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Main Street America Insurance Exits Personal Lines
Main Street America Insurance said Thursday it will stop offering personal lines insurance in favor of a commercial lines strategy. The Jacksonville, Florida-based insurer founded about 100 years ago in Keene, New Hampshire said it is “tightening” its focus and leaning into what it called a “tremendous opportunity” in commercial lines.
Sun Country Airlines receives glowing welcome from MHT
Despite gray clouds overlooking Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Aug. 22, skies directly above remained blue as an orange-and-white livery airplane landed on the runway. As the plane received a water salute greeting from fire engines, its landing ushered another airline to MHT, establishing a commercial aviation connection from the Great Lakes to the Granite State.
'Spiraling Serenity': Portsmouth selects public art for Peirce Island
PORTSMOUTH — The City Council has approved a public art sculpture/installation for Peirce Island called “Spiraling Serenity.” The council voted unanimously to approve the hiring of DiBari & Associates of Miami, Florida, to “design, construct and install” the public art feature on Peirce Island, based on the recommendation of the city’s Public Art Review Committee. ...
UNH Lacrosse ID Clinic Will Be Held Sept. 29
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse program, led by first-year head coach Taylor Bastien, will hold a UNH Lacrosse ID Clinic on Sunday, Sept. 29 at UNH's Tucker Field. The three-hour clinic begins at 11 a.m. and costs $150 per person. This clinic is open...
UNH Football This Year Will Feature Seven Local MA Stars
If you are a fan of the University of New Hampshire sports, you have to be excited for the football season this year. Sure it was a disappointing first game loss to the Big 12 University of Central Florida, but it was a non-conference game and was their first ever meeting.
Poll Pads should keep election lines moving
CONWAY — When voters in Conway, Bartlett, Jackson and Ossipee head to the polls for the Sept. 10 primary and Nov. 5 general elections, with the help of new “Poll Pads,” people should be able to check in to vote faster and more easily than in the past. The four towns are among 18 in the Granite State that will be using the iPads in place of poll books to check in voters.
Three Wildcats Named to NFHCA Watchlist
DURHAM, N.H. – The junior trio of Tamera Cookman (London, England), Tasmin Cookman (London, England) and Nicole Poulakis (Ajax, Ontario) of the University of New Hampshire field hockey team were selected to the NFHCA 2024 Division I Watchlist on Thursday. All three Wildcats were also named to the America...
Cyanobacteria warnings issued for Pool Pond and Emerson Pond in Rindge
RINDGE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) has issued new cyanobacteria warnings for Pool Pond and Emerson Pond in Rindge, following the detection of elevated cyanobacteria levels. The warning for Pool Pond was issued on August 27, while Emerson Pond received its warning on August 29.
UNH Falls Short in Season Opener vs. LSU and Troy
Baton Rouge, La. – The University of New Hampshire volleyball team lost its first two matches of the season on Friday's opening day of the LSU Invitational. UNH fell to host LSU, 3-2, in the early match and then fell 3-1 to Troy in the evening. The set scores...
UNH football opens season with loss at University of Central Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. – Wande Owens recorded a game-high 14 tackles but the University of New Hampshire football team was defeated 57-3 by the University of Central Florida of the Big XII in Thursday night’s season opener for both teams at FBC Mortgage Stadium. Owens, in his first game as a Wilecat, was credited with six...
New Hampshire Wildcats 2024 Football Schedule
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Insects, Mold, Algae, Blood Linked to Boar’s Head Meat Listeria Outbreak in New York, Massachusetts
This is such major news because we're talking about one of the most popular, top-tier meats out there. Whether you buy it at your grocery store meat counter or have a favorite sandwich shop or deli that uses it, now is the time for vigilance. There's a listeriosis outbreak involving...
Shrewsbury police officers injured in multi-vehicle rollover crash
SHREWSBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - Two Shrewsbury police officers and two other people were taken to the hospital on Saturday after a multi-vehicle rollover crash, officials said. The cruiser were responding to assist with another incident with its lights and sirens activated around 12:55 p.m. when it was involved in a crash with a 2020 Subaru Outback on Oak Street, according to police.
Field Hockey Begins Season at 2-0 with a 3-1 Win over Delaware Valley
HENNIKER, N.H. – Simmons field hockey (2-0) opens the 2024 season at 2-0 following a 3-1 victory over Delaware Valley University (0-1) on the campus of New England College, Saturday afternoon. The Sharks put the pressure on the Aggie defense early with seven quarters in the first quarter. However,...
Voice actor says Boston Duck Tours has ‘more talk of death’ than he expected
A voice actor who came to Boston recently was surprised at the amount of times death was mentioned during one of the city’s most popular tourist activities. Dan Povenmire, known for voicing the character of Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz in the Disney Channel animated series “Phineas and Ferb,” shared his reaction to taking a Duck Tour of Boston in a TikTok posted on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Ex-cop strangled his pregnant lover with whom he had been in relationship since she was a minor, then set the scene to appear like it was a suicide only to cover his dark past
Massachusetts – In a harrowing case out of Massachusetts, former police officer M. Farwell, 38, faces serious charges following the alleged murder of his 23-year-old pregnant mistress, S. Birchmore. The case, which began with an illicit relationship when Birchmore was just 15, culminated in accusations of murder aimed at preventing her from exposing the relationship that started under questionable circumstances.
Mass. community college closes deadline early after application surge
Cape Cod Community College closed its application deadline early after experiencing a surge of applications seen among community colleges after becoming universally free. Free community college became a reality for Massachusetts residents after Gov. Maura Healey signed the Legislature’s $57.8 billion budget last month. If you purchase a product...
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