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Exeter grad Kristen Beebe shares top moments in stellar freshman year at Endicott College
BEVERLY, Massachusetts — Kristen Beebe ended her Exeter High School career as a two-time New Hampshire Division I softball Pitcher of the Year award winner, helping the Blue Hawks capture the state championship as a junior in 2022, when she was also the state's Gatorade Softball Player of the Year. Beebe, who knew she would be stepping up a level in competition at Division III Endicott College, rose to the challenge in her freshman season in spring...
AI tutor and chat-based learning available to NH schools
Centuries of English classes have connected to Lady Macbeth by scouring the monologues of Shakespeare’s Scottish play. “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty,” she cries in Act I, railing against the limits of her gender and position.
Health Watch: Addressing mental health in first responders
CASTLETON, Vt. (WCAX) - A week after devastating flooding struck Vermont for the second time in two years, first responders who waded through waters are now navigating many emotions. An event in Castleton aimed to put their mental health on the front burner. Smashing away the stigma and spreading the...
'A huge relief': 2 Vermont tax sale lawsuits settled, and new law adds protections
A Greensboro family will not lose their 300-acre farm after being sued by an out-of-state company that claimed the family owed $1,500 interest on tax debt. And a 66-year-old woman will get back her house after the village of Orleans seized it over a $6,500 tax bill. Both cases are...
3 Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Housing, Climate Change, Education
PLYMOUTH – Three Democratic candidates for governor took the stage Monday evening to introduce themselves to Plymouth area voters and discuss their priorities if elected. Much of the focus was on creating affordable housing, ensuring reproductive rights but there was also discussion on gerrymandering, climate change and voting rights.
Record-breaking heat wave provides glimpse of NH’s possible climate future
New Hampshire is at the tail end of a record-breaking heat wave, with communities across the state seeing their longest strings of sweltering days in recorded history. Concord saw temperatures at or above 90 degrees starting on July 6. July 16 marked the city’s 11th day in a row of extreme heat — two days more than the previous longest heat wave, which happened in 2002.
More Storms Bring Humidity Relief
After a round of strong and severe storms moved through New England yesterday, we have another round coming through today. With another day featuring heat and humidity, it is again possible that we see a few strong and severe storms. For that reason, we have another severe thunderstorm watch issued for areas north and west of Boston. The main risk tonight is for damaging wind gusts but also expect torrential rain and lightning as well.
New Hampshire Woman Attempting World Record Next Week: Most Pull-Ups in 24 Hours
Next weekend, on July 27, 24-year-old Natalie Noble will attempt to do the most pull-ups completed by a woman in a 24-hour period. Natalie, a trainer at Flight House Gym in Rye, New Hampshire, set this goal for herself over nine months ago. She said that while doing pull-ups, she kept "hitting a wall" and could not get past her current pull-up numbers.
NH summer camps working to adapt as heat wave continues
This summer's extended heat wave has forced some New Hampshire camps to improvise in order to keep kids safe, posing particular challenges for camps that run almost entirely outdoors. At Joppa Hill Farm in Bedford, a typical camp day might involve farm chores, nature walks and field games. Assistant Director...
Dozens of Maine, New Hampshire, & New York Residents Have Fallen Prey to the Shocking Tactics of the ‘Fentanyl Robbery Gang’
For years, we have been hearing about despicable drug dealers who were cutting their drugs with deadly fentanyl, but this is the first time that we have heard about the drug being used to rob people. According to an article on the Fall River Reporter website, the United States Attorney’s...
Police warn New Hampshire consumers of scam involving gift cards
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Police in New Hampshire are warning consumers about a scam using gift cards that's targeting people across the country. Investigators said the crime is so quick and unexpected that it's catching thousands of victims. "It's very sophisticated for that level of efficiency to be taking place,"...
Dave Matthews Band Weathers Storm With Sweet Bust Out In New Hampshire
Dave Matthews Band began their two-night stand at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford, New Hampshire last night about 75 minutes later than expected due to inclement weather. The band still treated rain-soaked fans to a full concert and fit their first performance of “Sugar Will” in nearly three years into the setlist.
Comedy Mind Reader Eric Dittelman To Perform At Park Theatre
How he does it, nobody knows, but Eric Dittelman can read your mind, any mind. and tell you things he shouldn't know. It is mind-boggling, good fun. Eric comes to The Park Theatre in Jaffrey, NH on Saturday, July 27 at 7:30pm. Eric Dittelman has been entertaining audiences at colleges,...
Two solo shows explore healing and hope at Seacoast Artist Association
EXETER — Healing and hope flow through the two Body of Work exhibits at the Seacoast Artist Association in downtown Exeter during the month of July, "Moonlight Blues," by Newmarket sculptor Natasha Dikareva “encapsulates my reflections on the tumultuous events unfolding around the world and in my homeland, Ukraine. This series of sculptures merges the raw, grounding nature of clay with the fragile beauty of blown glass, creating a visual dialogue that speaks about resilience and delicate hope that persists within adversity.
Police identify Porter man, 54, in fatal New Hampshire crash
CONWAY, New Hampshire — Police in New Hampshire have identified a man who was killed in a fiery crash in Conway on Friday as a 54-year-old man from Porter, Maine. Conway police responded to a reported crash on East Main Street just before 4 p.m. on Friday involving a 2022 Peterbilt tractor-trailer and a 2002 Ford F150 pickup truck, according to a news release from the New Hampshire Department of Safety.
Driver arrested after hit-and-run on I-93 in Londonderry
LONDONDERRY — A Manchester man was taken into custody following a hit-and-run crash that occurred early this morning, authorities said. At 7:12 a.m. today, July 15, New Hampshire State Troopers from Troop B received reports of a collision on Interstate 93 southbound. According to the State Police, Kyle Barka,...
Manchester man faces DWI #6 following state police chase
MANCHESTER — A local man was arrested early this morning on multiple charges, including his sixth offense for impaired driving, after leading state troopers on a chase. At 12:45 a.m. today, July 15, calls came into State Troopers at the Troop B barracks about a vehicle weaving dangerously through a construction zone on the F.E.
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