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Literacy funding on tap for Laconia School Board
LACONIA — The city’s schools are in line for nearly $70,000 in state grants to help reading instruction. The grants will be discussed at the board meeting on Tuesday, May 21. The funding comes in the form of three “Leaning into Literacy II” grants provided by the state’s...
Walk for Sight in Concord raises more than $100,000 for Future in Sight
CONCORD, N.H. — The annual Walk for Sight was held in Concord Saturday to benefit Future in Sight, a New Hampshire nonprofit that specializes in providing services for the blind and visually impaired. Dozens gathered in Concord to participate in the one-mile loop around town. Organizers said this was...
2023 hit farmers hard. Now, many say NH's Ag department is making things worse in 2024
At the start of every growing season for the past 14 years, James Steever, who co-owns Generation Farm in Concord, works his fields, plants his seeds — and hand-delivers his organic certification application to the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture. But this February, when he arrived at the department’s...
55 New Hampshire law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty remembered at ceremony
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire's fallen law enforcement officers were remembered in Concord on Friday as people gathered for the annual memorial ceremony. "It's important to honor the sacrifice that these officers have made," Michael Latvis, whose father served at the Nashua Police Department, said. The ceremony has been...
Richard Gunnar Juve: Former State School presents opportunity to provide hope for marginalized
It's time to recognize the overlooked and forgotten members of our community — the handicapped and the homeless. The former State School site in Laconia presents an opportunity to provide a beacon of hope for those who feel abandoned and marginalized.
Motorcycle experts reminding riders of safety tips following several recent crashes
LONDONDERRY, N.H. — Motorcycle experts are reminding the public to ride safely this season in light of multiple serious crashes in New Hampshire. On Sunday, a crash in Londonderry on Nashua Road and Mohawk Drive left two people in the hospital. Auburn officials said they responded to a motorcycle...
New Hampshire Senate tables bill inspired by state hospital shooting
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bipartisan bill drafted in the response to the fatal shooting of a New Hampshire Hospital security guard has hit a roadblock in the state Senate. The GOP-controlled Senate voted 13-10 along party lines Thursday night to table a bill inspired by Bradley Haas, who was killed in November by a former patient at the psychiatric hospital in Concord.
North American Pro Stock Nationals at Lee offers 30,000 reasons for racers to take notice
Sunday’s North American Pro Stock Nationals is unlike any other race at Lee USA Speedway in recent memory. It’s not the platform of choice, or the lap count, or even the names on the entry list. It’s the money. Whoever crosses under the checkered flag first this...
Iditarod champion, NH native Rick Mackey dies after cancer battle
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Rick Mackey, the winner of the 1983 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, has died of lung cancer, his daughter told The Associated Press Wednesday. Mackey, who died Monday, was 71. The Mackey name is closely tied to the history of the Iditarod, the grueling race that...
Massachusetts woman arrested in connection to multiple scams in two New Hampshire towns, NH AG says
Authorities are investigating multiple scam incidents in New Hampshire involving two older people. The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office said Rachel Chen, 25, of North Andover, Massachusetts, was arrested on March 14 in connection to multiple scam incidents in Nashua and Allenstown. According to authorities, a person in their 60s...
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