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Women's Soccer Announces 2024 Schedule
DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire women's soccer 11th-year head coach Steve Welham announced the team's 2024 schedule, with a Sunday, Aug. 18 game versus Holy Cross (2 p.m., Wildcat Stadium) launching a nine-game home docket and tough road matchups against Power-5 stalwarts Louisville (Thursday, Aug. 22, 7:30 p.m.) and UConn (Sunday, Aug. 25, 2 p.m.) highlighting the non-conference competition.
Man hospitalized after being shot by a pellet gun in Brattleboro
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) - Police say a man was shot by a pellet gun while driving his vehicle in Brattleboro on Tuesday. It happened on Birge Street. That’s where Brattleboro police say they identified a juvenile involved in the incident. The driver was taken to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and...
Feline Rescue Society offers mobile services for Mass. cats to get neutered, spayed
FRAMINGHAM — Val Couchon is a cat person. Couchon brought Sweet Pea, a 1-year-old tortoiseshell cat, to a mobile spay and neutering facility called the Catmobile so Sweet Pea, a rescue from Worcester, could get spayed. The Salisbury-based Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society's Catmobile is a mobile spay and...
One year later, Acworth sees progress to recovery after major flood damage
A year after floods destroyed roads across New Hampshire, damage that threatened buildings in the town of Acworth has been repaired. The journey to recovery for the 850-person town, which saw 32 roads damaged in major storms two years apart, has been a long one. And it isn’t over. The town still has projects ongoing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency from 2021, and is just beginning others for repairs from the 2023 storms.
Homegrown: Boston Red Sox select Hanover native in MLB Draft
The Boston Red Sox selected six consecutive pitchers in the later stages of this year's MLB Draft. At a quick glance of their baseball cards – they hail from Florida, California, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Oregon and ... down the street? ...
Manchester to Londonderry supermove to cause traffic delays tonight
MANCHESTER — The New Hampshire Department of Transportation has announced that a significant transportation of heavy equipment will cause traffic delays from Manchester to Londonderry tonight, July 16, starting at 9 p.m. until the early hours of July 17 at 3 a.m. Bay Crane Northeast LLC will transport a...
Hot weather forces Sandown farm to ask fire department for help
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The recent hot weather is causing serious problems for a small farm in Sandown. Over the weekend, Laurel Farm’s well ran dry, leaving them unable to water their crops. With no other options, the owners turned to the local fire department for help. The next...
Jim Tortorella Joins New Hampshire as Director of Hockey Operations
The University of New Hampshire have hired Jim Tortorella as their new director of hockey operations, the team announced Friday. Tortorella, a native of Boston, Mass., joins the Wildcats after spending the past six seasons as an assistant coach with Harvard. The brother of Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella, Jim spent four seasons playing for Maine (1977-1981) before hanging up his pads. While a decade went by between the end of his playing career and the start of his coaching career, Tortorella's first gig behind a bench came in 1993-94 as an assistant coach with the Wildcats. After two...
Twilight On The Tavern Lawn presents The Everly Set on July 21
PUTNEY-PUTNEY - Twilight Music continues its 21st Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series of bluegrass, folk/rock, world beat, jazz, pop, and Zydeco summer concerts on Sunday, July 21, with an evening of the hits and harmonies of Phil and Don Everly performed by Sean Altman and Jack Skuller. The concert...
WILLIAMSVILLE-Rock River Artists (RRA) hosts its annual open studio tour this weekend in studios as varied as the artists themselves.
At sites from Newfane to Marlboro, the public is welcome to visit, to engage with artists, and, of course, to make a purchase. While one could expect to see a dozen and more artists on this summer mainstay, this year only seven studios will be open: those of potters Richard Foye and Mucuy Bolles and of visual artists Deidre Scherer, Gianna Robinson, Lily Lyons, and Georgie, as well as the Olallie Daylily Gardens.
NH and Portsmouth community power groups say electric rates are going down: What to know
PORTSMOUTH — The Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire's Board of Directors has announced an 18% decrease in the Portsmouth Community Power base electric rate starting next month, compared to the rate Eversource has requested from the Public Utilities Commission for the same period. A base rate of 8.6...
Franconia police seek witnesses to July 13 road rage incident
FRANCONIA — Police are asking for the public’s help in investigating a road rage event that occurred near the Franconia Inn and the intersection of Coppermine Road & Easton Road on the night of July 13. At around 9:15 p.m., authorities say an altercation involved a black pickup...
Loon chicks expected to hatch on live cam in next 24 hours
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Loon Preservation Committee is expecting new loons to hatch in Moultonborough within the next 24 hours. A small hole, known as a pip, was spotted on one of the loon eggs a little after five on Sunday, indicating a chick is ready to hatch. If...
Renaissance Firearms teams up with the Honor Bear Project to raise awareness for veteran suicide
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Hundreds of American veterans were remembered on Sunday in the “Flags for Forgotten Heroes” event in Barrington. The event, organized by the Honor Bear Project and Renaissance Firearms, aimed to bring awareness to veteran suicide. “If you're here and you were in the military,...
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