On this episode of The Granite Beat, Julie and Adam talk with sports journalist Joshua Spaulding. He’s worked 20 years as a sports editor for the Salmon Press, which publishes weekly newspapers throughout central and northern New Hampshire, and currently directs and produces sports coverage for 11 newspapers. Over the years he has chronicled the stories of promising young athletes, some of whom have risen to professional or even Olympic competition. If you played high school sports in the Lakes Region or Northern New Hampshire within the past two decades, it's almost guaranteed that Josh has published your name at least once.
Hi-Set High School Equivalency Tests in NH have faced technical issues for five months since switching companies.
The State We're In: By Degrees Climate Summit: Exploring Solutions for New Hampshire’s Warming Climate
Spring is a time of rebirth and renewal — and the season seems to arrive a little earlier in New Hampshire every year. A look at temperatures recorded since 1900 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows New England is warming faster than any other region of the world. Winters are shorter, summers are longer and these shifts in temperature are expected to wreak havoc on the New England economy, ecology and cultural heritage. The question is – what can be done?
Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) Offers Resources and Support for Women Entrepreneurs in New Hampshire
On this episode of Get Resource Smart, Flo sits down with Chandra Reber, the director of New Hampshire’s Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE), to share what her organization has to offer existing or prospective female entrepreneurs in the building, growth, and maintenance of their companies. Joining Flo and Chandra is Liz Salas Evans, who used CWE as a resource while starting her own business and now serves as a CWE financial consultant.
Journalist behind Bear Brook true crime podcast talks about the importance of storytelling in journalism
On this week’s episode of The Granite Beat, Julie and Adam speak with Jason Moon, the journalist behind many intriguing long-form projects at NHPR, such as the Bear Brook true crime podcast that has been downloaded more than 17 million times.
New Hampshire Is On Track To Receive About $310 Million In Opioid Settlement Funds. Here’s How That Money Will Be Disbursed
After thousands of overdose deaths and millions of dollars in economic disruptions due to the opioid abuse crisis, New Hampshire is on track to receive roughly $310 million to address some consequences of the crisis.
“These cases are geared toward stopping the next person from dying and to make sure there is help available to them,” said Deputy Attorney General James Boffetti. “It’s meant to help the living, keep them alive and stop this crisis.”
As opioid settlement money reaches region, impact may be ‘subtle,’ yet important
Each week, employees of The Keene Serenity Center provide about 80 rides to people who are in recovery from substance-use disorder through its transportation program.
Recently, these journeys have included taking someone to Boston for eye surgery, delivering groceries to a person who has health challenges, and helping someone who hasn’t held down a job for ten years get to work each day, said Sam Lake, executive director of the Keene Serenity Center.
The Granite Beat: Always Get The Dog’s Name
On this episode of The Granite Beat hosts Adam Drapcho and Julie Hart speak with New Hampshire Bulletin senior reporter Annmarie Timmins. A native Granite Stater, Annmarie is a homegrown journalist who has taught at both UNH and at the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications and spent 25 years reporting for The Concord Monitor.
New Hampshire Judicial Branch Makes Case for More Judges, Staff
The New Hampshire Judicial Branch made its case for more judges and court staff in front of the House Judiciary and Children and Family Law Committees recently by pointing to a 2022 weighted caseload assessment that shows the need for 32 new clerical staff and 18 new judges—17 in the state’s circuit court.
The Judicial Branch’s request to the legislature for more judges and staff for fiscal years ‘24 and ‘25 comes as complaints about the court’s ability to handle cases promptly have continued. Last year, HB 1346, calling for the establishment of a commission to investigate the Judicial Branch’s family court system and how it handles cases, was killed.
Get Tech Smart: Tech Opportunity in Our Own Backyard
Civic Health Toolkit: Carsey launches new toolkit for civic engagement
The University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy has launched a new toolkit, “Local Civic Health: A guide to Building Community and Bridging Divides.”
The guide serves as a follow up to its 2020 New Hampshire Civic Health Index, which examined civic health at the state level. However, the toolkit aims to help communities gauge civic health at the local level and provide tools and resources to help take action to strengthen it.
Get Tech Smart: The River is Always Changing; How a new platform connects students to social emotional skill building
The Granite Beat: Want to know, Need to Know and Everything in Between
People of Color in NH share ‘Real Talk’ about the Culture of Policing in the Granite State
The evening of March 6th was a full house at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law’s Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service in Concord, NH, where more than 50 people gathered for a Community Conversation on the Culture of Policing, and 36 others joined online. After a moment of reconnecting and conversations in the lobby, the enthusiastic crowd settled into the auditorium.