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    NH has one of the country’s best brewpubs, per USA TODAY. How to go

    Schilling Beer Co. is a European-inspired brewery up in the White Mountains with gorgeous views of the Ammonoosuc River. The Brewery Pub & Kitchen focuses on specialty handcrafted pizzas that change with the season, including options like a chicken maple bacon pizza, a butternut bianco pizza and a funghi pizza with truffled mushroom cream.


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    Music Hall gets $3M donation from Martha Fuller Clark

    The Music Hall on March 2 announced the largest gift in its history: a $3 million pledge from Martha Fuller Clark, a former state senator known for her philanthropy. In recognition of the donation, the organization’s recently acquired Congress Street property will be named The Music Hall’s Kearsarge House, in Honor of Dr. Geoffrey E.…


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    4 takeaways from Pete Buttigieg’s NH visit, from ICE to elections

    Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appeared alongside Rep. Chris Pappas, D-NH, Feb. 19 at the Puritan Backroom restaurant, where he was supporting Pappas’ campaign for Senate as well as stoking presidential run rumors.


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    Catching up with 7 Seacoast baseball stars as MLB spring training begins

    Pitchers and catchers have reported to Major League Baseball spring training camps in Florida and Arizona, and full-team workouts have begun for the upcoming 2026 season. Over the years, Seacoast New Hampshire and southern Maine has been represented in the professional ranks by players and coaches. This year is no different. Former Portsmouth High School teammates Mike Fransoso…


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    ICE detainee flight grounded at Pease for 15-plus hours due to blizzard

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees have been grounded at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease Feb. 23 for more than 15 hours due to the ongoing blizzard impacting the region.


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    USA wins women’s hockey gold medal over Canada in OT, NH native named MVP

    Caroline Harvey, who is a native of Salem, New Hampshire, finished with two goals and seven assists in USA’s seven games, was named the tournament’s MVP and best defender and was named to the all-star team, all voted by the media.


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    ‘Survivor’ Season 50 starts February 25 with a familiar face from NH

    “Survivor” fans, get excited. The reality competition show returns for its 50th season this month, and it’s bringing back multiple contestants from New England, including a local favorite. “’Survivor’ is a drug,” Seacoast New Hampshire native Aubry Bracco told Seacoastonline last month, when it became known she was going back on the show.


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    ‘Yes Chef’ finalist Lee Frank to close Otis in Exeter: Here’s why

    Otis restaurant is closing after nearly 10 years in downtown Exeter, its chef and owner, Lee Frank, announced on Facebook.


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    Can New Hampshire mom win ‘Survivor 50’? Odds say yes as premiere nears

    Season 50 of “Survivor” is almost here, and according to early betting odds, a New Hampshire woman has a chance at winning it all.Season 50 will be Aubry Bracco’s fourth time on “Survivor” after appearances in Seasons 32, 34 and 38, finishing second, fifth and fifteenth, respectively. Bracco will attempt to relive the glory of her early seasons…


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    Meet Robert Browning, the cat buried in one of Hampton’s old cemeteries

    Sanborn Cemetery is one of these private cemeteries. Various members of the Sanborn family rest in this plot, with the earliest internments dating from the early 1800s. But two markers differ from the rest. They are for Robert Browning and Little Lady Pitapat. Robert Browning, as stated on the gravestone, was Miss Stanton’s cat.