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👶 Throwback to the ’60s: New Hampshire’s top baby names
Plus: The 30 best colleges on the East Coast Share with a friend Good morning! It’s that time of year again—college application season. Back when I applied to colleges 17 years ago, I sent out 13 applications. Yes, 13. I got a little obsessed and carried away. I didn’t know what I wanted—just…
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🪵 Watch 2 NH locals battle it out on ‘Survivor’
Plus: Meet these Seacoast baseball stars Share with a friend Good morning! OK, “Survivor” fans, did you know we’ve got not one, but two New Hampshire connections this season? First up: Aubry Bracco. She’s been on the show three times (Seasons 32, 34, and 38), finishing second, fifth, and 15th. Now she’s back…
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🗞️ Please, we want to hear your opinion again
What’s one thing you’d change about how you get news here? Dear Granite Post reader, Thank you for being a part of the community we’re building here at Granite Post. As a reader supported news organization, you’re at the center of everything we do. Our audience grew significantly last year, and we’d like to learn…
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🔠 My favorite word is so useless
Plus: Where to find the best cooking classes in NH Share with a friend Good morning! One of my favorite words is penultimate. You almost never hear it, and it sounds wildly pretentious. All it means is … second to last. That’s it. A word with fake prestige for something nobody talks about.…
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ICE detainee flight stuck in Portsmouth 15+ hours during blizzard
Plus: Will Trump’s endorsement haunt Sununu? Share with a friend Good evening! Now that the Winter Olympics are over, we’ve got to properly shoutout both the men’s and women’s hockey teams—because, wow. 🏒 Both squads took down Canada in nail-biting 2–1 wins. The men brought home their first gold since 1980 (yes, that…
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Q. Are we done talking about the Epstein files?
Plus: Hampton’s cemetery cat: Robert Browning Share with a friend Good morning, You don’t hear about cats getting their own cemetery plots very often. But according to The Portsmouth Herald, there’s a small, old cemetery tucked off Exeter Road in Hampton, dating back to the early 1800s, where members of the Sanborn family are…
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🚨 Stuck in the ER? Wait times are shorter in New Hampshire
Plus: How state education could change Share with a friend Good morning! House Bill 751 could change education as we know it. The Republican-backed bill would create a statewide open enrollment system requiring public schools to accept out-of-district students if they have space, with tuition money following the child. Supporters say it gives…
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🎳 5 kid-friendly winter activities to try
Plus: What to put on your calendar Share with a friend Good morning! The drama over a proposed ICE detention center in Merrimack just went national. Plans to bring a facility tied to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Merrimack—and Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s insistence that she knows nothing about it—have landed on The…
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❄️ Yes, you can dine in heated igloos in New Hampshire
Plus: Questions every adult should know the answers to Share with a friend Good afternoon! Did you know you can actually dine in an igloo in New Hampshire? A few local spots have set up cozy, living-room–style igloos—heated, tucked under the stars, and perfect for a winter night out without ever feeling the…
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Q. Should NH really be first in the nation?
Plus: NH’s most charming small town, according to HGTV Share with a friend Good morning, First, a heads up—we’re off on President’s Day, so no newsletter on Monday. Check your inboxes on Tuesday! Second, HGTV crowned Littleton the most charming small town in New Hampshire—and honestly, it’s hard to argue. Home to about 5,900 people,…
