Keep It Up
The good news is that one may live a good life for 20 or even 30 years beyond retirement. The bad news is … your retirement funds may not last that long. "You have to take this into account," says…
New Hampshire Magazine - March 2010
A Tale from the Tub
My friend Jacquie eats breakfast in her bathtub every morning. Now to some people that may seem a bit weird, but different strokes for different folks, I say. Anyway, she told me that one day she had just gotten all…
Precious Metal
Paulette Werger of Lebanon uses age-old techniques to create modern manifestations in silver and gold. The organic shapes of spoons and surface patterns of jewelry and vessels are her stylizations, inspired by nature. Werger, a League of N.H. Craftsmen member…
Cuisine Buzz
Arthur Martel and his partner Erin Tripp have opened a new restaurant and gathering spot on the Oval in Milford. His first restaurant there, Verve, will serve as a location for his business, Metropolitan Catering. He has called the new…
Healthy Hearts
I’m not going to tell you anything you don’t know,” says Amy Dumont, director of Cardiovascular Services at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua. The department brings together laboratory services, diabetes care, cardiovascular treatment, wound care and cardiac rehabilitation into one…
Live Free or (at least) Darn Cheap
By John Walters Photography by Mark Corliss (www.markcorliss.com) Frugality is central to New Hampshire’s image. Maybe it’s our steadfastly anti-tax politics, or our tendency to rank near the bottom in most measures of philanthropy. Or maybe it’s the stereotype of…
Editor's Note: Love Stories
My daughter Elizabeth is a budding young writer and a bit of an idealist. Her English teacher asked her to come up with a creative writing project where two holidays get mixed up, à la “Nightmare Before Christmas.” Elizabeth agonized…
Letter to the Editor
Last words (?) on the Bishop It was amusing to read all six letters regarding Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson [Nov. 2005], five females, all negative opinions, and one male. Then there was the crusty conservative silly comment that New Hampshire…
Let there be a little light
A Short History of Creation, from the Big Bang to the Merrimack School Board. By Chris Dornin I know a satellite engineer, I can’t use his name, but he thinks his right hand is too deep to have popped from…
Cold Rush
It’s the second-biggest annual event in downtown Laconia — admittedly, a distant second. Both events feature a transportation medium that’s arguably more recreational than practical. Each brings big crowds to Laconia, gets loud and boisterous at times, and produces a…
