Benson's Wild Animal Farm Revisited
Once a wild animal farm, Benson’s in Hudson is now a recreational park area open to the public.
Archives: October 2011
No Bones About It
Keeping bones strong as you age is essential to your overall health.Skeletons at Halloween can be creepy, but if you love your skeleton, it just might love you back. The human body’s 206 bones serve many purposes, allowing us to move in certain ways, providing structure to our body and protecting our internal organs. Healthy bone also regenerates regularly, shedding…
Summer Picnic
We found four picnic accessories available for under $50 and asked staff members which one they’d be the happiest to receive.And the winner is…1. Classic Picnic BasketThis traditional picnic basket is made by New Hampshire’s own Peterboro Basket Company and has smooth swing handles for easy one-hand carrying and a split hinged wooden lid. The hand-woven basket also comes with…
Romancing the Stones
Making simple rocks into precious memories.Jeweler Blair LaBella’s job description includes trips to the beach. Through her travels up and down the seacoast, from the Bay of Fundy to Kitttery Point she has amassed a collection of beach tumbled stones of various sizes, textures and colors from red to shades of gray to white. Although she now lives in Lee,…
Best of NH Party 2011
Relive the great music, the food and the entertainment and check out the 2011 Best of NH Party video.This year’s 10th Annual Best of NH Party was held on Thursday, June 23 at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester.More than 60 restaurants were serving up their award-winning dishes and more than 1,500 people attended this delicious food event.Our roving videographer…
Artful Accessory
A corkscrew worthy of a très cher bottle of wine.Thank you for sending me an image of one of the most spectacular corkscrews that I have ever seen! The earliest corkscrews that we know of are from 17th-century England and were used first for opening bottles of beer and cider. The corkscrew most likely came from a tool called a…
Shopping Hot Spots in Wolofeboro
Featured Shop – The General Wolfe, Wolfeboro Fine FurnitureSet the GPS for 518 Main Street, Wolfeboro, and head just south of town to the big red barn that has more sparkle than fireworks over the lake. Clustered throughout the store are stunning displays of fine country furniture, antique and primitive décor accented with one-of-a-kind lamps, candles, art and delicious uses…
Points of View
A dramatic convergence 30,000 feet up.Ella, Dezi, Ahmed, Mel – the characters in Jennnifer Vaughn’s debut novel, “Last Flight Out” , come together to weave a suspenseful story of revenge and regret told from four unique points of view.Perhaps it’s not surprising that Vaughn, a news anchor at WMUR-TV, produces a narrative that could be clipped straight from today’s headlines.A…
Letters to the Editor
Need a good reason for spotting the newt?This month’s lucky (and fearless) newt spotter will receive a lovely Peterboro basket from the Peterboro Basket Company, compliments of NH Made. Peterboro baskets have been manufactured here in New Hampshire for more than 150 years.Peterboro Baskets is a proud member of NH Made (www.nhmade.com), the state’s official non-profit booster of locally generated…
Politics of Mean
With so few carrots, why not use the stick?In late March the state’s House Republicans were on the verge of passing their version of the state’s two-year budget. With a three-to-one advantage they had all the votes they needed, but a few members of their own party thought the plan cut government spending too much. House Speaker Bill O’Brien (R-Mont…
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