Could tiny homes help NH’s big housing shortage?

Right now, New Hampshire does not permit these tiny houses as year-round residences, so owners either have to periodically move to another spot or hope that no one notices them holed up in February.

A Tiny House To Go

The Kearsarge-Sunapee region of New Hampshire is attracting the attention of tiny house fans.

Warner town administrator will address charge of manipulation

By Ray Carbone WARNER –At the board of selectmen’s meeting scheduled for this Tuesday, Jan. 15, Jim Bingham, the town administrator, is planning to discuss recent public comments aimed at him by members of the budget committee and other residents. Kimberley Brown Edelmann, the chairman of the selectmen’s board, said that Bingham requested the opportunity...

Small print leading to better cell phone service for small NH town

By Ray Carbone BRADFORD - When about 50 residents gathered at the elementary school to discuss the town’s future this summer, there was thing that concerned people who were interested in developing the town’s tax base. “I don’t see how you’re going to get any businesses to come to Bradford, unless we have a cell...

Old firehouse, daycare proposal, economic development addressed

By Ray Carbone WARNER – It was an informal conversation, but at a public meeting of Warner’s economic development advisory committee (EDAC) held in the town hall Thursday, Nov. 15, residents discussed ideas about what to do with the town’s old fire station. The fire department will be moving into its modern facility around the...

Lawsuit against Bradford, employees could take some time

PHOTO: The former Candlelight Inn in Bradford village has reopened as the Bradford Village Inn, but it cannot operate legally as a lodging establishment until a lawsuit filed by the owner against the town is resolved. (Ray Carbone/photo) By Ray Carbone BRADFORD – A local innkeeper’s lawsuit against the town and two local officials may...

Plans for $42-million senior housing project in small NH town moving forward

By Ray Carbone NEW LONDON – New London Hospital’s plans to bring a new senior living community to the region are moving forward, the project’s developers told the board of selectmen last week. At the group’s meeting in town hall on Monday, August 6, Joe F. Hogan, manager with Continuum Health Services/Development, LLC, of Lewiston,...

Bradford is taking community approach to future economic development

Willie, West & McGinty, one of the most popular acts on vaudeville, arose from local performers who appeared on the second-floor stage at the old town hall in Bradford in the early 20th century. “The act was a carefully calibrated and timed ‘ballet’ of inept workers creating a shambles instead of the building they were...

Water use limited in Warner village area

By Ray Carbone WARNER – The state’s current drought conditions have led the Warner Village Water District to institute a temporary ban on outdoor water usage, including watering lawns and washing cars. On June 25, the water commissioners voted to take the precautionary measure, asking customers to restrict their outdoor usage during daytime hours until...

Bradford, NH, residents imagine their future

By Ray Carbone   BRADFORD – A crowd of about 50 residents gathered at Kearsarge Regional Elementary School last week to discuss what they’d like to see when the planning board updates the town’s master plan later this year. In a series of discussions, the group talked about their hope for a business revival in...