DERRY — It was a century ago that Derry decided a celebration of winter could bring the community together and offer a lot of frosty fun.
As a woman born in the ’60s, I am of an age where I remember electric windows in cars as an indication of prestige, progression, coolness.
Q. I need help with television sound. My 95-year-old father has terrible hearing and is mostly dissatisfied with hearing aids, which he does not currently wear.
Friday, February 16, 2024
Every so often you get a nudge to update your phone. “You need 17.01.03! Now!”
WE’VE HAD a lot of home repairs lately. Our house is a lot like we are, slowly aging and in need of occasional patchwork.
Monday, February 12, 2024
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Babel’s Sugar Shack of Mason has already been busy tapping trees and collecting sap.
DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law on my wife’s side stayed a week and a half with us in Florida. I love her very much, and we all had a lovely visit. She has stayed with us before, alone and with my brother-in-law. We welcome them with open arms. Family means a lot to us.
Sunday, February 11, 2024
What better way to send Valentine’s wishes than with an Ottergram?
Friday, February 09, 2024
Portsmouth wasn’t quite ready to part with its towering Christmas tree just yet. So they turned it into a Tree of Love — just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Saturday, February 03, 2024
Saturday, January 27, 2024
Like many parents, I expect that a text to Daughter will be answered immediately. If a minute passes, I assume she is busy, or kidnapped.
Q. Who makes a good TV antenna? I want to cut the cord, no more cable TV for me! I have a one-story house and can use an outdoor antenna if necessary.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
NASHUA — Realizing how hectic it can be for the city’s newest residents to settle into their new digs and find answers to the many questions that inevitably arise during such a transition, representatives of various city agencies, services and organizations are putting together a welcoming r…
Saturday, January 20, 2024
He was known as the Hermit of Taylor Pond, but to me he was simply Perley, an unlikely friend who chose to live in seclusion, keeping his distance from people for much of his life — and then welcoming visitors to his makeshift door when he became the stuff of local lore and legend.
My newsfeed said that the internet had been “set on fire” when Martha Stewart, 82, posted a sultry selfie of herself in front of a hotel bathroom mirror the morning after a rough 8-hour flight.
Saturday, January 13, 2024
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There’s more than meets the eye when Manchester native Joshua Hrehovcik lowers his camera lens to talk about his life.
Q. Back in 2018 I took your advice and got the Cambridge Audio Air 100 speaker for $144.99. It is fantastic! (I tried to get the bigger Air 200, but missed out.) Today I read your column about the Klipsch The One Plus. Intrigued, I went to their website and saw they also offer a bigger speak…
The way I see it, avoiding temptation should count for something.
Saturday, January 06, 2024
My friend just returned from a very long business trip to India. While she marveled at the exotic, delighted in the foreign, basked in the incredible, she shared with me how she’s perfected the art of coming home.
Friday, January 05, 2024
The Hotel Concord and Intown Concord have teamed up for Concord NH Winter Fest Friday through Sunday, Jan. 26-28.
Monday, January 01, 2024
DERRY — It was an opportunity for children and their families to welcome the new year a bit early.
Derry’s LaBelle Lights experience runs through Jan. 7. More than a million lights illuminate outdoor displays along a walking path. LaBelle Lights is open Tuesday though Sunday, from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Elias Kacavas has come a long way since playing a rodent in a sixth-grade performance of “Ratatouille.”
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
PORTSMOUTH — You don’t have to feel — or eat — these works of art to make a connection.
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine - "There was a new joy that had never happened before."
When people unfolded their copies of the Buffalo Times on Dec. 6, 1898, they read news of a diamond heist, a double divorce and a deadly boating accident in Algiers. But there, at the bottom of the front page, was something truly unexpected: a letter from Santa Claus.
Saturday, December 23, 2023
Goffstown resident Kelly Socia launched the New Hampshire Party Bus as a retirement startup.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
JAFFREY — Return to Bedford Falls and relive the cinematic magic and wonder of director Frank Capra’s heartwarming tale “It’s a Wonderful Life” at a screening at the Park Theatre Saturday at 7 p.m.
Mountain Base Brewery in Goffstown held its second annual cookie decorating fundraiser for a family in need, which is different each year. “We’ve gotten a lot of great donations (for the family),” Carrie Currier, co-owner of the brewery with her husband, Jim. Their daughter, Candice Pendagas…
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
On Sunday, St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua held its annual Christmas in the Atrium celebration with Santa, his elves, and lots of fun activities for the kids
Monday, December 18, 2023
Each year the Jobin family raises money for Make-A-Wish New Hampshire through their lights display on Stephen Drive in Bedford. According to the family, they've raised $32,000 for the charity since 2015.
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Language is an organic thing. Which means it sometimes gets rotten and smells. But also “organic” in the sense that it must grow naturally.
In 2023, Americans dressed with a new sense of freedom. Relaxed dress codes and post-pandemic body positivity mean abdomens are exposed - not only on city streets and social media, but also in workplaces - and bras are considered optional.
Friday, December 15, 2023
HOLLIS — Shortly after he was deployed overseas during Operation Desert Storm, it wasn’t uncommon for U.S. Army veteran Chris Lussier to find himself surrounded by oil fires under a blackened sky — and longing for the sights and sounds back home in Greater Nashua.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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On the winter solstice last Dec. 21, a video production crew arrived at a small church at 143 Exeter Road in Hampton Falls — the one known for its Greek Revival architecture, white columns, and Trompe-l’œil (‘deceive the eye’) interior.
DJ Matt Facer looked out at the thousands of football fans packed into the stadium in Northampton, England, on Dec. 2, smiled at the thought of what he was about to do and pressed play.
Monday, December 11, 2023
William Eldor, 4, of Exeter, along with other children, was having a blast playing with a dreidel mascot at the Family Menorah Lighting held by Chabad of New Hampshire and PJ Library on the plaza in front of the New Hampshire State House on Thursday evening during the first night of Chanukah.
Saturday, December 09, 2023
What kind of mood are you in this holiday season?
