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Exeter’s Great Cocktail Challenge: Who will mix the best drink?
EXETER — Who has the best cocktail in the Exeter area? The Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce's Great Cocktail Challenge seeks to find out. “Some of the region’s best libations are found right here in the Exeter area," said Jennifer Wheeler, president of the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce. "I hope that community members...
Uncovering Herstory: Historian works to highlight colonial women of Exeter
EXETER — Historian Norra Cardillo is researching the Ladd and Gilman women of Exeter, work she plans to present as part of her master’s portfolio when she graduates from Idaho State University next spring. A descendant of the Ladd and Gilman families, she visited the historic Ladd-Gilman House (1721) at the American Independence Museum for the second time in March to continue her research. ...
Paris 2024 Olympics: Meet 4 athletes with Seacoast NH ties in Summer Games
Four athletes with ties to Seacoast New Hampshire — all women — are set to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. All of them are veterans of at least one Olympics. Dover native Jessica Parratto, who is in her third Olympics, will be looking to claim a second medal in synchronized diving with partner Delaney Schnell. ...
Portsmouth board praises 48-unit downtown housing project
PORTSMOUTH — City Planning Board members offered generally positive reviews about a revised plan to redevelop the former Portsmouth Steam Factory site with a four-building, 48-unit downtown housing project. The historic site at 361 Hanover St., built in the 1800s, was most recently the headquarters of the Heinemann Publishing Company. The project, which is...
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.
Alexa Brodie Joins Women's Basketball Staff
DURHAM, N.H. – Alexa Brodie was named the University of New Hampshire women's basketball Director of Operations and Assistant Coach by Megan Shoniker, first-year head coach of the UNH women's basketball program, on Tuesday. "I am ecstatic to announce that Alexa will be joining our program as Director of...
NH man pleads guilty to harassing, stalking 2 NHPR journalists
A New Hampshire man pleaded guilty in a federal court in Boston on Tuesday for his part in two conspiracies to harass and intimidate two New Hampshire Public Radio journalists, Acting United States Attorney Joshua Levy’s office announced. Eric Labarge, 46, of Nashua, pleaded guilty to one count of...
Search underway in New Hampshire in connection with Massachusetts missing-person case
BARRINGTON, N.H. — State police from New Hampshire and Massachusetts searched a private property in Barrington on Wednesday in connection with a decade-old missing-person case. Officials with the Essex County District Attorney's Office in Massachusetts would not say which case the search was connected to. The search was underway...
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...
Take a look inside New England's unusual homes
ELIOT, Maine — In Maine, explore a local curiosity known throughout town as “the hobbit house.” The Eliot, Maine home has been well known in town since the 1970s, when it was built by a local doctor named Linda Wright. "She had a vision to build something...
Select Board discusses hybrid meeting policies for town boards
WESTFORD — Amid a public hearing for a proposed zoning bylaw that would regulate future firearms businesses in town, several attendees and officials have questioned why certain public hearings remain in person only. The Select Board continued discussions regarding a policy for hybrid access to public hearings for land...
Humpback whale spotted in river along Maine, New Hampshire border
PORTLAND (WGME) -- A humpback whale in a river along the Maine and New Hampshire border is attracting a lot of attention. It was spotted earlier this month and again this weekend. The whale was caught on camera Sunday afternoon around the Portsmouth harbor. Jedidiah Bracy says they just stumbled...
College athlete suspected of killing girl, 7, arrested in NH
A student-athlete wanted on a murder charge in the death of a girl in Washington State this April was arrested Wednesday in New Hampshire, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Demiko Fox, 22, was arrested without incident near Bow Junction in Bow, New Hampshire, just south of Concord, according to the Marshals. He'd been tracked to a temporary residence in the town by Kirkland police, who have been investigating the death of the 7-year-old girl who'd been in his care.
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.
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.
With New Approach to Reign in Overdevelopment, Haverhill Council to Discuss Affordable Housing Next
An update on Haverhill’s affordable housing situation is on the horizon for the City Council, which may begin asking more of developers before approving large projects. Officials said little on the subject during a consequential meeting on residential development last week, prompting Councilor John A. Michitson last night to call for a briefing from the Community Development Division.
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