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UNH Manchester Project Integrates Character Development Into Technical Education
Can learning computing and engineering form character? That’s what a UNH College of Professional Studies team of educators and researchers will investigate over the next three years. Mihaela Sabin, professor of computer science in the College of Professional Studies Manchester division, will collaborate on a project led by Purdue...
New Hampshire Woman Raises Almost $400K for Elderly Vet Taking Care of His Wife With Dementia
This writing comes with a warning: you may burst out into uncontrollable sobs, so break out the tissues. A woman who sometimes helps out at U. S. Gold & Pawn on South Willow Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, Jenelle Marie, got to know Donald, a 90-year-old New Hampshire veteran. Donald came into the pawn shop with some gold jewelry he wanted to pawn so he could pay his medical bills for his wife, who was recently diagnosed with dementia. Donald's landlord also had to raise his rent, so he was in dire straits. Thank GOD he found Jenelle. She started a GoFundMe account, and at of the time of this writing, the GoFundMe contributions are almost $400,000.
Kevin Hebert reflects on 14 years at Spaulding; and why he resigned as AD/football coach
Kevin Hebert will have an interesting choice to make in late October when Spaulding hosts Dover in a Division I football clash in the penultimate game of the regular season. Hebert's son, Ryan, is now a freshman at Dover High School, and Hebert spent the last 14 years at Spaulding, the last six as head football coach. ...
Big-Time Fun Happens With the U.S. Navy Band in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
It's a special Veteran's Night at Prescott Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and you are invited. If you've never heard the United States Navy Band, it's a real treat. They play music from the 1960's right up to current top hits, featuring music by The Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus, and more.
Media Company Amplifies Marginalized Voices
Anthony Payton, owner of Anthony Payton Media in Manchester, learned about business on the streets of Brooklyn in the 1990s—supply and demand, supply chain economics, and networking. The problem, he says, was despite having a loving family, he was selling cocaine and crack. “From a business perspective, my profit...
Cheshire Medical Searching for New CFO
Cheshire Medical Center in Keene (File photo by Hannah Schroeder/Sentinel Staff) Cheshire Medical Center is looking for a new chief financial officer, following the retirement of that position's predecessor. Dan Gross, the Dartmouth Health affiliate's former chief financial officer, retired in May after holding the position for three years, according...
Remembering Henry Lee’s legacy of defending Boston’s parks
The Boston Public Garden lost a friend this week. Henry Lee was a pioneer in protecting Boston’s beloved open space. He stood up to a sizable challenge in the 1970s to ward off construction and led Friends of the Public Garden for over 40 years in preserving an iconic piece of Boston’s landscape.
This Peabody man is looking for love on ‘The Golden Bachelorette’
Ken O., a property management treasurer, 60, is "ready for love." Peabody resident Ken O. is looking for love, and he wants all of America to know it. He’s about to compete on the first-ever season of “The Golden Bachelorette.”. “I’m ready for love,” Ken said in an...
Live and Let Live Farm in Chichester Temporarily Reopens
Live and Let Live Farm owner Teresa Paradis is very happy that a Merrimack County Superior Court judge ruled that her animal rescue organization in Chichester could re-open amid a licensing dispute with the state’s Department of Agriculture. Judge John Kissinger’s order on Monday followed a court hearing last...
Farmer’s Almanac Calling for Lots of Snow and Rain for Maine, New Hampshire, & Massachusetts This Winter
Last winter was definitely abnormal. With the exception of a few really nasty storms (one in mid-December and one in mid-January), the winter was fairly mild. With the exception of a handful of rain and snowstorms, last winter was calm. Even the temperatures remained mild. According to records kept by...
New Hampshire is destroying PFAS in fire-fighting foam
By the end of August, New Hampshire plans to collect and destroy 10,000 gallons of PFAS-laden foam from local fire departments. Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (or AFFF)has long been used by fire departments, airports and the military to combat flammable liquid fires. It is linked with the increased PFAS contamination in groundwater and subsequent health issues in surrounding communities. PFAS, often called “forever chemicals,” have been linked to cancer, low birth weights, and other health issues.
Eight states file court brief challenging California’s electric vehicle mandate
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a coalition of eight state attorneys general, including New Hampshire’s John Formella, in filing a court brief supporting Ohio’s lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over California’s electric vehicle mandates. California’s mandate requires all new cars and vehicles sold in California to be electric by 2035. The mandate passed […]
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