News
How a data center proposal ignited opposition in Nottingham and surrounding communities
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (1042+ words) Protesters decry artificial intelligence and data centers in Nottingham on Wednesday. Discussion on a proposed data center in Nottingham began to flow in earnest a little over a week ago. "I kind of didn't expect this at all, to be…...
Local students compete in state environmental contest
1+ week, 2+ day ago (367+ words) Con Val students break for lunch Tuesday in Concord while attending Envirothon, a competition focused on environmental knowledge, outdoor skills and teamwork. Con Val students, from left, back row, Brian Alonso, Cillian Robbins, Sarah Brace, Madison Kemp, Sara Mackie, Remy…...
For the Birds: Detour to marsh yields many exciting sightings, by Chris Bosak
1+ week, 5+ day ago (557+ words) A female Baltimore oriole brings material back to her nesting site this spring. On my way to visit my family in Pennsylvania, I decided to stop at the Bashakill Wildlife Management Area in Sullivan County, N. Y. , to see what birds might…...
FBI probe into mysterious metal fragments in West Rindge unveiled in declassified memo
2+ week, 1+ day ago (418+ words) A recently declassified FBI memorandum describes the bureau's 1947 investigation into metal fragments found in West Rindge. The documents, released by the Pentagon on May 8, are part of FBI file 62-83894 and are available through the bureau's online records vault. According to…...
Hubbard Brook executive director says forest team is celebrating "victory
2+ week, 2+ day ago (397+ words) This study plot in Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest allows researchers to simulate the increased freezing and thawing cycles created when snowpack recedes. Snowpack decline in the Northeast stresses trees and can reduce their ability to sequester carbon. "It gives us…...
Vermont environmental groups say proposed rules threaten wetlands
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1413+ words) Staff biologist Kevin Tolan, with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, scoops up salamander eggs in a vernal pool in the Hartford Town Forest on May 4 in Hartford, Vt. Members of VCE lead a group to the pool, and discussed features…...
Low-income residents to benefit from Jaffrey's community solar array
2+ week, 5+ day ago (299+ words) The Town of Jaffrey has partnered with Re Vision Energy to build a community solar array atop a former municipal landfill, a project aimed at expanding clean energy access and reducing costs for low-income residents. Construction is underway at the…...
Why beavers are trapped, killed near the city's airport
3+ week, 2+ day ago (475+ words) A beaver swims in Swanzey in March 2025. Beavers are North America's largest rodents, and like other rodent populations, too many of them creates problems. The Keene-owned Dillant-Hopkins Airport'in Swanzey and its surrounding wetlands'are no stranger to the challenges beaver dams…...
Drought raises the stakes of New Hampshire's relationship to fire
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1234+ words) A wildfire burns in the woods of Hopkinton on April 23. A brush fire in the town recently grew to 22 acres, according to Chief Steven Sherman of the N. H. Forest Protection Bureau. Drought conditions make wildfires both more likely and more challenging…...
For the Birds: Readers share sightings as bird activity picks up, by Chris Bosak
3+ week, 5+ day ago (355+ words) A migrating blue-gray gnatcatcher sings a high-pitched song in New England this spring. For many birdwatchers, this is the best time of year. Breeding season has begun in earnest, and the spring migration is in full swing. Every walk in…...