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NH Filmmaker of the Year talks collaboration, creativity
10-27-2024 2:09 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Ian Scura started experimenting with a camera in elementary school. Using his older brother’s equipment, he created stop-motion videos with Legos and toyed around with other film projects with friends.“I just grew up loving using the medium of film to...


John Stephen and Jim O’Connell discuss priorities in District 4 Executive Council race
10-25-2024 5:31 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Jim O’Connell and John Stephen have spent weeks crisscrossing the eastern part of the state door knocking, talking to people on the streets and attending events to inform them about the duties of the Executive Council and what’s at stake in this...


A place to stroll: Allenstown celebrates completion of rail trail to Hooksett
10-22-2024 6:38 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Sunlight streamed through the trees and gravel crunched underfoot as a small group of town officials gathered at the entrance of Allenstown’s new mile-long rail trail connecting to Hooksett.After a year and a half of work clearing the trail, laying...


‘We just have fun’: Seniors connect through music
10-19-2024 5:30 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Dorean Kimball bought an accordion at a yard sale in 1972 thinking she would use it with her 5th and 6th grade students at Merrimack Valley Middle School, where she taught. The accordion sat untouched in a box for over three decades until she decided...


A tight-knit community: Concord yarn artists create park displays ahead of Sound & Color Festival
10-16-2024 3:26 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Three large frames decorated with leaves, sea creatures, pumpkins, flowers, and pom-poms – all made of yarn – hang in parks across Concord, injecting extra color into the foliage-saturated landscape. The frames, a communal effort among knitters and...


Doherty and Lovlien face off for District 3 County Commissioner seat
10-15-2024 5:48 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Beyond having the same first name and both living in Pembroke, the two candidates for District 3’s County Commissioner seat share the common goal of wanting to give back to their community.David Doherty, a Democrat, worked for several decades as a...


Life on-screen: Concord documentarian duo Samuel and Dan Habib to premiere new film in NH
10-15-2024 2:04 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

With the press of a button, Samuel Habib asked the question through his computer: “What’s the biggest risk you’ve taken in your life?” Pensive silence met his words.Actress Ali Stroker, who uses a wheelchair, told Samuel her biggest risk was moving to...


Hometown Hero: At Pembroke’s ‘fairy house,’ woman engages local kids in collaborative art
10-13-2024 12:00 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

To some in her Pembroke neighborhood, Lori Rowe’s home is known as the “fairy house” or the “fairy garden.” It started three years ago when she put out a display of hand-painted fairy houses with little gnomes and knick-knacks. Nestled into the base...


Happily ever after: The Wedding Place helps couples plan affordable ceremonies
10-11-2024 3:05 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Amy Cericola and her fiance, Mark DeAngelis, knew they didn’t want a big wedding.They met on a dating app two years ago and realized that they live just across the river from each other – her in Pembroke, him in Allenstown. They’re both in their 50s...


‘Luck of the draw’: Warner picks higher number, wins Franklin City Council seat
10-07-2024 8:55 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

The room fell silent as Franklin City Council candidate Valerie Blake reached into a plastic pumpkin bucket and withdrew a slip of paper. Her opponent, former school board member Al Warner, followed suit.Whoever drew the higher number would win the...


Creating a childcare village: Pembroke couple opens new center in Allenstown
10-05-2024 12:01 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

When Maranda and Mike Donnelly of Pembroke sought childcare for their two kids, they struggled to find available spots nearby.They took matters into their own hands.“We own a duplex and my sister had moved out, so we had this empty space and I was...


Active mornings: Loudon students walk to school together
10-02-2024 2:19 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Children and their parents gathered outside the Loudon Police Department on Wednesday morning in anticipation of Loudon’s Walk and Roll to School Day. Some brought their bikes, others boasted scooters, and the rest wore their best walking shoes for...


Filling the gap: Pittsfield, Barnstead partnership provides weekend meals to kids
10-01-2024 6:10 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Rows of canned foods and prepackaged snacks sat stacked in the basement of the Early Head Start building in Pittsfield. A small group of volunteers began moving down the line, placing one of each item in bags to be delivered to children in town.This...


Pembroke Library looks to the outdoors for increased community engagement
09-28-2024 7:01 AM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Bradley Cepeck joined Boy Scout Troop 270 in second grade. Now a senior at Pembroke Academy, the 17-year-old used his Eagle Scout project to give young and old community members a way to grow their green thumbs.Through conversations with the Pembroke...


Saint Anselm College pledges free tuition for qualifying N.H. residents
09-24-2024 8:00 AM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Saint Anselm College announced on Monday its pledge to offer free tuition to students from New Hampshire whose families make less than $100,000 and have a GPA of 3.25 or higher.  The initiative aims to offset the cost of college and make education...


Over 400 people gather for Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome Awareness
09-22-2024 2:45 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Bubbles floated through the air and children danced to music as families gathered in front of the state house on Sunday morning for this year’s annual Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome Awareness.The event included face painting, cotton candy, a food truck...


The Friendly Diner revives the Pittsfield breakfast scene
09-22-2024 12:06 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Scott Partridge doesn’t forget faces. Even if he can’t always recall someone’s name, he remembers their order. As customers trickled out of his new Pittsfield restaurant, the Friendly Diner, after the Tuesday lunch rush, he waved and thanked people...


Moving forward together: NH Songa founder Jean Hakuzimana wants to puncture preconceived notions on New Americans
09-20-2024 4:10 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Jean Hakuzimana describes himself as a man who wears many hats – father of four, founder and director of his own organization, state director of Ascentria Care Alliance’s Services for New Americans, journalist by training, New Hampshire resident, and...


New owners transform Suncook River Camp into family-friendly nature getaway
09-16-2024 5:31 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Sunlight bounced off the shiny tops of the RV trailers parked along the row of wooded campsites that stretch along the Suncook River.Strolling along the gravel pathway, Suncook River Camp’s new owners Joe and Kim Caprio smiled and waved as a camper...


Hometown Hero: Merrimack County grounds supervisor John Silver grows thousands of pounds of vegetables for nursing home, jail, and food pantries
09-15-2024 12:01 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

John Silver wandered through the carefully curated rows of peppers, squash, watermelon, cucumbers, and green beans, all grown by him. He leaned over, plucked a hot pepper from a bush, and took a bite.“I learned this from my father,” he said. “This is...

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