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Just a year ago hardly anyone in Major League Baseball had heard of Sam Fuld. Now the 29-year-old Durham native and graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy is roaming left field for the Tampa Bay Rays and is the hottest player…

In 1942 Congress passed the Flag Code, which outlines what can and can't be done to the American flag. There were no penalties prescribed, though, so enforcement has been sketchy. Too sketchy for Steve Fowle, editor of The New Hampshire…

Remember the old proverb about how, for the want of a single nail, a horse lost its shoe in battle and tossed its rider to the ground? The story goes on to tell how that fall caused a pivotal loss…

In the early morning hours of September 2, 2009, Maury McKinney stood on the dock in Center Harbor on Lake Winnipesaukee. The dark, still water rippled under him as he pulled his goggles over his eyes and took a deep…

When a Hollywood casting call with hundreds of cute contenders is narrowed down to just one, you know that's got to be a cool kid. And Jackson Nicoll, 7, who makes his movie debut alongside Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg…

It's the next best thing to time travel - composer/performer Jeff Rapsis can take you back to the silent film era and make you feel like you're living it. Buster Keaton, Lillian Gish, Charlie Chaplin - they're all there. Rapsis…

Love it or hate it, moved here from there or have to commute there every morning, Massachusetts is a looming presence in New Hampshire. So Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is an influential politician for people on both sides of our…

It's a little like Superman. When Jeanné McCartin dons a funky hat, rose-colored glasses and gloves (white, of course), she turns into - ta da - "Gossip Lady," a well-known and much-appreciated character in the Seacoast arts scene. McCartin is…

She traveled the world as the daughter of diplomats and went on to practice law in South Africa and California, but Carla Gericke's life changed when she heard the call of the Free State Movement for like-minded people to flock…

Harold J. Brooks is living the good life - splitting his time between New Hampshire and Florida, and between business and pleasure. After a long and successful career - he is owner and commercial developer of Brooks Properties in Salem…