by David Brooks | Sep 4, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
August has disappeared, and thoughts are turning to leaf-peeping season, which means it is time for the annual New Hampshire tradition of everybody asking “Why are the trees changing color so early this year?” The answer is that they aren’t, mostly....
by David Brooks | Sep 3, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
The independent Maine Monitor has a story how the Maine Space Corporation, which lawmakers recently voted to make a nonprofit, is looking into sea-based launch platforms. It is in talks with The Spaceport Company, a Virginia-based startup that focuses on mobile...
by David Brooks | Sep 3, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Aug. 31. *** Toe Cap for Footwear TBL LICENSING LLC, Stratham, New...
by David Brooks | Sep 3, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
Like many people, I am sad that the extension of the Greenway Trail through Concord will kill the Scenic Railriders business with its quirky pedaled train cars. On the other hand, I can’t wait to see what sort of machinery CSX brings here to pull up and haul off six...
by David Brooks | Sep 2, 2025 | Blog
Back in 2021 I wrote about the new-to-me (and relatively new to everybody) concept of a “flash drought.” That sounds like an oxymoron since “drought” usually reflects accumulated dryness rather than a quick-hit event. But as we saw last summer and fall, it...
by David Brooks | Sep 2, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
Science Cafe in Nashua will discuss PFAs at their session Sept. 16 (a Tuesday). This is a topic that has grown from “there’s one bad place in Merrimack” to “those things are absolutely everywhere” which makes the response much more...
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