Everything bagels — 01/19/23

In this week’s cover story, we take a look at everything bagel-related (including the popular everything bagel). Learn about the different styles of bagels being made fresh at New Hampshire shops, and discover new spots offering fresh bagels every morning with some lox or a schmear.

Also on the cover Hippo gardening columnist Henry Homeyer recommends discovering new plants with big flavors (page 18). The Taste of Bedford fundraiser returns on Jan. 24, featuring an opportunity to try all kinds of small bites from local eateries (page 25). Michael Witthaus chats with Nashua-based singer-songwriter Wyn Doran ahead of her upcoming show at The Stone Church Music Club in Newmarket (page 31).

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New curator The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester welcomes a new chief curator and curator of contemporary art, Lorenzo ...
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Theater group brings performances to kids Plymouth State University’s TIGER (Theatre Integrating Guidance, Education and Responsibility) theater company celebrates 20 ...
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Observations, random thoughts and outright pontifications about the Celtics at mid-season. What I Like: The most obvious is having the ...
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Money woes The number of bankruptcy filings in New Hampshire appears to be trending upward, New Hampshire Business Review reported ...
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Big Events January 19, 2022 and beyond Thursday, Jan. 19 Cirque Du Soleil will bring its production “Corteo” to the ...
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New York style versus Montreal, everything versus asiago, and all the other variations that go into the perfect bagel Remzi ...
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Concord Makerspace finds new home By Katelyn Sahagian [email protected] Since November the Concord Makerspace has been looking for a new ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Opening weekend: The Palace Theatre’s new show The All New ...
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Look for old favorites and new varieties We gardeners love our home-grown vegetables. As John Denver sang long ago, “Only ...
Family fun for the weekend Stories plus… • Bookery Manchester (844 Elm St. in Manchester; bookerymht.com) will hold a storytime ...
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Dear Donna, Every year I put out my small old 4”x4” Christmas box. This year I’m wondering if this is ...
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Personal safety educator LaShanta Magnusson is a self-defense and personal safety educator and owner of The Damsel Safety Chick, based ...
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News from the local food scene • Dinner and a show: Join the Bank of New Hampshire Stage (16 S ...
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Riverside Grille coming to New Boston Goffstown couple Shawn and Kristen Roy both have several years of experience working in ...
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Fourth annual fundraiser to feature local samples, raffles After a couple of years off, Bedford-area restaurateurs, bakers and caterers will ...
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Rivka Rowe is the owner and founder of Home Made by Rivka (homemadebyrivka.com, and on Facebook and Instagram @homemadebyrivka), a ...
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How to squeeze a lime (Or a lemon, or an orange, or a tangerine, but limes lend themselves to being ...
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We Are Scientists, Lobe (Masterswan Recordings) You may remember this New York City-based indie-rock band first surfacing in 2005 with ...
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Life on Delay, by John Hendrickson (Knopf, 272 pages) Since childhood, journalist John Hendrickson has had a severe stutter — ...
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Plane (R) Plane go crash in Plane — a movie that will never be criticized for being too complex. Right ...
Local music news & events • Joke stop: Enjoy a triple bill of laughs led by Mark Scalia, a veteran ...
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Wyn Doran readies next project Watching a private screening of Beautiful Was The Fight provided a full-circle moment for Wyn ...

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39 ideas for fun new hobbies — 01/12/23

New hobbies Looking to try something new? We’ve got 39 ideas for ways to break out of your routine, from arts and crafts to outdoor activities and more.

Also on the cover Katelyn Sahagian catches up with Mosaic Art Collective about its ongoing January show, “Conversations of home and heART” (page 14). Michael Witthaus chats with rapper Fee The Evolutionist ahead of his show at Millyard Brewery in Manchester this weekend (page 30). Matt Ingersoll brings you all of the details on two new eateries opening soon in Manchester (Cool Beans Cafe, page 22) and Salem (Sevmar Mediterranean Bistro, page 23).

The girl’s eyes followed me. She glanced sideways, wordlessly imploring for help. I had to respond. But how? Thankfully, this ...
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Increased education costs New data released by the New Hampshire Department of Education revealed that New Hampshire’s average cost per ...
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Finding ways to help Manchester youth Meet Michael Quigley, the new director of the Office of Youth Services in Manchester ...
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After an awful week of fear for the life of Buffalo DB Damar Hamlin after he suffered an on-field heart ...
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Get your Thin Mints and Samoas Girl Scout cookie season has begun in New Hampshire. According to a press release, ...
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Big Events January 12, 2022 and beyond Thursday, Jan. 12 Catch Joey Clark & the Big Hearts tonight at the ...
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Looking to try something new? Here are 39 ideas for arts, crafts, outdoor activities and more to help you break ...
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New gallery in Manchester brings together many forms of art By Katelyn Sahagian [email protected] Mosaic Art Collective, a combination of ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • MLK Day: The Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St ...
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Use winter to make your plans It’s gray and chilly outside, but I have a fire in the new woodstove ...
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Dear Donna, We recently moved into a new old home. The previous owners left this stove and we have no ...
Family fun for the weekend WinterFest fun LaBelle Winery (14 Route 111 in Derry) will celebrate WinterFest on Saturday, Jan ...
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Master electrician Justin Marceau is a master electrician and owner of Oak Ridge Electrical based in Weare. Explain your job ...
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News from the local food scene • Soup’s on: For the first time in three years, the Brookline Public Library ...
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Cool Beans Cafe to open soon in Manchester A new shop coming soon to Manchester is inviting coffee lovers to ...
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Sevmar Mediterranean Bistro coming to Salem Boldness, intimacy, virtue and excellence — these are the four core values Jocelyn Maroun ...
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Laura and Michaela Spinney of Hooksett are the mother-daughter team behind Michaela’s Sweets (857-444-8877, michaelassweets.com, and on Facebook and Instagram, ...
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What better way to spend a chilly weekend morning than making homemade bread? Since this is a quick bread recipe, ...
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Warm up with the flavors of Portugal Planning on doing a little cross-country skiing — that is, once we really ...
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Heroes and Monsters, Heroes and Monsters (Frontiers Music srl) You get why this is a stupidly named band, right, like, ...
Born to Run 2, by Christopher McDougall and Eric Orton
If starting (or restarting) an exercise program is one of your new year resolutions, Christopher McDougall can help you achieve ...
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A terrifying giant doll becomes even more terrifying thanks to some A.I. programming in M3gan, a lively thriller coming in ...
Strange World (PG) Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid. This Disney animated feature introduces us to Searcher Clade (voice of Gyllenhaal), who, ...
Local music news & events • Blues boy: Among the many veteran guitarists praising Quinn Sullivan are Buddy Guy, who ...
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A new hip-hop vibe from Fee The Evolutionist Winning the Rising Star New Hampshire plaque at this year’s New England ...

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Start the year with a run — 01/05/23

Is starting (restarting?) the habit of going for a run part of your plan for the new year? We find race series and running groups to help you get motivated to hit the streets. Like a little competition? We also round up some upcoming races. And, for those who just can’t face a run in the cold, we consider some places with indoor tracks.

Also on the cover Angie Sykeny catches up with cartoonist Marek Bennett to talk about his latest book (page 6). John Fladd explains how to make a gin sour (page 25). And looking for some post-holiday nightlife? Check out the Music This Week listing of live music at area bars and restaurants (starting on page 31).

By the time you read this, December will have slipped into January and another year will have ended. A time ...
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Opioid settlement New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella has joined a national attorneys general settlement with pharmaceutical retailers CVS ...
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Marek Bennett continues Freeman Colby’s story Henniker comic artist and educator Marek Bennett discussed the third volume of his historical ...
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Our 15th annual predictions for the year ahead. January: A day after their disappointing season ends, Patriot Nation files a ...
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Be a champ Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning is teaming up with the American Red Cross during January, ...
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Big Events January 5, 2022 and beyond Friday, Jan. 6 Recycled Percussion wraps up a holiday week run of shows ...
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Races and running groups to get you moving Looking to get out (or maybe get back out) and go for ...
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A choir made up of refugee girls from across the world will sing at the Mariposa Museum By Katelyn Sahagian ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • New exhibit at Art 3: “Multi-Mediums,” an exhibit featuring works ...
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Whatever happens, keep planting and learning At the end of the year I always like to take a little time ...
Family fun for the weekend On ice! “Find Your Hero” is the theme of this weekend’s Disney On Ice show ...
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Hello Donna, Came across this 3” x 2½” trinket. Looks like it could have been used for a clock. There ...
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Dog treat baker Brooke Tilton is the owner of Buff Cake Barkery, a Nashua-based all-natural dog treat business. Explain your ...
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News from the local food scene • Chilling out: New England’s Tap House Grille of Hooksett is celebrating its 10th ...
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LaBelle Winery owner releases debut book Winemaker Amy LaBelle of LaBelle Winery in Amherst and Derry has opened full-service restaurants, ...
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Jake Norris of Nashua runs the Wicked Tasty Food Truck (wickedtastytrucks.com, and on Facebook and Instagram) with his business partner, ...
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“I’m an attractive person,” you might say. And you’d be right. “And,” you might add, “I tip well. I don’t ...
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Winery Dogs, III (Three Dog Music) On Feb. 26, 2023, The Winery Dogs will be at Tupelo Music Hall in ...
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Great Short Books: A Year of Reading — Briefly, by Kenneth C. Davis (Scribner, 448 pages) In the early stages ...
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The Fabelmans (PG-13) Steven Spielberg directs and co-writes this movie adaptation of what appears to be his childhood in The ...
Local music news & events • Groovy time: Among the many configurations keeping her busy, Mica’s Groove Train is the ...
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Bluegrass duo Green Heron Fans of old-time music have a few opportunities to partake of one of the region’s best ...

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2022 Year in review — 12/29/22

As 2022 comes to an end, we look back on the year and consider what’s to come in 2023. Katelyn Sahagian talks to people in the worlds of art, theater and classical music (page 12). Matt Ingersoll looks back at the year in food (page 24). Amy Diaz considers the year in movies, with advice on where to find some of the greatest (page 34). Michael Witthaus looks at the year in local music and highlights some shows worth saving the date for in 2023 (page 38). And Angie Sykeny talks to Kristen Clarke about a planned infastructure project in Manchester (page 6).

Also on the cover Find live music, live DJs and other fun at area bars and restaurants this Satuday, Dec. 31, a.k.a. New Year’s Eve. Michael Witthaus runs through the nightlife options for the final night of 2022 starting on page 39. Kids and families can celebrate the new year as well; find a roundup of family-friendly celebrations on page 16. And, what better way to end the year than with carbs! Michele Pesula Kuegler offers a recipe for cheesy pull-apart bread on page 30.

There’s an old saying about living in interesting times and it seems fitting for this era. It seems more fun ...
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Fighting fentanyl The Fighting Emerging Narcotics through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting (FENTANYL) Results Act, a bipartisan legislation supported by ...
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Project to bring connections, improved walkability to Manch RAISE Manchester is a $30 million transportation infrastructure project in Manchester funded ...
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We’ll end the blah sports year of 2022 with a look at its biggest stories. World’s Cup Runneth Over: Aside ...
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Power down Around 95,000 New Hampshire electric utility customers experienced power outages on the morning of Friday, Dec. 23, after ...
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Big Events December 29, 2022 and beyond Thursday, Dec. 29 The SNHU Arena (555 Elm St., Manchester) is hosting the ...
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Performing arts, fine arts and classical music saw amazing gains in 2022 By Katelyn Sahagian [email protected] Visual arts James Chase, ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Join the Bee: The Palace Youth Theatre is holding auditions ...
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New Hampshire rings in 2023 with a plethora of events By Katelyn Sahagian [email protected] The Granite State will be partying ...
Family fun for the weekend Out of the house Looking to get your family out of the house during the ...
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Dear Donna, I have a pair of old snowshoes that I would like to sell. Can you give me a ...
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Put on a hoodie and shake off the snow We recently got hit by a big winter storm that dropped ...
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Personal transportation provider Michael Teixeira is a non-emergency medical and personal transportation provider and owner of MFT Transportation Services based ...
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News from the local food scene • A toast to the new year: Join the Copper Door Restaurant (15 Leavy ...
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Trends, predictions and what’s to come for local food and drink in 2023 Another year is in the books for ...
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Eighty-Eight Coffee Co. opens in Manchester Over its nearly eight-year run, The Local Moose Cafe in Manchester gained a following ...
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Pete Parenti of Milford is the owner and founder of Troubadour Spice Blends ( troubadourspiceblends.co, and on Instagram @troubadour.spice.blends), offering ...
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With dry red wines from Austria Winter started at 4:48 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The winter solstice is ...
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This bread is a deliciously indulgent way to end 2022. It’s a fairly simple recipe but does require a little ...
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Justin Courtney Pierre, Permanent Midnight (Epitaph Records) If you’re going to sound like a male version of Mazzy Star — ...
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Two Old Broads, by M.E. Hecht and Whoopi Goldberg (Harper Horizon, 222 pages) There is no topic so grim that ...
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2022 offered sweet stories, beautiful animation and some excellent stupidity Whether you define a great movie as an artistic achievement ...
Local music news & events • Solo joker: The early show is sold out, but good seats remain for a ...
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A look back and glimpse forward After a year spent mostly indoors, followed by another truncated by omicron, 2022 sailed ...
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Music and comedy New Year’s Eve bashes Looking to send 2022 off in style? Here are some places with plans ...

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Sugar & Stripes — 12/22/22

With Christmas just days away, food writer Matt Ingersoll takes a deep dive into one of the holiday’s most iconic sweet treats: the candy cane. Find out what goes into making candy canes by hand and where you can get them locally, from traditional red and white peppermint canes to those in all different colors and flavors.

Also on the cover Ring in 2023 with a special meal or midnight Champagne toast at a local restaurant or bar (page 24). Find live local music this weekend and beyond in our Music This Week section (starting on page 35). Katelyn Sahagian explores the magic behind some of New Hampshire’s largest holiday light shows (page 16).

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No TikTok Gov. Chris Sununu signed an executive order on Thursday, Dec. 15, adding New Hampshire to the growing list ...
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Prepping the beard & putting on bells for the season Santa Mark (Marc Nozell in the off season) gives us ...
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As the world championships and duck boat parades were piling up during the first decade of the 21st century, Boston ...
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Like toilet paper all over again… QOL was unfortunately in the market for some children’s fever medicine (your acetaminophen, your ...
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Big Events December 22, 2022 and beyond Wednesday, Dec. 28 Recycled Percussion, the legendary drumming group from New England, opens ...
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Local confectioners discuss candy cane creation Christmas may be days away, but at Nelson’s Candy in Wilton, it’s not uncommon ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Last-minute art shopping: The big craft fairs are finished for ...
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A look at light shows across southern New Hampshire By Katelyn Sahagian [email protected] There’s something magical about the twinkling of ...
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Dear Donna, We have accumulated inherited Christmas balls and other decorations from family. It’s time now for a new look, ...
Family fun for the weekend Library activities • The Nashua Public Library (2 Court St.) is hosting a seasonal craft ...
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Pruned trees for outside, cut branches for inside Normally at this time of year I can go out to the ...
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Window treatment specialist Ernie Dascoli is the owner of Made In The Shade, a custom window treatment business in Windham ...
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News from the local food scene • Celebrate with wine: Winemaker Amy LaBelle of LaBelle Winery in Amherst and Derry ...
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Get ready to welcome 2023 at a local restaurant or bar Ring in 2023 with a special multi-course meal or ...
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Megan Sampson of Hudson and her aunt, Vicki Abbott, are The Soup Ladies (thesoupladies.com, find them on Facebook), offering a ...
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I am back to thinking about snacks again this week. Why not? December is basically a month-long eating festival. In ...
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A hot drink for the holidays I’ve got a rule of thumb that makes a deceptive amount of sense. When ...
Sarah Pagé, “Méduses”
Sarah Pagé, “Méduses” [single] (Forward Music) You might remember this Montreal, Canada-based harp-experimentalist from her 2019 album Dose Curves, or, ...
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A Christmas Memory, by Richard Paul Evans (Gallery, 183 pages) Thirty years ago, Richard Paul Evans was 29 years old ...
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Avatar: The Way of Water (PG-13) James Cameron takes us on a three-hour-and-change trip back to the lush moon Pandora ...
Local music news & events • African sound: Enjoy a listening room experience as Wangari Fahari, a Kenyan-born Afro-jazz vocalist, ...
Era-evoking New Year’s Eve gala in Concord A retro vibe will blend with entertainment spanning decades, as the Bank of ...

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Power to the People — 12/15/22

With heat and electric bills taking a bigger bite out of household budgets, we talk to local energy professionals about why and what to expect this winter. They also discuss how you can pay less now and in the long run, and detail steps you can take to seek out assistance and meet your family’s needs.

Also on the cover Celebrate 2023 with NHSCOT’s Hogmanay, a traditional Scottish New Year’s celebration, at LaBelle Winery in Derry (page 14). Loon Chocolate and 603 Charcuterie present a two-day holiday market filled with all kinds of last-minute gift-giving opportunities (page 25). It’s the end of an era for Manchester’s culinary scene, as longtime chef Edward Aloise and his wife, Claudia Rippee, owners of Republic Cafe and Campo Enoteca on Elm Street, get ready to step away from the kitchen and enter retirement (page 24).

As more than one observer has noted, most Americans behave with respect to political campaigns and elections as they do ...
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Mental health help Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is working with Aspire365 to create a new mental health program ...
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They tell you never to make decisions when you’re emotional. So maybe it’s fortunate I had a few days before ...
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NH representation Twenty-one upperclassmen from the Arts Academy of New Hampshire in Salem have painted, photographed and drawn unique pieces ...
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Big Events December 15, 2022 and beyond Thursday, Dec. 15 The 11th annual Tower of Toys Cocktail Party is today ...
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Keeping the lights and heat on this winter — and what it will do to your wallet The skyrocketing costs ...
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NHSCOT’s Hogmanay event returns By Mya Blanchard [email protected] As 2022 comes to a close, we will soon be celebrating New ...
The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities • Still time for The Nutcracker: Manchester-based professional dance company Ballet ...
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Volunteers honor deceased veterans with Wreaths Across America By Katelyn Sahagian [email protected] Volunteers across southern New Hampshire are taking time ...
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Today’s veggie scraps makes tomorrow’s soil When I was a boy it was one of my many jobs to take ...
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Dear Donna, I have a few old gloves from when my dad was a kid. Can you advise me how ...
Family fun for the weekend Getting crafty • Make your own cocoa mug at Voices of Clay (16 Meetinghouse Hill ...
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DJ Joey Bolduc is a DJ with his own business, Joey Bolduc Entertainment, based in Manchester. Explain your job and ...
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News from the local food scene • Festive eats: There may still be time to order your holiday dinners and ...
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Republic Cafe, Campo Enoteca to be put up for sale as owners retire By Matt Ingersoll [email protected] They’ve been James ...
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Loon Chocolate, 603 Charcuterie present holiday market Nearly a year after opening their first joint retail shop in Manchester, Loon ...
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Virtual golf and coal-fired pizza at new Salem eatery A new full-service restaurant and bar now open in Salem is ...
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I know we are deep into the season of snacking, and yet I am sharing a soup recipe. There is ...
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Melissa Dolpies of Northfield is the owner of Twelve 31 Events (twelve31.events, and on Facebook and Instagram), a catering business ...
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A lot of us feel a crisis of confidence in December. We like to think of ourselves as imaginative, creative ...
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Wolfgang Haffner, Silent World (BMG Records) Jumping the gun a bit on this one, as it’s not out until the ...
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Screaming on the Inside, by Jessica Grose (Mariner, 197 pages) Every decade or so there emerges a new book by ...
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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (PG) The tale of the wooden puppet gets the Pan’s Labyrinth-but-animated treatment in Guillermo del Toro’s ...
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (R) Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell. In this adaptation of a book that I feel like I should ...
Local music news & events • Christmas nuts: Like most suburban American kids, piano player Eric Mintel got his first ...
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April Cushman and Brad Myrick team up On paper, the pairing of April Cushman and Brad Myrick is unexpected. At ...

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