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Humpback whale spotted in river along Maine, New Hampshire border
PORTLAND (WGME) -- A humpback whale in a river along the Maine and New Hampshire border is attracting a lot of attention. It was spotted earlier this month and again this weekend. The whale was caught on camera Sunday afternoon around the Portsmouth harbor. Jedidiah Bracy says they just stumbled...
Tribes in Maine and New Hampshire celebrate heritage at annual powwow
WELLS, Maine — Native tribes in Maine and New Hampshire gathered Sunday in Wells for a celebration of their heritage. It was the New Hampshire Intertribal Native American Council's 20th annual powwow. Traditionally, powwow were held by Native tribes after the winter season ended, to feast and celebrate surviving the cold weather.
Keene SwampBats Lose Back and Forth Game
(MyKeeneNow) Jake Koonin hit two home runs, but the SwampBats fell to the Upper Valley Nighthawks 8-6 on Friday night. It was a perfect start for the SwampBats when Princeton’s Jake Koonin came up as the second batter of the game after a Joe Jaconski (Penn State) single. Koonin drilled the second pitch he saw over the 380 sign in dead center field for a two-run shot. Upper Valley responded in the bottom half, putting runners on second and third with a pair of doubles, the second of which kicked off an infielder’s glove. A sacrifice fly scored a run and a walk put runners at the corners. The next batter hit a line drive single which again deflected off an infielder’s leather to tie the game at two. The Nighthawks took the lead on a wild pitch before Jaconski caught a lineout to finally end the inning. Florida Atlantic’s Nick Romano made a terrific pick on a short hop to turn a 5-4-3 double play with Ripken Reese (Kent State) to help put up a zero in the second. Upper Valley forced a pitching change in the third after a single, a double, and a run scoring ground ball. Franklin Pierce’s Stephen Bangs came in with one out and runners at first and third, and his very first pitch resulted in a 4-6-3 double play turned by Reese and shortstop Austin Hawke (Wake Forest).
VSP: Lunenburg man rammed VTrans building in Orleans County, then attacked construction workers
St. Johnsbury, VT- A Lunenburg man is scheduled to be in court Monday afternoon after police say he rammed a Vermont Agency of Transportation building and then tried to attack nearby construction workers on Saturday morning. Police say Jeffrey Hale, 60, intentionally crashed his Ford Explorer into the front wall...
Local crowd energy key to success for IronMAN Lake Placid winners Trevor Foley and Danielle Lewis
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The 25th edition of a summer tradition in Lake Placid brought several people to cheer on some of the best athletes in the world. The Lake Placid IronMAN featured fans flooded across Main Street cheering on triathletes as they traversed through the 140.6 course of swimming, biking and running. They motivated 2024 IronMAN Lake Placid champion Trevor Foley to pass the original course record set in the Olympic Village last year by Joe Skipper. The new course record that Foley set is a time of 7 hours, 55 minutes.
Reopened investigation into Smuggs drowning concludes
Last month, the department ended a reopened investigation into an incident where Tate Holtzman died after falling into an underground cistern that feeds a splash pad at the resort. Read the story on VTDigger here: Reopened investigation into Smuggs drowning concludes.
New Hampshire law provides new solar incentives for cities, drops ineffective consumer rebate program
A recently signed New Hampshire law makes significant changes to the operations of the state’s Renewable Energy Fund, directing money to help towns and cities develop municipal solar projects and ending a residential solar rebate program that was generally viewed as deeply flawed. “The previously existing program had sort...
Nashua Police investigate stabbing of 65-year-old man
NASHUA, N.H. — Police in Nashua said they had a suspect in custody after a 65-year-old man was stabbed in the neck on Sunday. Investigators said the stabbing happened around 4 p.m. on Pleasant Street. The victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The names of the...
More humid today before a stormier Tuesday
Happy Monday! It’s a fresh, clear, and clean start to the day with some patchy fog and temperatures in the 50s to low 60s. Dew point temperatures are registering in the comfortable category, too. Highs will top out in the lower to middle 80s this afternoon with increasing humidity...
Mass.’ Hispanic population is growing, while whites are declining. Experts explain why
A new report shows that Hispanics and Latinos in the U.S. are growing in numbers, while the nation’s non-Hispanic population is slowly falling, a trend that highlights the influence of immigration patterns on racial demographics. Massachusetts is among a handful of states that saw a rise in its Hispanic...
Jury seated in trial of woman accused of abandoning newborn in Manchester woods
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A jury has been seated in the trial of a woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby in bitterly cold weather. Alexandra Eckersley faces five charges, including endangering the welfare of a child. Prosecutors allege that on Dec. 26, 2022, Eckersley gave birth to the boy...
15 Portsmouth neighborhoods to join police, firefighters for National Night Out 2024
PORTSMOUTH — On Tuesday, Aug. 6, neighborhoods throughout Portsmouth will be joining forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 41st Annual National Night Out Against Crime. The event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, will involve more than 17,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories,...
Seeking an appropriate education, Vermont families battle lawyers, the Legislature and a lack of staff
“The whole system is designed to not educate a certain subset of the population,” said one parent of a child with autism. Read the story on VTDigger here: Seeking an appropriate education, Vermont families battle lawyers, the Legislature and a lack of staff.
A Vermont musician released an album, planned a big tour. Then came the cancer diagnosis
MIDDLEBURY ― This year was looking bright for Sarah King. The Ripton musician released her first solo, full-length album in March that got mentioned by a prominent pop-culture website in the same article touting Beyonce’s new release. King was planning a national tour to rival the big one she took in 2023 to launch the blues/folk/rock musician’s career toward a higher level.
Lawmakers allotted child care workers $15 million a year ago. They’re still waiting to be paid.
New Hampshire lawmakers got the message last session. The state’s dire shortage of affordable child care options had reached crisis levels during the pandemic as providers lost staff to higher paying and less stressful jobs at retail stores and fast food restaurants. Without child care, parents were leaving jobs to stay home with their children. […] The post Lawmakers allotted child care workers $15 million a year ago. They’re still waiting to be paid. appeared first on New Hampshire Bulletin.
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