By Jen McDowell  In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, New Hampshire blues artist T.J. Wheeler performed with his "Dr. Jazz Freedom Singers" from the Dupont School in Allenstown on Wednesday, Jan. 16. Fifteen students participated in the band as part of the school's enrichment program. Wheeler came in twice to ...

BY IRENE LABOMBARDE Joyce Hunter gets emotional when she talks about her daughter Julie’s departure for college. Having your only child leave the nest can be traumatic, especially if you weren’t sure that day would ever be possible. Julie, 18, has a learning disability, yet she is headed to Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass., ...