York County Coast Star

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Deb Cram

PORTSMOUTH — Local blacksmith Peter Happny recently created a scarecrow sculpture outside his workshop that displays his strong criticism of President Donald Trump. “The present administration,” Happny said when asked about his inspiration. “The fact that it’s doing all the things it’s doing. The scarecrow and all the bits of foolishness represents what’s going on in the government right now.”Happny’s metal works of art can be seen throughout Portsmouth, where he has been a blacksmith since 1978.

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Catherine Messier

Big renovations are in the works for a favorite ski resort in New Hampshire. Bretton Woods Ski Area, an Omni Mount Washington Resort, is New Hampshire's largest ski area, complete with 464 acres of skiing and snowboarding across 63 trails and 35 glades. Now, the White Mountains ski resort is preparing for the 2025-26 winter season with epic upgrades, including a new ski lift and a new black diamond glade. Here's what to know about the updates coming to Bretton Woods this year.

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Ian Lenahan

Sens. Collins and Shaheen urged Navy Secretary Phelan to expand the U.S. Navy's fleet to compete with China. Phelan toured Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, his first official visit to a public shipyard since taking office. The shipyard aims to hire 1,000 more workers in the coming years. Phelan praised the shipyard's work and the importance of its dry dock expansion project. KITTERY, Maine — Sens.

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Katie Landeck

It's time to clean your hummingbird feeders and started mixing up some nectar – the tiny is getting close to New Hampshire. While they're tiny - they weigh less than a nickel – they make a huge annual migration every year, from the United States in the summer months to Mexico, Costa Rico and Panama in the winter. They are the only hummingbird that breeds in the Granite State, and their numbers are growing.

1 week ago | seacoastonline.com | Todd Bookman

We’ve been hearing a lot about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs are reshaping the global economy. For some American companies, the import taxes are immediate and devastating. For other companies, the damage — or benefits — are still unclear. To get a closer look at the local impacts, NHPR’s Todd Bookman visited three businesses in three very different corners of the economy, all rooted in the Monadnock region.