BY JILLIAN JORGENSENIn a unique fundraiser, volunteers “kenneled up” at the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire’s Bedford shelter, raising more than $16,000 in the drive, exceeding its $15,000 goal. “That was an excessive goal,” said Robin McCune, coordinator of events and community relations at the ARL. ...

BY DARRELL HALENWhile donning a torn white shirt and wearing makeup, Erin Johnson, 17, moved like a zombie across the Bedford High School gymnasium floor. Johnson, along with more than 100 other zombies, danced to the hit Michael Jackson song, “Thriller,” during a charity event aimed at helping set a new world record for the largest ...

By Darrell HalenWhen a crowd of people dance to the Michael Jackson song “Thriller” at Bedford High School a week before Halloween, they will not just be part of an effort to set a world record for the largest simultaneous dance. They will also be raising money to help a local girl and other victims of a debilitating, degenerative ...

Cigar fans will be gathering along the Old Port waterfront for the upcoming Seagars by the Sea event, to be held Sunday, September 27.  Seagars by the Sea is the inaugural Maine fundraiser for Homes For Our Troops, a national non-profit organization created to raise funds for the construction and adaptation of homes for severely disabled war ...

The Hudson Fish and Game Club will be holding a fundraising event for Catch-A-Dream organization. Catch-A-Dream grants once-in-a-lifetime outdoor experiences to children 18 years old or younger who have a life-threatening illness. Catch-A-Dream's singular purpose is to provide consumptive use outdoor experiences to fill the “gap” ...

The seventh annual Crispin’s House One-Pitch Softball Tournament takes place Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Villa Augustina fields. First pitch is set for 9 a.m. Al Baines, president of Crispin’s House and tournament director, said Main Street Eye Care, the Goffstown Police Association, Poised Solutions Inc. and Granite St ate Plumbing and ...

BY SARAH LEBRUNAfter months of planning and $70,000 of fundraising later, the Peter Woodbury Community School Yard will finally be built. The work will begin Friday, July 31, when Bill Simione of Play Pro installs the first deck of the traditional playground equipment. On Saturday, Aug. 1, volunteers will attach other playground equipment to the ...

By Danny Deconinck The Goffstown community came together recently in support of 17-year-old Shayne Pouget. Pouget was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease in September 2008 and has struggled with his condition ever since. Luna Salon in Goffstown sponsored an event to help the Pouget family, and held the “Three Shears for Shayne” ...

BY DERRICK PERKINSVolunteers at the Shaw’s Supermarket of Windham have the sweet taste of success in their mouths after smashing their goal of raising $200 for childhood cancer research by June 14. After bringing in more than $1,250 in donations over two days of running an Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation fundraiser outside of the 43 ...

BY PATRICK O’NEILLCancer kills millions each year, and for one group of Bedford students, fighting for a cure is their one goal this summer. Sarah Kossak and Heidi Fraitzl lead a group of Bedford High students who will participate in the Greater Manchester Relay for Life at Livingston Park in June. On Saturday, April 18, they held a spring ...