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Games go off in Paris

The Big Story – The Summer Olympics: We’re just a few days from the close of the Paris Olympics, which have been a mixed bag for the American team.

On the bright side they had far and away won the most overall medals — 71 to 46 by next best China — as Week 2 started. But while tied with China for most gold medals at 19 each, that was less than expected, in large part due to their swim teams winning just eight golds, their fewest since 1988.

Sports 101: Name the four pitchers named AL Cy Young award winner as a Red Sox

News Item – Ledecky Surpasses Thompson: Down goesJenny Thompson. Not quite, but the all-time record set by the great freestyle swimmer from Dover of 12 medals and eight golds was passed by Katie Ledecky when she won her 13th overall and ninth gold on Saturday. Even more astonishing is that all of the Top 20 times in 1500-meter freestyle ever swum have been done by her.

News Item – Blake the Flake: Three days after I chastised Blake Snell in this space for willingly coming out of several games with no-hitters in progress, he finally did it. Hell froze over against the Reds on Friday when Snell struck out 11 and threw 114 pitches in the 3-0 win as he pitched his first complete game in 202 career starts.

News Item – Chaos at Pats Training Camp: With team leader Matthew Judon sulking and showing up the brass over his contract status, Drake Maye off to a mostly rough beginning, the Globe’s Prince of Darkness Dan Shaughnessy likening Jerod Mayo to “Daddy Butch Hobson” and talk radio and the rest of the media horde as usual making a bigger deal out of it than it was, Week 1 of the Mayo era got off to a rough start.

The Numbers:

20 – consecutive losses for the Chicago White Sox as the week started, leaving them one behind the record 21 straight lost by the 1988 Baltimore Orioles.

57 – consecutive game winning streak for the U.S. Women’s Basketball team in Olympic competition dating back to 1992 after beating Germany 87-63 over the weekend to move into medal round play.

64 – years America went since winning gold in Men’s 4 Rowing competition in 1960 before doing it again last week.

… Of the Week Awards

Olympic Relative of the Week – Trinity Rodman: The worm Dennis Rodman’s daughter delivered a laser shot clutch goal in the 106th minute to give the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team a 1-0 win in a tense battle with Japan to send the U.S. on to face Germany in the semi-final round.

Quote of the Week – Steve Kerr: What he should have said to stem the nonsense after Jayson Tatum’s much discussed DNP. “We have an embarrassment of riches on this roster, that’s the best way to put it. I mean these guys are all champions, All-Stars, Hall of Famers, however you want to put it. So the whole thing is are we committed to the goal? That’s it.”

Random Thoughts:

Since the Dodgers went all in to get the best pitcher at the trade deadline in the Tigers’ Jack Flaherty, guess their explanation for DFA’ing now Red Sox hurler James Paxton a week earlier because they had a logjam in the rotation thanks to three of starters returning from injuries wasn’t really true, was it?

Sports 101 Answer: The Red Sox Cy Young winners were Jim Lonborg, Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez and Rick Porcello.

Final Thought – Tatum’s Olympic DNP: First it’s been mis-characterized as a “benching.” It wasn’t, as rarely do guys get benched before they play the first game. Second, there are only so many minutes in a game and it’s not an “everybody gets a trophy” event. So comments by loudmouth nitwits like Kendrick Perkins (“he was disrespected”) and Charles Barkley (everyone should play 10 minutes) are wrong.

Instead it’s for an Olympic gold medal so the best guys should play, period. It’s a team of all-stars, so it will happen to guys not used to ever getting a DNP. If you can’t deal with it don’t come on the team in the first place.

Now having said all that, I said what I said last week about Steve Kerr’s original reason for not playing Tatum in Game 1 was because it being a match-up thing was ridiculous.

But it’s possible a DNP was a good thing for JT anyway. Because for once maybe he’ll get mad about something, anything, to let it drive his play. With the best outcome being his learning about playing with emotion for a change.

Lastly, about the noise from the cheap seats. If they don’t win gold, guess who’ll be flapping their gums the loudest about America’s Olympic failure? Yup: the two dimwits who say everyone should play to assuage their ego — Charles and the open mouth, insert foot ex-Celtic Perk.

Email Dave Long at [email protected].

News & Notes 24/08/08

Mosquito tips

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services sent out a press release reminding people that we are in the thick of mosquito season.

In New Hampshire, three viruses circulate among mosquitoes: Jamestown Canyon virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus and West Nile virus. So far this summer, one mosquito batch each from Londonderry and Keene have tested positive for Jamestown Canyon virus and one mosquito batch each from Manchester and Nashua have tested positive for West Nile virus, the release said. This year so far, there have been two adults from Belknap County hosptialized with Jamestown Canyon virus but no human infections of West Nile or Eastern Equine Encephalitis viruses, the release said.

“Mosquito-transmitted diseases can have long-term impacts on people’s health,” said State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan in the release from the Department’s Divison of Public Health Services. “The risk for diseases like West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis will only increase as the summer progresses and we move into the fall, so everyone should take steps to prevent mosquito bites.”

All three viruses have flu-like symptoms, such as fever, muscle aches, headaches and fatigue, the release said. In rare cases, the diseases can infect the nervous system including the brain and spinal cord, the release said.

To prevent bites, the release recommends:

• Wearing protective clothing including long pants and long-sleeved shirts, and insect repellents.

• Taking precautions in mosquito habitats including forests, marshes and tall grasses.

• Eliminating standing water.

• Making sure doors and windows have tight-fitting screens.

Call the division with mosquito-borne disease questions at 603-271-4496 and see dhhs.nh.gov for the map of mosquito-borne illness risk levels and detections in New Hampshire.

New historic places

The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources has announced in a press release that the State Historical Resources Council has added seven properties to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places. These include:

• First Baptist Church of Manchester, built in 1872 in the Italianate style, which played a role in the creation of several other Baptist churches in the city and offered spaces for non-Baptist congregations to meet and grow, according to the release.

• The First Unitarian Congregational Church, dedicated January 10, 1861, and the third Congregational meetinghouse in Wilton, the first to be built solely as a Congregational Church rather than as a meetinghouse for both church and town use. It combines elements of both Greek Revival and Gothic Revival architectural styles with a small addition added in 1924, according to the release.

• The James A. Bryant Memorial Library, built in Northwood in 1941 and named for its benefactor, a Union Army veteran. It was the town’s first permanent and free-standing library, although its library operations ended in 1989 and the building now houses the local historical society’s collections, according to the release.

• The Josiah and Sarah Brown Farm in Stratham, with a main house built in the Federal style in 1816 and what appears to be a seventeenth century two-story ell that may be one of the oldest existing buildings in town.

• Peterborough’s Kyes-Sage House, which was built in 1845 and is an example of Carpenter Gothic architecture, a variant of the Gothic Revival style of architecture that was popular in homes between the 1840s and the 1870s.

• The Acworth Village Store, a relatively unaltered example of a mid-nineteenth century commercial building built in 1865.

• The Aldworth Stone Gateway, erected in 1906-1907, a physical reminder of Harrisville’s history of summer estates built in the early 20th century and was the entryway to wealthy industrialists Arthur and Alice Childs’ home through much of the 1930s.

Learn about the nomination processes for the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places at nhdhr.dncr.nh.gov.

Food drive

According to a press release, Belletetes, a family-owned and -operated lumber and building supply company based in New Hampshire, started a month-long food drive at all 10 of its locations in support of the New Hampshire Food Bank.

Belletetes will supplement food donations with a monetary contribution to the New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, and will place donation bins at the front of each store, including at 80 Northeastern Blvd., Nashua; 129 Sheep Davis Road, Pembroke, and 89 Route 13, Brookline, according to the release. Visit nhfoodbank.org/get-involved/donate/most-needed-items or belletetes.com.

In other food news

2024 is “The Year of the Plum’’ according to the New Hampshire Fruit Growers Association. Last year a cold snap wiped out almost the entire crop across New Hampshire, but in a July 29 press release the Association announced that “plums are making a major comeback this year.” The press release went on to say that while plums are typically harvested in August, many growers have already begun harvesting. To see if there is an orchard with plums near you, check out the NHFGA website at nhfruitgrowers.org/find-an-orchard.

Save the date for the 46th annual Alton Bay Boat Show, returning to the Alton Town Docks on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 9 a.m. to noon and featuring a variety of vintage boats on display. Admission is free. See the nhbm.org/alton-bay-boat-show for details

Pianist Asiya Korepanova will perform with cellist Yoni Draiblate of the Florida Orchestra and vocalist Kimberly Oppelt for a “Classical Confection” lawn concert at Crow’s Feat Farm in Kensington (178 Drinkwater Road, 498-6262, crowsfeatfarm.org) on Sunday, Aug. 11, at 3 p.m. Tickets start at $10. A picnic lunch is offered at 1 p.m. for $30.

Head to Cinemark Rockingham Park in Salem (15 Mall Road, 890-7111) for a series of “Big in ’84” films including The Karate Kid on Monday, Aug. 12; The Terminator on Tuesday, Aug. 13, and Gremlins on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 7:15 p.m. Tickets cost $5 plus fee at cinemark.com. The series continues through Aug. 18.

This Week 24/08/01

Thursday, Aug. 1

UNH Extension Master Gardeners will answer your gardening questions to Ask a Master Gardener Day, at New Hampshire Audubon’s Massabesic Center (26 Audubon Way, Auburn, 224-9909, nhaudubon.org) today, from 9 to 11 a.m. This event is free to attend.

Thursday, Aug. 1

The 7th Annual Rotary Trails 2 Ales 5K race (rotarytrails2ales.com) will take place today, starting at 6 p.m. in Legacy Park (200-224 New Boston Road, Bedford); runners can sign in starting at 5:30 p.m. Everyone attending can enjoy a burger and a drink and play cornhole. Adults 21+ are invited to taste a variety of craft beers and wines. Kids 12 and under are admitted free and can run the trails without registering. They will not receive a bib or be timed. The race will be capped at 500 runners. Registration is $30 on the race website.

Friday, Aug. 2

Celebrate the Dog Days of Summer tonight at Intown Concord’s First Friday in the city’s downtown. The evening will feature live music, food trucks, an outdoor screening of Jaws, a dog agility contest and more. See intownconcord.org.

Saturday, Aug. 3

The Merrimack Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale today starting at 8 a.m. at St. James Methodist Church, 646 DW Highway in Merrimack. See merrimackgardenclub.org.

Saturday, Aug. 3

Canterbury Shaker Village (288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, 783-9511, shakers.org) will begin a weeklong celebration today of the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the Shaker faith. Today, there will be a special dedication ceremony at 10 a.m. for the Postal Service’s 2024 series of first-class stamps honoring Shaker design. Other activities this week will include lectures, tours and the opening of a new museum exhibition “Keeping Faith.” All events are free of charge.

Sunday, Aug. 4

Merrimack High School’s FIRST Robotics team, Chop Shop 166 (ChopShop166.com), will host “Cars, Robots, and Coffee,” a combination car show and robotics demonstration, this morning from 8 a.m. to noon. Automobiles of all types are welcome to register or show up to participate in the Car Show portion of the event. Admission is free for spectators.

Sunday, Aug. 4

Heavy metal bands Lamb of God and Mastodon will perform at the SNHU Arena as part of their Ashes of Leviathan Tour (555 Elm St., Manchester, 644-5000, snhuarena.com) today at 6 p.m., celebrating 20 years of Ashes of the Wake and Leviathan. Tickets start at $20.

Save the Date! Friday, Aug. 9
The 2024 Manchester International Film Festival is set for Friday, Aug. 9, and Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Rex Theatre (823 Amherst St., Manchester, 668-5588, palacetheatre.org). Films will include animation, New England short films, LGBTQ+ films, international short films and more. Friday registration and check-in will begin at 6 p.m.; the doors to the theater will open at 6:30 p.m., and the program will begin at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the doors will open at 6 p.m., and the program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Passes for each night will be sold separately for $20 each at palacetheatre.org.

Featured photo: Ashes of the Leviathan Tour.

Quality of Life 24/08/01

Shopping for sparrows?

As reported in an online story by WMUR Saturday, July 27, a police officer rescued a hawk after it flew into the Hudson Market Basket at 212 Lowell Road last Friday. “Hudson police officer Matthew Horton happened to be inside the store and the manager came up to tell him that a hawk had followed a customer inside,” WMUR reported. After attempting to call local animal control, Horton, wearing a pair of mechanic gloves, was able to capture the hawk. The Hudson Police Department confirmed in a telephone interview that Officer Horton turned the juvenile broad winged hawk over to the Millstone Wildlife Center in Windham. “We are a mammal facility,” said Frannie Greenberg, a representative of the Center, “but we were happy to hold the hawk temporarily.” The Millstone Center quickly turned the hawk over to a bird specialist, and confirmed that it has been released back into the wild.

QOL score: +1

Comment: Raw video footage of Officer Horton capturing the hawk is available on WMUR’s website.

Outstanding teachers

The New Hampshire Department of Education announced in a press release on Tuesday, July 23, that the selection committee for New Hampshire’s Teacher of the Year has announced the four finalists for the state’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. The teachers are Chelsea Barrett Viera, who teaches grades 2-5 in a self-contained autism classroom at Highland-Goffe’s Falls Elementary School in Manchester; Kristen Dacey, a first-grade teacher at Dr. Lewis F. Soule School in Salem, Candice DeAngelis, a Spanish teacher at Bedford High School, and Brian Gray, who has been a Business Technology and Social Studies teacher at Sanborn Regional High School. “These four teachers are leaders in the field of education, with each of them understanding the need for school improvement, student engagement, bold visions and collective experience,” said Christine Brennan, deputy commissioner and member of the Teacher of the Year Selection Committee. Visit education.nh.gov/news-and-media.

QOL score: +1

Comment: The Teacher of the Year Selection Committee will now schedule visits to observe each of the finalists in their classroom environment. An award winner will be announced in October.

More ways to fly in and out of Manchester

In a recent press release, JetBlue announced that as part of a strategy to add 20 percent more seats to its service to New England, it will “launch service for the first time from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in Manchester,” adding, “JetBlue flights from Manchester are set to launch in January with service to Florida, including year-round daily flights to Orlando, and winter seasonal service to Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers.” In addition, Avelo Airlines (aveloair.com) announced in a July 24 press release that it will add service to Manchester from Central Florida’s Lakeland International Airport (LAL) on Oct. 25, and twice-weekly service to Charlotte, North Carolina’s Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF) on Nov. 7.

QOL score: +1

Comment: According to the Airport’s website (flymanchester.com), eight airlines fly in and out of Manchester, with service to more than 250 cities.

Last week’s QOL score: 73

Net change: +3

QOL this week: 76

What’s affecting your Quality of Life here in New Hampshire?

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Games go off in Paris

The Big Story – Olympics Underway: It started with a weird opening ceremony and the sabotaging of the transportation system around Paris, but the Summer Olympics did begin over the weekend. Americans like Simone Biles, the U.S. Women’s Soccer team and the Men’s Basketball team all jumped out of the gate with impressive opening wins that suggest promise for the overall medal count.Time will tell on that as it all will continue unabated over the next two weeks — enjoy.

Sports 101: Name the gold medal winner in the 1964 Olympics who went on to become an NFL Hall of Famer.

News Item – Alex Cora Signed for Three Years: There actually was some sign of life in the Red Sox owners booth this week. John Henry, against all odds, spent serious money to retain his manager in the midst of the spectacular job Cora has been doing this year. Henry gave Cora a $21.7 million deal over the next three years.

News Item – Sox Stars on the Way: FiveRed Sox minor-leaguers were included in Athletic magazine’s recent listing of the Top 60 prospects in baseball. Included were shortstop Marcelo Mayer as the second best overall prospect in the entire minor leagues. He was followed by catcher Kyle Teel (19) and slugger Roman Anthony (21) at AA Portland. Next came just-selected 2024 first-round pick Brandon Montgomery (38), and second baseman/outfielder Kristian Campbell (47) rounds out the list.

News Item – Pathetic New Baseball Standards: Giants hurler Blake Snell collected an astonishing 15 strikeouts while getting just 18 outs on Saturday vs. Colorado. However, I don’t know whether to congratulate him for the dominating effort, or vomit over his lack of competitive fire and his willingness to retire with the game and all-time records on the line. It’s the latest surrender from the ultimate gamer warrior of his time, who in recent years has been fine with his manager while being yanked with two perfect games in progress and in a World Series-deciding game after seven innings. Oh, and he got no decision in SF’s 4-1 win over the Rockies on Saturday.

The Numbers:

0 – shocking number of minutes Jayson Tatum played while getting a DNP-CD in the U.S. Olympic Basketball team’s 100-84 opening game win over Serbia.

7 – losses in their last 10 games for the Sox after losing two of three to the Yanks over the weekend.

55 – million dollars per year over the next four years the Packers will pay QB Jordan Love with the largest contract in NFL history after he delivered just one promising season in his four-year career.

… Of the Week Awards

Bad Injury of the Week – Christian Barmore: It was news the big fella coming off his best season will be out indefinitely after blood clots were detected in his leg.

Thumbs Up – James Paxton: Good pick-up by the Red Sox after he was designated for assignment by the Dodgers only because three of their starters returned from the injured list and someone had to go.

A Little History – Trade Deadline Bonanza: The shocking trade deadline deal that was originally met with “what the heck is Theo doing?” but instead turned the season around happened 20 years ago this week. It was when GM Theo Epstein traded beloved star Nomar Garciaparra to improve the defense by getting back Orlando Cabrera and Doug Meintkiewicz along with Dave Roberts in a separate deal. It eventually led to the Red Sox beating the Yankees with the greatest playoff comeback in history and sweeping the Cardinals in the World Series to win it all for the first time since 1918.

Random Thoughts:

How ironic will it be if Paxton pitches great to where the Sox miss the playoffs by one game and that one loss can be traced to Paxton beating them in his last game with L.A.?

Steve Kerr’s DNP of Tatum vs. Serbia was stupid. There’s no match-up on Earth that Tatum can’t face. Dumb.

Sports 101 Answer: Bullet Bob Hayes won gold with a world-record time in the 100-meter dash in Tokyo, then joined the Cowboys in 1965 as they were emerging as a perennial NFL power, which Hayes, as the fastest man in pro football, was a key part of by averaging 20.0 yards per catch, including 26.1 in 1970, and scoring 71 TDs in his Hall of Fame career.

Final Thought – Thumbs Down – City Edition Uniforms: If I don’t vomit over Snell, it’s because I waited to do it over seeing the Red Sox wearing their yellow and blue softball uniforms while playing the YANKEES on Saturday. If that’s not disrespectful of the tradition of the great rivalry nothing is.

So here’s my sports hate list for letting it happen: (1) Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, (2) Red Sox ownership, (3)Fox for putting them on TV wearing that crap, and most of all (4) Nike, who came up with the stupid idea and sold it to MLB.

Email Dave Long at [email protected].

News & Notes 24/08/01

Water, water everywhere

According to a press release, Gov. Sununu signed SB 393 into law, which makes an appropriation to the Department of Environmental Services to fund regional drinking water infrastructure of $6.5 million, which brings the total the state has spent on clean drinking water to more than $350 million since 2017.

The funding provided by SB 393 initiates Phase 2 of the Southern New Hampshire Regional Water Project, according to the press release, and includes the design of all ancillary projects needed, construction of chemical feeds at existing water storage tanks in Derry and Salem, and potentially increasing the amount of water available from Manchester Water Works’ drinking water reservoir, which is a major source of water for the region.

Communities and water systems in southern New Hampshire have cooperated in the regional management of water resources and collectively coordinated to construct Phase 1 of the Southern New Hampshire Regional Water Supply Interconnection Project, which provides one million gallons per day of drinking water supply to southern New Hampshire communities, and now the communities have an agreement in place to increase water supply to 3.13 million gallons per day as part of the project’s second phase, according to the release.

In a statement, NHDES Commissioner Rober Scott said that “investing in regional drinking water infrastructure in southern New Hampshire is critical to address the occurrence of widespread PFAS contamination, reoccurring droughts and increased water demands.The state and water systems in southern New Hampshire have worked very hard to improve the resiliency and reliability of water supply in southern New Hampshire by cooperating in the regional management of water resources. This additional funding is critical in continuing this work.”

Visit des.nh.gov for more information.

Space news

According to a press release, the University of New Hampshire announced the launch of a Space Technology Hub, a first-of-its-kind center in the region that will provide cutting-edge space expertise and equipment to the burgeoning commercial space sector.

In a statement, Réka Winslow, director for the Space Technology Hub, said, “We are thrilled to be launching the Space Technology Hub, which will connect the resources at UNH with the rapidly developing New Space industry, thereby accelerating the growth of the space economy in the Northeast.”

The Space Technology Hub will help fulfill critical needs in the rapidly growing commercial space sector, and UNH has already partnered with Hanover, N.H.-based engineering and research firm Creare to test space instruments that are ultimately destined for Saturn’s largest moon. The company needed access to a local facility that could simulate the space environment, and UNH’s thermal vacuum chamber met their stringent requirements, according to the release.

The thermal vacuum chamber along with other cutting-edge equipment, clean rooms, skilled engineers and specialists who can lend their space mission expertise are all part of the Space Technology Hub, according to the release.

UNH researchers have partnered with NASA and other agencies over the past 60 years on more than 100 space and rocket missions to investigate space phenomena such as gamma rays and neutron stars, as well as to learn more about the sun’s influence on Earth and its atmosphere, according to the release.

Visit eos.unh.edu/space-science-center/space-technology-hub.

Celebrating Smokey

According to a press release, Gov. Sununu has proclaimed Sunday, Aug. 4, to Saturday, Aug. 10, “Smokey Bear Week” in the Granite State coinciding with Smokey’s 80th birthday on Friday, Aug. 9, highlighting the importance of wildfire prevention across New Hampshire.

Events and programs are taking place statewide to help celebrate Smokey’s milestone birthday and to continue sharing his well-known message that “only you can prevent wildfires,” according to the same release.

On Aug. 7, Smokey will throw out the ceremonial first pitch for Youth Camp Day when the New Hampshire Fisher Cats play the Erie Seawolves at Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester, according to the same release.

In a statement, Forest Ranger Nathan Blanchard of the New Hampshire Forest Protection Bureau said “we’re also very excited that this summer the Forest Protection Bureau has teamed up with the New Hampshire State Library and libraries across the state to help Smokey promote the joy of reading while teaching children about wildfire prevention.”

The Forest Service’s Smokey Bear’s Reading Challenge provides a reading list of books for all ages that address not only wildfire prevention but also science and outdoor recreation. The list, along with activities and incentives for achieving self-set reading goals, can be downloaded from smokeybear.com/individuals-reading-challenge, and the national program runs through Nov. 28.

New Hampshire has experienced an average of 285 wildfires affecting 221 acres annually over the last 20 years, according to the release. Anyone wishing to have an outdoor fire in New Hampshire must obtain a state fire permit in advance from their local fire department; they may also be obtained online at nhfirepermit.com, the release said.

NH Antiques week kicks off Sunday, Aug. 4, with the Granite State Antiques Show from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Granite Town Plaza in Milford. On Monday, Aug. 5, the Deerfield Antiques Show runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Deerfield Fair Grounds. On Tuesday, Aug. 6, head to the Americana Celebration Antiques Show at the Everett Arena in Concord from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Antiques in Manchester fair runs Wednesday, Aug. 7, and Thursday, Aug. 8, at Saint Anselm College and then the big show, the 67th Annual New Hampshire Antiques Show, kicks off Thursday, Aug. 8, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and runs through Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Doubletree By Hilton Manchester Downtown. Get all the information for these events at antiquesweeknh.com.

Join author Cathy Stefanec Ogren and illustrator Alexandra Thompson for storytime for the launch of their new book The Little Red Chair at Bookery, 844 Elm St. in Manchester, on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit bookerymht.com

The Driven to Read Bookmobile will be at Livingston Park in Manchester on Monday, Aug. 5, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The Bookmobile, hosted by Manchester City Library and Manchester School District, will be making stops throughout the city until Aug. 9. Visit manchester.lib.nh.us or call the library at 624-6550, ext. 7628, for details.

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