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Booma Post 6 sees 'one of the greatest years in program history' come to an end
MANCHESTER – About 50 yards past the first base dugout, Booma Post 6 baseball coach Geoff Jablonski stood in the middle of his players following Friday’s season-ending, walk-off 6-5 loss to West Hartford Post 96 at the Northeast Regional at Gill Stadium. Players, some still wearing their game jerseys while others now just...
Salem baseball all-stars ready for big opportunity in Little League World Series
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Young baseball players from Salem, New Hampshire, are representing New England at the Little League World Series. It's been a whirlwind for this team, who traveled to central Pennsylvania on Friday after just a few hours of sleep. It all came down to one final pitch...
Overall Winners Named as Fun Run Season Concludes
The Greater Derry Track Club Kids Summer Fun Runs season came to an end on Monday, Aug. 5, and before the final races of the season took place, awards were presented to the overall winners. Just under 30 runners were given backpacks and honors for finishing in the top three...
Portsmouth nonprofit builds garden beds to feed the hungry
Gather, an anti-hunger nonprofit organization, has spearheaded the construction of raised garden beds around the Seacoast to provide fresh produce for residents dealing with food insecurity. A recent report from the nonprofit Feeding America indicates one in 10 Granite Staters don’t have consistent access to enough food, including fresh fruits...
City to explore housing options for North Main land
LACONIA — City councilors will discuss the creation of a committee tasked with exploring creating a housing development on a large, city-owned parcel near the State School property during their meeting on Monday night. The committee, if created, would look at the feasibility of selling, leasing or entering into...
Opponents of Dock Approval on Ossipee Lake Confront State Officials
OSSIPEE – Lakefront property owners and residents made it clear at a public meeting Friday they do not like the state Department of Environmental Services process for approving docks and were told that it would require a legislative fix in the law. The public information session at Ossipee Town...
Democratic National Convention begins later this month, but party already has its nominee
MANCHESTER, N.H. — While the Democratic National Convention in Chicago does not kick off until Aug. 19, Vice President Kamala Harris is already officially the party’s nominee thanks to a virtual role call vote conducted during the first week of this month. In the days after Joe Biden...
Schoharie County woman struck by car, died in accident in Vermont
Vermont State Police say that 74-year-old Constance J. Vrooman from Sharon Springs, New York has died after being struck by a vehicle in Marlboro, Vermont. Officials say on Saturday around 11 a.m., the Westminster Barracks received multiple 911 calls regarding a pedestrian that had been struck by a motor vehicle on VT-9 in Marlboro, in the area of Hogback Mountain Scenic Overlook.
Golden Gabby! Mass. native, Harvard grad helps Team USA to women's 4×400-meter win
Massachusetts native and Harvard graduate Gabby Thomas added to her impressive total in Paris Saturday, helping the U.S. women's 4x400 meter relay team win gold in dominating fashion for her third gold of these Olympic Games. The Netherlands took silver, while Great Britain earned bronze. Thomas, Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone...
Rhode Island man involved in Vermont trooper shooting arrested in New Hampshire
A Rhode Island man wanted in connection with a Trooper-involved shooting in Vermont last month was taken into custody in New Hampshire this week. 30-year-old Brenden Sackal of Rockville was receiving medical care at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire after he was injured during a July 14 shootout with Vermont State Police.
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.
Colorful Controversy, Denver Artist Detour’s Mural Ignites Debate in West Roxbury Schoolyard
West Roxbury's Joyce Kilmer School has been splashed with a burst of color, thanks to Denver-based artist Thomas "Detour" Evans, who completed a vibrant mural titled "Together, We Rise" on the school's previously bland brick wall. The Boston Globe reports that Evans painted the piece using latex for the background and spray paint for the details, despite a couple rain surprises; he said, "I didn’t know about Boston weather," drawing laughter with his lighthearted recollection.
Alyssa Worthington '23 Named Gymnastics Assistant Coach
DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire gymnastics head coach Lindsey Bruck Ayotte announced the hire of Alyssa Worthington '23 as an assistant coach, effective immediately. Worthington was a three-time NCAA Regional competitor and four-time All-EAGL selection during her decorated UNH career. "It brings me great joy to welcome...
Airman from New Hampshire accounted for after his death in WWII
ARLINGTON, Va. — An airman from Manchester has been accounted for after he died in World War II. According to the American Battle Monuments Commission, a bronze rosette was recently placed next to the name of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Stanley J. Samoski on the Wall of the Missing at the North Africa American Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia.
Amid change, Brattleboro pieces a shattering past into a vision for the future
“It’s really symbolic in a lot of ways,” one local leader says of a public mosaic project in a downtown facing closures and crime. “You have to break the old to have the new.” Read the story on VTDigger here: Amid change, Brattleboro pieces a shattering past into a vision for the future.
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