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What Keeps NH Teachers Going: Meet Jennifer Menken, who teaches 3rd grade
Jennifer Menken, a third grade teacher at Hooksett Memorial High School in Hooksett, has been teaching for 16 years. She was a 2024 teacher of the year semifinalist in New Hampshire. We ask her some questions below.
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5 famous comedians with ties to New Hampshire
Some of the country’s most famous and iconic comedians are deeply connected to New Hampshire, whether by birth, upbringing, or summer residences.
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From flipping burgers to 2024 James Beard semifinalist: Meet Exeter chef Lee Frank
Frank is a one of three New Hampshire finalists, along with Super Secret Ice Cream’s Kristina Zontoni, who is up for “outstanding pastry chef,” and Chris Viaud, who is up for “outstanding restaurateur” for Greenleaf and Ansanm in Milford. The winners will be announced April 3.
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Bethlehem’s (not so) Super Secret Ice Cream owner named 2024 James Beard semifinalist
Kristina Zontoni, the owner of Super Secret Ice Cream, is a one of three finalists for the James Beard award in New Hampshire, along with Lee Frank who is up for “best chef of the northeast” with Otis Restaurant in Exeter and chef Chris Viaud, who is up for “outstanding restaurateur” for his two restaurants,…
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Here are New Hampshire voters’ wackiest primary write-ins
Some New Hampshire residents got creative on the primary ballots, writing in some unusual presidential candidates.
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We talked to Dartmouth students as they watched NH primary results come in
Studies show young people could be a force in the 2024 presidential election. CIRCLE, or the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, found Gen Z, ages 18 to 26, will make up over 40 million potential voters— about one fifth of the American electorate. Around 8 million people have also newly…
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Op-ed: Young People Cannot Afford to Sit this Election Out
For much of our voting lives it has seemed that every election our democracy itself has been on the ballot. In 2016, we saw what happened when too many people stayed home and Donald Trump was elected President; in 2020, we saw that when young people mobilize and turn out to vote, we can build…
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Op-ed: Writing-in Our History in New Hampshire
When the books on the 2024 election are written, there should be a chapter devoted to the efforts of the grassroots volunteers of the Granite State Write-In project. The tale of how a community of volunteers ran a campaign in a primary their national political party did not want. President Joe Biden surprised New Hampshire…
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New Hampshire residents call on 2024 candidates to address opioid crisis
Kerry Norton, the co-founder of Hope on a Haven Hill, is asking for candidates to do more to address the opioid epidemic in New Hampshire. Photo courtesy of hopeonhavenhill.org
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‘Guys Who Give a $hit’: A NH group supporting local charities in a big way
The men of about 150 men, who call themselves the Guys who Give a $hit, get together four times a year to nominate a charity they want to give money to. They contribute $100 each, have some cold ones, and select three charities at random out of a hat. Representatives from all three charities are…
