Get Your Goat

Get Your Goat

Cats and dogs are the most popular pets, but if you’ve dreamed of owning bigger animals (donkeys!), smaller creatures (snails!), or kids that will actually help with yard work (goats!), we’ve got the lowdown on what it takes to keep all kinds of non-traditional animals.

Also on the cover, NH Herbal Network’s Herb & Garden Day returns, p. 23. Cool down with light brews, p. 27. And laugh all night with Jay Chanoine, who has upcoming shows in Concord and Manchester, p. 31

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Covid-19 updateAs of May 24As of May 30Total cases statewide98,34998,726Total current infections statewide411476Total deaths statewide1,3441,353New cases575 (May 18 to May ...
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Educational project recognizes NH’s Abenaki heritage The Abenaki Trails Project, launched last August, is highlighting New Hampshire’s Abenaki history and ...
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Time to clear out the attic of my cluttered sports mind. I don’t know much about European soccer, but I ...
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A good time to give Nonprofit organizations are banding together for NH Gives, a statewide effort to raise funds for ...
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Why you might want to add a companionable kid, some laid-back alpacas and other animals to your family Maybe you’ve ...
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Two new sculptures to be installed in downtown Concord Downtown Concord becomes an open-air art gallery through Art on Main, ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities “Along the Marginal Way,” a watercolor by Frederick Dobrowolski, on display ...
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What to do when you have a Code Red When you face a flower bed and can’t immediately tell what’s ...
Family fun for the weekend Goffstown Main Street’s Old Home Weekend. Courtesy photo. Town celebration Goffstown Main Street is hosting ...
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Dear Donna,Can you give me any information on this metal piece? I thought it was interesting and decorative. My husband ...
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Missy Gaffney Esthetician and business owner Missy Gaffney is an esthetician and owner of three health and beauty businesses — ...
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News from the local food scene • Season of strawberries: Join The Friends of the Library of Windham for a ...
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Fresh Start Farms to open centralized “food hub” and market A new store set to open in the heart of ...
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NH Herbal Network’s Herb & Garden Day returns Bringing its signature event to a new venue this year, the New ...
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Marie Sacco of Salem is the owner of The Sandwich Monstahh (thesandwichmonstahh@gmail.com, and on Facebook and Instagram), a food trailer ...
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My blender died last summer. I’m not sure what I asked it to do — scramble a couple of eggs, ...
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All of a sudden it’s summer Well, that happened fast. One day it was 41 degrees and straight up cold ...
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Jonny Kosmo, Pastry (Feeding Tube Records) I don’t know if you know a lot of people who’ve studied psychology, but ...
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A Quiet Place Part II (PG-13) The soft-steps-and-muffled-screams family from the first movie must seek a new safe haven in ...
Local music news & events • Backyard fun: Enjoy acoustic folk rock from The Clavis Brudon Band at an outdoor ...
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Jay Chanoine returns with pair of headlining shows When Jay Chanoine steps on stage these days, the Manchester comic’s audiences ...

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