By Michelle Kim NEW BOSTON – It’s Winter Carnival time again in New Boston. On Saturday, Feb. 2, area residents can look forward to a day filled with winter activities topped off with the highlight of the evening, the lip sync singing contest. The day’s outdoor activities, in the field behind the town hall, ...

By Michelle Kim   GOFFSTOWN – Residents can expect a school operating budget of $34.8 million and only a few other articles to be on the table for this year’s upcoming Feb. 4 deliberative session of the school district meeting. The 2008-09 proposed operating budget of $34,822,651 represents a 1.2 percent increase over the ...

By Darrell Halen   Should you be lucky enough to talk “bunka” with Dottie Beal, don’t feel the need to cover the ears of nearby children. Contrary to the slang sound of its name, bunka is a wonderfully expressive art form that Dottie explains is “like stitching brush strokes of color.” Bunka is the Japanese ...

By Darrell Halen The scars from skin cancer treatments made Kim Sanga too embarrassed to wear a two-piece bathing suit in her own backyard. Her husband, Shawn, told her she was crazy and that her scars tell a story. “It hit me that I shouldn’t be afraid. I should celebrate my scars,” Sanga said. Now, she and other cancer ...

Holiday Holistic Fair to be held in Bedford, NH Holiday Shoppers as well as those who are in need of some pampering have the opportunity on Sunday, November 4th to experience a unique atmosphere during the beginning of the Holiday Fair Season. There will be over 30 exhibitors joining together to promote holiday sales in an atmosphere that ...

By Ryan O’Connor Staff Writer This year, the S.N.O.B. (Somewhat North of Boston) Film Festival will celebrate its fifth anniversary with five days of international, national, regional and local films ­ all in downtown Concord. With more than 65 films including features, documentaries, animated, short ...

By Rod Hansen Staff Writer As guests turned out in unprecedented numbers for the annual Senior Citizens Luncheon at Goffstown High School on Saturday, Oct. 21, event organizers had to think quickly to accommodate the crowd. About 100 seniors were expected to ...

By Karen Braynard Correspondent Dancing leaves photography by Thomas Berntsen is part of “Beyond the Garden Gate – Art Inspired by Nature” on display at Anderson-Soule Gallery in Concord. ...

By Rod Hansen Staff Writer Goffstown artist Diane Ryan displays her acrylic painting, “Putting the ‘Aggie’ Back in Culture,’ at a preview for the Goffstown Open Studio Tour. Ryan is one of ...