Very Berry — 06/08/23

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berry season The time is (almost) ripe for berries! This week’s cover story dives into the berry harvest season at local farms, starting with strawberries in June, followed by raspberries, blueberries and blackberries later in the summer. Find out how a late season frost in mid-May might have affected the crops, and learn all about where you can go pick your own berries and even attend a berry-centric festival.

Also on the cover Celebrate Juneteenth with the Black Heritage Trail of NH (page 14) and Pride Month with a local festival or parade (page 18). Michael Witthaus talks to comedian Dan Crohn ahead of two area performances this weekend (page 34). Find more shows in the Comedy This Week (page 34) and find live music at area bars and restaurants in the Music This Week (page 35).

The Union Leader recently reported that Manchester is spending $2 million from the American Rescue Plan Act funds on a ...
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Sununu is a ‘no’ Gov. Chris Sununu is not running for president in 2024, as he explained in a Washington ...
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Upcycling project earns a Girl Scout Gold Award Anya Merriman-Mix of Amherst, a Girl Scout and high school senior at ...
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The Big Story – Baseball Took a Hit on D-Day: In the last week we have remembered with reverence and ...
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Working ahead Nine New Hampshire high school students this month received both their high school diploma and an associate degree ...
Big Events June 8, 2023 and beyond Thursday, June 8 Celebrating Billy Joel – America’s Piano Man is coming to ...
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Anticipating the strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and more that will add sweetness to your summer By Mya Blanchard and Matt Ingersoll ...
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Black Heritage Trail presents discussion panel with immigrants and refugees The Currier Museum of Art is promoting a different type ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • The sun rises on summer music series: Henniker’s Summer Concert ...
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All hail the tomato! For me tomatoes are the best-tasting and most important vegetable I grow. I eat them raw ...
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Celebrate Pride Month with local festivals, parades and more By Maya Puma listings@hippopress.com June is Pride Month and Manchester, Concord, ...
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Dear Donna, What’s your thought on old glasses? We found three pairs in my parents’ estate. Any value to them, ...
Family fun for the weekend Fun in the sun • Help the Educational Farm at Joppa Hill (174 Joppa Hill ...
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News from the local food scene • Weddings and wines: Join Bookery Manchester (844 Elm St.) in welcoming LaBelle Winery ...
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William & Sons Coffee Co. now open in Manchester While living in Brazil with his wife, Patty, Jonathan Hutchins became ...
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Yiayia’s Greek Night Out to return after long hiatus It was late 2018 when Concord’s Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church ...
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Sherri Malouf and her daughter, Shelby Malouf-Pieterse, are the owners of Piggy Sue’s Steakin’ Bacon (steakinbacon.com, find them on Facebook), ...
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On a good day, a cucumber is 96 percent water. That hydrocentic (a word I just made up and am ...
Cache, Cache (self-released) Minneapolis, Minnesota, is from where this five-piece band originates; their aim, if I’m translating their one-sheet correctly, ...
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Soul Boom, by Rainn Wilson (Hachette Go, 275 pages) The shelf life of The Office and its cast seems eternal, ...
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Re-enter the comic-bookily animated world of Miles Morales, a Spider-Man but not the only Spider-Man, in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, ...
Local music news & events • Trailblazer: With now grown-up fans called Debheads, Debbie Gibson remains a model for modern ...
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Dan Crohn’s comedy craft On his 1977 live album Let’s Get Small, Steve Martin riffs about the wonders of the ...

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