Category: Past Issues

Grilling is a particularly summery way to cook. In this week’s cover story, John Fladd gets advice from local experts on how to pick extra tasty meat to prepare on the grill.

Also on the cover Saturday is the annual NH Bacon & Beer Festival (page 16). In the Nite section, Michael Witthaus talks to Jordan Quinn about her upcoming “A Celebration of Iconic Women in Music” show (page 22).

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News & Notes 25/06/05

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Help for students Granite Edvance, a nonprofit that supports New Hampshire students and their families through free career and higher ...

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Mayer for mayor?

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The Big Story – Another Top Prospect Makes it to Fenway: Another of the Red Sox jewel prospects made it ...

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Quality of Life 25/06/05

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Animal news, part 1 The state’s moose population is under siege by winter ticks, according to a New Hampshire Bulletin ...

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This Week 25/06/05

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Thursday, June 5 Dogma,the 1999 movie from director Kevin Smith that features Jay and Silent Bob, Ben Affleck and Matt ...

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On the Grill

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Advice on what to cook tonight There are significant differences between the terms “grilling” and “barbecuing.” It has to do ...

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Artistic growth

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Grant winner showcases new works As a child growing up in Houston, Texas, Aris Moore was fascinated by creatures. “I ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/06/05

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Hello, Donna. The photo of the spoon I sent you is from my family. My mom had it and used ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/06/05

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Family fun for whenever Kick off to summer fun • Nashua will hold the opening day of its SummerFun programming ...

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Two perfect foods

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Bacon and Beer Festival highlights two tasty eats This weekend marks the ninth annual Bacon and Beer Festival, a major ...

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A Boy and His Blender

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By John Fladdjfladd@hippopress.com I really wanted a serious blender. Not one of the relatively inexpensive ones from a big-box store ...

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Album Reviews 25/06/05

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Kurt Deimer, And So It Begins (Bald Man Records) From the fringes of arena-metal stardom comes this Cincinnati, Ohio-based actor ...

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Run for the Hills, by Kevin Wilson

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Madeline Hill wasn’t looking to expand her family when a stranger in a PT Cruiser pulled up to her farm ...

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Mountainhead (TV-MA)

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Four of the absolute worst (and richest) men in America have a poker weekend at a mountaintop rich-dude compound in ...

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The Music Roundup 25/06/05

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Local music news & events • Jersey night: A Bon Jovi tribute act with a following in the rocker’s home ...

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Legendary voices

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Crowned28 tribute show honors icons In 2023, when Jordan Quinn did her tribute to generations of great female singers, called ...

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On the cover

10 Eventually, it will be sunny long enough to enjoy a drink in the warmth of the new season. What to drink this summer? John Fladd talks to experts to get some answers. Cover image courtesy Local Street Eats in Nashua.

Also on the cover Windham holds its annual Strawberry Festival Saturday, May 21 (page 16). In Nashua, they’re celebrating crafters and tinkerers of all kinds at the MakeIt Fest (page 12). In Derry, a baker is turning bread into art (page 16).

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News & Notes 25/05/29

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Health care research In a May 22 press release, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella announced a $1.6 million ...

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The week that was

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The Big Story – The Red Sox Stumble Into June: To say they have not lived up to expectations is ...

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Quality of Life 25/05/29

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Concord has the best water According to a tasting panel of fourth- and fifth-graders, Concord’s municipal water is the best-tasting ...

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This Week 25/05/29

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Thursday, May 29 Author Marina Kirsch reads from her family memoir Flight of Remembrance and signs copies at the Aviation ...

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Sunny Sips

250529Cover StoriesDrinkFeatured Content

What to drink this summer By John Fladdjfladd@hippopress.com Summer provides another season, another reason for making some new sipping choices ...

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Make a thing

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See and learn at 2025 MakeIt Fest By Michael Witthausmwitthaus@hippopress.com An upcoming free event in Nashua will showcase creations from ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/05/29

250529Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, We live in Manchester and thought to share a piece with you. This is an ashtray from 7-20-4 ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/05/29

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Family fun for whenever Game day • The Nashua Silver Knights, members of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, returned to ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/05/29

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News from the local food scene • Your late-night cookie connection: There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this week for ...

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Strawberries for the library

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Shortcake is highlight at Windham fest By John Fladdjfladd@hippopress.com For the past 41 years the Friends of the Library of ...

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Beauty and the yeast

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A Derry baker creates art through bread By John Fladdjfladd@hippopress.com Cheryl Holbert is more than a baker and more than ...

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Amanda’s Savory Cheesecake

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By John Fladdjfladd@hippopress.com “Why don’t you ever make anything for me?” Amanda asked. “How about some cookies?” “No,” she said ...

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Album Reviews 25/05/29

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Smut, Tomorrow Comes Crashing (Bayonet Records) From Cincinnati, Ohio, comes this pleasingly melodic but quite loud post-Riot grrrl outfit combining ...

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Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

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Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Berkley, 432 pages) Cracking open a new Emily Henry novel is like settling ...

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Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning (PG-13)

250529Featured ContentFilm Reviews by Amy

Tom Cruise does awesome stunts with biplanes but you gotta wait through like two hours of movie to get to ...

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The Music Roundup 25/05/29

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Local music news & events By Michael Witthausmwitthaus@hippopress.com • Shedheads: There must be something about the Lakes Region that Zac ...

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Mood Swing

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Faith Ann Band refines sound, adds guitarist By Michael Witthausmwitthaus@hippopress.com In January, with some new songs done, but not enough ...

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On the cover

10 Time to break out your sunglasses — it’s summer, baby! Or, you know, it’s “summertime” — that season between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend when we all try for more relaxed and sunny vibes. In this year’s guide, we offer a look at some of the fairs, fests and other events that make the season shine.

Also on the cover, John Fladd gets all the details of the newly released NH Beer Trail Guide (page 24). Michael Witthaus talks to the Manchester Crafts Market ahead of their mulit-author event (page 20). Michael also talks to comedian Joe Fenti, who can help you kick off a weekend of laughs with a Thursday, May 22, show at Kettlehead in Nashua (see page 32). Find more comedy this weekend and beyond in the Comedy This Week, which is also on page 32.

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News & Notes 25/05/22

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Volunteer Fair The United Way of Greater Nashua will hold a Greater Nashua Volunteer Fair on Thursday, May 22, from ...

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Knicks end C’s season

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The Big Story – Celtics Season Ends Early: That’s all she wrote for the 2024-2025 Celtics. And maybe for 2025-2026 ...

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Quality of Life 25/05/22

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Competitive Ford fixing As reported by Nashua InkLink on May 8, teams of high school students in auto tech programs ...

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This Week 25/05/15

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Thursday, May 15 The BNH Stage (16 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) hosts a performance of “This Is My ...

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Summer Guide 2025

250522Cover StoriesFeatured Content

Fairs, festivals, food, fun and more events to look forward to this season Summer is here! OK, maybe it’s more ...

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Crafting the written word

250522Art & TheaterFeatured Content

Manchester market hosts author event A collection of new books written by local authors isn’t something one expects to find ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/05/22

250522Family FunTreasure Hunt

Dear Donna, We were given this carved duck several years ago. Wondering an approximate value now. It is signed and ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/05/22

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News from the local food scene • New Works: The Works Bakery Cafe (1000 Elm St., Manchester, 877-641-4787, workscafe.com/locations/manchester-nh) has ...

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Finding your way to beer

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A new map will make it easier to explore NH breweries. Road-trip enthusiasts who like to follow a theme have ...

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In the kitchen with Tara Bartilucci

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Owner/Baker, Big Trees Baking Company “I make sourdough bread, which I sell at some local stores and at the Canterbury ...

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Hydrangea Daiquiri

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There’s a trope called “The Ninety-Dollar Tomato.” It describes an all-too-familiar situation that many of us frustrated gardeners go through: ...

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Album Reviews 25/05/22

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Sparks, MAD (Transgressive Records) The press notes for this nearly 60-year-old band’s 26th album start with this: “If the world ...

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The Art of Winning, by Bill Belichick

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The Art of Winning, by Bill Belichick (Avid Reader Press, 289 pages) It is challenging to approach Bill Belichick’s new ...

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The Wedding Banquet (R)

250522Film Reviews by Amy

Friends contemplate a green card marriage in The Wedding Banquet, a remake of the 1993 movie by the same name ...

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The Music Roundup 25/05/22

250522Music This Week

Local music news & events • Fab Faux: Unlike many Beatles tribute acts, Studio Two sticks to John, Paul, George ...

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Chicken Man

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Comedy Coop comes to Kettlehead Like the classic rock song, Joe Fenti has learned to roll with the changes. In ...

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On the cover

10 Michael Witthaus takes a look at summer theater — from the shows for kids and the shows by kids to the shows that will take place in the fresh air. Cover photo of a previous production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Saint Anselm College by Matthew Lomanno.

Also on the cover: Michael also takes a look at the Nashua Area Artists Association’s revived ArtHub Gallery (page 15). It’s a good weekend for Greek eats — John Fladd takes a look at Karv Greek Kouzina in Windham (page 18) and offers information about this weekend’s Greek Food Festival at St. Philip in Nashua (page 20). And find all sorts of music this weekend — shows at area restaurants (listed in the Music This Week on page 26), ticketed shows (see the Concert listings on page 30) and Ward Hayden & the Outliers at Pembroke City Limits (page 25, also by Michael).

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News & Notes 25/05/15

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Family bicycle day Trek Bicycles and the Granite State Health & Fitness Foundation will hold a free family-friendly Bike Day ...

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Knicks stun Celtics

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The Big Story – C’s Go Down 1-2 to New York: There’s not enough space to list the number of ...

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Quality of Life 25/05/15

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Ew, ticks In a May 1 press release Gov. Kelly Ayotte declared May Lyme Disease Awareness Month in New Hampshire ...

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This Week 25/05/15

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Thursday, May 15 The BNH Stage (16 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) hosts a performance of “This Is My ...

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Summer Stage

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A look at the coming theater season By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com Cooperation, collaboration and interdependence are all hallmarks of New ...

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Downtown move

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ArtHub in Nashua opens on Main Street By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com Among the many hard-luck stories to come out of ...

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Annual flowers for summer blooms

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Start slowly and save your back By Henry Homeyer listings@hippopress.com It’s April, and spring has sprung. Or will soon. Winter ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/05/15

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Hello, Donna, I believe this set of fruit knives and forks may have been a wedding present for my parents ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/05/15

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Family fun for whenever STEM fun • Family STEM Day, presented by Brian S. McCarthy Memorial Foundation, will showcase more ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/05/15

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News from the local food scene • Flowers, snacks, flowers, cocktails and flowers: Local Street Eats (112 W. Pearl St., ...

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Exposing gyros’ secrets

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Sometimes lamb, sometimes pork By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com Alex Lambroulis would like to clear up a couple of misconceptions about ...

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The DIY pour

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Self-service might be the future of NH wine bars By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com A bill is working its way through ...

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Greek food summer kickoff

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Nashua church festival brings gyros and more By John Fladd jfladd@hippopress.com Saint Philip Greek Orthodox Church in Nashua will hold ...

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In the kitchen with Nick Provencher

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Executive Chef at The Birch on Elm (968 Elm St., Manchester, 836-1958, birchonelm.com) “I started by cooking in high school ...

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Guava & Goat Cookies

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These cookies are adapted from a recipe in Bodega Bakes by Paola Velez. The idea of cheese in a cookie ...

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Album Reviews 25/05/15

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Malphas, Tales from the Olden Realm (self-released/Bandcamp) From the murkiest depths of Michigan comes this sixth album from a one-man ...

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Homestand, by Will Bardenwerper

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Homestand, by Will Bardenwerper (Doubleday, 301 pages) Batavia is a small city in western New York that most people have ...

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Another Simple Favor (R)

250515Film Reviews by Amy

Mom-frienemies played by Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively reunite in Another Simple Favor, a sequel to the 2018 movie that ...

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The Music Roundup 25/05/15

250515Music This Week

Local music news & events • Mixed media: The Currier’s monthly Art Off the Walls event has Black Pudding Rovers ...

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Boss man

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Ward Hayden & the Outliers bring Springsteen tribute to Pembroke By Michael Witthaus mwitthaus@hippopress.com When Pembroke City Limits scheduled its ...

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John Fladd takes a look at kimchi, the fermented staple of Korean dishes that is on dishes at a variety of area restaurants — and can be a tasty addition in your kitchen.

Also on the cover Twisted Mallow describes itself on its website as a marshmallow company producing “small batches crafted in the US ironically created by a dental hygienist.” See the story on page 18. The Nashua International Sculpture Symposium starts Thursday, May 8 (page 14). Michael Witthaus talks to House Lights singer and lyricist Sam Beachard ahead of their Friday, May 9, show at the Shaskeen in Manchester with SleepSpirit, Moments Of and Empty Halls (page 25).

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News & Notes 25/05/08

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Rail trail The South Manchester Rail Trail has been selected as an American Public Works Associations 2025 Public Works Historical ...

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C’s have NY in sight

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The Big Story – Celtics vs. Knicks Playoff Series: There have been a few skirmishes the last two decades. But ...

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Quality of Life 25/05/08

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A reprieve from pollen Although this time of year is typically one of high pollen counts, recent rainy weather has ...

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This Week 25/05/08

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Friday, May 9 The Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts teens will present Sweeney Todd School Edition tonight at 7 p.m.; ...

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The Kimchi Chronicles

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The many uses for this Korean cuisine staple For Susan Chung, owner of Sue’s Kimbap House, kimchi is as much ...

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Works in progress

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Sculpture symposium returns to Nashua Most art exhibitions focus on already completed works, but the City of Nashua is unique ...

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The Art Roundup 25/05/08

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The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Reopening: ArtHub, the gallery of the Nashua Area Artists Association ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/05/08

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Hello, Donna. Maybe you can help in giving me some information on these coins. They are all buffalo nickels. They ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/05/08

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Family fun for whenever Faire time • The New Hampshire Renaissance Faire, which bills itself as a “family-friendly, educational, visual, ...

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Marshmallow variety

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Small batch marshmallows play with flavor Krista Melina has a day job, but she spends a lot of her time ...

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Drops of bubble gum

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A bartender explains how bitters & tinctures add flavor When a bartender is developing a new cocktail, a constant challenge ...

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In the kitchen with Carolyn Trepanier

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Bar Manager at Spice Restaurant & Bar (300 Main St., Nashua. 417-7972, thespicenashua.com). “I got into bartending in 2004. I ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/05/08

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News from the local food scene • Gutted by fire: As reported by WMUR in an April 24 online article, ...

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Pink and Fruity

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Every cocktail sends a message. A draft beer from a major brewery sends one message. Garnishing it with an orange ...

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Album Reviews 25/05/08

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Michael Younker, “So What!” (self-released) Ack, if you ever need to count your blessings, you can start by being thankful ...

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How to Be Well, by Amy Larocca

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How to Be Well, by Amy Larocca (Knopf, 291 pages) At some undefined point between Helen Gurley Brown and Gwyneth ...

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Thunderbolts* (PG-13)

250508Film Reviews by Amy

A scrappy band of Marvel secondary characters come together in Thunderbolts*, a movie that pretty nicely sells you on the ...

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The Music Roundup 25/05/08

250508Music This Week

Local music news & events • Two covers: Paying tribute to two classic rock bands in one show, Foreigners Journey ...

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Nu-metal night

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House Lights celebrate new release at Shaskeen It’s been two years since post-hardcore alt metal band House Lights released their ...

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The first Friday in May is (still? once again?) the start of the summer slate of movies. We use that as an excuse to check in on O’Neil Cinemas as they plan a return to Londonderry, and Red River Theatres in Concord, which has, for about the last year, been the only theater in Concord. And we look at the movies scheduled for release over the next four months. Get your popcorn!

Also on the cover Saturday, May 3, is the greatest of holidays: Free Comic Book Day! Michael Witthaus explains what local shops are doing on page 14. Manchester’s Taco Tour is Thursday, May 8; John Fladd has the details on page 18. Dubai chocolate is trending; what is it and who is innovating with those flavors (page 27).

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News & Notes 25/05/01

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Bedford traffic The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is working on F.E. Everett Turnpike, in both directions, at the Bedford ...

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The week that was

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The Big Story – NBA Playoffs: Yes, the NFL draft captured a lot of attention, but since it’s four months ...

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Quality of Life 25/05/01

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Pasta and water, but not pasta-water A recent study by online insurance company Choice Mutual (choicemutual.com) set out to determine ...

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This Week 25/05/01

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Thursday, May 1 The Craftworkers’ Guild’s 2025 Spring Craft Shop opens today and will run through Sunday, May 25. The ...

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Adventures in Movies

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O’Neil Cinemas returns to Londonderry and we check in with Red River Theatres in Concord PLUS A look at the ...

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Free Comic Book Day

250501Art & TheaterFeatured Content

Area stores participate in annual event On May 4, 2002, Free Comic Book Day was launched to coincide with the ...

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Treasure Hunt 25/05/01

250501Family FunTreasure Hunt

I know this isn’t an antique. I was just told not to throw them away because they are collectible. Do ...

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Kiddie Pool 25/05/01

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Family fun for whenever Spring carnival • The Manchester Spring Carnival runs Wednesday, April 30, through Sunday, May 4, opening ...

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The Weekly Dish 25/05/01

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News from the local food scene • Food trucks and more: First Friday Concord returns on Friday, May 2, from ...

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Taco Tour ’25

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100 types of happiness in tortillas It’s time for Taco Tour, one of the high points of Manchester’s food calendar ...

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The Dubai chocolate trend

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One of the internet’s favorite ways to chocolate One of the hottest food trends right now is Dubai-style chocolate. Originating ...

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Mint Julep Cookies

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Cookies Large handful (20 g) fresh mint leaves 1½ cups (320 g) white sugar ½ cup (1 stick) butter 2 ...

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Album Reviews 25/05/01

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Hexenhaus, Awakening (Roar Records)As a genre, “tech-metal” is one in which I lost interest after the second or third Pendulum ...

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Everything is Tuberculosis, by John Green

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“It is a strange fact of human history that we tend to focus so little on disease,” John Green writes ...

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Locked (R)

250501Film Reviews by Amy

Bill Skarsgård picks the wrong car to steal from in Locked, a fun example of simplified concept horror. Eddie (Skarsgård) ...

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The Music Roundup 25/05/01

250501Music This Week

Local music news & events • Sibling sound: Sixteen years since their bracing major-label debut album, The Avett Brothers are ...

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More than Dio

250501Featured ContentNightlife

Tribute act opens with original rock One of many tribute acts to form in the aftermath of Ronnie James Dio’s ...

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