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Lappin Named America East Offensive Player of the Week
BOSTON – Grad student Delaney Lappin (Corbin City, N.J.) of the University of New Hampshire women's soccer team was named the America East Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. Lappin scored two goals to help lead UNH to a pair of wins in the opening week of the...
Meet Dartmouth Football’s Newest Staff Members: Grayson Kline and Erin Brennan
HANOVER, N.H. — Grayson Kline and Erin Brennan were valuable additions to the Dartmouth football coaching staff over the spring and have already made strong impacts on the Big Green program, as fall camp begins later this week. Kline serves in the role of offensive quality control, while Brennan is the football recruiting and operations coordinator.
Far from the convention, a Democrat runs from Harris and hands out beer in rural Maine
PHILLIPS, Maine — As most of his fellow Democrats prepared to gather in Chicago to celebrate the historic nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Jared Golden was looking for empty hands to shake or ply with cold beer along a small-town parade route Friday. “You got my vote!”...
Amid critical practitioner shortage, UMaine to explore opening public medical school
The University of Maine System is exploring the possibility of starting the state’s first public medical school in an effort to address the critical shortage of healthcare professionals in Maine. Currently, Maine is one of a handful of states — including Alaska, Delaware, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming — that...
Keene launches ward initiative to enhance city maintenance and community engagement
KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – The City of Keene is set to launch a new initiative this fall called Ward Optimization Weeks (WOW). The program, designed to enhance the city’s maintenance efforts, will focus on each of the city’s five wards over a series of weeks. The goal is to ensure that maintenance services are evenly distributed across the city, addressing specific needs identified by residents and improving the overall condition of the city’s infrastructure.
Caledonia County Fair to donate opening night proceeds to flood relief
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) - The Caledonia County Fair kicked off on Wednesday, and the fair designated opening night as flood relief night in the wake of recent devastation. The board of directors of the county fair approved donating 100% of proceeds at the gate to a Northeast Kingdom flood relief fund.
30 School Districts That Have Banned Cellphones: Full List Here
There is a growing trend throughout the United States of schools banning cellphone usage. This is traveling throughout Maine, because over 30 school districts have now voted to ban or restrict the use of cellphones in schools, according to WGME. The most recent city to adopt these measures is Bath,...
Maine Night Market in Wiscasset Aug. 31
Maine Food & Beverage Education Center (MFBEC) is excited to announce its first-ever Maine Night Market, taking place on Aug. 31, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Maine Tasting Center campus in Wiscasset. This vibrant event, for which entry is free, will shine a spotlight on Maine’s AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) food and beverage producers along with businesses that produce traditional Asian foods and ingredients, showcasing the diversity and richness of Maine’s culinary landscape.
New Hampshire challenges "unjust" Massachusetts gun laws
CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire's attorney general says residents who cross state lines with their guns should not be subject to "felony convictions and imprisonment" for violating Massachusetts law.Attorney General John Formella filed briefs with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Monday in support of two New Hampshire men who were charged with carrying guns in Massachusetts without firearms licenses. A Lowell District Court judge previously ruled that Massachusetts can't prosecute out-of-state residents for illegally carrying guns if they were legally entitled to have them in their home state."Challenging Massachusetts' restrictive firearm laws""By challenging Massachusetts' restrictive firearm laws, we are...
Stratham resident will be aboard upcoming SpaceX Polaris Dawn flight
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission launching on Aug. 26 will get closer to the moon than any manned spacecraft has in more than 50 years. And Granite Stater Scott “Kidd” Poteet will be onboard. “We’re also going higher than anyone has gone since Apollo 17, 1972,” Poteet said....
41-Year-Old Man Arrested for Murder after Body Found in Maine
A 41-year-old man was arrested on murder charges after a man was killed in Waterville on Sunday. Thomas Lowrie of Waterville was taken into custody on Sunday. The Maine State Police said the victim died from sharp force injuries. His body was found at 119 Cool Street. Victim’s Name and...
Young Democratic delegates from Seacoast ride wave of excitement to national convention
EXETER — Seacoast natives Aliyana Koch-Manzur and Alex Wahl are headed to the Democratic National Convention as two of the youngest members of New Hampshire’s delegation. The DNC kicks off Monday, Aug. 19, and runs through Thursday, Aug. 22. It will take place in Chicago. There, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are set to appear and formally accept the Democratic nomination for president. ...
2 charged with resisting arrest following report about burglary in Dixfield
DIXFIELD (WGME) -- The Oxford County Sheriff's Office says a man tried fighting several deputies while they were arresting him and that a woman with him tried interfering with that arrest. Deputies got a call about a burglary at Ellis Variety on Sunday in Dixfield. After showing up, they found...
Somersworth breaks ground on NH's first solar farm at Superfund site
SOMERSWORTH — In what is being called the first venture of its kind in New Hampshire, city residents and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency broke ground on a new solar array at Somersworth’s former landfill. On Monday, the EPA joined U.S. Congressman Chris Pappas and local officials to celebrate the groundbreaking at the site of the former Somersworth Sanitary Landfill. This is the first time in New Hampshire that a portion of a Superfund site has been...
Stratham conserves crucial trail link with 17-acre acquisition: 'This is a huge thing'
STRATHAM — A crucial segment of Stratham’s cherished trail system will be permanently conserved following the town’s July acquisition of the Ross parcel. The town's Conservation Commission had been eyeing the 17-acre property for nearly 20 years. The newly acquired property will add nearly 0.7 miles of trails for walking, biking, and snowshoeing to the existing outdoor recreation network encompassing the 465 acres of Stratham Hill Park and the Gordon Barker Town Forest. ...
York County adopts four-day workweek for nonunion employees
ALFRED, Maine — A new policy approved by York County Commissioners allows most nonunion York County government employees to work their 40-hour schedule over four, 10-hour days instead of five, 8-hour days, if they so choose. Proponents say it is a policy that offers a greater work-life balance for those who choose that option, while still having county offices fully open to the public during regular business hours Monday through Friday. ...
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