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A new poll points to a potential Republican pickup in a likely crucial Senate contest in next year’s midterm elections, as the GOP tries to win back the chamber.

Credit Todd Bookman / NHPR Voters across New Hampshire are choosing school board members today, and in some towns the election has come down to one issue: school reopening. That’s the case for many residents in SAU 16, which serves Exeter, Brentwood, Kensington, East Kingston, Newfields, and Stratham. Board chair Helen Joyce, of Stratham, says this is the first time in nine years that someone has run against her. Other historically easy races now have multiple candidates, she says. “This el...

NH Business Review Norfolk Southern drops objections after reaching deal with CSX March 1, 2021 CSX Transportation is filings its application to acquire Pan Am Railways with the federal Surface Transportation Board, the federal agency that regulates the railroad industry, according to a report in Railway Age. Pan Am owns and operates 1,700 miles of track in New England,  including 121 in New Hampshire. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Last November, when CSX first announced it...

This week Indianapoliss art museum Newfields made local and national news, as people decried a job description reference to its "core, white audience" -- that led to the resignation of its president.

Newfields director Charles Venable. Image courtesy of Newfields. Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Wednesday, February 17. NEED-TO-READ Some Skulls at Penn Museum May Belong to Enslaved People – A new investigation into skulls held by the Penn Museum at the University of Pennsylvania found that dozens were taken from burial grounds used by the Philadelphia Almshouse, wh...

Newfields Director Charles Venable Has Resigned After Posting a Job Ad That Sparked Allegations of Racism The museum came under fire for describing its "traditional core, white art audience.” Newfields director Charles Venable. Photo courtesy of Newfields. Charles Venable has resigned as director and CEO of Newfields after the Indianapolis museum posted a job listing that sparked widespread criticism. The post said the candidate for the director job should seek to “attract a broader and ...

The Times. Arts Dan Grossman When I first saw the wording for the job description, I thought back to the time when the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields seemed to be making progress towards creating a truly 21st-century museum.  It was July 2019. Kelli Morgan, the museum’s new associate curator, was taking me on a tour of the American galleries. She had just completed a partial rotation of artwork in the galleries. Her most striking choice was to place the pain...

On the trail: N.H. Dems push back against plan for House to meet at Bedford sports facility FILE - In this June 30, 2020, file photo, New Hampshire House of Representatives members gather for a legislative session on the drained hockey rink at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H. The House met for their scheduled final session of the year with safety restrictions due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. The coronavirus pandemic was New Hampshires top story of 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa...

This time last year, we celebrated Valentine’s Day with only the vaguest notion that things were about to change. Restaurants were packed with best-dressed diners who were seated within inches of one another. At the bar — both seated and standing — were dozens of hopefuls who had failed to make reservations. Last Valentine’s Day, a complete stranger asked me if I’d like to sample his cocktail before ordering one of my own ... and I did! What a difference a year makes. Celebrations, fo...

Opinion/Letter: Sununu understands the importance of buffer zones Portsmouth Herald To the Editor:  When extremist anti-mask protesters took their message outside of Governor Chris Sununu’s house recently, he turned to his local government to protect him. The Newfields Select Board swiftly passed an ordinance that prohibited people from picketing outside of residents’ homes. I was pleased to see that, because no one should feel threatened or harassed, especially in their own home.  Now, m...