Class of 2013 takes center stage

call imageElizabeth Cantrall
ALTON — The Prospect Mountain High School graduation on Friday, June 14, was a ceremony filled with light-hearted memories and many good laughs. The 118 graduates filed in to the school auditorium ...More

Board forces Kratovil to step down from hiring panel

Elizabeth Cantrall
NEW DURHAM — The agenda for the June 10 meeting of the New Durham Board of Selectmen was a busy one, but much of it related, in one way or another, to the hiring of a new fire chief. Fire Lieutenant ...More

Spring season comes to a close at Prospect

call imageJoshua Spaulding
ALTON — The spring sports season officially drew to a close at Prospect Mountain High School on Monday, June 10, as student-athletes were honored for their accomplishments during the spring sports ...More

City’s 203-acre Mt. Jasper property a treasure, consultants say

Edith Tucker
BERLIN — The 203-acre city-owned Mount Jasper property is mostly forested with scattered mature red oak and other hardwoods, white pines, eastern hemlock and some beeches and white birch, consultants ...More

Main GSU transformer is energized at the Burgess Biopower plant

Edith Tucker
BERLIN — Work continues at the Burgess BioPower plant, woodyard, and associated facilities, reported Alex Ritchie, managing director of Cate Street Capital for Government and Community Relations ...More

BHS graduating class of 2013 move ahead

call imageJody Houle
BERLIN — On Friday afternoon, the Berlin High School class of 2013 made their last entrance as students in a packed gymnasium of energetic families and friends. 87 graduates were commended. ...More

Mountain View nurse named LNA of the Year

call imageMellisa Seamans
OSSIPEE — Erin Higgins, a Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) at Mountain View Community, has been awarded the statewide county nursing home LNA of the Year. Higgins was presented with the award in ...More

County delegation approves wood processor purchase

call imageMellisa Seamans
OSSIPEE — After several failed attempts at convincing the county delegation to purchase a new wood processor, county commissioners got some help from an unexpected source — the Emerald Ash ...More

Commissioners hire resource director, get direction on old nursing home

Mellisa Seamans
OSSIPEE — Carroll County Commissioners made the announcement June 12 they have hired a new human resources director, Wynette DeGroot who is set to begin work July 15. DeGroot currently works for ...More

Ride the Wilds touted as a success

Stephanie Antonucci
STEWARTSTOWN—Dozens gathered near the shores of Little Diamond Pond on Saturday for the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of Ride the Wilds at Coleman State Park....More

89 WMRHS diplomas awarded to the Class of 2013 on Saturday

call imageEdith Tucker
WHITEFIELD — Eight-nine members of the Class of 2013 earned diplomas this year, with nearly all on hand to receive them in person from SAU 36 Interim Superintendent Dr. Harry Fensom. ...More

Long-awaited scenic overlook contract goes to A.B. Logging

Edith Tucker
BRETTON WOODS — If all goes as expected at today’s meeting of Governor and Council in Concord, A.B. Logging, Inc. of Lancaster will officially be awarded the $704,870 low-bid contract to construct ...More

Seniors inspired Eagles to state title

call imageJeff Lajoie
GILFORD — As far as high school careers go, the seniors on the Gilford High School boys’ tennis team can’t complain about their four years in blue and white. The Golden Eagles won three ...More

Ride comes to a halt

call imageJeff Lajoie
PLYMOUTH — It wasn’t supposed to end so soon for Gilford High School. Behind an outstanding senior class, the Golden Eagles had their sights firmly planted on a Division III state championship ...More

Digging deep

call imageJeff Lajoie
MANCHESTER — Matt Saulnier was exhausted. Alex Simoneau was in deep trouble. But with a state championship in the balance, the senior co-captains responded. Saulnier and Simoneau both rallied from ...More

Tuftonboro selectmen review summer plans

Elissa Paquette
TUFTONBORO — Holly Williams, newly-hired Swim Program Director for Tuftonboro’s Parks and Recreation Commission, introduced herself to the Tuftonboro Board of Selectmen at its June 10 meeting. ...More

Resident questions tax-deeded auction arrangement

Thomas Beeler
WAKEFIELD — Resident Relf Fogg was not at the May 22 meeting of Wakefield selectmen, but he was able to watch it on the public access channel. Most of what he saw was OK, but not the part where ...More

Kingswood High School graduates 164 seniors

call imageHeather Terragni
WOLFEBORO — The sun came out just in time to shine down on the 164 graduates of the Kingwood Regional High School Class of 2013 during its commencement exercises held at Alumni Field on the Kingswood ...More

“Time to leave our mark”

call imageJames Barrett
WOODSVILLE— The friends and family of the Woodsville community gathered at Woodsville High School to celebrate the Class of 2013 commencement on Saturday, June 15. For all of those who graduated, ...More

Four camps provide diverse opportunities at CTE this summer

Darin Wipperman
LITTLETON — Four different summer camps will be offered at the Hugh Gallen Career and Technical Center later this month and in July. Weeklong looks into health careers, broadcasting, babysitting, ...More

Town receives Bunker Lane dike report

Darin Wipperman
LINCOLN — An engineering firm has sent the town a report on the Bunker Lane dike. The document discusses recommendations for remediation to protect the structure, which holds back about 2,000 feet ...More

Steady Panthers aim for return to postseason in 2014

call imageJeff Lajoie
MOULTONBOROUGH — A year after reaching the postseason for the first time in program history, the Moultonborough Academy girls’ tennis team finished with the exact same regular season record ...More

Donovan leaps way to strong showing at NE Championship

call imageJeff Lajoie
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — It was quite a season for David Donovan. The Inter-Lakes High School senior closed out what was an eventful spring on the track with a strong showing in the New England Championship ...More

Offense can’t break through as Panthers bounced by Littleton

call imageJeff Lajoie
LITTLETON — Everything seemed just out of reach for Moultonborough Academy. The ninth-seeded Panthers had their chances, but top-seeded Littleton always had an answer. The host Crusaders advanced ...More

National Women Build Week is strong in the Mount Washington Valley May 12th kick-off for construction

By Rachael Brown
You often hear about women helping other women, what about women building homes for other women? That is exactly what will happen on May 12th in Fryeburg at 483 Menotomy RD. Thanks to Lowe’s North ...More

A rugged trek in the Caribou-Speckled Wilderness

Steve Smith
RELATIVELY FEW HIKERS are familiar with the trails on the eastern side of the Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness, a remote 12,000-acre tract in the Maine portion of the White Mountain National Forest. ...More

Purity Spring Resort celebrates 100 years, looking for another 100 to follow

call imageRachael Brown
THE WATERS OF Purity Lake in East Madison run as deep as the roots of the family who have been stewards of the surrounding land since the 1800s. According to N.H. Fish and Game the lake is as deep as ...More

Mills to be inducted into NHIAA Hall of Fame

CONCORD — R. Patrick Corbin, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) is pleased to announce the inductees into the 2013 NHIAA Hall of Fame. The NHIAA ...More

Ryan, Andersen, Gocha, Melanson and Adair compete with the best

call imageJoshua Spaulding
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — While the performances weren’t quite as strong as they were the previous week, there were plenty of stories at Saturday’s New England Track and Field Championships, ...More

Sudden agony

call imageJoshua Spaulding
NASHUA — In compiling a 16-0 regular season record, the Derryfield boys’ lacrosse team outscored its opponents by a 271-42 margin. The Cougars had only two games where the point differential ...More

Young talent highlighted track season for Bears

call imageJeff Lajoie
TILTON — In a balanced year on the Division III landscape, the Winnisquam Regional High School girls’ track and field team showed it fit right in amongst the top teams at the state championship ...More

Willcutt, Clairmont, Bailey tabbed for All-State honors

call imageJeff Lajoie
REGION — With another softball season officially in the books after state championship games last weekend, the New Hampshire Coaches’ Association once again revealed its All-State teams for ...More

Defending champs knock out Bears, 4-0

call imageJeff Lajoie
WHITEFIELD — The margin for error in the postseason shrinks considerably. Add in a road game, against the top seed who also happens to be undefeated and the defending state champion, and that margin ...More
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