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🥇 Your Olympic guide: NH athletes to watch
Plus: What to put on your calendar Share with a friend Good morning! The Winter Olympics kick off Friday, and nearly 2,900 athletes are headed to Italy to compete on the world’s biggest winter stage. One of the newest additions is ski mountaineering, also known as “skimo,” making its Olympic debut. Think uphill…
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Q. What advice would you give your younger self?
Plus: A look at Black History Month Share with a friend Good evening! February is Black History Month—a time to recognize, reflect on, and celebrate the achievements, culture, and resilience of Black Americans that have shaped our country. The observance began in 1926 as Negro History Week, created by historian Carter G. Woodson…
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🔥 Why New England is warming the fastest
Plus: Readers sound off on Greenland Share with a friend Good morning, If it feels like winter doesn’t quite hit the way it used to, you’re not imagining it. A recent climate study found that New England is warming faster than much of the rest of the world—especially in winter. Our cold seasons are…
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🛒 Budget-friendly Manchester grocery stores
Plus: What to put on your calendar Share with a friend Good morning! Market Basket just landed the No. 2 spot in the country on dunnhumby’s annual Retailer Preference Index. The new rankings looked at the roughly $1 trillion US grocery market and combined hard financial data with how shoppers actually feel about where…
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Q. Why is it so hard to get a job right now?
Plus: Fox Run Mall is closing Jan. 31 Share with a friend Good evening! After nearly 45 years, Fox Run Mall near Portsmouth is closing for good on Jan. 31. Developers are tearing down the mall and spending $500 million over the next eight months to turn the 81-acre site into a new…
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🗣️ Readers sound off on ICE in Merrimack
Plus: Where to cross-country ski and snowshoe in NH Share with a friend Good morning, The 2026 James Beard Award semifinalists are out, and two New Hampshire standouts are in the mix. Shoutout to Super Secret Ice Cream in Bethlehem, recognized in the Outstanding Bakery category, and Evan Hennessey of Stages in Dover, who landed a…
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💸 Granite Staters are great tippers—here’s why
Plus: Why the 2026 NH job market looks tougher Share with a friend Good morning! Is anyone else anxious about the economy? Brian Gottlob, the director of New Hampshire Employment Security’s Economic and Labor Market Bureau and principal of PolEcon Research, presented his thoughts recently. Here’s a summary of what he said: Job…
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⚙️ 5 NH manufacturing tours that are actually fun
Plus: What to put on your calendar Share with a friend Good morning! New Hampshire’s Ice Castles in North Woodstock are officially open for the season, turning hundreds of thousands of hand-placed icicles into glowing archways, caves, slides, and tunnels lit up with colorful LEDs. ➡️ Read the full story: Planning a visit…
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🍎 Where to find free food in Manchester
Plus: Test your football trivia knowledge with our crossword Share with a friend Good morning! Happy National Cheese Lover’s Day! Today is all about celebrating one of life’s tastiest joys—cheese. We’ve rounded up just some of the best spots to grab cheese in New Hampshire. Got a favorite cheese shop or hidden gem?…
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Q. Is anything off-limits anymore?
Plus: NH native leads New England Patriots cheerleaders Share with a friend Good evening! Happy Martin Luther King Day! Today isn’t just a day off—it’s a day to give back. King dreamed of a world where we lift each other up, and one of the best ways to honor that is by pitching…
