BY SUZANNE D’AMATOTo those of us who live in the Granite State, it’s no surprise that small-town folks have big hearts. With the holiday season almost here, the familiar requests for monetary donations and drives for items of all kinds are being made. The following are just a few examples of how generous donations of money, time and ...

By DARRELL HALENThree years ago, when he was only 15 months old, Declan Rourke of Bedford had a tumor surgically removed from his brain. Now, his family is raising money to help other young patients struck by the same disease. Declan’s family is part of a team that will participate in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on Sunday, Sept. 13, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYBatters launching home runs over the fence at the Villa Augustina field complex in Goffstown didn’t get a leisurely stroll around the bases. Instead, they got a lonely walk back to the dugout. During the annual Crispin’s House one-pitch softball tournament, the rules don’t allow home runs, as balls traveling ...

By JILLIAN JORGENSENA Bedford woman is on the journey of a lifetime, taking a 3,629-mile bicycle tour across the country to raise money for charity. Jeannie Benton, 51, began the trip in Astoria, Ore., on June 21. She plans to arrive in Portsmouth 11 states and 50 days later, on Aug. 10. The ride will not only give her a chance to pass through ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEA tag team of scam artists who residents said were posing as teenagers raising money for youth trips and charitable causes have been snagged by Seacoast police. Authorities arrested two people, a man and a woman, who had been soliciting charitable donations in neighborhoods, saying they were affiliated with a company known as ...

Crispin’s House Inc., a nonprofit program for at-risk youths, hosts its annual one-pitch softball tournament on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Goffstown Junior Baseball Villa Augustina Fields, starting at 9 a.m. Al Baines, president of Crispin’s House and the tournament director, said the event was moved from its usual Friday night slot in ...

BY IRENE LABOMBARDE "Search Inward, Look Upward, Reach Outward” is the message inscribed on the brick the Hughes family donated to the newly rebuilt Ann DeNicola Memorial Playground. It is also the philosophy behind the Color My World charity Angela and Brian Hughes founded, along with their children, almost 10 years ...