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Quality of Life 24/10/24

Soggy library books

Manchester City Library patrons are still feeling the effects of a water pipe leak that flooded part of the Pine Street building in early September. As of Oct. 21, the library’s website still noted that while elevator access to the main floor is back, “Some areas of the library collection are still unavailable. These include Nonfiction: 400-999, Reference, World Languages, and Biographies.”

QOL score: -2

Comment: While browsing opportunities are curtailed, specific books may be requested for cardholders from nearby libraries that are part of the GMILCS consortium.

Remembering Scipio Page

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, in partnership with the Dunbarton Historical Awareness Committee dedicated a historical marker to commemorate Scipio Page at Page’s Cemetery at 339 Stark Highway North in Dunbarton on Oct. 19. “A key African American soldier, Scipio fought in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War and later served as a captain of a regional Black militia. … The event featured a military color guard, a fiddle performance, and special treats baked from recipes from the 1800s that Scipio might have enjoyed,” according to an email about the event from the Black Heritage Trail.

QOL score: +1

Comment: Find a list of Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire marker sites, including the four unveiled in 2024, at blackheritagetrailnh.org.

Three bedrooms, three bathrooms and dinosaurs

For Realtor Jonathan Benton, the secret to generating interest in one of his listings has been to stage photos of the property with inflatable dinosaurs. According to an Oct. 13 online article in the Boston Globe, “In one image, [a] dinosaur is pictured swinging from a tire in the backyard. In another, two dinosaurs — computer software was used to create additional images — are baking cookies in the kitchen.” An Oct. 18 article on Realtor.com quoted Benton: “We had an instant response with showings requested within a half an hour of uploading the photos.”

QOL score: +1

Comment: The Zillow listing for the property describes it as a “wooded gem with a Dino-mite two car garage and finished basement!”

Dunka-whole-lotte

Dunkin’s Iced Dunkalatte, a drink announced in late summer/early fall, is apparently more popular than expected. The drink of Rhode Island fave coffee milk plus espresso is such a sippable treat that by the time QOL attempted to get a second Dunkalatte in early October (the first one was quite tasty), some outlets in southern New Hampshire and northern Mass. Dunkin’ were saying that the drink was not available. According to Dunkin’ spokesperson Gabby Camacho, the official word is as follows: “The buzz around the Dunkalatte has been overwhelming! Due to high demand, we’re running low — but stay tuned, the Dunkalatte will be back before you know it. For the latest updates, we encourage guests to check availability with their local Dunkin’ via the mobile app.”

QOL score: -1, for asking the caffeine-dependent to be patient

Comments: You can attempt making your own variation with coffee milk or coffee syrup (2 tablespoons per 8 ounces of milk, according to the Autocrat coffee syrup bottle).

Last week’s QOL score: 79

Net change: -1

QOL this week: 78

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C’s go for No. 19

The Big Story – Celtics Return: Banner 18 went to the rafters Tuesday night to let the Celtics reclaim the top spot for most titles won in NBA history. They then began their quest (vs. the Knicks) to put distance between them and the Lakers in their historical race for NBA supremacy by repeating to win No. 19 this year. They’ll have to do it with Kristaps Porzingis missing around 30 games and in a much improved Conference where the Knicks, 76ers and Pacers will be significantly better. But that’s the fun part. So buckle up.

Sports 101: Name the four players who won NBA titles with three different teams. Hint: All four won one with the Lakers.

News Item – Drake Maye: His uneven Game 2 during the 32-16 loss to the Jaguars in London was not as good as Game 1, even with no turnovers this time. But in throwing for 270 yards he again clearly showed two things over Mac Jones, who was on the other sideline Sunday — better athleticism to escape trouble to gain positive yards and a much stronger arm.

News Item – Jets Not Flying High Into Foxboro: Remember what I said when people were giving the Jets a berth in the SB after trading for Aaron Rodgers — it’s the Jets, something will go wrong. It’s not quite the disaster Joe Namath was going to QB-desperate L.A. at the end of his career. But with them coming to Foxboro this week 2-5 and their coach already fired after Rodgers missed all but four plays last year, it’s not far off.

News Item – Five Interesting NBA Stories to Follow in 2024-25:

The first real NY-Boston basketball rivalry since the early 1970s.

Getting Karl-Anthony Towns for two lesser players makes sense. But will jettisoning one of the Nova 4 be a hit to the Knicks’ team chemistry and backfire? Early returns say no.

In building around soon-to-be-superstar Anthony Edwards and the KAT trade giving them a deeper, better balanced team, will the T-Wolves be better without KAT than with him?

Who will really be in charge in L.A., 40-year-old first time coach JJ Redick or the younger by eight months LeBron James?

How big will the step forward be for Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs in Year 2?

The Numbers:

13 – record-setting consecutive games Dodger Max Muncy reached base during the 2024 playoffs.

16 – career postseason homers by the Yanks’ Giancarlo Stanton after hitting five bombs vs. Cleveland in the ALCS to move him past (gulp) Babe Ruth on the all-time list.

18 – percent increase in viewers MLB playoffs have enjoyed over 2023, which translates to 3.3 million vs 2.82 million. And now they have the L.A. and New York markets in the Series.

… Of the Week Awards

Har-Har-Har-Dee-Har-Har Award: To ESPN dimwits for ranking the most overrated player in history, Kyrie Irving, as the NBA’s 25th best player, ahead of Jrue Holiday (34) and Derrick White (39), despite both clearly outplaying him in the Finals when Mr. Clutch choked (again) to average an embarrassing 13 points per in the three games played in Boston.

Alumni News – Mookie Betts: He added the first four-RBI day to his extensive playoff resume with a two-run double and a two-run homer in a 10-2 Game 4 cakewalk over the Mets.

Quote of the Week – Coach B: He put a fork in rumors he’s headed there next year by saying on ESPN’s ManningCast in support of the fired Robert Saleh,“Kind of what it’s been there at the Jets. Barely won over 30 percent in the last 10 years. The owner being the owner, just, ready, fire, aim.”

A Little History – Subway Series: It’s been 43 years since the Yankees and the Dodgers met in the World Series. But still, their 12 match-ups — 1941, ’47, ’49, ’52, ’53, ’55, ’56, ’63, ’77, ’78, ’81 and now 2024 — are the most in history. The Yanks hold a 9-3 edge and before the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn in 1958 the first 7 were intra-city affairs known as Subway Series.

Sports 101 Answer: The four who won NBA titles with three different teams are Danny Green (Spurs, Raptors, Lakers), “Big Shot Bob” Robert Horry (Rockets, Lakers, Spurs), LeBron James (Heat, Cavs and Lakers) and John Salley (Pistons, Bulls and Lakers).

Final Thought – 5 Celtics Predictions:

Burning from his Olympic Team snub Jaylen Brown has a monster year.

Jayson Tatum gets no added drive from his embarrassing Olympic DNP’s because he doesn’t have that same gene.

Thanks to greater outside shooting consistency Payton Pritchardbecomes a killer nightly scorer off the bench.

Luke Kornet surprises even himself with solid play filling in for Porzingis.

They feel the loss of KP in certain games, but still go 61-21 while playing in a tougher conference. Email Dave Long at [email protected].

Email Dave Long at [email protected].

Halloween for all

S.C.A.R.E. NH wants every kid to have a costume

S.C.A.R.E., Secondhand Costume Annual Redistribution Effort, brings Halloween costumes to those in and around southern New Hampshire who would otherwise go without dressing up for the holiday. They also hold a free haunted house called Spooksville, which opened on Friday, Oct. 18. Jesse Palmer is the “Head Hauntcho” of S.C.A.R.E. and spoke about the charity organization. Visit scarenh.org.

What is SCARE?

SCARE is a 501c3 nonprofit charity that collects Halloween costumes and then we give them to families in need all over New Hampshire for no cost.

How did SCARE get started?

I was out shopping one day and I overheard a little girl ask her mom to get a costume, and mom said, ‘We can’t afford that.’ So when I was checking it out, it was a $20 costume, I was like, wow, that kind of sucks for the family that, unfortunately, this is out of their budget. And so I was talking to my wife about it. My son had started to outgrow his costumes. So we were looking for a place to donate our costumes to so that somebody else could use them. And we couldn’t find one. And after about six months of searching, she told me, well, I do have that option of maybe trying to start one myself, and so I did.

Are there any particular costume items you’re looking for more than others, or is everything just great to have?

Everything is great to have. We give out costumes to everybody, infants all the way up through adults. So even 2X, 3X, if we have them available, they’re welcome to take them if they need them. We do seem to go through a lot more of the large and extra-large kid sizes. …

What is Spooksville?

Spooksville is our haunted house. So we have a group of home haunters who all love Halloween but don’t necessarily have enough stuff to do something on their own or they don’t have a place to do it or they’re just a bit older and they don’t want the hassle of doing everything. So we’ve gotten together and we do a home haunt that we offer freely to the public. … And we change our theme every year. This year it is ‘nightmares.’ So once they make it through the haunted corn maze, they’ll finally get into the haunted house itself, where everything that goes bump in the night is waiting for them.

Where is it located and when can people visit?

At 1 Cheshire St. in Nashua. It’s about five minutes off of Exit 6 to head toward Hollis. There’ll be signs and everything, once we put them out you really can’t miss it at that point. On Fridays, we run 7 to 9. On Saturdays we run 6 to 9. Halloween will also be 6 to 9. And then we do kid-friendly Sundays, …and that goes 10 to 2. We’ll have costumes available here at the house for anybody that’s still looking to get costumes for Halloween.

If people are interested in donating costumes, where can they give them to you?

We recommend that they come and check out the Haunt…. So they get a two-for-one deal, they can drop off their costumes and they can check out the haunted house. If not, they can just message us at [email protected], which is the email that we use for the charity, and we make arrangements for a pickup or a meet-up or something of the sort. They can donate all year round. They can volunteer all year round. We do Halloween all year round.

What are some of the more interesting costumes at SCARE that have been donated?

The more interesting stuff comes when it tends to be homemade versus store-bought So we’ve had one that came in that looked like Thomas the Tank Engine. That was a homemade costume. We have some various adult costumes that are like Medusa or a crazy doctor … They tend to be a lot more gory when they’re homemade. — Zachary Lewis

Get SCAREd
Spookville Haunt 2024
1 Cheshire St., Nashua
Fridays: 7 to 9 p.m.
Saturdays: 6 to 9 p.m.
Sundays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Halloween night 6 to 9 p.m.
Free

Costume Distribution
Manchester Police Athletic League
409 Beech St, Manchester
Monday, Oct. 28, from 3 to 6 p.m.

Featured image: Courtesy photo.

News & Notes 24/10/24

Get in the vote

NH Secretary of State David Scanlan is “urging absentee voters who plan to return their ballots by mail” to send them in by Monday, Oct. 28, according to a press release earlier this week. Ballots must be received by a voter’s local city or town clerk, either returned in person or by mail, by 5 p.m. on Election Day to be counted, the release said. “Absentee ballots received after the deadline will not be counted,” the release said.

“Management decisions at the U.S. Postal Service have led to postal delays. To account for these delays and give the dedicated, hard-working postal employees enough time to deliver voters’ absentee ballots on time, absentee voters returning their ballots by mail should send them as soon as possible. Absentee voters who can return their ballots in person by the deadline prescribed above rather than by mail are encouraged to do so,” the release said. Find information about absentee ballots at sos.nh.gov/elections/absentee-ballots.

Seven to Save

The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance announced its 2024 Seven To Save earlier this month and the list includes the Concord Railroad Signal Tower and the local tradition of Old Home Days, according to nhpreservation.org. “Old Home Days was the brainchild of Governor Frank Rollins in 1899. Rollins had witnessed the hollowing out of rural towns in the state … Rollins thought that a celebration of place and people, instead of a funeral, would be a successful way to entice former residents back home to reminisce and ideally invest in their hometowns. …Today, fewer than 40 communities routinely host the event, and this special celebration often rests on the shoulders of a few dedicated volunteers… ,” according to the website.

About the Concord Railroad Signal Tower, the Alliance said the tower is the last of New Hampshire’s railroad and switch tower and it is located near the Gasholder building, according to a video about the event available via nhpreservation.org/seven-to-save. Other locations on this year’s list are Ham House in Jackson, New Ipswich Town Hall, Libby Museum in Wolfeboro, Jackson Town Hall and Ashuelot Manufacturing Co. Boarding House in Winchester, the website said.

Clean buses

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program celebrated the funding of 110 new clean school buses in nine New Hampshire school districts with a visit on Oct. 16 by EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash to Running Brook Intermediate School in the Derry Cooperative SAU, which received $8.6 million in rebated funding for 25 clean buses and charging infrastructure, according to the EPA. Other districts part of the 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate awards are Litchfield ($2.76 million for eight buses), Hudson ($3.2 million for 16 buses), Concord ($1.03 million for three buses), Nashua ($6.8 million for 22 buses), Lisbon ($345,000 for one bus), Moultonborough ($2.4 for seven buses), Hanover ($600,000 for three buses), Pembroke ($5 million for 25 buses), according to the EPA website. The purpose of the event was to “to highlight the multiple benefits of the Clean School Bus Program — lowering air pollution, protecting children’s health, and saving school districts money,” according to the EPA press release. The application period for the 2024 program is open through Jan. 9 at 4 p.m., according to epa.gov/cleanschoolbus/clean-school-bus-program-rebates.

Sy Montgomery

Author Sy Montgomery will appear locally in support of her new book What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World’s Most Familiar Bird, which is slated for release on Nov. 5. She will be at Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St. in Concord; gibsonsbookstore.com) on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss and sign her book. On Saturday, Nov. 9, she will be at Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough (12 Depot Square; toadbooks.com) at 11 a.m. and then head to Balin Books (375 Amherst, Route 101A, in Nashua; balinbooks.com) at 2 p.m. See symontgomery.com.

Scout history

The New England Memorabilia Show will run Friday, Oct. 25, from 2 to 11 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 26, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Camp Carpenter in Manchester, according to nhscouting.org/memorabilia-show. Admission costs $3 for adults and is free for youth. The event will feature more than 100 tables of scouting memorabilia as well as a pasta course on Friday night and breakfast and lunch on Saturday, according to the website and an email about the event.

New eats

Evolution Bistro & Bar is slated to open in November at 930 Elm St. in downtown Manchester, according to a press release. The restaurant will occupy the space that is currently open at BluAqua (Wednesdays through Saturdays opening at 4 p.m.), the release said. The restaurant is the second from Gourmet Grove Restaurant Group, which is led by restaurateur Scott Forrester and David Schleyer of Elm Grove Companies, which took over 1750 Taphouse in Bedford earlier this year, the release said. Evolution is described in the release as “modern American meets European technique” and will feature “a dynamic menu curated by executive chef Anthony Dispensa.” See evolutionnh.com.

The annual CHaD HERO runs and walks held on Oct. 20 in Hanover raised $825,000 for child and family support services at the Children’s Hospital Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and throughout the Dartmouth Health Children’s system, according to a press release.

Concord Community Music School will hold a celebration of its 40 years with a
fundraising Gala on Thursday, Nov. 7, 5:30 to 8:30 at Pembroke Pines
Country Club in Pembroke. The evening will feature food, music and more. Tickets cost $125; see ccmusicschool.org.

The Ladies Philoptochos Society of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (111 Island Pond Road in Manchester; assumptionnh.org) will hold a Fall Bazaar on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Greek food (such as lamb shanks, gyro, roast chicken, meatballs, pastitsio, spinach peta, cheese peta) and pastries (including butter cookies) will be for sale; the bazaar will also feature basket raffles and vendors with Greek products, according to an email.

CR’s The Restaurant at 287 Exeter Road in Hampton is celebrating its 10th anniversary Sunday, Oct. 27, through Wednesday, Oct. 30, with special 2014 food and drink items (at 2014 prices), complimentary dessert, 2014 trivia and more, according to a press release. See crstherestaurant.com.

Temple Beth Abraham in Nashua will host the Greater Nashua CROP Hunger Walk 2024 on Sunday, Nov. 3, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. to support local food pantries as well as global food and water needs, according to an event email. See events.crophungerwalk.org/cropwalks/event/nashuanh to register as an individual or a team and for more information.

Spooky fun — 10/17/2024

It’s our annual guide to all things Halloween — from haunted attractions to not-so-spooky events for little ghosties. We also looked for Halloween events for the over 18 crowd — and stay tuned to next week’s issue for even more parties in the week leading up to the big day.

Also on the cover This weekend is Goffstown’s annual Halloween celebration — the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off and Regatta. See the story on page 21. Concord hosts its first ever Sound and Color Music and Arts Festival this weekend (see page 18 for a rundown of all the planned events). And check out the balanace of tradition and fusion at What the Pho!, a new restaurant and tiki bar in Manchester (page 26).

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A local band that’s made many quick moves since forming last year is among four acts rocking the Shaskeen backroom in an upcoming show. Hell Beach is a uniquely configured quartet. Former Secret Spirit members Jordan Hill, KB Boutin — bass, guitar, drums and bass respectively — and keytar player Megan Simon play melodic, tightly constructed punk pop.

Jordan Hill, Hell Beach’s lyricist and lead vocalist, began writing songs for the project during the early days of lockdown. His old band was still a thing and would be until an oft-delayed farewell show in mid-2022. “It was just a project for fun, and over time the others got on board with it,” Hill said by phone recently. “Then somebody asked us to play a pretty fun show, and we couldn’t turn it down.”

That was just over a year ago. After a flurry of early gigs, they released the love-hate-love romp “Fits Okay” in May 2023. An eponymous six-song EP came a few months later, and early this year they headed to Nada Recordings in upstate New York to work on their debut album, Beachworld, which they finished at Meade’s home studio in Manchester.

The new LP is packed with hooky tracks. “Meltdown” is a headbanging joyride, while the churning “Poison Mind” is an invitation to sing along to its “I can feel my nerves about to break” chorus. “Another Bogey Breakfast” and “Gory Days” are two more tight, lively and danceable tracks. It’s hard to find a dud on the disc, frankly.

Hill points to a bevy of influences. “It’s definitely that early ’70s punk, certainly the Ramones,” he said. “I love The Clash and I’ve been a huge Green Day fan since I was young; that got me into pop rock. When it comes to more modern stuff, there are a lot of bands right now that we definitely pull some influences from like Wildlife and Bad Nerve.”

Simon’s keyboard contributions add some left field joy — as intended, according to Hill.

“I knew I wanted something weird from the beginning,” he said. “I didn’t want to just do the standard two guitars, one bass and a drummer. I wanted something interesting. I hadn’t thought about a keytar, just someone playing keys and synthesizer stuff. Megan ended up being a great fit for that. As it turned out, they are also extremely good at writing harmonies.”

Hell Beach will be the penultimate act at the Shaskeen, with Rebuilder headlining, while pop punk powerhouse Donaher, whose front man Nick Lavallee booked the show, and Cigarette Camp round out the bill. Hill’s band has shared the stage with a few of them, and he expects a happy reunion

“This is going to be an extremely fun show where most of the people all know each other,” he said. “I’ve known Rebuilder for a long time … my bands have been playing shows with them for years, and they have a Manchester connection because Daniel from Rebuilder is from Manchester. It’s going to be a lot of friends, it’ll probably be packed, a really fun time.”

It’s one more example of a healthy independent music environment, Hill said, mentioning the huge turnout they had for a release show in early August at Candia Road Brewing.

“It was a Sunday matinee, and I just didn’t know if anyone was going to go,” he said. “But it was one of those moments…. Manchester has a scene of people who really support music even if it doesn’t sound like the music that they make or they usually listen to. It’s extremely tight knit, everybody knows each other, and people come out and support everybody.”

Asked what’s next for his band, Hill answered, “I want to start working on the second record…. That’s really what it’s about for me. I just want to write a lot more songs and get them out there. Besides that, I would love to play some new places we haven’t played; we’d love to do some West Coast stuff, and there’s a lot of bands we’d love to play with.”

Rebuilder, Hell Beach, Donaher, Cigarette Camp
When: Friday, Oct. 18, 9 p.m.
Where: Shaskeen Pub, 909 Elm St., Manchester
More: kineticcity.com

Featured photo: Hell Beach. Photo by Cat Confrancisco.

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