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NHPR will host a series of candidate forums leading up to the 2024 General Election as part of an on-going effort to inform New Hampshire voters on local races for Governor, and Congressional Districts 1 and 2.
With no fanfare and only his wife there to see him off, Matty Gregg began an epic project this morning. Starting on the Massachusetts border at the southern edge of the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua he ran the first steps of his 8 day 230 mile journey to help fight hunger in New Hampshire.
He is running the equivalent of a marathon a day to reach the Canadian border in Pittsburg NH to raise awareness of food insecurity in NH and to raise funds for NH Hunger Solutions (NHHS). This is a man on a mission.
Bennet voiced his support for Goodlander by saying, “Maggie’s instincts arise from the best impulses of something like that Gang of Eight negotiations where you have Republicans and Democrats sitting together for months and months trying to do the hard work of legislating for this country.”
“Maggie will be a breath of fresh air in this time. We got people at each other’s throats down there. I think she will be able to reach across the aisle and get things done,” he said.
“My Dad’s sense of him was that he was a staggeringly honest person for politics. My Father committed his life to public service and so he was happy to work for an elected official who was as honest as he believed Jimmy Carter to be.”
“I would say that Jimmy Carter demonstrated both when he was President and particularly the years after he was President what it means to be a committed citizen of this country, to this democracy.
A candidate for Governor, a big city Mayor two housing advocates, an Executive Council candidate, a State Senator, and a State representative walk into an apartment building. This sounds like a setup for a joke but it was an actual event to highlight the serious issues of affordable housing facing New Hampshire.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joyce Craig and Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess met with the team from NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire (NWSNH) to tour the new apartment building at 249 Main Street
After six weeks of bus assignment issues, Superintendent Mario Andrade said a new communication will go out to families Tuesday prompting them to check the family portal for bus updates.
He does not just run for pleasure or competition. He often runs to effect positive change. In 2018 he ran the 5,425 miles from California to New Hampshire to support the Firefighter Cancer Support Network. He has raised over $600,000 for charitable causes with his runs.
On Thursday morning he will step into his running shoes once again and depart Nashua on his next charity run. Gregg will begin an 8-day 230-mile run from Nashua to Pittsburgh, NH to support NH Hunger Solutions (NHHS).
I have been working as a professional photographer for nearly fifty years. No matter where my work takes me or the type of photography I have to produce for clients I always make a point of breaking out my camera and getting out in the landscape of New England at this time of year. The emerging colors and the dynamics of weather and light all come into play to provide an irresistible photography subject.
The fall foliage season has given me decades of fun and photographic creativity. It is a captivating subject for photographers of all skill levels
The 4th annual Paige Parkinson Food Drive will be held this Saturday, October 5, at Greeley Park in Nashua from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. The event honors the life of Nashua native, Paige Parkinson, who tragically passed away in a motorcycle accident in June 2021. All proceeds are donated to the Nashua Soup Kitchen.
New Hampshire’s annual Fall ritual, the 2024 Deerfield Fair is underway this weekend. Judging by the crowds who came in droves today and the forecast for perfect fall weather for the weekend this may turn out to be a banner year for the fair.
The fair will be open Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm and on Sunday from 8 am to 10 pm. This will be the last two days of this year’s edition of the historic agricultural fair.