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Day Trip: New London

Monday, May 6, 2013

May is one of my favorite months. The sun comes out. Flowers bloom. People smile. It happens all over New Hampshire, but I dare you to find a more lovely setting for the promise of spring than New London. New London sits in a just-so spot, a bit north of Interstate 89 in between Exits 11 and 12. It’s close enough for a day trip packed full of activities, but far enough to hold a sense of adventure and fun for us Concord-area folks. Its Main Street is the quintessential New England village (complete with picture-perfect Colby Sawyer College), and Little Sunapee and Pleasant Lakes … 0

Grilled mackerel Hillary Nelson for the Monitor

Hillary Nelson: Get grilling with heart-healthy Mediterranean foods

Monday, May 6, 2013

A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine proved pretty decisively that a “Mediterranean” diet, rich in olive oil, fruit, vegetables and fish, can lower the risk of heart attack and stroke by about 30 percent. The recommendations include 4 tablespoons of good quality extra-virgin olive oil a day. Look … 0

Put your best face forward while enjoying sun’s warm, damaging rays

Monday, May 6, 2013

Finally. It’s warm and sunny. You’re heading to the park, raking your yard, going for walks without the aid of a treadmill. And you’re wearing sunscreen every day, right? Just because you’re not spending the day under the blazing sun at the beach doesn’t mean you’re safe from the damage its soothing rays … 0

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