The single-family home market in New Hampshire continued to loosen slightly, with closed sales, listings and inventory all up in October from where they were a year ago.
“Did you ever see the movie, Forrest Gump?” asked Wayne Mitchel during the course of our interview for this piece. “Watching Forrest Gump’s experience in Vietnam was like watching myself on-screen. As an inexperienced 19-year-old kid, just like Gump, everything was new, every event was especially vivid. Some days, like Gump, I just hoped I would make it through the day. Oddly, my biggest fear wasn’t getting killed – my biggest fear in Vietnam was becoming disabled, mentally or physically.”
Every November 10th Marines gather worldwide to cut birthday cakes with Mameluke swords in a more than 100 year old
Last Friday West High School football coach Andrew Provencher saw to it that the small group of volunteers at the food pantry got some helping hands. When Provencher learned that the pantry had been inundated with requests for food – increasing the number of deliveries from the Food Bank and the number of trips up and down the pantry steps to drop the thousands of pounds of food earmarked for the community, he enlisted the help of some of his players, as well has his family.
The City of Manchester Veterans Day Parade will be taking place on Elm St on Tuesday November 11th 2025, beginning at 10:45 am.
To say how irritating it is to have to record ridiculous and inappropriate write ins would be an understatement. We recorded disgusting phrases, and others that were children who clearly are not even able to be elected, adding at least an hour or more to an already long day.
So imagine my surprise when I actually did publish a book of stories in 2002, albeit with a small press, and realized there were more people in the bathroom stalls at the bookstores than there were sitting in the audience to hear me read from my book.
This isn’t about abstract support for “the media.” It’s about the beat reporters who sit through long meetings so you don’t have to; the investigative teams that follow the money; the editors who double-check claims before they become headlines; and the photographers and producers who bring complex issues to life. Strong local coverage saves you time, surfaces solutions, and makes public institutions more accountable.
This weekend offers many opportunities to prepare for the holiday season! Take your pick of craft fairs happening around the region to help you kick off your holiday shopping and support local artisans. Or, if you’re not in spirit of the season yet, play some bingo, pet some reptiles, or admire some expert woodworking.
Robert and Beverly Grappone have made a $40M commitment to Saint Anselm College, the largest in the history of the college and among the largest gifts ever made in support of higher education in the state of New Hampshire.