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It not a 'Dock Mahal': Kittery Point Yacht Club urges New Castle to approve new dock
NEW CASTLE — A Kittery Point Yacht Club proposal to install a new dock in the back channel of the Piscataqua River off Goat Island has hit murky waters, five-plus months after being granted variances for the project by the New Castle Zoning Board of Adjustment. The 68-year-old yacht club, located in New Castle on the river’s southern shore with Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey Island in the backdrop, is restating its case to build the new...
Dover's Carys Fennessy: New England women's golf champ at 17 and just getting started
DOVER — Carys Fennessy recently crossed another major goal off her list. Fennessy, 17, a rising senior at Dover High School, won the 2024 New England Women's Amateur golf championship in a dramatic finish at Samoset Resort Golf Club in Rockport, Maine. Fennessy scored a three-day total of 216...
WTSA NEWS FOR SATURDAY JULY 6th 2024
Police say a Vermont teen who was reported missing on Thursday. died in a crash on his dirt bike. Vermont State Police say at about 2. p.m., a person reported finding an unresponsive man who had. crashed a dirt bike down an embankment off Brookline Road in. Athens. Troopers say...
Cape Cod glamping site offers 88 Airstream trailers
A campsite on the Cape offers tourists a retro way to vacation, featuring mid-century modern-inspired silver-bullet-looking campers that provide a place to sleep in the woods with creature comforts, such as air conditioning and running water. Hilton Head AutoCamp opened in Falmouth off Route 28 and Palmer Avenue near Woodneck...
“We damn near about to go to blows” - Kendrick Perkins on how he and Kevin Garnett didn’t talk for the first three weeks in Boston
Kendrick Perkins recounts the tense early days with Kevin Garnett in Boston, revealing they nearly came to blows before eventually forming a strong bond.
Update: Rip current statement affecting 5 Massachusetts counties until Saturday evening
The National Weather Service issued an updated rip current statement at 3:58 p.m. on Saturday in effect until 8 p.m. for Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. "Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water," states the weather service. "Swim near a lifeguard....
Jayson Tatum misses start of USA Basketball camp in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- Jayson Tatum of the NBA champion Boston Celtics was not present Saturday for the start of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball training camp, excused because of personal reasons. Tatum is expected to join the team by Monday, when it will have the third of its four camp...
Off and On: Students Return to Hanover for Sophomore Summer
This past spring, I was lucky enough to be in Rome on the Art History Foreign Study Program. I explored the city, spent hours in museums and traveled across Italy on weekends with the 14 other Dartmouth students who were a part of the program. Dartmouth became a distant memory and Hanover a dot on a continent an ocean away. During prior on-campus terms, as much as I loved trips to the Skiway and chatting with my friends in the Collis Center for Student Life, Dartmouth’s insular nature had become suffocating. To preserve my waning love for Hanover, I needed to leave and experience something different.
Winnacunnet grad Zach Brassill finding his way with SNHU baseball
SANFORD, Maine — Zach Brassill, a 2022 Winnacunnet High School graduate pitching for the Sanford Mainers this summer, had a highlight performance this spring for the Southern New Hampshire University baseball team. Brassill earned a huge 5-2 win over Jefferson, clinching a spot for the Penmen in the NCAA...
NH man arrested in connection with stabbing in Concord, authorities say
CONCORD, N.H. — Police have arrested a man in connection to a stabbing in Concord that left one person in the hospital. Concord police said Adolphe Ndayishimiye, 24, from Concord, was arrested on Tuesday after an alleged stabbing at an apartment complex on Loudon Road. Authorities said the victim...
Despite Two Closures, NH’s Museums Continue to Rebound
Left: Peggy Hennelly-Maniates, executive director of the Wright World War II Museum. Right: Exhibit at the Wright museum (Photos by Scott Merrill) When the Museum of New Art (MONA) in Portsmouth and the University of NH’s Museum of Art closed in January, some people worried about the state of NH’s cultural institutions and their important role in shaping vibrant communities.
Plymouth drug bust yields multiple arrests, large narcotics haul
PLYMOUTH — In a major crackdown on local drug distribution networks, the Plymouth Police Department, with support from the New Hampshire State Police, apprehended four individuals on July 5 after executing a search warrant at a Cummings Hill Road residence. According to the police press release, the raid was...
Engineers design underwater turbine technology that could revolutionize what we know about tidal energy: 'Building the foundation of a research platform'
Two doctoral candidates partnered to create an underwater turbine to track tidal energy. According to CleanTechnica, University of New Hampshire students Parviz Sedigh and Mason Bichanich had never seen their work implemented underwater. They did it through a partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in addition to funding from the Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office.
Conway of Paul McInnis LLC auctions former Kings Grant Inn in Gilfors, NH for $2.15 million
Gilford, NH Auctioneer Justin Conway, CAI of Paul McInnis LLC sold the former Kings Grant Inn at foreclosure auction for $2,150,001. Located at 15 and 16 Kimball Rd., the properties consist of the former inn with multiple rental units on 5.8 acres and an additional 15.21 acres with multiple rental units across the street.
Duffy of BHHS Verani Realty brokers 40,000 s/f Hilltop Business Center sale for $3.6 million
Londonderry, NH Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty’s commercial division negotiated the sale of Hilltop Business Center at 136 Harvey Rd. for $3.6 million on April 16, 2024. The property, owned and maintained by Woodhaven Limited Partnership since 1997, was sold to HBC, LLC. The 40,000 s/f, 14-unit property consists...
Skanska Integrated Solutions selected for Dartmouth College’s decarbonization program
Hanover, NH According to Skanska, its program management and consulting group, Skanska Integrated Solutions (SIS), has been selected by Dartmouth College to oversee the design and construction for its decarbonization program, a 10-15-year initiative involving 5.5 million s/f of facilities and an evaluation of utility-scale clean energy sources. “We’re incredibly...
Haffner’s opens newly rebuilt location in Gilford
Gilford, NH Haffner’s, a family-owned company with a tradition of delivering fuel, retail convenience, carwashes, and heating and propane services, celebrated the grand reopening of their newly rebuilt location, 63 Gilford E Dr. This facility, is poised to serve the Lakes Region community with enhanced amenities and services, showcasing...
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