State Republicans meet

Saturday will be a big day for the GOP in New Hampshire. Members of the Republican State Committee will be asked to vote at their annual meeting for a new chairman to succeed outgoing Wayne MacDonald, and there's a battle brewing. We'll be there to give you the results, immediately online at UnionLeader.com and in print the following day with in-depth coverage in your Sunday newspaper.
 
Trade advice

New Hampshire would do well to follow the lead of Massachusetts in at least one regard — engage in more trade with Israel and attract Israeli firms to expand in the state, that nation’s top diplomat to the region says. Shai Bazak, Israel’s consul general to New England, talks with the Sunday News.