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Information from around the state
August 2009 - Posts
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First Colebrook Bank, based in New Hampshire’s North Country and with branches in Concord and Amherst, opens for business in Portsmouth on August 31. “The Moose has come to the Seacoast,” says John Pratt, Senior Vice President/Seacoast Read More...
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The New Hampshire Historical Society seeks outgoing, enthusiastic individuals to volunteer as gallery guides at its museum, located at 6 Eagle Square in Concord. Volunteer gallery guides welcome visitors and answer questions about New Hampshire history Read More...
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Club Cannon, a teen center located in Peterborough and run by the Creating Positive Change Coalition, has announced several special events for the "back-to-school" season. First, September 4th will usher in the return of Club Cannon's "First Read More...
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With the flick of a switch, the 58” plasma screen will come alive next Friday, September 4 th , featuring images from the new observatory telescope at the grand opening of the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center’s new observatory dome. The Read More...
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The heavy storm surge from Hurricane Bill has washed up dozens of lobster traps and related fishing gear along New Hampshire's coastline. Fish and Game Conservation Officers remind the public that state law prohibits any person other than the owner Read More...
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Retired United States Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter has agreed to join the board of trustees of the New Hampshire Historical Society and has made arrangements to donate his personal and professional papers to the Society’s archives collection. Read More...
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Nineteen-year-old Jason Phair, originally of Gorham, Maine, has died of injuries sustained in an All Terrain Vehicle incident in the early morning hours of August 24, 2009. Family members have been notified. Phair, who had been living with his girlfriend Read More...
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The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is orchestrating a statewide celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day this year. The 2009 Hunting and Fishing Day Expo & N.H. Tour is set for Saturday, September 26, 2009. Admission is free, and it Read More...
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The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department has set final season dates and bag limits for the 2009-10 waterfowl hunting season. After considering comments from sportsmen at the August 19 public meeting, the state's waterfowl hunting season remains Read More...
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Creativity will flow in different forms at the Currier Museum of Art as poetry joins with art. On Thursday, September 3, from 5:30 to 7:30pm, the Currier is hosting an Open Mic Night featuring New Hampshire's Poetry Slam team fresh off their participation Read More...
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The Margret and H.A. Rey Center in Waterville Valley has received a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council Humanities To Go! Program to sponsor an entertaining musical program by Adam Boyce, titled "Old Time Rules Will Prevail: The Fiddle Read More...
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Calypso Communications, a full-service marketing, public relations, and graphic design firm, announced today the roster of presenters set to speak at the state’s third Pecha Kucha event, scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 2009. The presentations Read More...
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While you're at the Hopkinton State Fair this September, be sure to visit the "Discover Wild New Hampshire Building" presented by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. See wildlife mounts and exciting exhibits, talk to Conservation Read More...
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With a stroke of his pen, Governor John H. Lynch brought together two noted space pioneers from New Hampshire in a ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 77. By changing the name of New England 's newest science center to the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Read More...
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New Hampshire Fish and Game and the N.H. Department of Resources and Economic Development Division of Forests and Lands, with support from the N.H. Army National Guard, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and City of Concord, will be conducting a “prescribed Read More...
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Concord Community Music School is pleased to offer individual and group sessions in Music Therapy through its program established in 2007 by program director Krisi Geary. Ms. Geary, who holds an M.A. in Expressive Therapies from Lesley University, was Read More...
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Cigar aficionados and novices alike are invited to explore and enjoy the world of cigars along the scenic Old Port waterfront during “Seagars by the Sea,” to be held Sunday, September 27 from 2-6 p.m. Seagars by the Sea is the inaugural Maine Read More...
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Now there's a great way to make money for your club or school, plus help the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department conserve wildlife and wild places -- Fish and Game is offering schools and clubs the opportunity to sell the new 2010 N.H. Fish & Read More...
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No matter what your age or your musical experience, the Concord Community Music School invites you to sing with us this fall. The following choruses are seeking new members: the all-women Songweavers and the Purple Finches children’s chorus (for Read More...
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A tragic weekend dirt bike accident claimed the life of 11-year-old Zachary MacDonald of Hampstead, N.H. The boy's family was staying in a campground in Bath and riding on the rail trail between Bath and Lisbon, N.H. Zachary was riding third in a Read More...
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On August 16, The Barnstormers Theatre celebrated 79 years of professional summer stock theatre--making it the oldest such theatre in the nation--with a gala celebration and its annual Business in the Arts award, presented this year to Meredith Village Read More...
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The New Hampshire Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program and the New Hampshire Trappers Association are teaming up to present a one-day workshop called Introduction to Trapping. The session will go over trapping basics, with information and hands-on instruction, Read More...
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The 4th annual Bluegrass Festival will be held August 21 to 23 in Waterville Valley Resort's Town Square, rain or shine, with live Bluegrass bands Friday 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday noon to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10-3. Kid's activities, face painting, barbeque, Read More...
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The Barnstormers Theatre presents "I Love You Because," a modern-day musical love story based on Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," August 18 to 22 in Tamworth, NH. When Austin Bennett finds out his girlfriend is cheating on Read More...
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There's a whole new way to take Hunter Education in New Hampshire -- with a computer! The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is now offering a basic Hunter Education course online, for those who simply prefer learning at their own pace. The course Read More...
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Bullfrog and Poor Howard Stith will open the weekend with their Tall Tales and the steady groove of the twelve string guitar. Over the years, Poor Howard has performed across the U.S., Europe and Japan, entertaining audiences in coffeehouses, bars and Read More...
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The Barnstormers Theatre announces the first performance of its Young Actors Project, The Lawnstormers, August 11 to 14 in Tamworth, NH "The Barnstormers has a long history of training and mentoring young actors," says Bob Shea, artistic director Read More...
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Cruise and mingle with Miss NH 2009 Lindsey Graham and the 2010 Miss NH contestants on a brunch cruise on Sunday, August 23 around beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee. Proceeds for this annual fundraiser go to the Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Fund, a 5013c Read More...
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Cranmore Mountain's popular comedy series continues on Friday, Sept. 4th with three popular Boston-area comedians plus emcee Mike Viselli taking the Eating House stage for a Labor Day kick off party. Doors open at 7pm for an 8pm performance by Mike Read More...
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The Barnstormers Theatre presents "Deathtrap", a murder-mystery-comedy by Ira Levin, from August 11 to 15 in Tamworth, NH. Successful Broadway playwright Sidney Bruhl is in a dry spell until a student shows him a script that Bruhl thinks could Read More...
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Great news for prospective moose hunters! This August, the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire is auctioning five moose hunting permits for the 2009 moose hunt, along with licenses, as part of a new program to support the conservation of wildlife Read More...
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Jon Papandrew has been the Operations Manager at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom for more than a decade. His face has been the first to welcome each and every artist to Hampton Beach, his hand has been the last to bid them farewell as they hit the road Read More...
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For several weeks, drivers on Route 1 in Portsmouth, in the area around Water Country, have puzzled over it: that yellow sign with the moose profile plus the words “Future Home” and “Moose Ahead”… and nothing more. Future Read More...
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