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UNH Stormwater Center Gets Grant to Find Solutions To Lake Pollution
DURHAM – A big parking lot at the University of New Hampshire where students’ vehicles will soon be parked could be the site of a national study of stormwater and its impacts. The data and strategies to deal with that runoff could have a direct impact on protecting...
New Hampshire seeks to dismiss some complaints in lawsuit related to 5-year-old's death
MERRIMACK, N.H. — The state of New Hampshire has filed a motion to dismiss some complaints in a wrongful death lawsuit related to the death of a 5-year-old Merrimack boy. The lawsuit was filed by the father of Elijah Lewis, 5, against the boy's mother, Danielle Dauphinais; her boyfriend at the time, Joseph Stapf; the boyfriend's mother and the Division of Children, Youth and Families.
Mass. Gov. Healey signs bill requiring employers to post pay ranges for job openings
Massachusetts employers who employ 25 or more people now will be required to post pay ranges alongside their job openings under a bill that Gov. Maura Healey signed into law on Wednesday. The wage equity bill the Arlington Democrat signed into law also will protect workers’ rights to ask for...
Equity theft is now illegal in Massachusetts, making it possible for some who lost their homes to get money back
Gov. Maura Healey signed the law into effect on Monday as part of the state’s budget. A new law banning cities and towns in Massachusetts from “equity theft” is now on the books. On Monday, Gov. Maura Healey signed the new law that stops municipalities from selling...
State’s emergency shelter system predicted to cost more than $1 billion next year
As advocates protest Gov. Maura Healey's changes to the shelter system, costs continue to mount. As Gov. Maura Healey’s administration imposes major new changes to the state’s overburdened emergency shelter system, officials are estimating that the state will need more than $1 billion to keep the current system afloat through the end of fiscal 2025.
Boston artist sets record for 'largest watercolor painting.' Art honors Holocaust victims
A new world record was set this week at the world-renowned traveling exhibition, "Auschwitz.Not long ago. Not far away." The exhibition has been at the Castle at Park Plaza in Boston for the past few months and is getting ready to wrap up its residence in the city on Sept. 15. ...
Jayson Tatum handed USA start in huge U-turn from Steve Kerr as Kendrick Perkins warns ‘they better stand on business’
TEAM USA has surprisingly chosen to start Jayson Tatum in their Paris Olympics game against South Sudan on Wednesday. The 2023-24 Boston Celtics champion didn’t play in the USA‘s blowout win over Serbia last weekend. USA head coach Steve Kerr has elected to start Tatum over point guard Jrue Holiday in the team’s second game […]
Cardiologist sues Boston hospital over gender discrimination, salary
A veteran cardiologist with Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston) has filed a lawsuit claiming she was being paid nearly $100,000 less than a less experienced male colleague, according to a July 30 Cardiovascular Business report. Marie Denise Gerhard-Herman, MD, said in her lawsuit against Mass General Brigham that she earns...
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.
Keene SwampBats End Regular Season with Win
KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – The SwampBats hit two grand slams and got their longest start of the season from a pitcher as they drubbed the Sanford Mainers 15-4 on Tuesday night at home in front of a huge crowd. Jake Koonin (Princeton) continued his stellar season with his league-leading...
Eileen Ivers to visit Colonial for holidays
The Colonial Theatre Laconia will present Eileen Ivers: Joyful Christmas on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 5 p.m. Fiddler Eileen Ivers has established herself as the pre-eminent exponent of the Irish fiddle in the world today. She is a Grammy-awarded and Emmy nominated artist who has played with London Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops.
Composer: Amy Beach • WXXI-TV
Dive into the life and legacy of Amy Beach the iconic female composer. Amy Cheney Beach was born September 5, 1867, in Henniker, New Hampshire. A child prodigy, she would become one of the most respected and accomplished American musical composers of her time. Beach debuted as a pianist at 17 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. At age 23, with no formal training, she began composing her acclaimed “Gaelic Symphony.
Fashion giant Christian Dior sues Springfield's Café Dior for trademark infringement
In October, when Gissel Santiago opened Café Dior on Main Street in Springfield, it was a celebratory affair. Mayor Domenic Sarno cut a symbolic ribbon and praised the new Latina-owned business, which promised its patrons a luxury café experience downtown. But now, the doors of the café are...