John Koziol

2 months ago | unionleader.com | John Koziol

In the wake of a recent incident, New Hampton Fire Chief Scott Cathy hopes many more residents will start their days by literally saying “Good morning, New Hampton.” Modeled on a program in use throughout New Hampshire but exclusive to New Hampton, “Good Morning New Hampton,” according to Cathy, “is a scheduled check-in program with the New Hampton Fire Department to assist our at-risk population; the elderly population, those with special needs who live alone, or residents who live with...

2 months ago | unionleader.com | John Koziol

Four months after a conceptual presentation for a mixed-use development on the former Laconia State School property got a favorable response from the Planning Board, the project is now up for its first reviews before Laconia's Technical Review Committee. Assuming the project passes muster there, it will return to the Planning Board in July in the form of a density master plan, according to Kevin Smith, the project manager for Pillsbury Realty & Development in Londonderry.

Mar 28, 2025 | nhbr.com | John Koziol

Steven Kelly doesn’t ski much nor, until recently, did he have many ties to the town of Plymouth or Plymouth State University. Neither of those limitations stopped Kelly from recognizing the potential of Tenney Mountain Ski Resort as a four-season destination and a springboard for economic development. Kelly, who bought the resort three years ago in May, envisions Tenney Mountain as a center of athletic excellence, and as the northern hub of the expanding Interstate 93 high-tech corridor.

Mar 27, 2025 | unionleader.com | John Koziol

In a gathering that one participant called the largest of its kind since three held during the first Donald Trump administration, a large crowd gathered at noon Thursday in Littleton to rally against the proposed closure of the local Social Security office and other changes being sought by Trump during his second term.

Mar 24, 2025 | unionleader.com | John Koziol

The Pennsylvania man who allegedly killed his grandmother with a hammer last year at her Easton home has filed a notice of insanity defense. Joshua Lanchester, 23, of Pequea, Pennsylvania, was indicted in February by a Grafton County Grand Jury on one count of second-degree reckless murder for causing the death of his paternal grandmother, Cynthia Lanchester, 76, on Sept. 28, 2024.