News/Business
HomeStead Property Watch and Management Services earns accreditation
HANCOCKHomeStead earns accreditationHomeStead Property Watch and Management Services of Hancock has earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association for the third year.The NHWA was formed in 2009 in order to establish and maintain the...
Real estate transfers from Dec. 19, 2022, to Jan. 11, 2023
Real estate transfers from Dec. 19, 2022, to Jan. 11, 2023.ANTRIM91 Gregg Lake Rd.; land and building; $278,000; Barbara D. Hutchinson to Nicholas R. Dostaler.213 Keene Rd.; land and building; $275,000; William L. Humphrey and Doreen T. Kellogg to...
Peterborough developer Paul LaRoche III wins two Cornerstone Awards
By BILL FONDA
Starting with the wall of windows that provides people with a view of Mount Monadnock when they walk in the door, Realtor Sadie Halliday of the Halliday Group calls the four-bedroom, four-bathroom house owned by owned by Nathan and...
Toadstool Bookshops in Peterborough and Keene have new owners
By ROWAN WILSON
The Toadstool Bookshops in Peterborough and Keene are under new ownership.Emerson Sistare and his family have purchased the longtime independent bookstores from Willard and Holly Williams. The Williams family founded the Toadstool in Peterborough in...
Jaffrey Chamber announces citizen, nonprofit and business of the year
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Jaffrey Chamber of Commerce has named Bonnie Coll Cutter as the Citizen of the Year, Project Shakespeare as Nonprofit of the Year and the Shattuck Golf Club and Dublin Road Taproom & Eatery as Business of the Year for 2022.Coll Cutter was...
Business Quarterly: Be prepared to have your taxes prepared
By NISA SIMILA
Whether you are having your taxes prepared by a tax professional, a volunteer in the River Center’s Volunteer Tax Assistance program or by yourself, here’s a handy checklist of what you can do to make the process go smoothly and the documents you will...
Business Quarterly: Nisa Simila – End of benefits will affect tax bills
The last two years have seen many changes to our lives and how we go about living.From hybrid meetings to masking to social distancing to canceling get-togethers, we have had to adjust our expectations and how to do things.With the 2023 tax filing...
Business Quarterly: Lisa Riley – Strategies for setting goals
We all know that year-end strategic planning is one of the most-important things you can do for yourself, your business and your clients, so creating and implementing a plan for 2023 is at the top of all our minds.We’re at that time of year where some...
Business Quarterly – Workforce pressed by lack of housing
By ASHLEY SAARI
In June, Delanie Cook got a job offer from Peterborough manufacturer Microspec.Living in Connecticut at the time, she jumped on real estate sites and ran into a reality faced by many young workers looking for housing – places that were affordable, in...
Business Quarterly: Dan Petrone – Is the real estate market about to crash?
What lies ahead for the real estate market in 2023? How will the economy, interest rates, and consumer behavior affect the real estate industry in the months to come? Is the market about to crash? Are we in another bubble?There is certainly a lot of...
BUSINESS QUARTERLY: For local nonprofits, variety is the key in fundraising
By BILL FONDA
The Grapevine Family & Community Resource Center in Antrim was founded in 1996, and Executive Director Melissa Gallagher said, “We have sort of this donor base of people who have supported The Grapevine for a very long time.”However, Gallagher said it...
Business Quarterly: Andy Peterson – Region will continue to prosper
As the winter landscape graces our region and we march forward into 2023, many will pause and wonder, “What will the New Year bring?”As real estate professionals, we work daily to realize buyers’ and sellers' dreams and visions. This can result in a...
BUSINESS QUARTELY: Employers consider challenges to hiring employees
By ROWAN WILSON
Local employers faced challenges attracting and retaining employees in 2022, and this year, employers are forced to consider what it will take to stay staffed.Mark Cilley, vice president and owner of American Steel & Precast Erectors in Peterborough,...
Rindge Chamber recognizes business, nonprofit leaders
By ASHLEY SAARI
The Rindge Chamber of Commerce recognized its Business Leader of the Year and Nonprofit of the Year during its annual dinner at Hidden Hills in Rindge Saturday evening.The chamber honored Isaac French of KDI Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance as...
BUSINESS: New Identity Coffee owners have big plans
By JOSH LACAILLADE
The new owners of Identity Coffee Lab in Rindge are looking to expand to new locations throughout New England. New England natives Jonathan and Britney Cashman are the newest owners of Identity Coffee Lab, a specialty coffee shop along Route 119 that...
BUSINESS: New era for Brady’s American Grill in Peterborough
By JOSH LACAILLADE
After 23 years running Brady’s American Grill, former owner Barry York said, “It’s been a great run, Peterborough people are awesome and have supported me through this. I couldn’t have dreamed of a better transition.”On Jan. 1, York officially passed...
BUSINESS: Hornburg Brewing Company to open soon in Hancock
By ROWAN WILSON
Hornburg Brewing Company will open its doors, or more accurately its “hobbit door,” – the owners are “The Lord of the Rings” fans – to the public Jan. 6 and 7.A decade ago, Dean Gervin and his uncle Rick Gervin decided that opening a brewery together...
BUSINESS: Brothers open new gym in Peterborough Shopping Plaza
By ROWAN WILSON
A new gym opened Wednesday in the Peterborough Shopping Plaza at 19 Wilton Road. Mountain Fitness, located in the space where the Verizon store once was, is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and offers an independent workout experience. Brothers...
Dublin Arts Center and Muse Gallery is open for business
By ASHLEY SAARI
The DublinArts & Muse Gallery opened its doors for the first time on Friday, welcoming residents to explore the new gallery and classroom spaces, as well as viewing the first show on display, featuring more than 100 pieces on the theme of “Wit &...
Elevation PT and Sports Rehab and Lifelong Athlete to open in Jaffrey Road plaza
By ROWAN WILSON
“We’re both athletes,” said Becka Lyons, motioning to her husband and business partner Reuben, “And we talk all the time about how being an athlete is more of a mindset than anything else.” Becka has a doctorate degree in physical therapy and Reuben...
