Staff Report, New Hampshire Union Leader Firefighters were battling a blaze at the Red Jacket Resort in North Conway on Saturday afternoon, working into the evening to knock down the fire. All guests were accounted for, but the fire destroyed much of the building. Flames could be seen from the south end of the building just after...Read More

By Daniela Allee, New Hampshire Public Radio The state announced a new $3 million fund that would cover reimbursements to local restaurants for equipment, infrastructure and technology purchases. The Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery will provide awards of up to $15,000. Even at this point in the pandemic, Mike Somers, president and CEO of the...Read More

By Ian Lenahan, Portsmouth Herald PORTSMOUTH — Seafood restaurant Row 34, located in Portwalk Place with sister locations in Boston and Burlington, Massachusetts, tacked an optional “kitchen administrative fee” on all restaurant bills last fall. The fee is 3.5% of the whole bill given directly to back of house employees, such as line and prep cooks...Read More

By Paul Feely, New Hampshire Union Leader The deadline for businesses to submit an application for expanded outdoor dining this summer in downtown Manchester is this Friday, April 29, at noon. For the third summer in a row, Manchester will join communities across New Hampshire in offering the outdoor dining option to businesses struggling in...Read More

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Two restaurants in New Hampshire have agreed to pay more than $890,000 in back wages and damages to 63 employees to resolve federal labor violation allegations. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigation found La Carreta-Derry Inc. and La Carreta-Londonderry LLC – both doing business as La Carreta...Read More

By Christopher T. Vrountas, Esquire and Allison C. Ayer, Esquire, Vrountas, Ayer & Chandler, P.C. Federal employment discrimination laws do not prohibit employment discrimination based solely on an individual’s status as a caregiver.  But caregiver discrimination does violate federal employment discrimination laws, such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Age...Read More

By Emily Reily Special to the Union Leader After beating out three other New Hampshire teams in local and regional “Top Chef”-type of competitions earlier this spring, seven area youths are headed to a national stage to network, put their skills to the test, and vie for scholarships. Two students from Pinkerton Academy in Derry...Read More

RYE, N.H. — A business selling lobster rolls in Rye Harbor will be allowed to continue after it was granted a one-year waiver, despite concerns about traffic and other issues in the small harbor. When the summer season hits, Rye Harbor bustles with maritime activity, from commercial fishermen, charters, whale watches and recreational boaters. It’s...Read More

By Carol Robidoux, Manchester InkLink MANCHESTER, NH  – We are less than three weeks away from the return of Taco Tour Manchester, and the list of participating restaurants has landed. “Taco Tour Manchester would not be possible if it weren’t for the restaurants at the core of our vibrant community. We cannot wait for event attendees...Read More

By Max Sullivan, seacoastoline.com HAMPTON — With her Blue Jay Motel sold for $1.1 million, Mary Lamontagne said she can comfortably retire after more than 70 years of her family running the business on Hampton Beach. She sold it to beach investor Terry Daidone last October. If she wasn’t about to turn 70, she said,...Read More