Starting on Nov. 27, you can drive through 3.5 million holiday lights at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. But this is about as close as you can get to putting Christmas lights actually on your car in the state.
In an education system where students increasingly enroll in schools based on fit rather than geography, questions will arise about transportation, special education services and athletics, among other things. Open-enrollment schools are not required to provide transportation to students who live outside their school district. Some superintendents say this raises equity concerns about access.
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Turning onto Locke Road from High Street in Hampton, you pass by three older Hampton houses, each with a unique story — a charming Colonial on property that was the beginning of the Redman homesteads, a house that was part of a successful shoe factory, and a sprawling Colonial Revival that started as a modest four-room house.
Have you ever started to cook an elaborate dinner only to realize you forgot to purchase an important ingredient from the grocery store? It happens to the best of us. If you need to make a last-minute cranberry sauce run on Thanksgiving, you might find it difficult to locate an open grocery store.
Publishers of the Farmers' Almanac, an annual publication printed since 1818 that provides practical information for planning the year, including long-range weather forecasts, gardening advice, and astronomical data, announced Nov. 6 that its 2026 edition will be its last.
Fast food chain Wendy's is planning to close hundreds more stores just a year after shuttering 140 locations. The closings could include some stores in New Hampshire and Maine.
Seacoast dining is becoming higher end, but there are still a few holes in the wall for locals to enjoy. Eli Sokorelis estimated there were probably 20 to 30 dive bars in the Portsmouth area when he opened State Street Saloon in 1983. Most are gone, he said, the watering holes replaced with expensive development and fancy restaurants.
Although there's a nice chill in the air, it's not time to hit the slopes in New Hampshire – yet. Some Granite State ski areas have announced tentative opening dates for the 2025 to 2026 season. Here's what we know.
New Hampshire is not only home to various good farms to visit, but also various historical farms. In fact, the state's oldest farm is over 100 years older than the country itself. Established in the 1630s, Tendercrop Farm in Dover is not only the oldest farm in New Hampshire, but also the second oldest farm in the country.
