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Derry Fire Department responds to a roof fire at Pinkerton Academy
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Officials are investigating a fire at Pinkerton Academy in Derry this afternoon. The Derry Fire Department said the fire started just before 2:30 p.m. on the roof of the science building. Police evacuated the bottom floors as the fire department worked to extinguish the fire on...
JetBlue expansion at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport possible, airline official says
MANCHESTER, N.H. — JetBlue expansion at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is possible, the airline told News 9. JetBlue announced that they would begin service to Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers in Florida starting in Jan. 2025. News 9 spoke with Dave Jehn, JetBlue's Vice President of Network Planning and...
New Hampshire native Seth Meyers films new comedy special
MANCHESTER, N.H. — New Hampshire native Seth Meyers recently filmed his next comedy show. A graduate of The West High School in Manchester, Meyers is known for his time on “Saturday Night Live” before becoming the host of “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”. The American television...
WMUR's annual 'Pack a Pack' drive adds second location, hopes to distribute 4,000 backpacks
MANCHESTER, N.H. — WMUR’s annual “Pack a Pack” drive is taking place Friday at two locations. The primary collection site will be outside WMUR Studios in Manchester, with a new second site at the Service Credit Union headquarters in Portsmouth, in the back lot. Both new...
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 […]