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Local musician asks for public's help to recover lost guitar
BELMONT — Local bard Jackie Lee lost her favorite guitar on Wednesday, and hopes the public might help her get it back. “It was loaded in the back of my husband's truck,” Lee said Friday morning. “Which is weird because he usually never does that.”. Lee is...
Owls Survive Raiders Scare Thanks to Two Late Lubunga Goals
KEENE, N.H. – The Keene State College men's soccer team kicked off their 2024 season by hosting Rivier University at Dr. Ron Butcher Field on Friday afternoon. In the back-and-forth game, a pair of late goals from Keene State freshman, Martin Lubunga, helped pull KSC to even and end the day with the 3-3 draw after the 90 minutes of play.
Laconia elementary playgrounds reopen after summer renovations
Playgrounds for Elm Street, Pleasant Street and Woodland Heights schools reopened after a summer of renovations on Tuesday afternoon. The renovations aim to ensure safe equipment for play, providing accessibility options and inclusivity for all students. The playgrounds also now offer equipment developmentally appropriate for preschool students. Laconia School District set aside $249,000 for the project and launched a capital campaign to raise the remainder of the cost. Local donors include Bank of New Hampshire, Irwin Motors, RFS Engineering, Harvey Construction, Melcher & Prescott Insurance, Meredith Village Savings Bank, Kiwanis Club of Laconia, Lakes Region Rotary, Porter Paving, Clean-O-Rama and Northway Bank. Interim Superintendent Bob Champlin said the district recently received additional donations, bringing the capital campaign total close to $180,000.
Women’s Volleyball Falls to Stevens in Season Opener
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – First year outside hitter Marina Miller racked up a match-high tying eight kills and hit .263 in her first collegiate match, but it was not enough as the Keene State College women's volleyball team could not slow down the Stevens Institute of Technology on Friday night at the Springfield College Dearing Classic, falling 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-19) at Blake Arena in the season-opener for both teams.
PCI’s Bedford Plant Completes ICMRA Inspection
The company also participated in the coalition’s pilot inspection program, making it the first CDMO to do so. PCI Pharma Services (PCI), a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has completed the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) inspection of its Bedford, NH campus.1. According to PCI, this...
Holy Trinity students to start year in Rochester
LACONIA — Holy Trinity School will begin its school year on Tuesday, but for the first time in its 40-year history, students won’t have their first day of the year in Laconia. The private Catholic school, overseen by the Diocese of New Hampshire, will begin its 2024-25 school year within the walls of Seton Academy in Rochester.
Big Green Drop Close Season Opener to Boston College
NEWTON, Mass. – Dartmouth men's soccer returned to the pitch Friday, opening their 2024 season at Boston College. The Big Green tied the game about halfway through the first half but were unable to find the back of the net again, ultimately falling to the Eagles 2-1. The Eagles got on the board first, scoring only 6:42 into the game.
New buyer for Laconia site offers $10.5M, would have two years to close
This story has been updated The state has chosen a new buyer for its 217-acre former Laconia State School property. The $10.5 million cash offer is about half what the state’s prior buyer offered but ultimately could not deliver. But a sale is not imminent, and this deal wasn’t what an advisory committee of state […]
Dover teen Carys Fennessy makes LPGA debut as amateur: 'It was just so cool to be here'
NORTON, Massachusetts — When 17-year-old Carys Fennessy walked off the green at the 18th hole near dusk on Friday at TPC Boston, it marked the end of her two-day stay at the FM Global Championship, her debut LPGA tournament as an amateur. Most important to the Dover High School senior, there was a legion of fans, about 40-50 relatives and friends, there to congratulate her for her latest achievement in the game of golf. It was a big...
Main Street America Insurance Exits Personal Lines
Main Street America Insurance said Thursday it will stop offering personal lines insurance in favor of a commercial lines strategy. The Jacksonville, Florida-based insurer founded about 100 years ago in Keene, New Hampshire said it is “tightening” its focus and leaning into what it called a “tremendous opportunity” in commercial lines.
Sun Country Airlines receives glowing welcome from MHT
Despite gray clouds overlooking Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Aug. 22, skies directly above remained blue as an orange-and-white livery airplane landed on the runway. As the plane received a water salute greeting from fire engines, its landing ushered another airline to MHT, establishing a commercial aviation connection from the Great Lakes to the Granite State.
Poulakis and Calcari Score in Season-Opening 4-2 Loss to #13 Saint Joseph's
STORRS, Conn. – Junior captain Nicole Poulakis (Ajax, Ontario) and classmate Brecken Calcari (St. Louis, Mo.) both scored a goal, but the University of New Hampshire field hockey team was defeated 4-2 by 13th-ranked Saint Joseph's University in Saturday's season opener at UConn's George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex.
Dover Fire's Toy Bank lost all toys in water leak: Car dealers, community rally to help
DOVER — Two local auto groups joined forces to replace the Dover Fire Department's Toys for Tots program after all the toys were recently destroyed due to a water line break. Dover Fire Lt. James Calderone said the toys were stored in a mill building on Central Avenue, as usual. "We got a call about a water leak," he said. "We had no idea how significant the damage was until we arrived." ...
Kevin Goodwin pleads guilty to disorderly conduct for role in fight outside Gilley's
PORTSMOUTH — Kevin Goodwin, the brother of former Portsmouth police sergeant Aaron Goodwin, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct this week for his actions during an alleged assault outside Gilley's Diner last November. The charges against Kevin Goodwin alleged he shoved two bystanders, who appeared to be Black and Asian-American, when they attempted to intervene as Aaron Goodwin allegedly assaulted Mamadou Dembele, a Portsmouth man and bank executive who is Black, according to court documents. ...
Women’s Soccer Stumbles in Season Opener
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The New England College women’s soccer team experienced a 7-0 loss as they traveled out towards Plymouth, New Hampshire for a non-conference matchup against the Panthers of Plymouth State University at Arold Field on Friday. THE BASICS Score: New England College 0, Plymouth State University 7 Records: Pilgrims 0-1, 0-0 GNAC | Panther 1-0, 0-0 LEC HOW IT HAPPENED At around the 34th minute of action junior goalkeeper Hollie Bomba (Seymour, Conn.) was faced with a one on one situation that went according to plan at the start of the sequence as she managed to deflect the…
'Spiraling Serenity': Portsmouth selects public art for Peirce Island
PORTSMOUTH — The City Council has approved a public art sculpture/installation for Peirce Island called “Spiraling Serenity.” The council voted unanimously to approve the hiring of DiBari & Associates of Miami, Florida, to “design, construct and install” the public art feature on Peirce Island, based on the recommendation of the city’s Public Art Review Committee. ...
The Works offers health and wellness programs to seniors displaced by Rochester YMCA
SOMERSWORTH — A local fitness center has come forward offering a solution for clients of the Rochester Granite YMCA of Strafford County who are upset the facility will close at the end of September, leaving many seniors and other adults with no fitness class options. Staff at The Works Family Health and Fitness Center in Somersworth, a division of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Mass General Brigham, said they saw what was happening and wanted to help. They reached...
Christa McAuliffe Statue To Be Unveiled At The N.H. State House In Concord
CONCORD, N.H. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A statue commemorating former Concord, N.H. schoolteacher and astronaut Christa McAuliffe will be unveiled to the public at the New Hampshire State House on Monday, Sept. 2. The statue will honor McAuliffe’s life and legacy on what would have been her 76th birthday. She...
UNH Football This Year Will Feature Seven Local MA Stars
If you are a fan of the University of New Hampshire sports, you have to be excited for the football season this year. Sure it was a disappointing first game loss to the Big 12 University of Central Florida, but it was a non-conference game and was their first ever meeting.
35th Annual Hampton Beach Seafood Festival Coming
The 35th Annual Hampton Beach Seafood Festival will take place for three days Sept 6-7-8 along Ocean Boulevard at Hampton Beach. The festival features local restaurants serving an abundance of seafood and non-seafood menus plus craft booths, a pop-up art show and two stages of live entertainment along with fireworks on Saturday night Sept 7th.
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