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Manchester

He made TV a toy

Imagine you were the first person to do something: the first to cure cancer, the first to walk on the moon, the first to eat spaghetti with your feet. Now, imagine someone else getting credit for it. For more than 30 years, that's what 83-year-old Ralph Baer of Manchester had to live with. Whenever the topic of video… 0

June 27, 2005

Making movies in New Hampshire

For Bill Millios, the best part of making the film Dangerous Crosswinds was watching the reactions. The writer and director of the New Hampshire-made film has been in the audience at showings in Manchester and Dover, and has enjoyed hearing people gasp in the right parts and talk over the plot when the lights come up. Millios will be there when the film plays at the Capitol Center… 0

June 23, 2005

Creating a new home

Omar Ahmed didn't understand the strange letters that arrived in the mail. They had his name on them and his address, but they were filled with numbers, as well as words he didn't recognize. Someone finally explained it to him: They were bills. Bills for the electricity in the Centre Street duplex where he lives with… 0

June 19, 2005

Starting over - all over again

Starting over - all over again

It didn't matter that Omar Ahmed's family had nothing left to steal. The men came anyway, shouting insults, carrying guns. Some stood guard while others ransacked the small hut where Ahmed lived with his parents and sister. "They always came back," said Ahmed. One day, incensed there wasn't even enough food to steal,… 0

June 18, 2005

Bishop Brady High School

One student's odyssey continues

In her speech as valedictorian, Bishop Brady senior Erin Fitzgerald spoke of Ulysses. The protagonist of Homer's Odyssey set out on an epic journey, one that would take him to the edge of the world and places unknown. It was a fitting metaphor for thegraduating seniors, who will leave their friends and family for college… 0

June 11, 2005

In the spotlight

All young performers pay their dues. Travis Ryder has paid his with interest. Every summer of his teenage life he's washed dishes in the kitchen at the New London Barn Playhouse. He's sold tickets and answered phones. When he was really lucky, he got to play a bit part in the chorus. The odd jobs will continue this summer, but Ryder will be performing them as a member of the company.… 0

June 9, 2005

Reflections of Sunapee

Looking at the paintings at the Woodsum Gallery in Sunapee is like gazing out windows all over New Hampshire. There are views of Hopkinton farms and rain clouds over New Ipswich. There are splashing waterfalls and lazy sailboats gliding over lakes. The artists who display their work in the gallery are all local, either… 0

June 2, 2005

Concord

An unlikely Korean connection

Seventeen-year-old Jenny Lee and 8-year-old Spencer Hicks were baking cookies in perfect sync. Jenny measured the sugar, Spencer dumped it in the bowl. Jenny cracked the eggs, Spencer tugged open the bag of chocolate chips. Jenny checked the oven temperature, Spencer stuck his tongue to the mixing spoon. Both are from… 0

May 29, 2005

Artistic development

When Sean Nolin first began painting, his teacher thought he simply liked squares. All of his work featured them, painted in broad strokes with bright colors. But one day Nolin informed his teacher, Alison Williams, that he wasn't painting squares, he was painting things he saw every day: A house, a car, a tree. He… 0

May 26, 2005

A summer of hits

It's almost summer, which means soon musical acts and other performers will start rolling into Gilford for outdoor shows at Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center. Some big names are among the 21 shows booked so far, including country star Tim McGraw, TV funny man Kevin James and Garrison Keillor from Prairie Home Companion. But this year, audiences will also get to sample some local talent… 0

May 26, 2005