Hit the road — 10/10/2024

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Time to hit the road! In this week’s cover story we look at self-guided art and crafts tours, an upcoming vineyard tour and different ways to see some historical sites. We’re talking extremely local road trips, just in time for your (hopefully) long weekend — but short enough that you can enjoy them in an afternoon.

Also on the cover, It’s the annual Milford Pumpkin Festival (see page 6) and the annual Warner Fall Foliage Festival (see page 17). And next weekend enjoy a relatively recent annual celebration — the Mount Uncanoonuc Brewfest (page 22).

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Teacher of the year Candice DeAngelis, a Spanish teacher at Bedford High School, was named New Hampshire’s 2025 Teacher of ...
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Like clockwork, pumpkins appear Each year on Oct. 1 two pumpkins appear on the spires of the tower of Rounds ...
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Arts tours, vineyard visits, historic sites and more half-day road trip ideas Take a tour Meet the artists and craftspeople ...
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Powerhouse performs The Crucible For a play that is set in the late 17th century and debuted on Broadway in ...
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Warner celebrates with its annual Fall Foliage Festival By Zachary [email protected] Celebrate fall in Warner Friday, Oct. 11, through Sunday, ...
Family fun for whenever Fun in the dark • The Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party comes to SNHU ...
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News from the local food scene • Chocolate: The New Hampshire Chocolate Expo will take place Sunday, Oct. 13, at ...
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The 2024 Mount Uncanoonuc Brewfest raises funds for veterans For Brian Hansen, the organizer of the Mount Uncanoonuc Brewfest, part ...
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Owner, Sweet Love Bakery (20B Main St., Goffstown, 497-2997, sweetlovebakerynh.com) Leah Borla is a New Hampshire native who moved home ...
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Start with 3 apples – whatever kind you like; ideally, they should be crisp; I like Fuji or Braeburn, but ...
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