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Co-op, Residents Discuss Mascoma

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Enfield — By the end of yesterday’s meeting with representatives from the Co-op Food Stores, organizer Dorothy Heinrichs had the names of more than 100 residents who supported her cause. She’ll need them all and more for her goal of opening a Co-op store in the Mascoma Valley to become a reality. Although Co-op Food Stores Finance Director Tony Alongi said they will re-evaluate the Mascoma Valley market numbers, he …

Lebanon Delays Conference Center

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Lebanon — The giant pile of dirt off Route 120 won’t be giving way to a building foundation any time soon. The Planning Board last week granted a 15-month extension to a proposed 100-room hotel and conference center initially approved in January 2011, a project that has since been held up because of pending sewer work at the intersection of Route 120 and …

Lenders Slow With Aid  On Mortgages

Monday, May 20, 2013

Washington — Banks have paid less than half the $5.7 billion in cash owed to troubled homeowners under nearly 30 settlements brokered by the government since 2008, delaying help to the millions of victims of discrimination and shoddy lending that epitomized the housing crisis, according to a Washington Post analysis of government data. When the settlements were announced with great fanfare, government officials …

At the Hospitals: Sunday May 12, 2013

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Mt. Ascutney Hospital Golf Classic Set For June 14 in Woodstock Windsor — The Mt. Ascutney Hospital Golf Classic is set for June 14 at the Woodstock Inn and Resort Golf Club. Proceeds support Mount Ascutney Hospital and …

Business Notes: May 12, 2013

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Manchester — Two Upper Valley business leaders were re-elected to the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire board of directors during its annual business meeting last week in Manchester. Hypertherm CEO Richard Couch and Tom Sullivan, vice president of Newport operations for Sturm, Ruger and Co. Inc., …

Fiber-Optic Internet, Fixed Road Finally Reach Long-Ignored Town

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Vershire — By the end of the summer, life is likely to speed up in this tiny Orange County town tucked into the narrow valley where the Ompompanoosuc River begins its 25-mile run to the Connecticut. If work …

A Small Charge Dings Credit Score

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Question: My husband and I are in the process of refinancing our mortgage. I just received my credit report in the mail, and my score was 724. The report indicated that a delinquency resulted in my less-than-stellar score. When I went to the credit bureau site to see …

A Super Car That Tries Too Hard

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Thinking can ruin a good ride, which is what happened to me during my week with the 2013 Infiniti M37xS sedan. I was distracted by the car’s homage to prestige — the extravagant muscularity of its exterior body; …

2013 Infiniti M37xS

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Bottom line: Infiniti’s M-class is an excellent line of midsize luxury automobiles (mostly with rear-wheel drive, the all-wheel-drive M37x and M56x being exceptions) for buyers who want to try something other than a German luxury sports car. But keep in mind that alternatives are often less satisfying than …

Helping Parents Have ‘The Talk’

Sunday, May 12, 2013

In the Internet Age, the average kid encounters pornography by age 10 — when they mistype a link while doing their homework, or when it pops up on the side of the screen while they’re watching a cat ride a Roomba on YouTube. “They’re not seeking it out,” …

Google Glass a Hit With 1st Users

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Back when she was in college, software developer Monica Wilkinson said, she used to dream of “being able to carry a computer in my head,” instead of lugging her books and laptop all over campus. As she tried …

A Crop Without a Stigma

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Villa Tunari, Bolivia — Since taking office seven years ago, President Evo Morales has tried to persuade the world that he has no tolerance for cocaine and that Bolivia’s thousands of acres of coca plants can be dedicated …

Judd Gregg Eyed for Top Job at Bank Lobby

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Washington — Former New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg is a leading candidate to run Wall Street’s biggest lobbying group, according to people briefed on the discussions. Gregg, 66, a Republican from Nashua who retired from the Senate last …