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This is just a test: Why your cell phone will shake and beep Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m.

read more…: This is just a test: Why your cell phone will shake and beep Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission have planned to test the national public alert and warning system on Wednesday by sending an alarm out through all smartphones connected to a cellular network. You will see a message accompanied by an alert sound and vibration: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

3 years after she was swept from the courthouse homeless encampment, Lexi still struggles for survival

read more…: 3 years after she was swept from the courthouse homeless encampment, Lexi still struggles for survival

Three years ago I met Lexi Ramirez, who was among those people who were camped out at the Hillsborough Couty Courthouse because they had no place else to go. On Nov. 19 Gov. Sununu “solved” the problem when he paid Eric Spofford, formerly of Granite House, to take people away in vans and put them up at his place in Derry. Lexi and about 30 others were whisked away and told they could stay for three months.

Sharing is caring: 60 lap blankets from the heart for students at Wilson Street School

read more…: Sharing is caring: 60 lap blankets from the heart for students at Wilson Street School

“I knew that this was the last year for Wilson Street School – it’s closing after this school year,” Marilyn Pettigrew said a few weeks ago when she was met inside the school by school administrative assistant Deb Savary to deliver the colorful blankets.

Sept. 30: ‘Sowing Seeds of Healing’: A Symposum on Mental Health & Racism at the Doubletree

read more…: Sept. 30: ‘Sowing Seeds of Healing’: A Symposum on Mental Health & Racism at the Doubletree

Pastor Renee Rouse anticipates the Sept. 30 Symposium, “Sowing Seeds of Healing,” at the Doubletree Hilton will be more of an open dialogue than a lecture, as it should be. It’s a topic that deserves to be aired in an atmosphere of love and healing.

Sept. 8-17: ‘The Mad Ones’ premieres at Newmarket Millspace

read more…: Sept. 8-17: ‘The Mad Ones’ premieres at Newmarket Millspace

“As our Sam, Nicole Jones said beautifully to me, The Mad Ones is a nesting doll of grief;” said Director Katelin Garland. “What’s so unique about the show is the audience gets to experience the journey of grief with Sam, while reflecting on what that journey looks like for themselves. Theatre can be enlightening, emotional, and entertaining; The Mad Ones is a perfect amalgamation of all three.”

Citywide Arts Festival Sept. 11-17: A guide for lovers and supporters of the arts

read more…: Citywide Arts Festival Sept. 11-17: A guide for lovers and supporters of the arts

This year’s festival, a week-long series of arts and music events from Sept. 11-17 including dance and art classes, and improv, at loctions around the city, will again culminate in an open-air street fair where artists and artisans will be set up to show their work and sell their wares. There will also be live performances and a chance to connect directly with many local artists and performers.

Lost and found: Turns out $4 find at Savers is long-lost N.C. Wyeth painting worth $250K

read more…: Lost and found: Turns out $4 find at Savers is long-lost N.C. Wyeth painting worth $250K

But a treasure hunter with a good eye picked up a painting in 2017 for $4, stacked with other unwanted items at the Manchester Savers on South Willow Street. She was searching for frames to reuse, something many thrifters do to salvage or repurpose castaway art. The signature on the painting read N.C. Wyeth – for Newell Convers Wyeth, patriarch of the famed Wyeth family of painters.

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