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'A win-win all around': Trash cans offer artist the chance to show off best of Gardner
Who says trash can't look good? Officials in Gardner have unveiled a new project aimed at beautifying the city's downtown area. After 30 trash receptacles, which were gray and bland, were installed in the area about two years ago, officials began kicking around ideas to make them more attractive. A plan to hire...
Bike path users happy about new Snack Shack in Winchendon - here's what's offered
Hikers and bikers are enjoying a new stop on the North Central Pathway in Winchendon. Katie’s Snack Shack has enjoyed great success selling juice, lemonade and munchies to hungry and thirsty travelers since opening about a week ago in Grout Park. Owner and operator Katherine Gwinn, 22, said she got the idea...
Templeton celebrates newly resurfaced tennis courts: how the courts have been upgraded
Templeton's tennis courts have gotten an upgrade. The newly resurfaced courts at Gilma Waite Park are now fenced, with new nets and freshly painted lines. In addition, there are painted yellow lines so that the courts may be used for pickleball as well. The ribbon to courts was cut Tuesday evening, and the...
'He never missed anything': The late, great Mike Loftus was all about family and hockey
Over the course of four decades, Mike Loftus told countless stories, all of them compelling, to readers of The Patriot Ledger and the Enterprise. Since his death on July 21 at age 65, following a battle with lung cancer that cut short a well-earned retirement, people have been telling endless stories about him. ...
Former Mass. congressional candidate sentenced to 21 months in prison for campaign law violations
Abhijit “Beej” Das was convicted last year of violating the Federal Election Campaign Act and making false statements. A former Massachusetts congressional candidate will serve prison time for violating campaign finance laws and other charges, prosecutors announced. Abhijit “Beej” Das was sentenced last week to 21 months in...
Mayor Wu opens up about pregnancy and family life
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Monday that she and her husband are expecting their third child — a baby girl — in January. This may be a new experience for the city, but not for Wu. Both of her sons — ages 9 and 7 — were born while she served as a city councilor. Wu said the pregnancy doesn't impact her plans to run for reelection.
Carefree Caleb: Post 129 gets gem from Allen to force winner-take-all clash for Zone 4 title
WINCHENDON — Caleb Allen doesn’t stress out when he’s on the pitcher’s mound. It’s easy to see why. The last time the recent Oakmont Regional grad felt frazzled was in the Spartans’ 2-1 win over Hudson High in a Division 2 playoff game on June 11, 2021, when Allen was just a freshman. ...
Taxpayers foot the bill after Saint-Gobain refuses to sample wells it may have contaminated
The state and Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics have clashed over whether the company has a responsibility to sample wells within the area where it has agreed to remediate PFAS contamination attributed to its Merrimack facility. In recent years, the French plastics manufacturer agreed with the state that it would provide drinking water solutions to designated properties […] The post Taxpayers foot the bill after Saint-Gobain refuses to sample wells it may have contaminated appeared first on New Hampshire Bulletin.
Rower Chris Carlson of Bedford competing in first Olympic Games
BEDFORD, N.H. — Rower Chris Carlson from Bedford, New Hampshire, never dreamed he'd be an Olympian, and now, he has qualified to compete in this year's Summer Olympic Games. "I'd say the Olympics wasn't something I actually saw myself doing until much later," Carlson. Carlson, 27, is heading to...
More state troopers with connections to Karen Read case under investigation
Massachusetts State Police announced Tuesday that they were investigating three troopers, two of whom testified at the Karen Read murder trial. Det. Lt. Brian Tully, Lt. John Fanning and Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik "are each the subject of an active internal affairs investigation," the department told NBC10 Boston Tuesday. Tully and Bukhenik were both called to the stand last month during the lengthy trial.
Charity ride tragedy: Durham man mourned after cycling death: 'He was always smiling'
NEWINGTON — Bob Kennedy of Durham, an accomplished ornithologist, bicyclist and marathon runner, is being mourned following his death after sustaining a head injury in a Seacoast charity cycling ride Saturday. He was 76. Kennedy was riding in the New Hampshire Bikes & Beers event, hosted by Portsmouth’s Cisco Brewers, when an accident occurred on Little Bay Road, according to Newington Police Chief Michael Bilodeau. He said police are investigating the accident. ...
Northern Lights Possible Over Maine, New Hampshire, & New York This Week
For those who love to view celestial phenomena, 2024 has been a great year. In addition to the eclipse, the comet, and the annual meteor showers, we have also had increased Aurora Borealis activity. There have already been several opportunities (one in March and one in April) to see the...
New England states get $500M for heating pumps
(The Center Square) — New England states are getting hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to “supercharge” efforts to get homeowners to ditch natural gas or oil heating systems and install electric heat pumps. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $450 million to Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island to accelerate a transition to heat pump technology in residential single-family homes and multifamily buildings across the region. ...
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