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Two trucks ‘storrowed’ under bridges in Maine and New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Two box trucks from Maine and New Hampshire were stuck under bridges on Thursday after misjudging their clearance. The crash in Maine occurred in Westbrook, where the truck had its roof torn off. In New Hampshire, the crash happened in Exeter. Neither driver was injured. Police...
What ‘Olympic Events’ Would Take Place in New England’s First Olympic Games?
The Olympics ROCK. Even non-sport fans like the thrill of the Olympics. It is partially national pride, but I think people just like to watch competitions. We don't really care about hot dog eating - but we ALL love the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. That got my brain thinking...imagine...
1 in 100 million: Rare ‘cotton candy’ lobster caught off the coast of New Hampshire
RYE, N.H. (Gray News) - A lobster company recently caught a rare shellfish off the coast of New Hampshire. According to the Seacoast Science Center, workers with the Atlantic Lobster Company reeled in a “cotton candy” lobster on one of their recent fishing trips. A spokesperson for the...
Memorial Hospital president talks about growth, name change
CONWAY — Brad Chapman, the new president of Memorial Hospital in North Conway, says the hospital is doing well and growing. It is also solidifying its connection to the MaineHealth system it joined over a decade ago. Chapman, who took over as president in January, sat down with SUN-TV...
Top 5 Weekend Events Greater Derry 8/2
1. SPONSORED - Ice Cream 🍦Family Fun Time! (Windham) This spot offers a full of ice cream, sundaes, and Italian ice, (cash-only) and it's located along the Rail Trail! So, grab a cone and take a walk to make it a family outing everyone will enjoy. 2. 🚜Touch A...
Hampton town clerk directed to resign by attorney general for election law violations
HAMPTON, N.H. — The New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General has directed the Hampton town clerk, Shirley Doheny, to resign after breaking multiple election laws. An investigation began after Hampton Selectman Regina Barnes filed a complaint alleging that Doheny mishandled ballots for the May town election. Ten days...
'A little bit of disbelief': New Hampshire rower says making his way to Paris Olympics wasn't on his radar
NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA — New Hampshire's William "Billy" Bender said making his way to the 2024 Olympics was not what he had in mind when getting involved in the sport of rowing. "I just liked it, you know. It's fun being on the water," Bender said. "It was just,...
Escaped Delaware prisoner captured 6 years later in Massachusetts
A man who escaped a Delaware corrections center six years ago was recently arrested in Massachusetts. The Delaware Department of Correction said Andre Wright climbed the fence of the Plummer Community Corrections Center in Wilmington on August 8, 2018, and had eluded searchers. The 34-year-old Wright, who had been convinced...
Before Sanborn’s casino, developers looked to put housing on East Concord site
With the need for housing dire, Concord is expected to see a new casino built on land that was once eyed for a multifamily development. The Flatley Company folded on talks for a project in East Concord in 2021 in favor of a different opportunity downtown. Since then, the 13-acre plot gained Planning Board approval to be former state Sen. Andy Sanborn’s next casino.
‘A campaign I can, like, fully, wholeheartedly support.’ Harris team gets a warm welcome.
Voters Meg Locker, Joseph Reidy, and Shideko Terai traveled different journeys to a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Concord Wednesday. Locker, 27, was actively but “a bit reluctantly” supporting President Joe Biden for a second term when he withdrew from the race on July 21. Reidy, 70, was an enthusiastic Biden backer […]
Emhoff campaigns in New Hampshire for Harris campaign
CONCORD, N.H. — Democrats in New Hampshire sought to keep the focus of the presidential campaign on abortion Wednesday as second gentleman Doug Emhoff spoke at a reproductive freedoms rally. Emhoff said that former President Donald Trump has created a "hellscape" on the abortion issue. More than 300 people...
Jury deliberates Thursday in Alexandra Eckersley trial but does not reach verdict
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The jury in the Alexandra Eckersley trial deliberated all day Thursday but has not yet reached a verdict. Deliberations began Wednesday afternoon, with jurors taking 30 minutes before breaking for the day. As they deliberated Thursday, jurors asked the judge to define the phrase "to wit."
Manchester Public Works employee hospitalized after being injured on trash truck
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Manchester Department of Public Works employee was taken to a local hospital after being injured on the back of a trash truck. Around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, the worker was hit when the trash truck moved, pinning him against a utility pole. Police responded to...
Dover woman competes in diving competition at 2024 Summer Olympics
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Dover’s Jessica Parratto competed early Wednesday morning at the Aquatics Centre in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Parratto and her partner, Delaney Schnell, competed in the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform diving final. The duo finished sixth with a total of 287.52 points. This marks Parratto’s...