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Dartmouth Big Green Lacrosse: 2024 Season Review & 2025 Outlook
Dartmouth's men's lacrosse team enters the 2024 season with challenges and potential. Under Head Coach Sean Kirwan's second year, the Big Green finished 3-10 last season, missing the Ivy League Tournament. Key player losses include Mitchell Myers, a standout faceoff specialist, while returning players such as Colin McGill and Thomas Goguen bring hope for improvement. The focus this fall is on building on last year's foundation and addressing critical positions such as faceoffs and goalkeeping for a successful spring.
Sidewalk replacement continues on Winchester Street Friday
KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) -The Keene Sidewalk Replacement Project is set to move to Winchester Street starting Friday, Aug. 2. The City’s contractor will begin excavation work at Butler Court, progressing toward Winchester Court in preparation for new sidewalk construction. From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., there may be temporary...
Cruise for kids served through Children’s Auction aims to offer new experiences
WEIRS BEACH — Almost 300 children and their chaperones from nonprofits served by the Greater Lakes Region Children's Auction were invited to a free narrated scenic cruise aboard the M/S Mount Washington Wednesday morning. Every ticket sold during a Christmas in July fundraiser on the Mount translated to one ticket given to a child. Auction Executive Director Jennifer Kelley wanted to give back to children in a different way, by offering them new life experiences.
Guilty: Marshfield woman convicted of murdering her husband
PLYMOUTH – A Marshfield woman has been found guilty of the murder of her husband. Christine Ricci was found guilty Friday by a Plymouth County jury of second-degree murder and one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in the 2021 stabbing of Michael Ricci at their Marshfield home. The verdict...
East Providence manufacturing plant to close, lay off 200 workers
A Singapore-based manufacturer is shuttering its East Providence plant and laying off more than 200 local workers starting in January 2025, according to a notice filed with the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training on July 31. The pending closure of Ennovi Advanced Mobility Solutions’ plant comes less than a month after another layoff […]
Quarter-sized hail and damaging winds predicted with thunderstorms in 3 Massachusetts counties Friday
On Friday at 4:11 p.m. a severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid until 5 p.m. for Middlesex, Norfolk and Suffolk counties. The storms are packing wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch). "At 4:11 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located...
Risk of Eastern equine encephalitis raised in multiple Massachusetts towns
BOSTON — The risk of contracting Eastern equine encephalitis has been raised in multiple Massachusetts towns after it was detected in additional mosquito samples throughout the state, public health officials announced Friday. Additional samples collected in Abington, Middleborough, Wareham and Whitman tested positive for EEE. These findings caused public...
Police officer suspended, accused of ‘serious’ violations
***This story was updated Friday, Aug. 2, 5:15 p.m. with additional details. Marblehead Police Officer Michael Robert Farewell was placed on a five-day, unpaid suspension on Aug. 2, accused of falsifying records and violating department policies for use of force and tasers. He is also accused of untruthfulness and a lack of cooperation with investigations. After the five days, Farewell will be placed on paid administrative leave pending a disciplinary hearing.
League of NH Craftsmen board sees wave of resignations, says annual fair will still go on
When the League of NH Craftsmen kicks off its annual fair in Newbury this weekend, it’ll be doing so without its board chair and four other board members. Those five people — representing half of the organization’s 10-member board — resigned in July, according to an email sent to league members earlier this week. In that email, the organization said the resignations were “unrelated” to the fair. That event, in its 91st year, typically draws hundreds of artisans and thousands of visitors to Mount Sunapee Resort each summer.
New Hampshire just experienced one of its warmest Julys on record
MANCHESTER, N.H. — As we kick off the month of August, here is where July finished up. We tied for the second-warmest July on record in Concord with an average temperature of 75.0 degrees for the month. New Hampshire also hit this mark in July 1876. The warmest July...
Owl rescued from grill of Granite Stater's SUV
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Some Granite Staters took action Wednesday night to rescue an owl. Rachel Krolik, a u local New Hampshire user, said in a post that a barred owl dove right into her SUV while it was hunting prey. She said this is something the birds can do...
Gov. Tim Walz to campaign for Harris in New Hampshire Sunday evening
MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz will join Kamala Harris at a rally on Sunday evening, as her campaign closes in on the deadline to name its own vice presidential candidate. Walz is one of the finalists for the job, among a list of high-profile Democrats that includes Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. After President Joe Biden decided to step aside from the race, Walz quickly endorsed Harris and has since supported her efforts through television appearances as well as a rally before Saturday's Trump campaign stop in St....