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Keene’s new Parks and Recreation director assumes role this week
KEENE, N.H. — (MyKeeneNow) The City of Keene’s recently-hired director of Parks and Recreation began her new job early this week. Carrah Fisk-Hennessey, hired in May, has more than 20 years of experience in coaching, education, and community leadership, according to city officials in a news release. She...
Annual Land & Lake Poker Run and Buccaneer Bash docks at Weirs Beach
WEIRS BEACH — Get ready for treasure-hunting, swashbuckling in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region this summer. On Saturday, July 13, hundreds of attendees will participate in the 23rd annual HK Powersports Land & Lake Poker Run, followed by an all-ages pirate-themed Buccaneer Bash at The NASWA Resort in Laconia, all to benefit Easterseals NH’s core programs.
Seaplanes Want to Beach Aircraft at Weirs
Seaplanes could join swimmers at Weirs Beach if a request before city council next month is successful. City councilors will hear a request from Epic Seaplane Adventures to designate and operate a seaplane base out of the Weirs at their first meeting in July, bringing the novel activity back to the city after decades without it.
Music, art and nature this summer
Monday through Thursday, July 8-11, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Join local artist Debbie Campbell for a painting workshop on the essentials of watercolor. Students, ages 10 and up, will learn watercolor techniques and express their creativity while learning about color, composition and perspective. Fee is $75. All materials provided. Advance registration required. Scholarships are available. To inquire or register, call 603-763-4789 x3.
JSRHS offers freshman transition program
Knowing that the transition between middle and high school is a significant milestone in a young person’s life, John Stark Regional High School is offering a program specifically designed for incoming freshmen. We are John Stark! is a two-week program designed to provide an introduction to the school, continued practice and development of executive functioning, collaborative and other academic skills, as well as key social/emotional competencies. It is ideal for any incoming ninth-grade student looking to sharpen skills, engage in collaborative learning experiences, become familiar with our work-study practices and school norms, and have fun. Students who have struggled in eighth grade are especially encouraged to participate in the program in order to best prepare for a successful transition to high school. Upon successful completion of this program, students will earn 10 service learning hours.
Former University of New Hampshire track athlete qualifies second event at Paris Olympic Games
MANCHESTER, N.H. — University of New Hampshire’s Elle Purrier St. Pierre has a new personal best after competing in the 1,500-meter run at the Olympic trails in Oregon. Purrier St. Pierre finished third with a time of 3 minutes and 55.99 seconds. She will now compete in both...
Lebanon to swap fireworks for laser light show this year during Fourth of July celebration
LEBANON, N.H. — Fourth of July festivities in Lebanon will be a bit different this year after organizers announced that the traditional fireworks show will not be happening. Lebanon's Fourth of July celebration will span most of the day, starting in the morning with the Red, White, and Blue 6.2-mile and 5k race. The weekly farmers market at Colburn Park will also take place and run from 4 to 7 p.m.
Legendary NH Throws Coach Ed Daniels Passes at 71
MANCHESTER, N.H. –Southern New Hampshire University Librarian and assistant track and field coach Ed Daniels passed away on Friday at Elliott Hospital in Manchester, N.H. The Salisbury, N.H. resident was 71. For more than three decades, he served as a Librarian for the student population and faculty at the...
Lebanon Installs New Wayfinding Signs Throughout City
The City of Lebanon announced that residents and visitors will be treated to new tools to aid in their travels throughout the city with new signs being installed to pinpoint common locations. The city announced that over a dozen wayfinding signs are currently being installed throughout the city as a...
Center for the Arts Weekend kicks off in July
The Center for the Arts (CFA) is collaborating with businesses and organizations in Sunapee Harbor around its popular Arts in the Harbor and Naturally New England Arts Exhibit and Crafters Show, which has run for almost five years. The Center for the Arts supports, promotes, and connects the literary, performance,...
Langdon Place of Keene awarded for high performance standards
KEENE, N.H. – (MyKeeneNow) Langdon Place of Keene, a comprehensive skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and senior living facility in Keene, NH, has been honored with the 2024 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). This accolade is the second tier of recognition in the AHCA/NCAL National Quality Award Program, which commends organizations that consistently meet higher performance standards to enhance the lives of both residents and staff in long-term care settings.
Siewruk Added to Men's Basketball Roster
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire men's basketball program, led by second-year head coach Nathan Davis, has announced the addition of Antoni Siewruk (Koszalin, Poland) to the roster for the upcoming 2024-25 season. Siewruk is a 6-foot-9 shooting guard and incoming freshman who played for the SMS...
Mass. man stole food from driver at Burger King drive-thru window, police say
A 33-year-old Massachusetts man stole food from a driver at a Burger King drive-thru window in Reading and ran away, according to the Reading Police Department. At around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, police said they responded to reports of a man causing a disturbance and stealing food at a Reading Burger King. The man, according to police, had stolen a food order from one of the drivers at the drive-thru window.
Mass. State Lottery winner: 1st $1 million prize won in new lottery game
The first $1 million prize has been claimed in one of the Massachusetts State Lottery’s new scratch ticket games, and the winner said he knows exactly what to do with the cash. Wemerson De Jesus, of Waltham, won the $1 million prize from the “Bonus 100X” scratch ticket game....
Massachusetts Receives EPA Grant To Support Water Quality Monitoring
BOSTON – State environmental officials recently visited King’s Beach in Lynn, Massachusetts to discuss the $254,000 grant awarded to the state by the EPA to protect regional beachgoers by supporting water quality monitoring at state beaches. The funds, provided through the BEACH Act grant program, aim to ensure that all residents have clean, safe beaches […] The post Massachusetts Receives EPA Grant To Support Water Quality Monitoring appeared first on CapeCod.com.
Portsmouth, developer Mark McNabb work on downtown land swap: Here's why
PORTSMOUTH — The city and developer Mark McNabb are working on a land swap that would allow the developer to own all of Haven Court, which he is planning to pay to upgrade, along with High and Ladd streets, and the utilities underneath the roadways. McNabb reached out to the city about the proposed deal after one of his LLCs entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire the former J.J. Newberry property, he wrote in...
Portsmouth grad Ryan Minckler commits to play baseball at Arizona State University
SANFORD, Maine — Ryan Minckler put on a dazzling performance on Monday night for the Sanford Mainers, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning in Sanford's 3-2 win over Keene in a New England Collegiate Baseball League game. The 2021 Portsmouth High School graduate put on a show in...
RiverWoods returns with revised health center plan: Neighbors call it a ‘monstrosity’
EXETER — RiverWoods is moving forward with a revised plan to construct “a new state-of-the-art” health center along Jolly Rand and Kingston Drive. The continuing care retirement community went before the town’s Planning Board on Thursday, June 27, for a preliminary conceptual consultation on the proposed three-story building. The proposed 158,000-square-foot building will replace...
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