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If you drive 90 minutes north of Boston, you’ll reach an area that includes three traditional New England towns – Andover, Franklin and...

Outdoor New England owner Marty Parichand paddles down the rapids at the bottom of the Winnipesaukee River in March. Parichand is advocating for Franklin to install a whitewater play park in the river as a way to boost the city’s economy and reinvigorate the community. Elodie Reed photos / Monitor staff   Concord Monitor | Elodie Reed | May 09, 2017On a given day, drivers passing Sanel Auto Parts and crossing over the Winnipesaukee River in Franklin may notice some brightly clad paddlers crashing through the current, mouths opened wide as cold water hits their faces.Floating past old mill ruins,...

The winners are seen at the Manchester Country Club event. (MELISSA PROULX/Union Leader Correspondent) Union Leader | Melissa Proulx | May 2, 2017 BEDFORD — A cofounder of a local business working to provide advancements in the medical field earned the designation of Small Business Person of the Year at this year’s Small Business Week award ceremony.The 27 employees at Celdara Medical, LLC’s three locations — Lebanon; New York, N.Y.; and Washington, D.C. — worked with 200 academic institutions to review prior academic research to see if a new medication can be brought to clinical trial.“Our business is medicine,” said...

Staff | NH Business Review Melanie Davis and Carmel Shea are both active users of the Derry Rail Trail. A few years ago, after a bike ride, they noticed there were no real options to relax, grab some healthy food, or just hang out with friends over a coffee near the trail. They had young children, were at a crossroads in their respective careers, so they decided to open The Grind Rail Trail Café on the Derry Rail Trail in April 2014 to fill that void. It turns out that betting on active living and good, nutritious food was a...

Associated Press Writer | NH1 FRANKLIN (AP) — A fundraising barbecue is planned later this month to support efforts to turn a former paper mill site in Franklin into an outdoor adventure park.The Concord Monitor reports Marty Parichand, who already operates an outdoor equipment store in Franklin, hopes to install whitewater paddling amenities, a mountain bike pump track, a community garden and an "eco-village" campsite.Event space is also planned for the city-owned property along the Winnipesaukee River. The barbecue is scheduled for Aug. 20.Parichand and nonprofit PermaCityLife must raise $45,000 to get the project started.He has asked state environmental regulators...