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On-time and brighter: Maine's fall foliage outlook promising
PORTLAND (WGME) -- It's hard to believe, but the fall colors are right around the corner. Our morning anchor, Katie Sampson, snapped this photo of some changing leaves in Payson Park in Portland on Wednesday. Every year, Jim Salge, a former meteorologist at the Mount Washington Observatory, publishes his fall...
How to help: New Hampshire Tackles Hunger 2024
MANCHESTER, N.H. — We are celebrating 30 years of our Friday Night Football coverage and WMUR is once again teaming up with the New Hampshire Food Bank, Dead River Company and high school athletic departments to tackle hunger in New Hampshire! High school football teams across the state are picking an upcoming football game to collect food and raise money for a food pantry in their community.
Police identify man accused of deliberately striking Laconia police officer with vehicle
LACONIA, N.H. — A man is facing an attempted murder charge after police sayhe struck a Laconia police officer with a vehicle Thursday night. Justin Spirko, 38, is facing multiple charges, including attempted second-degree murder, reckless conduct, aggravated driving while intoxicated, criminal threatening, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and attempted simple assault.
'Flowers' art exhibit blossoms at Historic Hotel Thaxter
PORTSMOUTH — Hotel Thaxter recently announced the opening of its latest art exhibit, "Flowers," set to take place in the elegant parlor of the historic hotel. The exhibit will be on display until Sept. 15, offering guests and art enthusiasts a unique opportunity to experience the vibrant and diverse world of floral art. ...
Swanzey man faces federal charges for gun theft
CONCORD, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – A Swanzey resident has been formally charged in federal court for the theft of firearms from a licensed gun dealership, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young. Khale Guillou, a 19-year-old from Swanzey, has been indicted on one count of stealing firearms...
International Inspection Successfully Completed at PCI Pharma Services New Hampshire Campus
The International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities’ new Collaborative Hybrid Inspection Pilot program allows a CDMO to gain approval from multiple countries simultaneously, as opposed to separately phased inspections from different corners of the globe. The Bedford, NH campus of PCI Pharma Services, a Philadelphia-based contract development and manufacturing...
Superintendent shake-up: Tucker steps down, Champlin returns as interim
LACONIA — Steve Tucker, who was superintendent of the city’s school district since 2019, stepped down from his position on Tuesday. Tucker announced his decision in a brief letter, addressed to the school board:. “Please accept this letter of resignation effective today, August 20 at the end of...
Nashua nonprofits train childcare providers as industry faces staffing shortages
A group of early childhood nonprofits in Nashua has been trying a different approach to recruit child care providers. Since April, the Smart Start coalition has helped train more than 100 students who speak English, Spanish and Swahili. Liz Fitzgerald of the United Way of Greater Nashua is one of...
Belmont's Got Lunch! reports successful first summer, plans to double for next year
BELMONT — While families are readying for the start of the school year, the team behind a new program in this town are preparing for the end of its first season. Got Lunch! Belmont and Friends has been delivering food to families all summer long, providing a reliable source of nutrition to children whose families would otherwise have a hard time feeding them.
Health care professionals: Names to Know
David Krempels Brain Injury Center announces New Executive Director PORTSMOUTH – The David Krempels Brain Injury Center announced Cariann Harsh Daley MPA, MBA, Ed.M. as its new Executive Director, starting Aug. 19, 2024. With a career spanning 25 years in neurodiversity and disability services, Cari brings extensive experience and a strong commitment to...
Horse in Franklin Co. identified with Eastern Equine Encephalitis
BOMBAY | The Franklin County Public Health Department has been notified that a horse in the Town of Bombay has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE, triple E) virus. The EEE virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and can infect people, horses and other mammals, some birds, reptiles and amphibians....
Whooping cough makes return to Vermont after pandemic hiatus
More than half of this summer’s whooping cough cases have been reported in Brattleboro, leading Vermont’s officials to issue a health advisory in the area and urge all Vermonters to take precautions as the school year begins. Read the story on VTDigger here: Whooping cough makes return to Vermont after pandemic hiatus.
Summer of Construction: Campus Sees Updates as New Housing is Planned
President Beilock has more proposed changes to the Dartmouth College landscape than one can count on their hands. I’ll grant you, she’s not changing the skyline—we have Hanlon to thank for the major additions of the Irving Center and the Engineering and Computer Science Center—but her administration is working to address the current housing crisis at the College.
Listen To ‘The Greatest Guitar Solo’ Trey Anastasio ‘Ever (Saw) A Human Play’
While the media has always been quick to compare Phish to the Grateful Dead, there’s perhaps no artist who influenced Trey Anastasio more than Frank Zappa. The Phish guitarist witnessed several Frank Zappa concerts and a 1988 show in Burlington, Vermont included what Anastasio has described as “the greatest guitar solo I’ve ever seen a human play.”
Magic Mann expands into cannabis cultivation and manufacturing with new 4,000 square foot facility
ESSEX TOWN — Magic Mann, a locally-owned cannabis dispensary, is getting an upgrade. The business received final approval Aug. 1 from Vermont’s Cannabis Control Board to begin cultivation and manufacturing of cannabis and cannabis products on-site at its location in the Essex Experience. That cultivation will take place...
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