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After years of false starts, affordable housing project moves forward
LEBANON — Fourteen years ago, Lebanon moved its public works department out of a garage on Spencer Street. Despite big plans and multiple attempts to turn the property into something new, it has…
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3mSchool Notes: Hanover instructor Derek Butler named New Hampshire history teacher of the year
Derek Butler, a social studies teacher at Frances C. Richmond Middle School in Hanover, was named the New Hampshire history teacher of the year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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10mGen Z Kazakh-American adoptees find community, and home cooking, at NH summer camp
The non-profit organization Kazakh Aul recently held its 22nd annual Zhailau summer camp in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, bringing together families and adult adoptees to celebrate their Kazakh heritage through traditional meals and community building.
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4mThe Drunken Granite State fallacy: Why New Hampshire’s alcohol stats are skewed
The oft-repeated claim that New Hampshire has the highest per-capita alcohol consumption reflects high border sales to neighbors rather than actual local usage. In fact, we seem to be drinking less.
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7mBeat the clock: The politics of daylight saving time in New Hampshire
New Hampshire Representative Timothy Horrigan continues to advocate for the elimination of biannual time changes, despite facing legislative opposition and ongoing national debates over whether to adopt permanent standard or daylight saving time.
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6mA quilt project in Brattleboro aims to sew connection across prison walls
An exhibit featuring a quilt created through a collaboration between incarcerated individuals at Springfield prison and the Brattleboro community is scheduled to open at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center in September 2025.