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“Yankee Chronicle” 8/22/24 by Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice
Welcome to the Yankee Chronicle. I’m Abby Peel. Our show this week is again presented by the Lake Sunapee Region VNA and Hospice where they provide health care and hospice services for individuals and families in homes and community settings, fostering continuity of care and enabling people to stay in their homes as long as possible. Coming up this week, Cathy Raymond will join me again to talk about the many fine health care programs that would not exist without the funds that the Renaissance Shoppe provides and their 20th Anniversary. Elliott Cunningham will join me to tell us about and invite you to a unique New London Barn Playhouse production. Tim Blagdon from the Lake Sunapee to Concord Rail Trail will continue his recap of expansions. And we will close our show with Jamie Wilson on a Ausbon Sargent paddle around Little Lake Sunapee.
U.S. Plastics Pact Releases Essential Guides to Advance Circular Economy for Plastics
WALPOLE, N.H. -- The U.S. Plastics Pact (U.S. Pact) has released their Design for Circularity Playbooks, three essential reports designed to guide the lifecycle of plastics in the United States. The newly unveiled Design for Recyclability Playbook, Design for Reuse Playbook, and Design for Compostability Playbook provide detailed guidelines to ensure that plastic packaging is continuously reused, recycled, or composted, thereby reducing plastic waste and its environmental impact.
18-year-old Taunton athlete was full of life, then a condition he didn’t know he had killed him
The family of a Bristol County teen is looking to bring awareness to a condition that killed him and he didn’t know he had it. 18-year-old JJ Facey of Taunton was a decorated soccer player on his way to continue his athletics and academics at Framingham State University. He also worked at the local Hannaford’s. All of that changed on Monday when he passed away.
Little Indonesia project talks revived in Somersworth. Festival coming soon.
SOMERSWORTH — A flag-raising ceremony on Aug. 16 raised awareness about the upcoming annual Indonesian Festival and raised hopes that efforts to create a Little Indonesia district in Somersworth can get back on track. With more than 2,000 residents claiming Indonesian heritage, Somersworth, New Hampshire's smallest city with roughly 12,000 people, has among the highest percentage of Indonesians living outside the island nation itself. ...
WTSA NEWS FOR FRIDAY AUGUST 23rd 2024
A resident of Swanzey, New Hampshire, has been indicted in federal court for the theft of firearms from a licensed gun store that occurred in July. Khale Guillou, a 19-year-old from Swanzey, faces one count of theft involving firearms from a federally licensed dealer, which includes one rifle and sixteen pistols. Currently, Guillou is in custody in Massachusetts on unrelated charges and will address these new charges at a future date. If found guilty, he may face a prison sentence of up to ten years and a fine of $250,000.
Winnacunnet cheerleaders to perform at halftime of Citrus Bowl on New Year's Day
HAMPTON – Six members and three coaches of the Winnacunnet High School cheerleading squad have special plans to finish the calendar year as they earned an invitation to perform at halftime of the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on New Year's Eve Day in Orlando. Winnacunnet attended a recent four-day National Cheerleaders Association camp at...
Owens Selected to Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist
DURHAM, N.H. – Wande Owens (Cooksville, Md.), a grad student defensive back on the University of New Hampshire football team, was named to the 2025 Reese's Senior Bowl Watchlist on Wednesday. The announcement was made after nearly eight months of tape study and valuable input from coaches to identify...
Smuttynose Food Truck & Beer Festival, Seacoast Jazz Festival: Things to do
What do food trucks and beer, a jazz festival and Biscuit the Dog all have in common? They are all part of exciting entertainment being offered on the Seacoast this weekend. Grab your kids, friends or head out on your own to enjoy some fun! Read on for details on things to do: Roadshow...
Brockton public safety building could go $48 million over budget
BROCKTON — A grudging city council committee agreed in principle to borrow up to $48 million more to finish the public safety building. The new downtown home for Brockton police and fire was originally supposed to cost $98M. That means the total cost, including needed road reconfiguration, could hit $146M. ...
What we know about Bunk Pond in Taunton — where young woman drowned
TAUNTON — What is Bunk Pond in Taunton? Back on Aug. 10, Bunk Pond was in the news when tragedy struck and a 23-year-old Taunton woman, Elfreda Neneh Yovonie, drowned there, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said. If you had never previously heard of Bunk Pond, you are not alone. The pond isn't...
Growing security concerns ahead of Boston's Caribbean Carnival
Boston's Caribbean Carnival is set to kick off Saturday, but community members are drawing attention to growing safety concerns for the celebration. They say security efforts should be stepped up for this year's event. Boston police say it's "all hands-on deck" for the Caribbean Carnival this weekend. However, the police...
Chief identifies Laconia police officer struck by vehicle; Driver charged with attempted capital murder
LACONIA, N.H. — A man is facing an attempted capital murder charge after police sayhe struck a Laconia police officer with a vehicle Thursday night. Justin Spirko, 38, of Londonderry, is facing multiple charges, including attempted capital murder of a police officer, attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, reckless conduct, driving while intoxicated, criminal threatening, resisting arrest, criminal mischief and simple assault.
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