Tiny Dixville Notch upends power plan of giant utility group

LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Dixville Notch, a tiny hamlet whose early presidential primary returns have helped to dash the hopes of some White House contenders, has upended the power plans of a giant utility consortium. An environmental group has raised enough money to purchase the conservation rights to 5,800 acres of land in Dixville Notch near the U.S.-Canadian border in a deal that ...

The Caucus: Political Tourism Comes to South Carolina

Among the growing ranks of political tourists in South Carolina is Dorothy Booker, 87, who traveled from Augusta, Ga., with her daughter and son-in-law to size up the candidates.

Like Iowa’s, New Hampshire’s economy among the nation’s strongest

By Zachary Roth and Daniel Gross With the Republican presidential nominating fight moving from the frigid chill of the Midwest to the, uh, frigid chill of Northeast, the struggling economy remains a major theme. Which is ironic, given that the first two contests take place in states that, while hardly booming, are doing far better [...]

Factors that Led to Romney’s New Hampshire Primary Win

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney coasted to an easy win in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, as reported by The Guardian. As of 7 a.m. EST today with 95 percent of votes counted (subject to updating), Romney got 39.4 percent of the vote, compared to Rep. Ron Paul, who got 22.8 percent of the vote, followed by former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who got 16.8 percent of the vote.

Northern New England to see snow Thursday

A storm that's forming off the coast of New England is expected to bring just what many winter sports enthusiasts have been longing for: snow.

How to Watch the New Hampshire Primary

It's reasonable to expect that 40 percent of all eligible voters might participate in today's New Hampshire primary. In a nation where primary elections routinely draw turnout rates in the teens, that's a pretty remarkable thing.

Political tourists pour into New Hampshire

Locals get testy as out-of-towners known as 'primary peepers' crowd meetings with the Republican candidates, hoping to meet potential future presidents. The students in Mr. Walsh's government and politics class at Franklin High School south of Boston were up well before the crack of dawn Monday.

Political tourism booms in N.H.

Curious, devoted come for a taste Embed multimedia (photos, galleries, audio, map):  One day until the primary They are well-disguised, blending in at town halls with stickers pressed to their coats and questions for the candidates. But these voters won't put what they learn at New Hampshire's primary events to use at the polls today. That's because these voters aren't from New Hampshire. "I ...

In many parts of US, it's a winterless wonderland

The big snowstorms of autumn are just memories in New England, where people who make their living off winter tourism are losing income and New Hampshire primary candidates lack picturesque winterscapes for photo ops. Tourists in the West play golf instead of skiing. In Midwestern hockey country, you can barely slog a puck through the slush.

Logan expects to set a record

A record number of passengers flew in and out of Logan International Airport this year, even as travelers using T.F. Green Airport near Providence and Boston-Manchester Regional Airport in New Hampshire continued to decrease. Logan officials attribute much of the growth to the arrival of low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines in 2009, and the expansion of another low-cost airline, JetBlue, which ...