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Ex-Biden official in NH primary raises questions with ‘bizarre’ financial disclosure
Maggie Goodlander, a candidate in the increasingly tense Democratic primary for retiring Rep. Annie Kuster’s (D-N.H.) seat, filed a personal financial disclosure that has raised questions over the actual value of sizable assets she holds. Goodlander, a former Justice Department official under President Biden who’s married to national security adviser Jake Sullivan, is running to fill Kuster’s…
Causes Of Death And Names Released In Piscataqua River Bridge Incident
Medical Examiners in Maine and New Hampshire have finished the autopsies of 3 people involved in an incident that started in NH and ended, tragically, in Maine, on Thursday. Shannon Moss, Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesperson, says they now have the cause of death and have identified those who were killed.
Community Challenge establishes new school scholarship program
GILFORD — The Community Challenge recently established the Warren Bailey Community Service Scholarship and has awarded five Lakes Region graduating seniors each with $1,000 to support their college journey. The Community Challenge is composed of over 30 teams made up of local businesses, organizations, families and friends who collectively...
Patients ready for discharge in NH hospitals take up needed beds
When New Hamsphire’s hospitals say they have problems at the front and back doors, this is what they mean. On a single day in early June, 79 much-needed hospital beds were occupied by people who were ready for discharge to a lower-level of care but remained hospitalized because that care wasn’t available. Reasons ranged from a shortage of nursing home beds and too few legal guardians for those who needed them to long waits for Medicaid benefits...
Local musician asks for public's help to recover lost guitar
BELMONT — Local bard Jackie Lee lost her favorite guitar on Wednesday, and hopes the public might help her get it back. “It was loaded in the back of my husband's truck,” Lee said Friday morning. “Which is weird because he usually never does that.”. Lee is...
Laconia elementary playgrounds reopen after summer renovations
Playgrounds for Elm Street, Pleasant Street and Woodland Heights schools reopened after a summer of renovations on Tuesday afternoon. The renovations aim to ensure safe equipment for play, providing accessibility options and inclusivity for all students. The playgrounds also now offer equipment developmentally appropriate for preschool students. Laconia School District set aside $249,000 for the project and launched a capital campaign to raise the remainder of the cost. Local donors include Bank of New Hampshire, Irwin Motors, RFS Engineering, Harvey Construction, Melcher & Prescott Insurance, Meredith Village Savings Bank, Kiwanis Club of Laconia, Lakes Region Rotary, Porter Paving, Clean-O-Rama and Northway Bank. Interim Superintendent Bob Champlin said the district recently received additional donations, bringing the capital campaign total close to $180,000.
Holy Trinity students to start year in Rochester
LACONIA — Holy Trinity School will begin its school year on Tuesday, but for the first time in its 40-year history, students won’t have their first day of the year in Laconia. The private Catholic school, overseen by the Diocese of New Hampshire, will begin its 2024-25 school year within the walls of Seton Academy in Rochester.
New buyer for Laconia site offers $10.5M, would have two years to close
This story has been updated The state has chosen a new buyer for its 217-acre former Laconia State School property. The $10.5 million cash offer is about half what the state’s prior buyer offered but ultimately could not deliver. But a sale is not imminent, and this deal wasn’t what an advisory committee of state […]
Lake Winnipesaukee is seeing 'historic' cyanobacteria blooms
Much of Lake Winnipesaukee is under a cyanobacteria bloom watch or warning heading into the busy Labor Day holiday. While state officials say people should still enjoy the long weekend, they should be careful about swimming near those collections of blue-green algae. Cyanobacteria is a natural part of freshwater ecosystems....
The Works offers health and wellness programs to seniors displaced by Rochester YMCA
SOMERSWORTH — A local fitness center has come forward offering a solution for clients of the Rochester Granite YMCA of Strafford County who are upset the facility will close at the end of September, leaving many seniors and other adults with no fitness class options. Staff at The Works Family Health and Fitness Center in Somersworth, a division of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Mass General Brigham, said they saw what was happening and wanted to help. They reached...
Manchester man arrested after pursuit ends in crash in Exeter, state police say
EXETER, N.H. — A Manchester man who was on parole was arrested after leading police on a pursuit which ended in a crash in Exeter, state police said. New Hampshire State Police said around 8:50 p.m. on Friday, troopers assisted Auburn police with a vehicle they were pursuing on Route 101 east in town after seeing the vehicle operating erratically.
Car goes off bridge into water in Candia, authorities say
CANDIA, N.H. — A car went off a bridge and into the water Friday night in Candia, authorities said. Candia Fire Rescue said before 11 p.m., they were dispatched to a report of a car off the bridge into the water in the area of Island and Raymond roads.
Jimmy Fallon Spotted at This Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, Restaurant and Antique Store
Surprise! Jimmy Fallon was spotted in New Hampshire. The recent sightings come on the heels of the former "Saturday Night Live" star and current host of "The Tonight Show" spending some time in Bar Harbor, Maine, in July. This time, Jimmy was making the rounds in Wolfeboro, including a restaurant...
Varsity football returning to Farmington after 5-year absence
VIDEO: After a five-year hiatus, football is returning to Farmington in D-4. The program dissolved in 2019 because of low numbers, but the school worked hard to redevelop its youth football program ever since.
Kelly Ayotte apologizes for ad indicating false information about Denise Robert's murder
MANCHESTER, N.H. — It's been nine years sinceDenise Robert was murdered on Ray Street in Manchester. A recent ad from Republican candidate for governor Kelly Ayotte indicated false information about her murder, which took place on Aug. 30, 2015. On that night, Denise Robert was out for a walk...
Tiny Portsmouth, NH Home Was 2 Million Dollars and Now Just Under $700,000
The house known as the 'candy cottage' in Portsmouth, New Hampshire has a big price tag for such a tiny property. Seacoast Online says that this 320-square-foot little cottage home is back up for sale for a bargain at $699,000. For 320-square-feet? Yup. And that's down from its asking price of $2 million in 2019.
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