New Castle News

NH unemployment rate dips to 5.5 % New Hampshire's preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April dipped to 5.5 percent, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points from March.

DURHAM – Goedecke Flooring and Design Center of Bedford has been named the 2013 Family Business of the Year by the University of New Hampshire Center for Family Business.

Local green thumbs and students celebrated the dedication of a new sustainable garden landscape outside the town recreation center at the Great Island Common on Wednesday afternoon.

Well-meaning politicians of both major parties continue to act as though business owners and executives have never considered investing in worker training and education.

Two boaters dumped into the cold Piscataqua River when their boat overturned Sunday were rescued by the crew of a nearby lobster boat, said Portsmouth Fire Capt.

A superior court judge is hearing arguments today over whether the controversial scholarship tax credit law diverts public money to religious schools.

"Blowing in the Wind: Exploring the Potential for Offshore Wind to Provide Sustainable Power for the Seacoast and Beyond" will be the topic of the public forum sponsored by Seacoast NH 350.org, the New Castle and Rye energy commissions and Seacoast Anti-Pollution League, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at the library.

The battle over the state's education tax credit program - commonly called a voucher system by the public - was revived last week when the Senate tabled legislation to repeal the law.