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Magnitude 1.6 earthquake centered in West Chesterfield, USGS says
CHESTERFIELD, N.H. — A magnitude 1.6 earthquake hit southwestern New Hampshire on Saturday morning, the USGS says. The epicenter for the earthquake was in West Chesterfield around 7:20 a.m., the United States Geological Survey said. The earthquake was 1 km deep. >> Download the free WMUR app to get...
The Stockwell Brothers on Putney Tavern lawn
PUTNEY, Vt. – Twilight Music launches its 21st Twilight on the Tavern Lawn series of bluegrass, folk, rock, world beat, jazz, pop, and Zydeco summer concerts on Sunday, May 26, with contemporary folk and bluegrass quartet The Stockwell Brothers. The seven-concert series continues every other Sunday, through Aug. 18. All concerts begin at 6 p.m. indowntown Putney, on the Putney Tavern lawn – bring a lawn chair or blanket – or at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill, in case of rain. Copresented with Next Stage Arts Project, the series is sponsored by the Town of Putney, The Mockingbird Tavern, Rod’s, and many other Putney-area businesses and organizations. The concerts are free to the public (donations are accepted), and food will be available. For more information, call 802-387-5772 or visit www.twilightmusic.org.
Iowa woman pleads guilty after banking more than $328,000 in dead mother’s Social Security checks
Ella Mae Woods, 75, appeared in federal court in Burlington on Friday in connection with a decades-long scheme that followed the1994 death of her mother, a Brattleboro resident. Read the story on VTDigger here: Iowa woman pleads guilty after banking more than $328,000 in dead mother’s Social Security checks.
An Ode to Highland Lake
Summers as a kid in Andover begin and end with memories made at Highland Lake. There are so many, but the snippets that follow rise up and gather as bubbles do where the water meets the sand. Memories of puttering around the lake in our family’s 10 foot “power” boat,...
Former Vt. Bread Company building bought by Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) - The former Vermont Bread Company building in Brattleboro has a new owner. The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation bought the building that sits right in its backyard. Officials say the building is in great shape with utilities and infrastructure already in place and that demand for this...
Woman dies in apparent lawnmower accident in Winchester, NH
A woman was killed when a lawnmower she was riding rolled over in an apparent accident on Sunday in Winchester, New Hampshire, police said. Investigators on Monday were still determining what happened in the incident about on Burt Hill Road, according to Winchester Police Chief David Rice. The woman was found by a family member, who called police shortly after 4 p.m.; there was no one around when the incident took place.
NH Chronicle: The Search for the Lost Camp Takodians
May 20th, 2024 — Tonight, a project to help families get a better picture of their lost heroes of WWII, thanks to a local summer camp historian and his research partner. Their unique work started with 12 Veterans who once attended the same Summer Camp in Richmond NH, known as The Lost Takodians.
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