CONCORD — Identity theft and other fraud rob millions of Americans of their hard-earned money, and new scams seem to crop up weekly.
MANCHESTER — Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Granite State College, known as OLLI, will host a Mug ’n’ Muffin, a popular social gathering, at the college from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in the third-floor GSC suite, 195 McGregor St.
In 1966, country-music icon Johnny Cash released his 23rd album, “Everybody Loves a Nut.” Filled with novelty songs, such as the title tune (“Everybody loves a nut; the whole world loves a weirdo; Brains are in a rut, but everybody loves a nut”), he was sure right about one thing. Nuts are w…
The highly anticipated obstacle course race, traditionally held in Lowell, Mass., is moving its way north to attract new participants.
This winter weather feels like a good time to revisit some of my past recommendations and winter care tips.
DEAR ABBY: Thirty years ago, I went out for a night of social drinking with friends.
Dear Readers: Where in the car is the safest place for your dog to ride?
If opioids are prescribed, the use of them is assessed in relation to specific safety checkpoints that focus on the dosage and the length of time for which the meds are prescribed.
In the 1950 driver’s education film, “Last Date,” actor Dick York plays Nick, a bad boy who drives recklessly. A peer warns Nick that he’s destined to commit “teenicide,” defined in the film as “the fine art of killing yourself, and maybe someone else, with an automobile before you reach the…
DEAR ABBY: My 38-year-old daughter is being married this summer.
“You can’t separate the mind and body,” Jack LaLanne once told USA Today. The Godfather of Modern Fitness, he lived to be 96 and learned early in life that exercise (combined with proper nutrition) could give your body and mind a significantly younger RealAge. In his heyday, critics called L…
“You are what you eat” is an old saying originally penned in 1826 by the gastronomic food-wizard Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in his essay on the physiology of gout. He wrote, “Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es” [Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are]. The same …
When Sade (pronounced “sha-day”) sings “Smooth Operator” your heartbeat slows, your shoulders relax, you feel calmer. That’s good for heart ‘n’ soul! Well, smoothies can do the same for you if you make them with spinach or other dark green, leafy veggies.
Manchester — Nearly 9 out of 10 people 50 and older want to remain in their homes as long as possible, according to AARP. But most homes do not fit the changing needs of people as they age.
Dear Readers: Today’s “sound off” is about scammers who use charities to fool people.
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I raised two children — a son who is a successful doctor and a daughter who is a multipost-grad botanist. We are 72 now, in moderately failing health and very successful ourselves.
When Egyptian Mohamed ElShorbagy became the No. 1 squash player in the world this year, did his lifelong Mediterranean diet give him an edge?
EXETER — Rockingham VNA & Hospice is offering three winter bereavement support groups:
RYE — The Seacoast Science Center is taking reservations for its Polar Bear Eco-Adventure planned for Oct. 23 to 28 in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
DEAR HELOISE: My veterinarian has diagnosed my dog as overweight.
In 2012, actress Dame Judi Dench told the press that her eyesight was failing and she was unable to read her scripts. Her solution? Her daughter and agent would help her learn her lines. Dame Judy, now in her mid-80s, had been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration, a common eye dis…
DEAR HELOISE: I remove most of my boxes from my freezer. If your freezer is like mine, most of the boxes aren’t full. It’s easier to store single items than a half-empty box of ice cream bars, for example.
DEAR ABBY: I am having issues with a friend who gets handed most everything he wants. I had to grow up when I was very young, pay my own way for things and take care of myself. I work three jobs to pay my rent in a house with four other people while still pursuing my passion.
DERRY — The Upper Room, a Family Resource Center, is offering a three-week class, Active Parenting Your Young Child,” for parents, grandparents and caregivers who are raising children younger than 5.
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.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Granite State College, known as OLLI, plans five previews of its winter/spring classes, starting today at Bethany Covenant Church, 1 Covenant Way, in Bedford. The gathering will begin with refreshments at noon, followed by the program at 1 p.m.
Dear Readers: This month is a great time to shop for bargains. What’s on sale right now?
DEAR ABBY: My mother recently confessed to me that in my senior year of high school, she sabotaged my chance to go to my dream school (with a nearly full scholarship) because she didn’t approve of my wanting to go to art school.
Q: My 8-year-old daughter and I got our flu shots and then got sick anyway. I think next year we'll skip it. What's the use?
A reader sent me this email with the subject line, “When does it get better?”
With the holidays behind us and the start of this new year, we decided it would be fun to carry the spirit of giving through the entire year. Call it a resolution, if you must. We are talking about Random Acts of Kindness. If you're wondering how you can keep your karma bank full all year lo…
DEAR DOCS: I was training for a two-day, 187-mile bike ride called RSVP (Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party!) when my coach said he felt a little short of breath.
DEAR ABBY: I am writing you about dating in these modern times.
Normally the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire is closed on Mondays, but it will be open Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The season was made a little brighter for hundreds of New Hampshire children thanks to the donation of 18,465 toys and more than $20,000 in cash and gift cards as part of the Toys for Tots campaign.
DEAR ABBY: I started working in engineering in the late 1980s and thought it was “cute” that we all wore Hawaiian shirts when the guys went out for Friday lunches.
DEAR ABBY: I have been best friends with “Mickey” for about five years.
There was a feeling of hope in the air as people from near and far were in downtown Monday to celebrate First Night.
"Dear Heloise: Why do people make New Year's resolutions?"
MANCHESTER — Students from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University will be offering three free 12-week programs beginning the week of Jan 21 at the William B. Cashin Senior Activity Center.
DEAR ABBY: A year ago, after five years of marriage, I divorced my ex-husband, "Taylor."
The recent Twitter backlash over Harvard professor Eric Rimm's suggestion that a serving of french fries be limited to six fries shows that simply reducing your intake of unhealthy food isn't the solution.
DEAR READERS: Thinking of shooting off fireworks to ring in the new year? Think again. There are different types of fireworks, and all of them can be dangerous.
Air Force Airman Nikola R. Sweeney of Strafford graduated Nov. 16 and Christopher Spencer of Londonderry was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
The highest concentration of New Hampshire distilleries is on the Seacoast, and we asked some of them for a few holiday cocktail recommendations.
Plan a New Hampshire adventure with our picks for the Top 10 things to do this weekend.
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- Step into 2019 with hikes in NH state parks
- Another 364 acres donated to Monadnock Conservancy by Peterborough couple
- Southern NH roads get slick, many crashes even before snowy a.m. commute
- Teen seriously hurt in Sandown ATV crash
- Reward offered after moose killed
- Out of Range calendar: Yoga and wine to trail work around the Squam lakes
- Out of Range calendar: Hot air balloons and the Newfound Water Trail
- Ugotta, you really oughtta, go to this regatta
- Dick Pinney's Guide Lines: Know where to look to find stripers, bluefish
- Hunting, trapping rules gain approval
