scouts, Big Brothers/Big Sisters … 0

Keene: Ferguson receives excellence award

Monday, May 13, 2013

Dr. Sharon Ferguson, a family medicine physician at Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene, has been presented with the inaugural Dr. Frank Carter Physician Excellence Award. The award recognizes a Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene physician, nominated by peers, in the first 10 years of practicing who exemplifies the character and professional traits … 0

Keene: Home Healthcare Hospice and Community Services head to retire

Monday, May 13, 2013

The Board of Directors of Home Healthcare Hospice and Community Services has announced that Barbara Duckett, president/CEO, will retire effective Nov. 15. Duckett has served as CEO of HCS for the past 12 and a half years. “It … 0

Peterborough: Locally published book up for award

Monday, May 13, 2013

The Independent Book Publishers Association has named a locally produced book as an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards finalist. New Book Partners, with editorial and publicity headquarters in Peterborough, published the title in December 2012. The book, “RIPPED: A … 0

NEW IPSWICH: Does store fit in rural town?

Monday, May 6, 2013

NEW IPSWICH — While the Zoning Board expressed doubts that a large retail store could comfortably coexist with the intent of local zoning ordinances made to keep downtown a small and rural area, Dollar General representatives say that … 0

World of connection: The first in a new series: Evolution of an industry

Monday, May 6, 2013

This is the first article in an occasional series looking at the Monadnock region’s manufacturing industry and its evolution over time. The series will focus on area companies that have found a home in the region, and that … 0

Greenfield: American Steel wins project of year

Monday, May 6, 2013

The Steel Erectors Association of America has announced the winners of its 2012 Project of the Year Awards. American Steel & Precast Erectors of Greenfield was one of three companies to earn this distinction. American Steel & Precast … 0

Bennington: Monadnock Paper Mills up for award

Monday, May 6, 2013

New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility announces the finalists for the 2013 Cornerstone Award: Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc, Hypertherm and W. S. Badger Company. NHBSR will present the Cornerstone Award at its annual Spring Conference, to be held on May 21 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. … 0

Rindge: Quarry petition rehearing nixed

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

FITZWILLIAM — After reaching a last-minute agreement with the Fitzwilliam Select Board, KMO Associates LLC of Fitchburg, Mass., chose not to pursue a rehearing of a defeated petition warrant article related to a historic granite quarry Monday night . The investment firm, owned by Aaron E. Olson of … 1