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BY DANIEL MORIARTY
Why Nashua should examine commuter rail on its own.
EDITORIAL
Nashua aldermen would waste taxpayer money if they spent any of it studying commuter rail before the state finishes its own $3.6 million study.
BY SEN. ANDY SANBORN ANOTHER VIEW
The most successful relationships are when everyone can participate and everyone can succeed and both parties have an equal measure of risk and ownership of the contracts.
EDITORIAL
It seems not to have occurred to any city official that we have both black market taxis and unsafe licensed taxis for the same reason: overly burdensome cab regulations.
EDITORIAL
The Nashua Airport, the busiest general aviation airport in the state, was scheduled to see its air traffic control tower shut down Sunday, a victim of sequestration cuts in the federal budget. At...
BY CHARLES ARLINGHAUS
New Hampshire's gas tax and highway fund are little understood even as the Legislature votes today on doubling the gas tax.
BY CHARLES ARLINGHAUS
The state's budget laws are often ignored. The general public knows this and so routinely believes that, no matter what they hear, some wool is being pulled over their eyes.
BY SEN. CHUCK MORSE
Everyone supports safe roads and bridges in New Hampshire. The only real debate here in Concord is figuring out the best way to pay for these expensive, but totally necessary, infrastructure needs.

Investigators seek cause of Conn. train crash

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Federal investigators on Saturday searched for the cause of a rush-hour train crash in Connecticut that injured dozens of people commuting home from New York City, three of them critically.

Amtrak suspends New York-Boston service after two trains collide in Conn.; up to 60 hurt

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A commuter train traveling eastbound from New York City derailed near the Connecticut suburb of Fairfield during the evening rush hour on Friday and collided with a westbound commuter train, injuring...

Construction of temporary bridge in Francestown set to start this month

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Construction will begin on a temporary bridge on Francestown Turnpike to reopen the road which has been closed since December.

Zip through I-93 tolls soon, stop at new rest area in the future

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Changes are coming to Interstate 93, including new full-service visitors' centers in Hooksett and high-speed tolling at the nearby toll plaza.

NH gasoline tax increase not happening soon

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The Senate tax writing committee wants to put off any vote on a proposed 12-cent increase in the gasoline tax.

Supreme Court says Manchester man who lost towed car while hospitalized can sue

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the law is on the side of a Manchester man who had his car towed six years ago from his apartment parking lot during a snowstorm.

Sarah Long Bridge opens ahead of schedule

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PORTSMOUTH - The Sarah Mildred Long bridge was opened to vehicular traffic around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, almost two weeks ahead of schedule.

Portsmouth's Memorial Bridge to get lights this summer after fundraiser

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There will be lights on the Memorial Bridge when the project is completed this summer.

Officials in Milton and from Maine removed the superstructure of the Townhouse Road bridge last fall. As a result, residents are unable to walk across to New Bridge Road in Lebanon, Maine. Funding to repair the bridge may not be available until 2021.

Troubled waters for Milton's Townhouse Road bridge

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Local residents, visitors on both sides of the Salmon Falls River, are mostly in favor of the bridge

Nashua Airport control tower will stay open

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After months of battling to keep the Nashua Airport control tower open, airport, city and state officials are breathing a sigh of relief after the Federal Aviation Administration announced it would...

Wire Road bridge opens two months ahead of schedule

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Construction of a new bridge on Wire Road has been completed, and the roadway is now reopened to motorists following a six-month closure.

Nashua officials mull night work on Main St.

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With construction crews busy renovating downtown sidewalks, aldermen are questioning whether some of the Main Street work could be completed during nonbusiness hours to alleviate traffic congestion.

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North Country roads take annual pounding

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Repairs to pavement broken from frozen ground cost money and money will determine what gets done.

Nashua aldermen: City rail study not needed

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Three city officials on Monday spoke in opposition to a proposal to create an ad hoc committee to study the financial costs associated with bringing rail to Nashua.

Nashua planners mull plans to convert one-way streets to two-way streets

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Planners are trying to determine the best way to enhance traffic flow downtown by investigating whether the conversion from one-way to two-way streets may ease congestion.

Executive Council tables vote on 18-mile Milford to Bennington rail line

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An 18-mile stretch of state-owned railroad track from Milford to Bennington has become such a political football that the Executive Council decided to table a vote on its future until all five...

Mike Cote's Business Editor's Notebook : FAA furloughs clip wings of business

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"As it relates to private jet services, it made our job tougher," said Greg Raiff , CEO of Private Jet Services, a Seabrook company that shuttles corporate executives, professional athletes, rock...

Nashua airport officials confident towers will remain open

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Nashua airport officials say they are no longer worried the control towers will close June 15, despite the confusion surrounding the passing of the Reducing Flight Delays Act on Friday.

Senate approves bill to end air traffic controller furloughs

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The U.S. Senate late on Thursday approved legislation to provide enough funding for federal air traffic controllers through Sept. 30 to end furloughs that have brought widespread airline delays.

Furloughs cause flight delays across country

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Mandatory unpaid furlough days taken Tuesday mostly by air-traffic controllers at airports on the East Coast and at radar facilities in California, Nevada and Texas caused cascading flight delays...

 NH Angle
Links to news and happenings around the world with a Granite State connection updated daily.

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