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New Hampshire School Cutting Funding for Sports
Stevens High School may not have the money to fund sports and other extra-curricular activities during the 2025-26 school year because the Claremont School District is dealing with a multimillion dollar deficit. SAU 6 school board chair Heather...

The Rise of DraftKings and How Sports Betting Swept America
Few places rival the electric thrill of a casino: air thick with smoke, chips clinking, muted footsteps on velvet carpets, all cast in the glow of glitzy chandeliers and neon slot machines. But the lights are flickering on the Las Vegas Strip, in...

“Old Friends, New Works” art exhibit opens at Kimball Jenkins Mansion
“Old Friends, New Works” features paintings by four local artists whose works will be on view at the Kimball Jenkins Mansion from Friday, August 22 through Saturday, September 27. The exhibition features works by Tricia Gibbs, Betsy Holmes,...

‘Topographies’ exhibit arrives in Bayside at Garage Art Center
Topographies by artist Peter Gerakaris will open on September 6 at the Garage Art Center in Bayside. Photo courtesy of Garage Art Center. Search our comprehensive guide to things to do in Queens for more local events — or submit your own! The...

This New Hampshire College Tradition is Like No Other
This weekend, a younger cousin of mine shipped off to college for the first time. Before he left, however, I was able to share some of my fondest memories of my life with him - those memories coming from my time at Franklin Pierce University. Near...

Arizona senator backtracks on previous rebukes of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation status
During a visit to New Hampshire Friday, U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego said New Hampshire “definitely has to be in the mix” to be the first primary election in the 2028 U.S. presidential cycle despite telling the state to “move on” a few years back. In...

Dan Lyons joins New Hampshire Boat Museum Board of Trustees
MOULTONBOROUGH —The New Hampshire Boat Museum appointed Dan Lyons to its board of trustees in May. A financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with the Market Square Group in Portsmouth, Lyons is a graduate of Brewster Academy and Marist College, where...

York Library hosts Dustan Knight’s 'Creative Joy' art exhibition
YORK, Maine — York Public Library is hosting "Creative Joy," a solo exhibition of works by artist Dustan Knight, on display from Sept. 4 through Oct. 31. Knight holds an MFA from Pratt Institute and an MA in art history from Boston University....

Stand by Me Reunion Coming to New Hampshire This December
Fire up the Ben E. King music—we’re heading back to the late 1950s to celebrate one of the greatest coming-of-age movies ever made. In 1986, the movie Stand by Me was released. Based on a Stephen King novella titled The Body, it became an instant...

The sweet reason why New Hampshire has a new state marsupial
Vivien Deal-Sosa worked alongside her Chesterfield School classmates to petition for the Virginia opossum to become NH’s state marsupial. Here’s how she did it. For most people, encountering a Virginia opossum in your garage is a jarring...

Tyngsboro Select Board denies entertainment license for Yellow House cannabis dispensary
TYNGSBORO — Select Board members unanimously denied an application for a one-year entertainment license for the Yellow House cannabis dispensary, agreeing that traffic on Middlesex Road near the New Hampshire state line is a serious public safety...

Ruben Gallego gives Democrats blunt advice in New Hampshire, fueling 2028 talk
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire - Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) brought up his party’s “national brand problem” early in his visit here this week and said some of its politicians were “lying to themselves that things were getting better” economically...

Laconia native Edgar Conroy named youngest honoree in Media PlayNews 40 Under 40
LACONIA — Edgar Conroy, graduate of Laconia High School and current student at Plymouth State University, has been named to the Media PlayNews 40 Under 40 list, recognizing the top rising leaders in the entertainment and media industry nationwide....

Still life painting exhibit on display at New Hampshire Antique Co-op
MILFORD — The New Hampshire Antique Co-op is presenting The American Still Life: Two Centuries of Timeless Tradition, an art exhibit celebrating the enduring beauty of still life painting from the 19th century to the present day. The exhibit will...

Gallego gives Democrats blunt advice in New Hampshire, fueling 2028 talk
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Sen. Ruben Gallego , D-Ariz ., brought up his party’s “national brand problem” early in his visit here this week and said some of its politicians were “lying to themselves that things were getting better” economically during the...

Joe Sweeney engages New Hampshire community through social media posts
Joe Sweeney, New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Rockingham 25th District | Facebook Joe Sweeney, New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Rockingham 25th District | Facebook Joe Sweeney, a public figure and active social media...

Claremont School District braces for big budget cuts
CLAREMONT, N.H. (WCAX) - Big cuts are being made by the school district in Claremont, New Hampshire, to cover a massive budget deficit. School officials say the district is facing a financial hole of anywhere between $1 million and $5 million....

Mary Thoms Named Athletic Communications Assistant
Via New England College, 3h ago HENNIKER, N.H. – The New England College Department of Athletics has named Mary Thoms as Athletic Communications Assistant. Mary is a recent graduate from Colby-Sawyer College, having spent the last five years in...

How Keegan Bradley fits the Arnold Palmer mould
We photographed Keegan Bradley for this issue’s cover at The Golf Club of New England in Stratham, New Hampshire, two weeks after his PGA Tour win in Hartford. The brawny 7,600-yard track is Bradley’s opposite homebase from Grove XXIII in Jupiter,...

Flotilla to sail on Retreat Meadows in solidarity with Global Sumud Flotilla
BRATTLEBORO — According to a news release, on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m., members of Southern Vermont for Palestine (SV4P) and Jewish Voice for Peace of Vermont & New Hampshire (JVP VT/NH) will sail a flotilla on Brattleboro’s Retreat Meadows, in...