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How sweet it is ... that's he's coming to Manchester in June

James Taylor, the smoothvoiced hit-maker behind tunes including “You've Got a Friend,” “Fire and Rain,” “How Sweet It Is (to be Loved by You)” and... Read More
Meadowbrook to open season with Country Throwdown

GILFORD — Gary Allan, Justin Moore and Josh Thompson will headline the return of the Country Throwdown to the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion. Read More
Currier Gallery of Art exhibition chronicles Modernist movement

By New Hampshire Union Leader

Modernist photographers created images of isolated elements from nature and the manmade world from unexpected and often close-up vantage points. Read More
Make yourself at home at ‘The Farm'

By Our Gourmet New Hampshire Union Leader

If you are familiar with the downtown Manchester scene, you are no doubt used to seeing restaurants come and go at the corner of Elm and Bridge streets. Most recently it was Wings Your Way, and it... Read More

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Arts and Entertainment

See it. Hear it. Live it. LIVE – 2012 at the Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach

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An “expanded experience” is the mantra for the 84th concert series at the Casino Ballroom at Hampton Beach. The 2012 Budweiser True Music Concert Series will far surpass the dreams and...

Music School Receives Grant from Bank of America

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CONCORD, NH – Concord Community Music School recently received a $5,000 operating grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation.

Astronomy Bowl 2012 Applications Available

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CONCORD, NH – New Hampshire’s sixth annual Astronomy Bowl 2012 will take place on Saturday, March 31st at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. Applications for Astronomy Bowl...

Win tickets to see James Taylor at the Verizon Wireless Arena!

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Enter to win a pair of tickets to see James Taylor at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester on June 30, 2012.

Win tickets for Van Halen with Kool & the Gang at the Verizon Wireless Arena!

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Enter to win a pair of tickets to see Van Halen with Kool & the Gang at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester on March 13, 2012.

A MUSICAL FRIEND: James Taylor, who has sold more than 50 million albums throughout his career, has earned five Grammy Awards since his debut release in 1968. That album, “James Taylor,” included two tunes that eventually would become hits —“Something in the Way She Moves” and “Carolina in My Mind.”

How sweet it is ... that's he's coming to Manchester in June

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James Taylor, the smoothvoiced hit-maker behind tunes including “You've Got a Friend,” “Fire and Rain,” “How Sweet It Is (to be Loved by You)” and...

Contests

Win tickets to see Godsmack, Staind and Halestorm at the Verizon Wireless Arena!

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Enter to win a pair of tickets to see Godsmack, Staind and Halestorm at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester on May 16, 2012 when they stop on their "Mass Chaos" Tour.

Win tickets to see Comedian Juston McKinney!

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In 1997 Juston turned in his gun and badge and left the dangerous streets of rural Maine where he worked as a police officer and moved to the quiet community of Queens, New York. By 1998 he had...

Monday headlines

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> Chichester family sues police over gun seizure
> KSC students want to educate senior citizens about drugs
> Symbotic's 25 mph robots
> NH manages to post nation's lowest poverty rate
> NH best state in New England for wealthy
> Record year for Northway Financial
> NH man says handout yurts to homeless
> Winter low temperatures aren't as low as they once were
> NHPUC cuts Fairpoint penalty for poor service in half
> Ayotte asks Obama to drop requirement Jobs Corps be built with costly union labor
> Top prospect Nerlens Noel headed back to Everett?
> Crotched Mountain to get southern NH's first detachable quad
> Legislative hearing Tuesday on motorcycle noise

Dining & Food

Make yourself at home at ‘The Farm'

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If you are familiar with the downtown Manchester scene, you are no doubt used to seeing restaurants come and go at the corner of Elm and Bridge streets. Most recently it was Wings Your Way, and it...

Citrus fruits bring some juicy health benefits to recipes including these pork chops with oranges and parsley.

Juice up your midwinter cooking with a taste of sunshine Orange crush

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If you eat and shop for food in season, check out the citrus aisle. Now is peak time for oranges, and most stores are loaded with them.

A new name for a former favorite

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We received a bum steer recently to a new Thai restaurant in the space of the old Siam Orchid on Second Street, but the big sign hanging out front alerted us that it's new in name only.

Outdoors and Recreation

The Boat School Operating Under New Ownership

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The U.S.'s longest-running boatbuilding program is now accepting students for its 2012 construction and 2013 mechanics programs.

Things to keep in mind when taking bird count

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NEXT WEEKEND, Feb. 11-12, New Hampshire Audubon (NHA) will conduct its Year 2012 Annual Backyard Winter Bird Survey that currently includes squirrels. Participants should watch and record the number...

AMC’s avalanche course and other winter skills

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MANY HIKERS are aware of the indispensible gear they should carry in their packs on all ventures afield. But also critical to a safe and enjoyable outing is the knowledge you carry in your head.

Loon Mountain's Midseason Calendar is Packed with Special Events

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New Hampshire’s Loon Mountain rolls into February with over 97% of total trail acreage open, five terrain parks, New Hampshire’s only superpipe, and celebrates midseason with a calendar...

Health and Family

Loeb School Offers Facebook For the Fun of It

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MANCHESTER - The Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications is offering a half-day workshop to help unlock the mysteries of Facebook.

Snowshoe Hare Hunting Workshop – March 3 in Holderness

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HOLDERNESS, N.H. -- Learn about the exciting sport of snowshoe hare hunting at a free workshop being offered at the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s Owl Brook Hunter Education Center in...