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In troubled times, “Look for the helpers,” the inestimable Mister Rogers liked to say. “There’s always someone who is trying to help.”In New Hampshire, you don’t have to look far. The Union Leader put out a call asking readers to tell us about “acts of kindness” — everyday people who go abou…
MANCHESTER -- Citing concerns about the weather and children's safety, Police Chief Carlo Capano Wednesday morning postponed Halloween in the Queen City until Sunday afternoon.
PORTSMOUTH — A rare and impeccably documented 1925 Bugatti Type 35A restored in Portsmouth is expected to fetch up to $2.4 million at auction later this month.
MANCHESTER - The Granite State Brewers Association really knows how to throw a party.
LONDONDERRY -- When Anakin Williams wrote his letter to Santa Claus this year, the Moose Hill School kindergartner's Christmas list had only one item: to have his older brother Sebastian home in time for the holiday.
If you took a shot at the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot and bought your lottery ticket in New Hampshire, check your numbers.
HAMPTON – Curious onlookers with cameras in hand gathered around the Seashell stage Sunday as women arrived and removed their tops at Hampton Beach.
CONCORD — New Hampshire’s capital city wrapped up a week of festivities with a parade and party in the park Sunday in celebration of Concord’s 250th anniversary.
STRATHAM — The 48th annual Stratham Fair kicked off Thursday with sunny skies, comfy temps, and lots of food, folks and fun.
NEW BOSTON - Hundreds of people lined the parade route for the 84th annual Fourth of July parade which marched through the quaint center by the picturesque gazebo and ended at the fairgrounds.
It’s the way we celebrate Independence Day: boom, pop, crackle. Ooohs. Aaahs.
NASHUA — A tiny Christmas miracle, worth its weight in gold, was recently discovered at the bottom of a Salvation Army red kettle outside the state liquor store on Coliseum Avenue.
LOUDON – The normally quiet streets and parking lots during the off-season at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway became bright and colorful Friday, as the fourth annual Gift of Lights holiday lighting show began.
The beginning of the new year means new training requirements are now in effect for those who work with people who have Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
WOLFEBORO — The sounds of power and hand tools echo through the 4,500-square-foot main shop of Lakes Region Wooden Boats near downtown Wolfeboro.
It is at times hard to follow Eleanor Dunfey-Frieburger’s engaging new book: “Counter Culture: Clams, Convents, and a Circle of Global Citizens.”
Editor’s note: Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of an accident that took eight lives on the Mt. Washington Cog Railway. As part of our anniversary coverage, we are excerpting a chapter from Publisher Joseph W. McQuaid’s new memoir “Cog Days.” McQuaid worked at the Cog for four summers. He …
Today is the 50th anniversary of one of New Hampshire's deadliest accidents, a crash on the Mount Washington Cog Railway that claimed eight lives. As part of our anniversary coverage, we publish an excerpt from Union Leader and Sunday News Publisher Joseph W. McQuaid's new memoir, "Cog Days.…
More than 20 months after she first set the wheels in motion to bring a bike rental system to the state’s largest city, Carol Gayman says Manchester’s new two-year pilot program is finally ready to roll.
MANCHESTER — The new year brought a new baby early Friday morning, the city’s first of 2016.
MANCHESTER -- Santa isn’t just about Christmas wish lists — or just for kids.
PLAISTOW — After 26 years as a K-9 officer, it’s not surprising that Plaistow Police Sgt. Alec Porter decided to show off his Halloween spirit by putting cool but creepy skeletons of a cop and police dog on display outside his house.
LONDONDERRY — State lottery officials say a winning $1 million Powerball ticket was sold at a Shell service station in Londonderry.
MANCHESTER — Santa Claus came to town early, rumbling in on a motorcycle Sunday with bags full of toys for children who may otherwise go without during the holidays.
EXETER — Thomas Muscarello knew there was little that could scare his older brother, Norman.
MANCHESTER — Jack O’Connor proudly led the St. Patrick’s Parade on Sunday, flanked by the four men who nominated him to be grand marshal.
BELMONT – In a remarkable coincidence, right after meeting Wednesday with his new landlord, Bob Wolak bought some Powerball tickets from his soon-to-be old one -- including one that was a a million-dollar winner.
PORTSMOUTH — For six years the Elvis Room was a defiant hotspot at 142 Congress St., a ’90s counterculture gathering place tucked in among the Dickensian port city’s historic downtown.
There was a feeling of hope in the air as people from near and far were in downtown Monday to celebrate First Night.
Courtney Duffy was asked to be a bridesmaid in her friend Alexandra’s wedding.
A partial list of towns with set dates for Fourth of July celebrations and/or fireworks. If your town is not listed, please contact your local police department's business line or town hall for more information.
Although she's modest about her chances of winning, a 15-year-old girl from Alton is nonetheless expected to make history this month when she becomes the first Granite Stater to compete in the 150-mile-long Jr. Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska.
MANCHESTER — The heavens have not been kind this year to Manchester’s Irish, whose plans to paint long-loved green shamrocks on Elm Street have twice been thwarted by nasty weather.
Mary Biron’s due date for her first child was Saturday.
PORTSMOUTH - The streets of Portsmouth were packed Thursday night as families welcomed in the new year during First Night.
GILFORD - The "Free-the-Nipple" movement ran up against law enforcement and some angry parents Sunday afternoon, and two women left the Gilford town beach with tickets for breaking a local ordinance.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
My first thought when I pull into the parking lot at Andres Institute of Art’s sculpture park in Brookline is that this feels like a scavenger hunt.
Monday, May 25, 2020
MEREDITH — Deborah Crosby was 6 years old the last time she saw her father as he left to serve his country as a Navy pilot.
NORTHUMBERLAND — Although safety concerns about the coronavirus pandemic led organizers to cancel the Groveton Memorial Day Parade, the community nonetheless came out in a different way to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Here at my quarantined Budget Vogue desk, I plan for a well-deserved, well-thought-out, well-choreographed summer retreat: the backyard tent.
The games have been taken away, but the love of them never fades and these books can keep the fires lit until the action returns.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
On Monday morning, you can soar over historic landmarks from England to the beaches of D-Day from your living room with the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire’s livestream its virtual flight from London to Caen, France.
Saturday, May 16, 2020
We are going to need a refresher course in social graces before rejoining humanity when this virus thing cools down.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
DRIVE-IN CONCERT: Tupelo Music Hall in Derry launches its Drive-In Series of concerts Saturday with stellar guitarist Tim Theriault on a newly built outdoor stage at noon and 3 p.m.
Clay artist Tejas Moses’ work is grounded in the New England landscape, from the materials he digs out of river banks and coastal plains to the layers of clay he painstakingly pinches into large vessels.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
A Holderness-based covered bridge specialist, a Wolfeboro Girl Scout troop and a Laconia farm are among those featured in the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s annual awards.
Monday, May 11, 2020
Miss America has been postponed until 2021 and leaders at Miss New Hampshire have decided to hold their state competition next spring due to COVID-19 concerns.
Saturday, May 09, 2020
F or gardeners like Karin Hamilton, the state’s stay-home orders have meant more time working their plots.
Thursday, May 07, 2020
They’ve been keeping watch over New Hampshire for years, but at times all four figures fade into the background, lost to impatient rush-hour traffic or the crush of a teeming beachside boulevard.
Sunday, May 03, 2020
W alking along a canal the other day, I noticed a single branched redbud tree stretching horizontally over the water. It was more of a twig than a tree, now in its purple-pink flower, and would form the perfect fishing perch for a kingfisher or heron. But the redbud isn’t lending a helping h…
Speaking personally, the current situation of life inside the house is somewhat akin to when I lived in eastern Ukraine in the early 1990s. Sources of entertainment were scarce for me in the pre-World Wide Web days.
Dear Helaine and Joe: This pitcher came from my aunt’s estate. I have always loved it. The boy is climbing up the tree toward a bird’s nest on one side and has the nest in his hands on the other. Please let me know if you have any information on the pitcher’s origins.
Saturday, May 02, 2020
Larry and I have been home together 24/7 for six weeks, with few brief separations for occasional food shopping. While I love being with Larry from one perspective, it is likely creating an issue for the future when Larry will be left home alone.
Q: It’s so painful to work at home — my back and neck are killing me. I think it’s from setting up my computer on the kitchen table. How can I make it more comfortable?
Are you secretly dreading the end of stay-at-home orders and a return to normalcy — whatever that may look like in the wake of the coronavirus? Your feelings probably aren’t misanthropic, or even all that unusual.
Now that panic buying of toilet paper and hand sanitizer is subsiding, people are moving on to the next phase of panic buying: hair clippers. Sales are moving at a fast clip.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
It’s a clear, cool April morning and the air is filled with a chorus of chirping birds, but they’ve got some competition from six eager runners who are loudly prepping for a two-mile loop on wooded trails at Little Lake Massabesic off Depot Road in Auburn.
