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NH man faces charges after terrorizing neighborhood with air rifle, DA says
A 50-year-old New Hampshire man is facing criminal charges after prosecutors say he aimed an air rifle at three people, including a 5-year-old girl, in Mattapan on Monday, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office announced. Salvador Maldonado, of Manchester, New Hampshire, is charged with three counts of assault...
Juodikis Named Captain with Truter and Verrier as Assistant Captains
DURHAM, N.H. – Kira Juodikis (LaSalle, Ontario) has been named captain while both Chavonne Truter (Uxbridge, Ontario) and Shea Verrier (Reading, Mass.) will serve as assistant captains for the University of New Hampshire women's hockey team in the 2024-25 season. Juodikis is a second-year captain as a senior forward....
Cheshire County residents targeted by phone scam impersonating sheriff’s deputies
KEENE — Several residents have reported receiving fraudulent phone calls today from individuals claiming to be deputies from the Cheshire County Sheriff’s Office, according to officials. The callers have been using the names of actual deputies and alleging that they have an arrest warrant for the person they’ve...
Keene casino regulations could be ready for September vote
This story was originally produced by The Keene Sentinel. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. Keene’s City Council could make a decision on an ordinance to regulate where casinos can operate as soon as next month, after hearing more details on the plan at last Thursday’s council meeting.
Forest officials issue advisory after recent bear encounters on New Hampshire trails
LINCOLN, N.H. — An advisory has been issued to hikers and campers in the White Mountain National Forest after recent bear encounters on New Hampshire trails. Officials said people aren't properly storing their food, which is attracting bears to hiking trails and campsites. Since mid-July, White Mountain National Forest...
Did You Know That ‘Breaking Bad’ Was Filmed in New Hampshire?
SPOILER ALERT. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN BREAKING BAD (and you plan on it), LEAVE THIS ARTICLE. Did you know that Breaking Bad ends in New Hampshire?. If you have not seen Breaking Bad, you need to. The show is widely considered one of the best series of all time.
St. Brendan’s club relies on generation churn to help keep Gaelic games alive
The St. Brendan’s Gaelic Athletic Club-Boston, founded in 2008, resembles a family – one big Irish family, that is. The youth club offers both hurling and football, but most of the athletes prefer the latter. Gaelic football is an Irish team sport played between two teams of 15 players, including a goalkeeper, six backs, two midfielders, and six forwards.
New regulations on lobstering delayed amid pushback from Seacoast lobstermen
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — New federal regulations on the lobstering industry are being delayed after months of pushback from local lobstermen. The rules would increase the minimum acceptable size for lobsters that can be caught and require bigger escape vents to be added to traps. Regulators with the Atlantic States...
'Charm' of Rye Harbor shacks threatened by development. Owners say PDA ignores them.
RYE — Owners of the renowned seafood, fishing and whale watching shacks at Rye Harbor are concerned their businesses could be altered or forced to close altogether due to a potential new development. A Pease Development Authority-led design study into a potential development at Rye Harbor has the site's business owners worried about their future, if a plan is approved. The PDA is exploring whether to authorize the construction of a new raised dock house and deck...
Video: Tree falls following lightning strike outside New Hampshire home
ALTON, N.H. — An Alton woman caught a scary moment on camera when a lightning strike took down a tree right outside her house. Kayla MacDonald was capturing a video of a hailstorm Monday from her basement door when lightning struck a towering pine tree just on the edge of her lawn.
Very rare 'cotton candy' lobster found off New England coast, donated to science center
A rare lobster has been spared from the boiling pot after being donated to a New Hampshire marine science center.The "cotton candy" colored lobster was caught in New Castle, located off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire.According to a report, the rare crustacean was snared by a lobster fisherman who had started commercially operating his own boat just this year.Finding a blue, pink and purple colored lobster like this one is not an everyday occurrence - the catch is estimated to be a 1-in-100 million find.Realizing the rarity of his catch, the fisherman donated the lobster to the Seacoast Science Center.According to the center, the rare colors would disadvantage the lobster from surviving in the wild due to its inability to camouflage.While rare in nature, the center is no stranger to these colorful animals as they have multiple cotton candy colored lobsters on display.
Construction starting on long-awaited Leary Lot project in South Deerfield
SOUTH DEERFIELD — After several years of preparation, preliminary construction on the Leary Lot is beginning, marking the start of the first major project in South Deerfield’s revitalization plan. With an expected completion date of early October, the asphalt and dirt parking lot will be transformed into a...
Keene’s creative spirit takes center stage at third annual Arts Alive festival
KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – The city of Keene is set to celebrate its artistic community like never before as the Elevate the Arts Fest returns with an extended schedule and an even larger array of events. Scheduled for this Sunday, Aug. 11, this year’s event promises even more excitement...
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