Laconia Housing is able to make this project work in large part because Sunrise House abuts its Sunrise Towers, a 98-unit building for elderly and disabled residents who are also receiving supportive services. Sunrise Tower’s commercial kitchen and onsite services coordinators will also service Sunrise House. Continue reading

Grace George Corrigan, Christa McAuliffe’s mother, passed away on Thursday, November 8 at age 94 - some 28 years after the death of her husband Edward Corrigan and almost 32 years since the loss of her daughter Christa aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger Continue reading

The New Hampshire Insurance Department is issuing a warning to consumers on "alternative health coverage options" as a result of consumer calls during the first week of open enrollment. Consumers should exercise caution and ask questions before purchasing a health plan from any company other than the three that are offering ACA-compliant health plans on and off the Marketplace (HealthCare.gov): Ambetter, Anthem and Harvard Pilgrim. Continue reading

Trividia Health, a well-known contract manufacturing company in Lancaster, N.H., has donated $2,500 to the Northern Forest Center to support revitalization of Lancaster’s downtown, specifically through renovation of the historic Parker J. Noyes building at the north end of Main Street. Continue reading

Celebrate snow on the Worlds First Mountain-Climbing Cog Railway! At 3700 feet elevation, and home to Mount Washington, a peak known for its challenging weather, the Cog Railway more often than not sees snow before most other parts of New England. Continue reading

At 3:30 p.m., Santa Claus will arrive at the Town Square bearing gifts and candy for each child who comes to see him. Parents are welcome to take photos of their children with Santa. Hot cocoa and cookies will be provided. A suggested donation, from those who are able, of $5 per child/$10 per family will be gratefully accepted and all proceeds will be donated to the Whole Village Family Resource Center in Plymouth, NH. Continue reading

In honor of those who serve, general admission to the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will be free for all veterans, active duty military and their families on Sunday, November 11, from 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. for Veterans Day, thanks to a generous gift from Northeast Delta Dental. Veterans Day events at the Discovery Center will include special gallery activities, opportunities to explore the Discovery Center’s special exhibition, Math Moves!, to view the vintage 1956 Crusader jet and experimental KitFox IV aircraft and to check out the Center’s permanent exhibits. A special version of the planetarium show Tonight’s Sky($5 per person) will feature the stars and constellations visible in the night sky in places around the world where veterans and active duty military have been deployed. Continue reading

Covering New Hampshire is the official resource to learn about the Health Insurance Marketplace and affordable health insurance plans. Continue reading

The Concord Community Music School presents two free Bach’s Lunch programs in November, a lecture and a concert centering on Celtic folk tunes. Continue reading

The McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center will host Ed Ting’s Intro to Astrophotography on Friday November 2nd at 7:00 PM during their November Super Stellar Friday event. Every first Friday of the month the Discovery Center is open from 6:30-9:30 PM with special programming, a Tonight’s Sky Planetarium Show, and stargazing, weather permitting. Continue reading

The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance has announced its 2018 Seven to Save list today, featuring a the Ruggles 236-acre mica mine in Grafton, the 250-acre Laconia State School campus, a dam of a water-power system at Canterbury Shaker Village and the enormous exhibition barn at the Rochester Fairgrounds. Also on the list highlighting endangered historic landscapes as well as iconic structures is a home dating from the 18thand 19thcentury that stretches along the common at Haverhill Corner, an Italianate parsonage in Lee and a Prairie-style residence built for the Director of the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Manchester. Continue reading

The McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center is sad to note that Col. Rick Searfoss, USAF, ret., NASA astronaut, Space Shuttle pilot and commander, commercial space flight test pilot and motivational speaker, passed away Continue reading

The historic Parker J. Noyes building on Main Street in Lancaster will be updated with new retail space for the Root Seller Marketplace on the first floor and high quality residential space above. Continue reading

Join the N.H. Preservation Alliance on Tuesday, October 16th at 5:00 PM in Washington, NH. for the announcement of the newest Seven to Save list and to celebrate the rehabilitation of Washington’s iconic 1787 Meetinghouse (which was listed to Seven to Save when future was uncertain in 2014). Continue reading

Waterville Valley’s pedestrian village is perfect for Trick-or-Treating at the lodges & Town Square. On Friday, October 26th the Recreation Department will host a Pumpkin Carving & Pizza Party. This is a great family night out from 5:30-7:30pm where you... Continue reading

Waterville Valley in New Hampshire’s White Mountains hosts the annual Fall Foliage Celebration over Columbus Day weekend, Saturday, Oct. 6 through Monday, Oct. 8. The weekend is chock full of family fun with activities for all ages including free outdoor... Continue reading

The New Hampshire Alliance for College and Career Readiness has awarded grants to help five educational organizations around the state to invest in programs aimed at students’ success after high school graduation. Each grant is for the 2018-2019 school year. Continue reading