Category Archives: Around New England
Make a splash in one of these 5 NH swimming holes this summer
When the weather heats up and even the thermostat is sweating, the best way to stay cool is dive into one of NH’s many swimming holes. NH1 gathered five of the best secluded areas for swimming around the state for … Continue reading
WHOM: Best Burgers In Maine and New Hampshire
This week on the HOM Morning Show, we asked our listeners to tell us where they go for the best burgers in Maine and New Hampshire. I love a good burger!! I usually load mine up with cheddar cheese, bacon, … Continue reading
Balsams Developer May Submit Plan to Board at July Meeting
“We’ve been very busy since the first of the year furthering plans for Lake Gloriette House, the relocation of Spur Road, the Great Lawn and so on,” Ed Brisson, of Dixville Capital LLC, told the planning board. “It is a … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged Balsams, Les Otten, Planning Board
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Commuter Rail Kills
BOSTON (AP) — Authorities in Massachusetts say a man trespassing on commuter rail tracks was hit and killed by a train. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police say the 21-year-old man was on the right of way when he was … Continue reading
Weird light in NH sky has people asking if UFO visited the Granite State
MERRIMACK — UFO sighting or lens flare? One picture taken in Merrimack has people questioning what that weird light in the sky is. The above photo was sent to NH1 News as well as other Facebook sites asking, “What is … Continue reading
NH Police continue federally-funded sobriety checkpoints despite lack of arrests
A police checkpoint to stop drunk drivers last Saturday night in Chichester netted zero arrests, but that hasn’t slowed down plans for future operations. State police, citing “increasing incidents of drinking and driving,” are conducting another sobriety checkpoint in Portsmouth … Continue reading
Actor files complaint over racial incident at Peterborough store
Robert Douglas, of Atlanta, Georgia, is in Peterborough until July 3 while he is acting in the Players’ latest production, “The Whipping Man,” where he plays a recently freed slave in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, who must … Continue reading
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Tagged CVS, Peterborough, Racial profiling, Robert Douglas
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Curt Schilling: ‘If I Have to Shut Up to Get in the Hall of Fame, Then I Don’t Want In’
Though his conservative politics might keep legendary ace pitcher Curt Schilling from being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, that won’t stop the man regarded as one of the greatest Boston Red Sox heroes of all time from … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Free Speech
Tagged Baseball, Curt Schilling, Hall of Fame, politics
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Laconia Woman Saved 4th of July Parade
LACONIA — After Heidi Follansbee saw the poor turnout of participants for the city’s Memorial Day parade, she called the city’s Parks and Recreation Department to complain. When she was told the department was planning to drop its annual Fourth … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of July, Heidi Follansbee, Independence Day, Laconia, Parade
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French Food Giant Sells Stonyfield Yogurt to World’s Largest Dairy Corp.
After a 15-year run, the French food giant Danone Group has agreed to sell Stonyfield Organic to Groupe Lactalis for $875 million, Danone announced Monday. Lactalis, based in France, is the world’s largest dairy corporation, and represents cheese brands such as President, … Continue reading
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