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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.
UNH poll shows big lead in Republican gubernatorial race, tighter race on Democratic side
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A new University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll shows where likely voters stand on the race for governor. On the Republican side, 65 percent of likely GOP voters said they would cast their ballot for Kelly Ayotte, compared to 21 percent for Chuck Morse, while 13 percent said they are undecided. The poll of likely Republican primary voters had a margin of error of +/- 3.2%.
Sweepstakes Social to fundraise for Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction on Sept. 13
LACONIA — Tickets are now available for the fourth annual Sweepstakes Social fundraiser held dockside aboard the M/S Mount Washington on Weirs Beach, 5:30-7:30 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 13. Funds raised will benefit the Greater Lakes Region Children’s Auction. “We have seen great success with the Sweepstakes Social...
Dartmouth Sends A Pair To Team USA U-21 Selection Camp
By: Dan Richeal COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—USA Field Hockey announced the athletes selected to attend the U-21 Junior Women's National Team Selection Camp on earlier this week. Current Dartmouth standout Olivia Galiotos and former Big Green member Lila Browne '24 were selected to attend the camp. Galiotos enters her junior season with the Big Green in 2024, through her first two seasons in Hanover, she has played and started in 32 games. She notched her first career goal and assist against Stonehill on Sept. 3, 2023 in the Big Green's 2023 season opener. She has earned All-Ivy Honorable Mentions in both...
Some areas of Epsom don’t have broadband internet access
As part of a statewide initiative to expand access to broadband, or high-speed internet, the Town of Epsom has spent the past month assessing areas with limited or no broadband. Data collected by the NH Broadband Mapping Initiative through the University of New Hampshire lists 11.9% of locations in Epsom...
Berlin resident found in violation of Civil Rights Act
CONCORD — New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella on Wednesday announced the resolution of a Civil Rights Act enforcement action filed against Hayden Anderson in Coos County Superior Court through a negotiated consent decree. In July, Anderson, 22, of Berlin was charged with six alleged violations of the...
Conway pumps brakes on rental fines
CONWAY — A lawsuit filed by the Mt. Washington Valley Association for Responsible Vacation Rentals against the town has prevented the selectmen from putting the finishing touches on their rental inspection and certification program. In July, prior to the lawsuit being filed, Zoning Enforcement Officer Nicholas DeVito told the...
Council seeking proposals for Old North Main property in Laconia
Councilors expressed a sense of urgency and careful optimism regarding the prospect of matching with a developer to design and construct permanent, market-rate and below-market-rate workforce housing on a city-owned parcel located in the northern part of the city at their meeting Monday, August 12. The city is soliciting letters...
School Committee receives MSBA project update
WILMINGTON — The School Committee met on Monday night at 5 p.m. over Zoom to receive a presentation on the MSBA project from designer Dore + Whittier. Rani Philips of Dore + Whittier reminded the community that the project is currently in the feasibility study phase. In order to create potential options, they held a series of educational visioning meetings where they developed priorities for a new space and created a summary of proposed spaces to meet building and educational needs.
Select Board, Finance Committee and residents weigh-in on Wildwood building project
WILMINGTON — The Select Board invited Wildwood building project designer Dore + Whittier to present and receive feedback from other town committees and residents at their meeting on Monday, Aug. 19. Chair Greg Bendel clarified that there was no vote being made that night by this board, but it was their intention to allow the public to comment relative to the preferred building option.
Most state primary races uncontested
WILMINGTON — The state primary happens on Tuesday, Sept. 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The deadline to register to vote in time for this election, or change parties, is this Saturday, Aug. 24, at 5 p.m. Libertarian, Democrat, and Republican ballots will be available during the state...
UCF vs. New Hampshire: Prediction and Preview
Week One of the college football season is here. UCF plays New Hampshire, and Heartland College Sports has your game prediction, preview, and betting odds ahead of the matchup. GAME INFO. Thursday, August 29; 6:00 p.m. (CT); FBC Mortgage Stadium; Orlando, Florida. TV: ESPN+. UCF vs. New Hampshire: UCF -41.5...
Family IDs man pronounced dead after being pulled from lake as former Hudson fire chief
STOW, MASS. (WHDH) - The heartbroken wife of a man who has been pronounced dead after being pulled from a lake in Stow on Saturday morning has identified him as a former fire chief in Hudson. Frederick Dusseault, 70, fell into the water around 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning and was...
New Hampshire troopers nab two wrong-way drivers in one night
SALEM — New Hampshire State Troopers arrested two separate wrong-way drivers in less than three hours, officials reported Sunday. On Saturday, at approximately 11:45 p.m., the State Police received reports of a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction on Interstate 93 in Salem, heading northbound in the southbound lanes near the area of Exit 1.
State of Massachusetts is closing prison due to “facility’s age, maintenance needs, and required renovations”, third to close in recent years
The state is closing another prison, this time in Bridgewater. The Department of Correction announced Thursday “plans to conclude housing operations at the Old Colony Correctional Center minimum-security men’s facility,” saying the facility would need $2.6 million in capital investments to continue on. There are 70 people...
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