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SwampBats Set to Face Sanford Mainers in Playoff Showdown
KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – As the 2024 regular season comes to a close, the Keene SwampBats are gearing up for a best-of-three first-round series against the Sanford Mainers in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) playoffs. The SwampBats, who are in pursuit of their sixth league championship, will begin the series on Thursday in Sanford, Maine, with the first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Game 2 will take place in Keene on Friday, also at 6:30 p.m., and if necessary, a decisive Game 3 will be held back in Sanford on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
White Mountain National Forest Advises Hikers to Be Aware of Recent Bear Activity
Campton, NH July 31, 2024 Since mid-July, White Mountain National Forest staff have received near. daily reports about food-conditioned bears interacting with hikers and campers within, and around the. Pemigewasset wilderness. The federally designated Wilderness Area is located near Lincoln, NH. Frequent encounters between bears and hikers have occurred along...
Cleanup Still Underway Following Severe Storm in Milford
Cleanup efforts are still underway nearly two weeks after a severe storm moved through Milford. The National Weather Service says a microburst impacted that community July 17th, knocking down trees and leaving homes uninhabitable. The microburst had winds of up to 95 miles per hour and left a path of...
Dover woman competes in diving competition at 2024 Summer Olympics
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Dover’s Jessica Parratto competed early Wednesday morning at the Aquatics Centre in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Parratto and her partner, Delaney Schnell, competed in the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform diving final. The duo finished sixth with a total of 287.52 points. This marks Parratto’s...
Magician Ben Pratt Returns To The Park Theatre This Month
When a magician makes a mark on an audience, they never forget it. Comedy illusionist Ben Pratt has done that with Jaffrey's performing arts center, The Park Theatre. Ben returns to The Park for an unprecedented fourth time. Ben brings his illusions, magic, comedy, and assistant Emily to their 333-seat Eppes Auditorium. It all happens Friday, August 16 at 7:30pm.
Powerhouse Theatre to bring ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ to Colonial
LACONIA — One of Broadway’s most beloved hits is next up in Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative’s 2024 Colonial Series when 62 local performers take to the stage for “Fiddler on the Roof” on Aug. 9-11. With book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, the wonderful story of Sholom Aleichem’s Tevye the Dairyman and his daughters has delighted and moved millions of people all over the world since its 1964 debut.
Celebrating Excellence: The 2024 Faculty Awards
Forty-two faculty members across Dartmouth have been recognized recently for their scholarship and work with students. The awards honor their contributions to the university, including their extraordinary achievements as teachers, scholars, and mentors. “This year’s faculty award recipients demonstrate the profound dedication to teaching and research that Dartmouth so strongly...
New data show prices on grocery staples have increased since 2019
GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — Newly released data show how the prices of items at the grocery store have changed over the past several years. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the price of staples such as milk, chicken and eggs has risen dramatically. The data show that...
Moose gets close to New Hampshire man in canoe in encounter caught on camera
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A man’s encounter with a moose was caught on video. Diane Seavey, a u local New Hampshire user, posted video showing a moose hanging out with a man while he was fishing. She said there was a second moose off camera that was also near...
Man awaiting trial ditches ankle monitor at Laconia hospital
LACONIA — A man who was being monitored via an ankle device is being sought by the U.S. Marshals Service after he removed the monitor while in the city sometime on Sunday. Anthony Clark, 41, who is 5'7" and weighs 230 pounds, was released on an ankle monitor from Belknap County Jail to receive medical care at Concord Hospital-Laconia, and slipped out of view of local law enforcement sometime on Sunday morning, when he apparently removed the monitoring device.
People and Property: Real Estate and Construction News From Around NH
New Ipswich Planning Board grants waiver for dead-end street in 29-unit development. The New Ipswich Planning Board granted a waiver on Wednesday to allow a dead-end road in a proposed 29-unit development on the corner of Appleton and Maki roads, and continued the remainder of the discussion to September. The...
Before Sanborn’s casino, developers looked to put housing on East Concord site
With the need for housing dire, Concord is expected to see a new casino built on land that was once eyed for a multifamily development. The Flatley Company folded on talks for a project in East Concord in 2021 in favor of a different opportunity downtown. Since then, the 13-acre plot gained Planning Board approval to be former state Sen. Andy Sanborn’s next casino.
5 potential buyers submit offers for State School property
Five interested parties have offered to buy the former Laconia State School property, but it will take some time before anything is publicly known about those offers. That’s what Charlie Arlinghaus, commissioner of the state’s Department of Administrative Services, told Gov. Chris Sununu and the Executive Council at a meeting held Wednesday morning. The meeting was held at The Rocks, a facility managed by the Forest Society.
3 new homes proposed for Sagamore Ave. in Portsmouth
Developers Green & Company are planning to raze the existing home at 550 Sagamore Ave. and build a new three-home subdivision in its place on the 1.4-acre property, according to their representatives. “The current owner applied for variances on two occasions to allow four then three dwelling units on the...
Daughter of Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley says she thought baby died after she gave birth
The daughter of baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley testified at her trial Wednesday that she didn't know she was pregnant when she gave birth in the woods in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas night in 2022 and thought her baby had died.
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Announces 2024 Schedule
By: McKenzie Yi HANOVER, N.H. – The Big Green has announced cross country schedules for the 2024 season, including six regular season meets. Dartmouth opens the season with a trip to Bryant College for the Shawn M. McNassey Invite on Saturday, Sept. 7. The Big Green hosts their only home meet, the Maribel Sanchez Souther Invite, on Saturday, Sept. 14. A week later, the team will run in the Codfish Bowl at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. on Saturday, Sept. 21. Two weeks later, the Big Green will hit the road to Lehigh for the Paul Short Invite on Saturday,...
Lions support Boys & Girls Club field trips
LACONIA — Boys & Girls Club campers are enjoying adventures on the road this summer, thanks to a $5,000 donation from the Laconia/Gilford Lions Club toward field trips. The funds raised through the Lions Club’s Spring Season of Giving Campaign are providing campers with opportunities to hike, swim, play and enjoy local attractions away from the Laconia Clubhouse.
Hampton Family Seeks Life-Saving Kidney
The family of a Winnacunnet High School graduate is urgently seeking help to find a donor for their daughter’s much-needed kidney transplant. The Kahigian family is campaigning to find a living kidney donor for their 29-year-old daughter, Jessica, whose recent rapid kidney failure has brought her to the brink of needing dialysis.
Jackson asked to bill homeowner over illegal fireworks
JACKSON — Jackson selectmen last week mulled sending a hefty bill to the owner of a property where there was such a large illegal fireworks display that neighbors thought the home had exploded. The violation occurred July 6 on Red Barn Road, said selectmen’s chair Barbara Campbell. “The...