A bill proposed earlier this year as a path to reducing plastic pollution in New Hampshire has been put on a different course with a replace-all amendment regarding mining and prospecting. House Bill 1141 was sponsored by Democratic Rep. Tony Caplan of Henniker and originally sought to forbid the use of plastic bottles in any […]
Funds are running low in the fight against toxic bacteria in New Hampshire’s ponds and lakes. But the number of projects undertaken so far pales in comparison to what officials say is still needed to restore and protect the state’s water bodies. With a proposal for a cyanobacteria funding task force headed to the governor’s […]
CONCORD — Food waste accounts for 24.1% of all municipal solid waste generated in the United States, with the U.S Department of Agriculture es…
LACONIA — The Lake Opechee Preservation Association will hold a public information session at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, at Laconia Country Cl…
Fall has arrived here on Lake Winnipesaukee. The air is crisp and the leaves are colorful heading into this holiday weekend. All around the la…
State regulators are in the final stretch of developing a long-overdue plan for dealing with New Hampshire’s trash, and their draft is facing …
LACONIA — Laconia Parks and Recreation says Lake Opechee is now cleared from cyanobacteria. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Serv…
LACONIA — The Laconia Parks and Recreation Department and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has issued a cyanobacteria ad…
LACONIA — Installation of 1¼ miles of new sewer lines in the northern section of Lakeport is slated to begin later this year now that funding …
MEREDITH — The Lakes Region Planning Commission’s Transportation Technical Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday, Dec. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. at…