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Rebuilding after the storm: Tanglewood residents to host Yard Sale and Craft fair
KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – In the wake of a July thunderstorm that left significant damage behind in parts of Keene, one especially hard-hit community will work to raise funds for storm repair. Severe thunderstorms swept across the Monadnock Region the evening of July 16th and caused trees and wires...
Britton Lumber expands steam plant capacity
The New Hampshire-based company breaks ground on a new boiler. Britton Lumber Company in Bath, New Hampshire, continues to invest in its Eastern White Pine manufacturing operation and recently broke ground on a combined heat and power project to update its steam plant capacity. The company will be replacing its aging thermal energy equipment with a new wood-gasification system meant to maximize the value of wood residues from the sawmill. A new 300-horsepower Hurst wood boiler system will be installed along with a microsteam turbine-generator. The backpressure steam turbine, from Nline Energy, will produce efficient, low-cost electricity that will be used by the company, with excess being put back onto the grid.
No bail for woman charged in connection with 5-year-old grandson's death
A Laconia woman is being kept in jail after she was charged in connection with her 5-year-old grandson's death. Prosecutors said during a bail hearing Monday that Sherry Connor, 61, abused her grandson from the time when she gained custody of him in 2017 up until his death two years later.
Keene’s interim fire chief promoted to permanent position
KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – The Keene Fire Department has officially appointed Jason Martin as the new fire chief, marking a significant step forward for the city’s emergency services. Martin, a veteran of the department with more than 25 years of experience, most recently as the interim chief, stepped...
North Hampton residents among three killed in Route 101 collision
CANDIA — New Hampshire State Police have identified the three people, including two from North Hampton, killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 101 in Candia on Saturday. State police responded to the accident at 12:20 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. after receiving reports of a head-on collision between two vehicles. When officers...
Fire in Dover: New York Street duplex residents displaced
DOVER — Residents of a two-family home have been temporarily displaced after a three-alarm fire ripped through it Sunday before being knocked down by firefighters from around the region. The blaze at 15 New York St. was reported to Dover Fire and Rescue at 8:15 a.m., according to city Deputy Fire Chief Craig Chabot. ...
Seacoast celebrates diversity at New England BIPOC fest
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Seacoast community celebrated diversity on Sunday at the fourth annual New England BIPOC fest, held at Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth. The festival honors New England’s Black and Indigenous populations, as well as other people of color. Guests enjoyed live performances, food, art, and culture,...
Crusaders drop heartbreaker on the road to UNH
DURHAM, N.H. – The Holy Cross women's soccer team traveled to Wildcat Stadium and fell short 3-2 to New Hampshire (UNH) on early Sunday afternoon. In the first half, freshman Nadia Cassamajor netted her first collegiate goal off a free kick, fed in by sophomore Mary Sommer, at 36:57 to take a 1-0 lead.
Federal government grants first floating offshore wind power research lease to Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government issued on Monday the nation’s first floating offshore wind research lease to the state of Maine, comprising about 23 square miles (60 square kilometers) in federal waters. The state requested the lease from the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for a floating offshore wind research array with up to a dozen turbines capable of generating up to 144 megawatts of renewable energy in waters nearly 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Portland, Maine. The research array will use floating offshore wind platforms designed by the University of Maine and deployed by partner Diamond Offshore Wind. But construction is not likely for several years. The research is key to growing the ocean wind energy industry in Maine.
Dozens of Maine school districts ban, restrict cell phone use
PORTLAND (WGME) -- More than 30 school districts have voted to ban or restrict the use of cell phones in Maine schools. One of the latest restrictions was voted in by the Bath school board to restrict the middle and high schoolers from using their phones in school. Bath Assistant...
Down East magazine presents its annual 'Best of Maine' roundup
PORTLAND, Maine — The September issue of Down East is, in the friendliest possible way, the stuff that arguments are made of. That’s because its annual "Best of Maine" feature is all about your opinion and mine and those of people all across the state and beyond. Consider,...
John T. Gorman Foundation receives national recognition for Lewiston investment
The John T. Gorman Foundation, a Portland nonprofit, received national recognition for its role in supporting a community partnership that is bringing new housing, economic opportunity and millions of dollars in public and private investment to Lewiston’s Tree Streets neighborhood. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and Council...
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