Manchester, NH –  Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow, is on display through January 3, 2010 at the Currier Museum of Art. It is the first major exhibition in 30 years dedicated to this brilliant, visionary, and prodigious photographer, showcasing his prolific body of work with more than 100 exquisitely printed vintage photographs from ...

BY JERRY LIPTAKManchester Central’s football team, rolling along since mid-October, finished flat against Nashua North. The third-seeded Little Green played well on offense and defense against the Titans, but the second-seeded hosts overcame a 12-3 deficit, scored late following a sequence of fumbles and reached the Division I finals with a ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYWhen the next fall sports season arrives, expect a change in the landscape of New Hampshire athletics. Beginning with the 2010- 11 fall schedule, all sports will use the divisional format, including the possibility of petitioning up or down. The change, according to athletics directors, provides more choice for schools. Some ...

I've been wondering about the newest thing in sports, Roller Derby, a sport which is really not so new at all,  and the group known as the ManchVegas Roller Girls. Roller Derby, it seems, is so popular (again) that there was even a film, Whip It, featuring Drew Barrymore, released this year. Manchester's Roller Girls ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYPeter Lally knows from experience what the Salem girls soccer team went through at Stellos Stadium. Lally’s No. 4 Manchester Central Little Green knocked off the No. 1-ranked Blue Devils in the Class L semifinals on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2-1, earning a shot at winning a second consecutive state title. “I’ve certainly ...

Recently, the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH, offered the opportunity for photographers to compete to have their works displayed at the museum and to participate in a "Photo Slam." After reviewing nearly one hundred entries, event curator Gary Samson, Chair of Photography at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, selected twelve ...

Montgomery Proulx, 20, of Manchester, was sentenced by Judge James O’Neill to serve 10 years to life in the New Hampshire State Prison for selling a fentanyl patch to Evan Schwager, 18, of Bedford, said Hillsborough County Attorney Marguerite Wageling on Sept. 28. Fentanyl is a powerful narcotic drug used as a pain killer. Schwager, a high ...

By Dan O’BrienFed up with a lack of communication and funding issues with Manchester public schools, the Hooksett School Board has sent a scathing letter to the mayor of Manchester and is talking about building a new high school here. Hooksett has a 20-year tuition agreement to send its public high school students to Manchester and has had ...

Brett Weston (1911-1993) was considered by many to be brilliant, visionary, prodigious, and among the most important photographers of the twentieth century. Yet, his achievements have often been overshadowed by those of his renowned father, Edward. In the first major exhibition in 30 years to be dedicated to Brett's prolific body of work, ...

The Currier Museum of Art hosts Oktoberfest in celebration of Autumn. On Thursday, October 1, from 5:30 to 7:30pm, visitors are invited to experience locally-crafted beers, live Bavarian music, German-inspired food, and art. This special First Thursday event features a 15-minute gallery talk at 5:45 pm: "Card Players by Jan Miense ...