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Police searching for vehicle in Newburyport hit-and-run involving bicyclist
A vehicle hit a bicyclist earlier this week in Newburyport, Massachusetts, and then took off, police said, asking for the public's help in finding the vehicle. The incident occurred at about 4:43 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Pond and High streets, according to Newburyport police, who said three bicyclists were traveling east in the bike lane on High Street.
Studio Two: An Early Beatles Tribute Comes to Sanford
Strategies for a Stronger Sanford is holding a fundraising event at the Sanford Performing Arts Center on Saturday, September 28 at 8 pm that Beatles fans will not want to miss. Tickets are available online www.sanfordpac.org. Pricing is $37.50 for premium seats and $30.50 for standard seats. Studio Two is...
Local Journalism: A Vital Job that Needs to be Done
We are currently seeking volunteers to help us cover Sanford City Council meetings. I began covering council meetings during my senior year of high school, as part of a school project. When I graduated high school this June, I opted to stick with the paper. I’ve continued to cover the meetings for multiple reasons, including my amazing fellow volunteers and the valuable real world experience this opportunity has given me. The key reason though, is because just like everyone else at the paper, I believe local journalism is incredibly important.
Public Safety Update: Shooting, Fire/EMS Stats
Shooting Incident: The SPD is investigating multiple reports of gunshots in the area of Bodwell Street late at night on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Officers immediately responded to the area. The initial investigation did not reveal any victims or injuries, but a pane of glass in the School Street bus shelter was shattered, and shell casings were found nearby. Detectives from the SPD’s Criminal Investigation Division were still on scene Wednesday morning and are following up on multiple leads to identify the shooter(s). They are asking for residents of Bodwell, School, or Church streets to check security cameras for footage around 11 pm and to contact the CID at 324-3644. This incident appears to be isolated.
Students head back to the classroom next week
KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – Students in the Monadnock Region head back to school on next week. According to SAU 29’s website, school resumes for all districts on Tuesday, August 27th. Preschool at Jonathan Daniels and in Marlborough will begin after Labor Day on September 3rd, along with Kindergarten in both Keene and Chesterfield. Marlow preschool and kindergarten begins September 9th.
“Yankee Chronicle” 8/22/24 by Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice
Welcome to the Yankee Chronicle. I’m Abby Peel. Our show this week is again presented by the Lake Sunapee Region VNA and Hospice where they provide health care and hospice services for individuals and families in homes and community settings, fostering continuity of care and enabling people to stay in their homes as long as possible. Coming up this week, Cathy Raymond will join me again to talk about the many fine health care programs that would not exist without the funds that the Renaissance Shoppe provides and their 20th Anniversary. Elliott Cunningham will join me to tell us about and invite you to a unique New London Barn Playhouse production. Tim Blagdon from the Lake Sunapee to Concord Rail Trail will continue his recap of expansions. And we will close our show with Jamie Wilson on a Ausbon Sargent paddle around Little Lake Sunapee.
U.S. Plastics Pact Releases Essential Guides to Advance Circular Economy for Plastics
WALPOLE, N.H. -- The U.S. Plastics Pact (U.S. Pact) has released their Design for Circularity Playbooks, three essential reports designed to guide the lifecycle of plastics in the United States. The newly unveiled Design for Recyclability Playbook, Design for Reuse Playbook, and Design for Compostability Playbook provide detailed guidelines to ensure that plastic packaging is continuously reused, recycled, or composted, thereby reducing plastic waste and its environmental impact.
Why Kennebunk's Summer Street will not close for Halloween
KENNEBUNK, Maine — Halloween is just a couple of months away, but there will be a change for one of the most popular trick-or-treating places in Maine. The town of Kennebunk announced Thursday that Summer Street will not close to vehicle traffic on Halloween this year. The event has never been an official town or Chamber of Commerce event.
18-year-old Taunton athlete was full of life, then a condition he didn’t know he had killed him
The family of a Bristol County teen is looking to bring awareness to a condition that killed him and he didn’t know he had it. 18-year-old JJ Facey of Taunton was a decorated soccer player on his way to continue his athletics and academics at Framingham State University. He also worked at the local Hannaford’s. All of that changed on Monday when he passed away.
Luxury living in Ogunquit, Maine: Four new $2 million homes coming soon
OGUNQUIT, Maine — The team behind four new luxury homes to be built off Captain Thomas Road is promising the residences will be something new and needed in Ogunquit. As he clutched a shovel for the project’s groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 22, Rock Bisson, the general contractor and president of Generation Homes in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, offered a vision for what the future owners of the new homes can expect. ...
Kittery Premium Outlets to get multi-million-dollar renovations: What to know
KITTERY, Maine — The Kittery Premium Outlets shopping plaza will soon undergo renovations in a multi-million-dollar project expected to last into early 2025, though none of its stores on Route 1 will close during the process. Simon Premium Outlets, the international retail real estate and owner of the Kittery Premium Outlets, is touting the largely cosmetic set of improvements coming to the town’s mall road shops starting in September. ...
Winnacunnet cheerleaders to perform at halftime of Citrus Bowl on New Year's Day
HAMPTON – Six members and three coaches of the Winnacunnet High School cheerleading squad have special plans to finish the calendar year as they earned an invitation to perform at halftime of the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on New Year's Eve Day in Orlando. Winnacunnet attended a recent four-day National Cheerleaders Association camp at...
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...
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