BY LAUREN SAUSSERA family lost almost everything in a two-alarm fire that ravaged their Weare home on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Weare firefighters, the first to arrive on the scene at 11 Cilley Hill Road, said the blaze started about 12:51 p.m. Local trucks arrived within five minutes. Later, teams from Henniker, Bow, Dunbarton, New Boston and Hopkinton ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYLocal towns are dealing with the wrath of Mother Nature, who dropped ice around the Granite State, leaving a good portion of the state in the dark. More than 325,000 New Hampshire residents were left without power following an ice storm that many officials say was worse than the one that took place in 1998. “I’ve been ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY With Halloween arriving, not all students will be getting tricks or treats in the classroom, as many schools have shifted away from traditional festivities. One school that has done away with Halloween festivities is Hooksett’s Fred C. Underhill School, as Assistant Principal Ralene St. Pierre said the school has been ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow’s and John Stark’s girls soccer teams couldn’t muster any serious offensive threats through 80 minutes of play. But it took John Stark forward Joan Hamel only 1 minute, 4 seconds to break through the afternoon shadows that consumed the Bow High School field and a host of Falcon defenders. Her ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYBow’s and John Stark’s girls soccer teams couldn’t muster any serious offensive threats through 80 minutes of play. But it took John Stark forward Joan Hamel only 1 minute, 4 seconds to break through the afternoon shadows that consumed the Bow High School field and a host of Falcon defenders. Her goal gave the ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Last year, Auburn’s Joey Dudek rode his arm and leg to Gillette Stadium – and very nearly the Super Bowl. Dudek, who won the 10- and 11-year-old division of the local Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick competition last August, also triumphed at the sectional competition in Bristol, R.I., and then the regional ...

EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS Although Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has not been detected in samples taken from around New England this year, officials urge that care be taken to avoid contracting this viral disease, considered to be one of the most deadly mosquito-borne diseases in the United States, according to the U.S. ...

BY JENN McDOWELL As warm summer weather entices people to spend more time outside, state health officials are warning residents to be more aware of the big dangers that lie in wait in the tiniest of organisms. Jason Stull, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services’ public health veterinarian, said that right now ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYLori Fisher wants to know everyone who walks through the Baker Free Library’s door, but has some work ahead of her before that can happen. As she takes over as the new library director in Bow, Fisher is learning about her new patrons and her new job, replacing Linda Kling, who recently retired. “For me the hardest ...

BY JENN MCDOWELL With gas prices flirting with the $4 mark, it’s a wonder people are sticking to their summer vacation plans. But for the most part they will, according to the American Automobile Association. They’ll just be more frugal. While AAA has not released official summer travel projections yet this year other than ...