Friday, June 14, 2013
The Bow Athletic Club yesterday awarded one of its annual Wheeler awards to Jack Rich, a 14-year-old basketball player who doctors once predicted would be unable to participate in team sports because of a developmental disorder, his mother, Jean Rich, said. The award is given to an eighth-grade …
Friday, June 14, 2013
We’ve just received a piece of news that has our knickers in a tizzy – Concord’s seven community swimming pools open for the season today! To celebrate, we’re wearing our old-timey Boardwalk Empire-style one-piece men’s bathing suits (hence the knickers). Check concordnh.gov (or dig up last summer’s Insider …
Friday, June 14, 2013
As New Hampshire Motorcycle Week wraps up this weekend in Laconia, several organizations are hoping to break a Guinness world record for “most money raised for a charity in 24 hours by a motorcycle parade.” Bikers are invited to ride around the New Hampshire Motor Speedway track today, …
Friday, June 14, 2013
It’s time to harness the necessary 1.21 gigawatts of electricity and punch the year 1843 into the dashboard of ye olde DeLorean so we can all journey back a few dozen decades. What, you’re not up for a …
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Jason O’Dell and Jonathan Scribner ride their miniature motorcycles around a neighborhood in Pittsfield on Monday, June 10, 2013. …
Thursday, June 13, 2013
“Reclaimed lumber is a big thing these days,” says Mike Daley between trips up a ladder pulling clapboard off the front of a timber frame barn on Mountain Road. The barn is on property recently sold by Destiny …
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan’s Chinatown for bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street. Among the goods are luxury items labeled “Prada” or “Louis Vuitton” or some other …
Thursday, June 13, 2013
There are several apps available to those in need of a little help with personal finance. Here’s a look at two of them: A hands-on approach to saving, spending If you need a hands-on way to look at where your money’s going each month, consider CoinKeeper. Starting …
Thursday, June 13, 2013
The neon brights that peppered the 1980s are back, in fashion and décor. Highlighter hues and glow-in-the-dark tints provide a shot of adrenaline after a few seasons of mellow, mushroom-y color palettes. Of course, these colors aren’t for …
Thursday, June 13, 2013
There is no free lunch. As more people buy high-deductible health plans, they’re discovering that while premiums for such plans are more affordable, the trade-off can be high out-of-pocket costs before coverage kicks in. However, some plans sold on the individual market offer a way for healthy people …