A fiberglass house is changing hands

A fiberglass house is changing hands

The most unusual home in Hopkinton, one that over the years has been nicknamed the Marshmallow House, the Space Pod, the Fiberglass Folly and more, is changing hands. The house on Jewett Road was built – perhaps “assembled” is a better word – in 1973. Its unusual...
Deaths vs. births in New Hampshire

Deaths vs. births in New Hampshire

I made a quick little chart in Infogram of births and deaths each year in New Hampshire as recorded by the bureau of Vital Records. You can see why we need people to keep moving into the state. Interactive chart is here:...

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Wildfires increase and air quality decreases

“I think it’s a really fair expectation that one of the most widely experienced impacts of global warming will be reductions in air quality from wildfire,” said Justin S. Mankin, an associate professor in Dartmouth’s Department of Geography. Interesting (i.e.,...
N.H. births hit a modern low in 2024

N.H. births hit a modern low in 2024

New Hampshire had 11,761 births in 2024, the lowest number in modern times, as a bump in births after COVID has ended. The 2024 number of births is 330 smaller than the figure in 2023, 540 smaller than a decade ago and 2,400 births or 16% smaller than it was three...

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