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Owens Selected to Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist
DURHAM, N.H. – Wande Owens (Cooksville, Md.), a grad student defensive back on the University of New Hampshire football team, was named to the 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist on Wednesday. The announcement was made after nearly eight months of tape study and valuable input from coaches to identify...
Smuttynose Food Truck & Beer Festival, Seacoast Jazz Festival: Things to do
What do food trucks and beer, a jazz festival and Biscuit the Dog all have in common? They are all part of exciting entertainment being offered on the Seacoast this weekend. Grab your kids, friends or head out on your own to enjoy some fun! Read on for details on things to do: Roadshow...
Little Indonesia project talks revived in Somersworth. Festival coming soon.
SOMERSWORTH — A flag-raising ceremony on Aug. 16 raised awareness about the upcoming annual Indonesian Festival and raised hopes that efforts to create a Little Indonesia district in Somersworth can get back on track. With more than 2,000 residents claiming Indonesian heritage, Somersworth, New Hampshire's smallest city with roughly 12,000 people, has among the highest percentage of Indonesians living outside the island nation itself. ...
Traveling to die: The latest form of medical tourism
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die.
Tee Up for Caregiving Trivia at Chucksters (Hooksett)
Join AARP NH for a free round of mini-golf to learn about caregiving issues and resources!. There are more than 168,000 family caregivers in New Hampshire. Every day, they help their loved ones with in so many ways. No matter where you are on your caregiving journey, AARP is here to offer support and resources.
'This guy did not look like a bobcat': Rare Canada lynx is captured on video in Vermont
A Canada lynx was spotted in Vermont for the first time since 2018 in a video recorded on Aug. 17 in Rutland County. "Canada lynx are endangered in Vermont and threatened nationally," Brehan Furfey, wildlife biologist and furbearer project leader with Vermont Fish and Wildlife, said in a statement. "That makes any verifiable...
Fletcher man dies in motorcycle crash
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Police say one man is dead after crashing his motorcycle in Fairfax. Just after 9 p.m. on Thursday, Vermont State Police responded to a report of a one-vehicle crash on Huntville Road. Upon arrival, troopers found a damaged 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle. The driver was identified...
Man arrested for DUI #2 after single-vehicle crash in Rutland
RUTLAND TOWN — A 25-year-old man from West Rutland was arrested late Thursday night on charges of driving under the influence following a single-vehicle accident on Barrett Hill Road. Vermont State Police responded to the scene around 9:23 p.m. where they found Philip Prevosto, the driver of the crashed...
Union workers for bus company serving several NH communities say they might strike
MANCHESTER, N.H. — As students get ready to head back to school, bus drivers and other workers that cover several communities in New Hampshire said they're ready to strike. The workers said they're hoping for a new contract from bus transportation company First Student. "We will strike when the...
Chief identifies Laconia police officer struck by vehicle; Driver charged with attempted capital murder
LACONIA, N.H. — A man is facing an attempted capital murder charge after police sayhe struck a Laconia police officer with a vehicle Thursday night. Justin Spirko, 38, of Londonderry, is facing multiple charges, including attempted capital murder of a police officer, attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, reckless conduct, driving while intoxicated, criminal threatening, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and simple assault.
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.
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