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FB: Panthers fifth in MASCAC preseason poll
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Plymouth State University football team was picked to finish fifth in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) by the league's head coaches, as the conference announced the results of its annual Preseason Coaches' Poll on Thursday. The Panthers tallied 49 points to finish just...
Concord’s Audubon’s Bald Eagle Ambassador Dead at Age 36
The bald eagle who had been marveled at and enjoyed by thousands of people over the past quarter century, acting as one of New Hampshire Audubon’s most popular ambassadors at the Concord facility and in school trips, has died. He was 36. The eagle, which came to the Concord...
Meet the NH teens volunteering to help Ukrainian children who lost parents to war
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A group of teens from New Hampshire are thousands of miles away in an effort to help Ukrainian children impacted by the war with Russia. “Our goal is just to kind of be the positive, happy, fun people that come in. And I think we’ve done a good job with that,” Kelly McVeigh said Wednesday.
Expert Warns of “Rodent Rampage” Invading New York Homes This Fall
It's been one of the hottest summers in New York history and it may be causing a record rodent invasion. July was the second hottest month in New York history, with four separate heat waves blasting the state with high humidity and scorching temperatures that made it feel like over 100 degrees outside.
First-Year Fellows Program Yields Exciting Summer in the D.C. Swamp
When the wondrous halls of Dartmouth College shuttered its doors to the students (save for the sophomores), I set off towards Washington D.C, to partake in the Rockefeller Center’s First Year Fellows program. Joined by 19 other Dartmouth students in a dormitory just a block away from Capitol Hill, my experience this summer was, most fortunately, far from Dartmouth-free.
Dartmouth College basketball team's union files complaint over school's refusal to bargain
(Reuters) - The union representing the Dartmouth College men's basketball team has filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the Ivy League school for refusing to bargain with the players, who in March became the first U.S. college athletes to unionize.
Police identify man accused of deliberately striking Laconia police officer with vehicle
LACONIA, N.H. — A man is facing an attempted murder charge after police sayhe struck a Laconia police officer with a vehicle Thursday night. Justin Spirko, 38, is facing multiple charges, including attempted second-degree murder, reckless conduct, aggravated driving while intoxicated, criminal threatening, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and attempted simple assault.
How to help: New Hampshire Tackles Hunger 2024
MANCHESTER, N.H. — We are celebrating 30 years of our Friday Night Football coverage and WMUR is once again teaming up with the New Hampshire Food Bank, Dead River Company and high school athletic departments to tackle hunger in New Hampshire! High school football teams across the state are picking an upcoming football game to collect food and raise money for a food pantry in their community.
Nadon Nabs A Laconia FM Translator For Lakes
It’s a New Hampshire town technically within the sprawling Boston DMA that serves as the county seat of Belknap County. Here, an FM translator is trading hands. Pending FCC approval, it will end up in the hands of Dirk Nadon‘s Lakes Media.
Superintendent shake-up: Tucker steps down, Champlin returns as interim
LACONIA — Steve Tucker, who was superintendent of the city’s school district since 2019, stepped down from his position on Tuesday. Tucker announced his decision in a brief letter, addressed to the school board:. “Please accept this letter of resignation effective today, August 20 at the end of...
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