BY MATT SCHOOLEY Since I first spoke with event organizer Mary Congoran about the race, she has been telling me the Contoocook Carry brings out the best in Hopkinton residents. I figured she was right, but until I rode my bicycle into a ditch on the side of the road, I never really completely understood. On Sunday, Sept. 21, ...

Concord radio station 105.5 JYY recently began a charity, when the station’s morning show host, Nazzy, stepped on the 46-inch by 68-inch platform of a scissor lift, and was raised 25 feet in the air at the State House Plaza in Downtown Concord. He pledged to stay there until $25,000 was raised for The JYY Children’s Fund. For the ...

The Junior Service League (JSL) of Concord will host the third annual American Girl Fashion Show at the Capitol Center for the Arts, Nov. 3 and 4 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day. The Junior Service League has received this opportunity to be the only New Hampshire organization to partner with the American Girl Co. for a fundraising fashion show. ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY When the time comes for a job interview, one of the most important things is to look good. But what if you can’t afford to? That’s where Lisa Maria-Booth and her group of volunteers come in. Maria-Booth is a member of the board of directors for the New Hampshire chapter of Dress for Success, which provides women ...

Contributions to the 2007 annual fund campaign for the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program are accepted through June 30. The annual fund campaign focuses on bringing in $50,000 in donations to match a challenge grant from the state legislature. Funds received also help meet the required state share of a federal matching grant for the ...