Patrick Cronin, Portsmouth Herald HAMPTON — A group of young Native Americans will be coming to Hampton Beach for the first time this summer to work as part of a new pilot program in the tourist community. John Nyhan, president of the Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce, said they plan to host a dozen 18- to 25-year-old...Read More

By Christopher T. Vrountas, Esquire and Allison C. Ayer, Esquire, Vrountas, Ayer & Chandler, P.C. The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (“the Act”) became the law of the land on March 3, 2022. While terse in language, the Act will have broad implications. What does the Act say? The new...Read More

By Maria Aguirre, New Hampshire Public Radio This year, three New Hampshire-based chefs are semifinalists for the James Beard Awards, which celebrate culinary talent around the U.S. Among them is David Vargas, Chicano chef and the owner of modern-Mexican restaurant Vida Cantina in Portsmouth. It’s not the first time Vargas has been nominated – he...Read More

By Paul Briand, NH Business Review Steve Duprey, president of Concord-based The Duprey Companies and a former New Hampshire Republican National Committeeman, is Gov. Christopher Sununu’s pick to chair the Pease Development Authority board of directors. Duprey, confirmed by the governor’s Executive Council on March 9, succeeds Kevin Smith, who resigned his role as PDA...Read More

By Josh Morrill, Monitor staff After nearly 15 years of serving seafood in Concord, Newick’s Lobster House’s Loudon Road location permanently closed last week. The owner of the New Hampshire-based company knew this time was coming since its location on the Heights near chain restaurants like Applebees, Longhorn Steakhouse, the 99 bar and grill, and even Taco Bell wasn’t ideal....Read More

Laconia, N.H. (March 22, 2022) – Through a partnership with Granite United Way, Lakes Region Community College (LRCC) will receive a donation to support new scholarships for students interested in pursuing careers in the hospitality industry. The Susan and William Cutillo/Path Resorts Scholarship Fund was established to serve as a long-term approach to building a...Read More

BARTLETT — Vail Resorts’ new CEO, Kirsten Lynch, announced Monday that a $20-per-hour minimum wage was starting at all 37 of its North America resorts (including local resorts Attitash and Wildcat Mountain) effective for the 2022-23 season. It represents a $7-an-hour increase for its minimum-wage workers. Vail also announced increased wages for non-entry-level hourly team...Read More

By John Lippman, Valley News There’s no such thing as a tax-free lunch — or at least there shouldn’t be, according to a number of New Hampshire town officials. Municipal administrators across the Granite State took umbrage after Gov. Chris Sununu suggested Wednesday that New Hampshire lawmakers should suspend the state’s meals and rooms tax...Read More

By Jonathan Phelps, New Hampshire Union Leader Miri and Roi Shpindler waited years to open a Pressed Cafe location in Bedford. First, they hoped to open at the Market and Main development in 2019, but the project stalled. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. “If it hadn’t been for COVID, we would have been open a year...Read More

By Kimberley Haas, Special to the Union Leader When COVID-19 hit, Amy LaBelle had to lay off 90 of her company’s 102 employees and pivot from a restaurant and wedding venue business to a family meal program model. She stayed in touch with those employees throughout the time they were closed, and when it came...Read More