News/Business
Dartmouth Printing Co. Sold to Minnesota-Based CJK Group
By John Lippman
Hanover — Dartmouth Printing Co. has had eight different owners through its 224-year history.Last week it gained a ninth.The owners of The Sheridan Group, parent company of Dartmouth Printing, have sold Sheridan to CJK Group of Minnesota. The sale...
Great View Rink, Home to Generations of Skaters, Is for Sale (Video)
By John Lippman
Enfield — Gayl Pringle, general manager of Great View Roller Skating, walks across the rink’s floor as skaters glide past her under a canopy of blinking red lights. “This is my home,” she says on her way to the control booth, where she programs the...
Independent Upper Valley Retailers Struggle to Survive as Shopping Moves Online
By John Lippman
Hanover— It was a tough year for mom-and-pop stores in the Upper Valley.At least nine longtime independent retail stores closed their doors in 2016, accelerating a trend that has been especially noticeable since the end of the 2008-09 recession. The...
A Little Light With the Heat: Tarm Biomass Owner Explains Move to Orford
By John Lippman
Orford — The Nichols family and Lyme are practically synonymous. Guy Nichols moved here in 1938 to cut timber and stayed to open Nichols Hardware, which the family ran for three generations. The Nichols’ cut-your-own Christmas tree farm on Route 10 is...
Iconic Brick Store Coming Back
By Kathy Mccormack
Concord — When it closed earlier this year, there was much mourning over The Brick Store, the New Hampshire landmark that claims to be one of the oldest continuously operating general stores in the country.No more fudge, penny candy, or smoked meats....
Salt Hill Pub Buys Seven Barrel
By Tim Camerato
West Lebanon — After 23 years in the craft brewing business at a high-profile spot off Route 12A, Seven Barrel Brewery will soon close its doors to make room for a new Salt hill Pub.The brewery’s owners broke news of the sale on Tuesday in a Facebook...
Time Catches Up to Lebanon Home Decor Store KindleNook
By John Lippman
Lebanon — A “step back in time” has come to an end.KindleNook, the home decor store on High Street in Lebanon, closed up shop on Saturday, ending 30 years of selling handcrafted farmhouse furniture, folk art, penny rugs, baskets, pewter, lamps, dried...
Beverly Hills Tower Pits Millionaire Vs. Billionaire
By James Nash
Los Angeles — Beverly Hills, home to some of the priciest properties in the U.S., is becoming the site of an expensive battle over real estate. On one side is developer Beny Alagem, who has flooded residents with calls and mailers promoting a...
Scotland by the Yard Closing
By John Lippman
Quechee— On a brae in the village of Quechee a flock of Jacob sheep have grazed and charmed passing motorists on Route 4 every summer for decades. With their four curling horns and shaggy black-and-white patch coats, the sheep could be at home on the...
