384-square-foot studio designed for simplicity and comfort minimalist retreat designed for those who seek simplicity and connection with nature Jessica and Mark Stevenson of Kinstruct Tiny Homes of Suncook inspect their latest accessory unit at a home in Northwood on Tuesday The unit is a two-bedroom attachement to an existing home Jessica and Mark Stevenson of Kinstruct Tiny Homes of Suncook When Jessica and Mark Stevenson sought to build an accessory dwelling unit on their property for Mark’s mother they encountered a series of logistical steps to follow for town approval of the structure With Jessica’s real estate background and Mark’s construction expertise they knew more than most families going into the process but still realized how challenging it can be for to navigate decided to take their experiences and create a company to help others looking to build accessory dwelling units – which fall on properties that already have a primary dwelling – and tiny homes – which can stand alone on the property The company serves people around the state with plans to open an office in Suncook Village around halfway through the coming year “There’s definitely a lot of other families who have parents who want to age in place,” Jessica said “Maybe they have older children that are trying to break into the housing market and they’re having a really difficult time getting offers submitted and things like that An accessory dwelling unit solves all of those problems why not create a company that helps families create this second dwelling on their property that’s allowed?” Kinstruct strives to alleviate the stress and uncertainty people can face throughout the process of getting property assessed bringing their projects to their town boards There’s hundreds of questions that pop up when you’re thinking about taking this journey,” Jessica said Different towns have different regulations around permitting for accessory dwelling units and tiny homes Jessica explained that some municipalities require accessory dwelling units to be attached to the primary dwelling whereas in other places the units can be detached “Sometimes you just go straight for your building permit,” she added “Sometimes they want you to sit in front of the planning board and state your case and notify the neighbors.” This range of regulations and processes contributes to the reason her family started their business since they know firsthand how overwhelming it can feel to embark on such a project “We don’t ever want someone to feel so overwhelmed that they give up,” Jessica said So far they have completed projects in Manchester with ongoing construction at properties in Windham Mark and Dylan spearhead most of the construction All of their structures are made to fit the properties and families they serve with no dwellings either on wheels or pre-manufactured They source materials locally and try to support small businesses as much as they can “Most of the lumber comes from Benson’s Lumberyard in Derry and Londonderry,” Mark said we’ll try to use Benson’s or another local facility around here.” He enjoys the freedom that comes with leading his own construction projects and working with his wife and brother-in-law “It’s definitely a little bit of a career change,” said Mark who has devoted himself to Kinstruct in a full-time capacity I like getting with the families and talking about their plans and their visions at their properties.” As Mark and Jessica balance their new company with parenthood and other responsibilities they continue to derive joy from bringing people’s tiny house and accessory dwelling unit visions to life “I don’t feel like necessarily all the time that this is work The Kinstruct team finds fulfillment in getting to know families and assisting them throughout the process They conduct free site visits and can help people determine what sort of dwelling best fits their properties and their needs “We want to talk to people,” Jessica added We want to know how we can help them in their housing needs We probably have another resource that we can send them to for help because we have such a great network of people here in New Hampshire that we’re able to utilize.” The family looks forward to finishing construction on their Suncook Village office space and moving into the area to help serve people in a more centrally located place “It’s fun that we are actually doing our part in making a little dent in helping to solve New Hampshire’s housing crisis For more information about Kinstruct Tiny Homes you agree with our use of cookies to personalize your experience measure ads and monitor how our site works to improve it for our users Suncook River Camp’€™s new owners Joe and Kim Caprio in front of the two platform tents that are available to rent on the property that borders the river in Allenstown Suncook River Camp’s new owners Joe and Kim Caprio in front of one of the two beaches that lead down to the Suncook River Suncook River Camp’s new owners Joe and Kim Caprio walk along the path where RVs park along the river in Allenstown Suncook River Camp’s new owners Joe and Kim Caprio in front of the two platform tents that are available to rent on the property that borders the river in Allenstown New Hampshire resident Daniel Couture and his dog use a golf cart to get around the campground Suncook River Camp’s new owners Joe and Kim Caprio use a vehicle to get around the campground They found the vehicle on Facebook Marketplace A row of RVs at the Suncook River Campground in Allenstown Suncook River Camp owner Kim Caprio opens the door to a small teardrop camper that holds a queen-sized mattress A sign on one of the out buildings at the Suncook River Campground in Allenstown Sunlight bounced off the shiny tops of the RV trailers parked along the row of wooded campsites that stretch along the Suncook River Suncook River Camp’s new owners Joe and Kim Caprio smiled and waved as a camper drove down the road in a golf cart with his dog perched on the seat next to him Leaving behind their jobs in the technology industry the Caprios jumped at the chance earlier this year to turn their passion for camping into a livelihood they view their Allenstown business as a place to create new experiences for those who want to reconnect with each other or with nature “We’re renovating it and making it the kind of campground we’d love to spend time in and our family and our friends want to come up and spend time in,” Joe said They aim to provide people with a wide variety of options The campground also features a pool and river access for kayaking or swimming “People can experience camping with their kids for the first time without having to buy all the gear so we’re giving families more access and a consistent reliable experience so they know what they’re getting when they show up,” Kim said The Caprios got married at a summer camp in 2018 and describe that experience of outdoor togetherness as the inspiration to take this leap they knew they wanted a career change and started researching campgrounds for sale in New England which has existed since the 70s under various owners and names the couple embraced the opportunity and closed the deal on May 1 The 22-acre “camp” opened for the season on May 15 leaving the Caprios with two weeks to take care of the most pressing maintenance needs while also relocating from Massachusetts to Manchester to be closer to their new business “We came in expecting unforeseen challenges,” Joe said “The surprising thing for us is that we tried to stay under the radar and not do any advertising not really get booked so we could do home repairs and not feel bad if we had to turn a power tool on The locals just either knew about the campground They jumped into their first season despite receiving advice to remain closed until next year to buy time for renovations “We just felt guilty by canceling people’s summer two weeks before it started so we were kind of pulled into staying open which meant that we really worked long hours and really hard to try to get as much of the renovation done as we could before everyone got here for the busy summer,” Joe said they’ve put in 12-hour days on a regular basis to get the campground closer to where they want it to be They’re now working on renovating the bath house cleaning up some of their four vintage campers Around ten part-time staff have pitched in some doing so in exchange for free camping Half of the customers come from the whole season staying from mid-May to the start of November or “transient campers,” as the Caprios call them New Hampshire resident Daniel Couture moved to the campground for the season after staying last year as well He said he can tell how much work the couple has done to improve the property “Joe and Kim have walked in and made it a beautiful place,” Couture said “It just keeps getting better and better every day.” “It’s pretty unique for campgrounds in the area,” Kim said “You might be lucky to have a body of water somewhere on the property we were just beyond excited that so many campers can have access to a water view.” Joe and Kim enjoy watching customers sip coffee by the river or float down the water on inflatable tubes “If you get in the water at one beach and you float down to the second beach it’s less than a five-minute walk,” Joe said “But the Suncook River moves so slowly it takes just under an hour to float from this beach to that beach.” the couple takes tubes down the river to unwind and cool off But their list of to-dos is never far from their minds they hope to continue adding more infrastructure work with Eversource to wire the campsites to be able to power larger RVs replace some tent sites with upscale glamping areas and improve the landscaping on the property the Caprios put many of the skills they learned in the technology industry to use “We both have sales and marketing backgrounds so it’s about the customer experience and thinking about what people really want,” Joe said ‘What’s going to be essentials for a camping trip?’ So we put ourselves in the mindset of the customer and designed the campground and the amenities for the customer.” hosted large events together in their previous career “We laid the foundation for how to work through big “Nothing is bigger or hairier than owning a campground the long term of knowing you can’t fix everything in a day but having to build a road map and a plan and have faith in one another that we’ll get there that has been the biggest challenge business partnership-wise.” and all the nature New Hampshire has to offer puts it in an ideal spot for reaching different customers Suncook River Camp has seen multiple family reunions and wedding parties “It’s cool to have complete strangers come and feel grateful that they got to camp here and say thank you and watch their kids also experience it too,” Kim said Suncook River Camp will remain open until November 1, at which point the Caprios hope to do another month of work on the property before winter sets in. The couple now looks forward to crisp fall air and changing leaves along the river. Content with their first summer, they reflect back on how quickly it all happened. “Sometimes things just pop up in life, and the timing was opportunistic,” Kim said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Concord Monitor (@concordmonitor) 2024 at 10:31 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Aaron Lewis of Suncook was indicted on cocaine and pistols & revolvers; convicted felons charges after an incident in March in Nashua NH — A Hillsborough County grand jury indicted the following people recently Richard Lemere, 61, of Elm Street in Nashua on duty to report and duty to inform charges He was accused of failing to complete a sex offender registration form with Nashua police on Nov and accused of failing to update a sex offender registration form with Nashua police on Nov Lemere is a sex offender due to three felony indecent exposure-lewdness charges from November 2019 in Hillsborough County South of Granite Street in Suncook on controlled drug act; acts prohibited-cocaine and pistols & revolvers; convicted felons charges He was accused of possessing a loaded Hi-Point CF380 handgun and the drug on March 17 in Nashua Lewis is a felon due to a drug conviction in July 2019 in Hillsborough County Superior Court North Ronald Morrill, 64, of Dubuque Street in Manchester on a felony motor vehicles; penalties charge. He was accused of driving on West Hollis Street in Nashua on Feb. 15 after being deemed a habitual offender by the NH DMV of Manchester Street in Nashua on criminal threatening and reckless conduct charges He was accused of retrieving and holding up a firearm at another person and tossing the loaded gun into a separate vehicle while it was occupied on March 5 in Merrimack Do you have a news tip? Please email it to tony.schinella@patch.com. View videos on Tony Schinella's YouTube.com channel or Rumble.com channel Follow the NH politics Twitter account @NHPatchPolitics for all our campaign coverage Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. HomeDestinationsInterestsTop Places to Travel by MonthSearchMenuBest time to go to New Hampshire Balloon festival takes over Drake Field in Pittsfield for three days also known Pittsfield Balloon Rally and Pittsfield Rotary Hot Air Balloon Festival The program offers lots of activities from Friday afternoon through Sunday morning The festival gathers visitors from all across New England The three-day event promises multiple hot air balloon launches: once on Friday hot air balloons are able to “dip” into the Suncook River balloon night glows mesmerize the festival-goers Fireworks light up the skies on Saturday night following the night glow The annual program features a specialty-shaped balloon Other activities include midway carnival rides dog demonstrations by Inspire K9’s Training Center the Anything That Floats River Raft Regatta Helicopter Rides take place on August 2 from 3 pm to 7:30 pm and on August 3 from 12 pm to 7:30 pm; Midway Carnival Rides on August 2 from 3 pm to 10 pm and on August 3 at 11 am–10 pm; Silly Solutions balloon performance by Mr Joe on August 2 from 4 pm–6 pm; Rotary Pancake & Egg Breakfast on August 3 at 6 am; Sunrise/Balloon Rise Yoga Flow w/Powerful You Yoga on August 3 at 6 am; Touch a Truck & Meet a Mascot on August 3 from 9 am to 12 pm; Teddy Bear Tethering on August 3 from 9 am to 12:00 pm and Craft Fair runs August 3 from 10 am–7 pm The Balloon Rally is the Rotary Club’s major fundraiser of the year The event is designed to provide a weekend of affordable family fun in the Suncook Valley area and beyond The money raised by the rally and other club events throughout the year is reinvested within the communities to support several causes July 10, 2006JPEG Several states declared a state of emergency as floods strained dams and forced people to evacuate the flooding Suncook River abandoned its meandering course around Bear Island and carved a more direct course southwest the most dramatic change in a New Hampshire river course in recorded history This image of the old and new channels was captured by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) sensor on NASA’s Terra satellite The bottom image shows a regional perspective A white box outlines the Suncook River close-up view (top) Because narrow rivers can be hard to distinguish from dense vegetation in photo-like satellite images this image uses ASTER’s observations of shortwave and near-infrared light to make water (blue) and bare ground (gray) stand out from vegetation (red) the Suncook River flowed southward around Bear Island in two streams that joined up again to the west of Round Pond the river rushed past the old bend in the river and plowed its way more directly southwest abandoning the riverbeds around the west and northeast sides of Bear Island On either side of the river at the point where the new channel starts charcoal-colored patches show where the land was scoured The state is studying the event and trying to determine what the impacts will be on fish and other river life as the stretch of river was a popular angling spot and other tourist spots hope the state will try to divert the river back into its former bed Geologists and engineers are studying the change and trying to determine what should be done about the river’s new path using data obtained courtesy of the NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team View this area in EO Explorer This false-color image shows the central part of the Vakhsh River a community newspaper serving the towns of Pittsfield The free paper was delivered weekly to about 8,000 residents It included press releases about community events and fundraisers obituaries and letters to the editor from area residents Ross Morse inherited the family business from his father who bought the paper more than 35 years ago He says they funded it largely through ads from small businesses Morse says the paper's closure leaves the Suncook Valley with no local news source "[Readers are] sending their condolences - it's the idea that this is something that they've come to know as always being there," he says "It's going to be a void that I don't know will be able to be filled." We rely on readers like you to support the local and international coverage on this website Your support makes this news available to everyone A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference Hevern remembers how nervous his dad was when he made the decision to move away from his native New York City to practice family medicine in rural New Hampshire.  “When you grow up in New York and you’re a New Yorker the world ends at the East River,” Hevern says “He just couldn’t comprehend why I would move out of New York.” Hevern saw an opportunity to really make a difference in patients’ lives opened a general family practice office in Suncook where he’s been a physician ever since.  Now he’s been named the American Academy of Family Physicians national 2018 Family Physician of the Year the AAFP’s highest honor and one that Hevern describes as “kind of like a Christmas gift.”  I was looking to be able to do a full spectrum of family medicine,” he says it’s been a wonderful place to be and live it’s a wonderful place to be a part of … some of the solutions rather than just another cog in the wheel.”  He’s applied that full spectrum of family medicine to focus much of his career on an issue that’s currently gripping the state: Addiction and pain management.  Hevern also serves as medical director of comprehensive pain management at the Elliot Hospital Pain Management Center at River’s Edge in Manchester and as a member of the Manchester Cooperative Pain and Opioid Project a collaboration between Elliot Health System and Serenity Place a multi-faceted recovery program in Manchester New Hampshire’s drug problem has gotten national attention According to data from the New Hampshire Medical Examiner New Hampshire had 485 drug-related deaths in 2016 and President Trump even called the state a “drug-infested den” in a conversation with the president of Mexico But Hevern argues that the United States has long had a problem with substance abuse in general.  “We’ve had an alcohol crisis throughout the history of the United States,” he says.  the CDC blames 88,000 deaths per year on alcohol-related causes Growing up on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in the 1950s and ‘60s Hevern says he watched his peers experiment with “I was intrigued as a teenager in watching some of my good friends begin to drink and act poorly and it struck me to be a strange behavior,” he says “They wanted to recreationally escape the world.” working with the sheriff’s office and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and came away with a conclusion about crime and other societal ills that has informed the rest of his life.  “I started to look at root causes of community problems,” he says “Many of our behaviors and many of the problems that our society face are really based on substance use disorders.”  Hevern has treated all of his substance abuse patients with compassion and empathy noting that drug and alcohol abuse “hijacks” the brain “I got my compassion by recognizing early on that this was a health issue It wasn’t a moral issue,” he says.  He argues that substance abuse disorder treatment should follow a chronic disease model which marries elements of care like care coordination “You would not turn your back on a person who has diabetes and are beginning to have side effects,” or tell smokers they can’t get cancer treatment because they didn’t care for themselves throughout their life,” he says.  Hevern’s approach to addiction treatment mirrors that of family medicine: Caring for the whole person which means using a combination of medically assisted treatments naltrexone and buprenorphine to help with reducing craving and maintaining sobriety as well as encouraging with behavioral changes and providing ongoing support hoping to create educational opportunities for physicians in the community so that physicians are “comfortable managing this chronic disease and doing so in their own offices.” He says he hopes that is part of his legacy he seems to have a bottomless well of compassion that uplifts his patients “You can create the interaction with the patient so that your kindness and compassion shows up because many people have lost that,” he says “When you get someone who gives you a gesture of kindness you feel re-energized that there’s hope for the world it’s not only addiction and pain management patients that Hevern sees which means he’s cared for patients at all ages and walks of life “I clearly have many patients that have had remarkable success in changing the course of their lives people credit me for either making decisions or treatment choices for them that have either kept them alive or allowed them to live differently,” he says “That’s the joy of being a family doctor.”  Citizens Count Executive Director Anna Brown discusses civics education and legislation currently moving through the state house Legal settlement clears way for Portsmouth affordable housing plus a new neighborhood takes shape in Peterborough A committee tasked with reviewing concepts for housing development on Old North Main Street heard from Lakes Region Community Developers discussed the conceptual plan for the development of a 10-acre parcel A 12-unit raised commercial building was pitched in 2024 to replace the shack businesses but that idea was scrapped following public criticism The site will be cleared and equipped with utility service needed for the new units by the end of 2025 with construction scheduled to start in 2026 A developer plans to construct six buildings with a total of 36 housing units could soon see new life as an assisted-living and elderly housing facility The White House wants to eliminate federal support for public media Congress will vote soon on a proposal to slash millions from NHPR and NHPBS’ budgets Get a year’s worth of NH Business Review for the price of lunch owner of Pembroke City Limits waves to a passerby in front of the new establishment on Main Street in Pembroke on Thursday evening Azavedo opened the new venue with a soft opening on Wednesday night the Pembroke City Limits opened this week with music entertainment A sign for the new Pembroke City Limits on Main Street in Pembroke Young couples with dogs and babies strolling the sidewalks Rob Azevedo had long envisioned how to turn an old furniture store in Suncook Village into a bar and live music venue explode with new young people down there,” Azevedo said he got a lease on the property and made his vision a reality which Azevedo described as a neighborhood bar with quality live music at its core tapped its first kegs and plugged in its first amps last week who’s featured local musicians on his WKXL radio show for over a decade it’s the latest way he’s woven his love of music into his life He’s confident it will become one more feature breathing new energy into the Suncook Valley “Granite State of Mind,” brings in on-the-rise New Hampshire musicians for performances and interviews and started inviting friends and musicians he’d met along the way to come and jam for a small audience Word spread and more and more people showed up Azevedo had a hunch that there was a thirst for live music in his area that wasn’t being quenched If people were willing to drive an hour to listen to a band in his barn a new bar with that same dedication to local artistry could grab a lot of ears a friend who had seen the success of the barn you would’ve thought this was the boonies,” he said of Pembroke and Suncook the growing energy and construction in the area was a clear sign for Klesper A headhunter by day with some experience in restaurant work Azevedo called up the landlord of an old furniture store on the village’s main street arched windows before and imagined where a bar and a stage could go At Pembroke City Limits’ soft opening this week Food at the venue is whipped up by the Sleazy Vegan a food truck with a mission to bring stunningly tasty vegan food to everyone not just those opting out of animal-based products with live music two or three nights per week was full almost as soon as they started booking With his connections to the local music scene he’s able to bring in people he knows will put on a real show — like Gary Smith’s Jazz Group and Dusty Gray “It’s not just background music with the Celtics on,” he said 2022 at 10:50 pm ETPolice in Epsom are investigating a fatal crash on the Suncook Valley Highway on April 15 (NEWS 603)Police in Epsom are investigating a fatal crash on the Suncook Valley Highway on April 15 NH — The cause of a fatal crash on Route 28 on Friday is being investigated by police Fire and rescue teams and police in Epsom were sent to the Suncook Valley Highway for a crash involving a car and a truck pulling a trailer The crash occurred not far from Gauthier Drive A few minutes after the initial call to dispatch more calls came in reporting the car was on fire and the driver appeared to have died Epsom EMTs confirmed the car was smoking when they arrived and more firefighters were requested Another re-tone was requested for firefighters due to extraction being needed to remove the driver from the car Chichester firefighters and EMTs were also requested to assist while command confirmed the driver had died No other information is available about the crash at post time Concord NH Patch will update this post when more information becomes available Got a news tip? 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Maddy and Adam Gelinas serve up ice cream from their van in the neighborhood near where they live in Allenstown on Thursday evening Adam Gelinas loads up their van to drive around in the neighborhood near where they live in Allenstown on Thursday evening The whole family was there to help sell ice cream to the area Adam Gelinas turns their van around in the neighborhood near where they live in Allenstown on Thursday evening Maddy and Adam Gelserve serve up ice cream from their van in the neighborhood near where they live in Allenstown on Thursday evening Adam Gelserve serves up ice cream from their van in the neighborhood near where they live in Allenstown on Thursday evening Paislee Bateman gets ready to order her ice cream from Adam Gelinas as his children Avery (left) and Maisie chip in to help on Thursday Bateman braved a rain shower to get her cone Remy Bowman is excited to get his ice cream on Thursday Bowman came out in the rain to get his cone and Avery help serve up ice cream from their van in the neighborhood near where they live in Allenstown on Thursday Adam Gelinas drives their van around in the neighborhood near where they live in Allenstown on Thursday evening As soon as the ice cream truck pulled out of the Gelinas family’s Pembroke driveway the vehicle’s candy jingle echoing down the street a group of boys slowed their bikes and waved down the truck Six-year-old Avery Gelinas and her four-year-old sister stood behind them in the truck with smiles ready to reach into the freezer to dig out the right ice cream Adam dreamed for years of running an ice truck found one for sale on Facebook Marketplace in the spring and encouraged him to take the leap They bought a truck but realized it wasn’t quite what they were looking for they sold the initial vehicle and purchased another shortly after They even added a special license plate: SCOOPIN which has been riding around Pembroke and Allenstown since May now boasts sprinkles on its sides along with photos of the ice cream offerings and a logo in the window with the truck’s name it’s definitely way better than I expected,” Adam said The family has spent most nights this summer out in the truck sometimes heading to specific destinations and finding adults and children alike excited about dessert Adam wants the truck to bring his family closer together create magical childhood memories for his kids but you see a lot of kids on iPads and stuff and not really spending time with their family in that kind of setting,” he said collecting money the girls can put toward their college educations and Their parents want them to learn responsible spending from an early age while also saving for their futures Maddy Gelinas has watched the business transform her daughters since the start of the season “I feel like they are better with talking to people now but I feel like it’s helped her break out of her shyness with kids and adults and she’ll try to figure out people’s change and stuff like that.” The family takes the truck everywhere from birthday parties and baseball games to job sites and employee appreciation events Wanting to preserve the spontaneous nature of operating an ice cream truck they also drive around whenever the girls ask to go out “We’ll be sitting down having dinner and get a message on Facebook asking if we’re going out and we kind of take it as a challenge,” Adam said He says the prior experience owning and operating a business has proved invaluable in launching Sisters Scoops especially in navigating the permit process Maddy often stocks the truck while Adam’s at work so the family can hit the road with a full freezer if the moment calls for it they have extra freezer space in their house to keep a surplus of ice cream and they can stop back at the house to fill any empty space in the truck if need be When the Gelinas’s need to restock completely they make the three-hour round-trip trek to Chelsea for all the classic specialty pops classic to ice cream trucks The fun popsicles with different characters’ faces tend to be the most popular The Gelinas daughters especially love the SpongeBob ice cream While Sisters Scoops does require a lot of the family they try to take moments out of the day to appreciate the magic of the ice cream truck “We talk about being grateful and how they’re lucky and it takes work,” Maddy said Adam wants the truck to create an experience not only for his family but also for the people buying from them Word of mouth and Facebook have both been huge factors in the truck’s success so far Sisters Scoops has plenty of events lined up for the coming months “Something that we didn’t really plan on happening was just the community all coming together,” he said “We’ve pulled up to people’s houses when they know we’re coming around and they’ve thrown parties because the ice cream is coming around.” Avery and Maisie can often be found handing customers their ice cream pops or pointing out potential customers as their family drives around Their parents hope to run the truck with them “It makes everybody happy and it makes me happy “It makes me happy to eat ice cream,” the four-year-old said To learn more about Sisters Scoops, follow them on Facebook at @Sisters Scoops and Instagram at @sisterscoopsnh. Rachel Wachman can be reached at rwachman@cmonitor.com. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Concord Monitor (@concordmonitor) and police were sent to a rollover crash at Sully’s Superette in Suncook on March 25 and others were sent to a rollover crash at a store in Suncook capital region fire dispatch received a call about a vehicle crashing into a propane tank Police arrived quickly — since the crash was right near the station and firefighters and EMTs were not far behind which crashed into a display case full of propane tanks The tanks were located underneath the store’s sign the driver of the Fit drove off the side of Allenstown Road and careened into the store's parking lot and the display firefighters began extricating the driver from the vehicle Firefighters also reported there was at least one propane tank leaking the driver was removed from the vehicle and taken to Concord Hospital and the second ambulance cleared Firefighters also notified the propane company about the leak and display case Have you got a news tip? 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View videos on Tony Schinella's YouTube.com channel or Rumble.com channel Despite the rainy days and dreary skies we’ve been seeing recently With flowers blooming and trees regaining their verdant hues the shift of the seasons continues to inject color into the landscape PORTSMOUTH - Jack Moreau and Grady O'Connell combined to throw the second no-hitter of the summer season for the Portsmouth 10- to 12-year-old all-star team in Tuesday's 18-0 win over Suncook Little League in a New Hampshire District 2 Little League tournament game Portsmouth improved to 5-0 and has two games left in round-robin play The double-elimination District 2 tournament begins Monday Portsmouth plays at Tilton-Northfield on Thursday and at Lamprey River on Saturday Portsmouth's 10-run second inning broke Tuesday's game open Alex Hodsdon's three-run triple gave Portsmouth an 8-0 lead and Colin Sparks all had multiple hits and multiple RBIs a hero of the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution It was dedicated on the State House lawn in Concord on Oct As he traveled through the United States during his emotional farewell tour in 1824-1825 preferred to be addressed simply as “General Lafayette.” Nearly every day of his marathon 13-month journey was filled with formal ceremonies and frenetic social activity It was noted that this dignified gentleman the last remaining Major General who had served under George Washington treated every person he encountered with kind respect Lafayette returned to New Hampshire for his second visit to the state as part of the tour on Tuesday Lafayette and his entourage traveled to what is now Derry (then part of Londonderry) Here Lafayette was entertained by a local landowner a pioneering institution for the education of young women Lafayette and company then traveled the following route (using modern road names): northwesterly by Route 28 Bypass to the intersection with U.S Route 3 in Hooksett and proceeding along Pleasant Street in Hooksett to where it continues as Main Street in Allenstown Crossing over the Suncook River into Suncook Village (which is comprised of parts of Allenstown and Pembroke) Lafayette stopped at the mansion of Caleb Stark The Stark family had roots in Derryfield (now Manchester) and Dunbarton Caleb Stark had relocated in 1811 to Suncook where he owned and operated the first cotton textile mill in the village Stark had witnessed the laying of the foundation stone for the new Bunker Hill monument in Charlestown He was among the veterans of the American Revolution invited to the ceremony and Lafayette had been one of the dignitaries officiating During the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17 15-year-old Caleb had fought alongside his father John Stark Later in the war Caleb served as his father’s aide-de-camp for a time By the end of the war John Stark had been promoted to the rank of Major General and young Caleb to Major Lafayette would have enjoyed the opportunity to see John Stark again but the old General had died in 1822 at the age of 93 Although they had never held commands during the same battle the two men had interacted as trusted senior officers in Washington’s inner circle They had shared the difficult task of serving as judges in the 1780 court martial of British Major John André who had helped Benedict Arnold in his plot to surrender the fort at West Point Lafayette also stopped for a short time at Fisk’s Tavern located a little further up the road from the Stark mansion in Pembroke Caleb Stark hosted Lafayette at his home in Suncook for the night The next morning a committee of state legislators met Lafayette in Pembroke (possibly at the tavern) to escort him and his companions to Concord The chairman of the committee was State Senator Ezekiel Webster the elder brother of the statesman Daniel Webster who had delivered the eloquent speech at the Bunker Hill ceremony Ezekiel Webster greeted the revered guest as follows: “General Lafayette — The committee of both Branches of the Legislature of the State of New Hampshire now appear before you; and on behalf of the Government and Citizens tender their high respect and consideration and bid you a cordial welcome to the bosom of the State.” Webster continued with warm words of praise for Lafayette’s contributions to “… our common country during her revolutionary struggle,” and stated “We do not expect to vie in that etiquette and style with which you have been received in the populous and political cities of our country; we attempt it not Lafayette boarded his carriage and was conducted to Concord where preparations were under way for his arrival Next week: Concord welcomes General Lafayette with all the fanfare it can muster Aurore Eaton is a historian and writer in Manchester, contact her at auroreeaton@aol.com or at www.facebook.com/AuroreEatonWriter Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Would you like to receive our daily news? Signup today Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account This story was originally produced by the Concord Monitor. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative people in charge of Pittsfield’s largest annual fundraiser are at the mercy of Mother Nature meaning online weather charts and WMUR’s nightly forecast take on added importance this time of year Early reports say the sun will shine more than the rain will fall during the 41st Suncook Valley Rotary Club Hot Air Balloon Festival Aug the concern listed in Balloon Festival promotional pamphlets cites the wind as the biggest potential monkey wrench threatening to cancel the best part of what is a lavishly packaged show: the balloon rides on colorful mammoth beasts floating gently on a still day “Wind plays a major factor in deciding if the hot air balloons will be allowed to launch,” reads one informational website “Even the smallest amount of wind can ground all of the hot air balloons Whether to launch the hot air balloons or not is sometimes decided minutes before the scheduled launch of the balloons.” The Balloon Festival brings visitors from all over the New England according to a release issued by Fallon Reed president of the Suncook Valley Rotary Club there will be four balloon “ascensions” through the weekend: One on Friday Night glows will be held on Friday and Saturday once the sun goes down turning balloons into what some have described as giant light bulbs as the pilots burn the burner to inject liquid propane 1 fundraising activity in Pittsfield and has greatly added to the town’s identity and reputation “This is a big fundraiser for them and they do a lot of good things for the town,” said Louie Houle the former chairperson for the Balloon Festival and former director of the rotary board of Directors Houle said organizations like the 4H Club and the Pittsfield Youth Organization benefit from money raised at the Balloon Festival “There are scholarships and those sorts of things for the town,” Houle said “It allows for town organizations to go to the field and make money and it helps the restaurants around here as well.” cow chip bingo and appearances by celebrities like Suzzy the Clown and Captain Jack Sparrow Houle said he doesn’t recall the cancellation of any flights through the first 10 years of the event “We were lucky to get them all in,” Houle said PEMBROKE – The Portsmouth Little League 10-year old all-stars scored five runs in the second inning and beat Suncook 8-2 in a New Hampshire District 2 Little League tournament game on Wednesday Portsmouth added two runs in the third and one in the fifth Portsmouth's Jackson Kern and Nolan Malinowski both had two hits while Rory O’Brien and Ryder Raizes each had one Malinowski earned his second win of the tournament allowing one hit and striking out seven over 3 2/3 innings O’Brien allowed just two hits and one earned run while striking out three in his 1 1/3 innings in relief while Pierce Gillen struck out two in one inning Joey Coakley was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to open the scoring Kern's second hit of the game gave Portsmouth a 2-0 lead Marco Scardina drew another bases-loaded walk and Malinowski's two-run single to left capped the inning Portsmouth (2-1) continues round-robin play on Friday at Plains Field against Laconia Since 2006 the Suncook River has been on a different course: it jumped its bank in the Mother’s Day flood, and the state has been trying to stabilize it ever since. Now as part of a recent fine for filling wetlands a gravel company will give the project 8,000 tons of stone for the project But this is only part of a continuing effort to live next to a changing river there wasn’t much to say about the Suncook and Allenstown to its confluence with the Merrimack and just the vast…” DES watershed Manager Steve Landry’s voice peters out as he give up trying to explain what the erosion along the Suncook looks like Nearly 7 years ago a massive rain storm dumped nearly 15 inches of rain on parts of the state on Mother’s Day cutting through the flood plain and carrying massive quantities of sand with it Wildlife biologist Eric Orff remembers the day well He lives downstream and says huge chunks of the river were still falling in the next day when we took a trip to the spot where the avulsion occurred “About a mile and a half of the Suncook River simply disappeared during a one hundred year flood,” Orff explains it’s hard to tell that a river used to run here: trees and grass have sprouted up But walk to the edge of where the river now runs “Now we’re looking several hundred feet across to the east bank of the Suncook River as it’s shifting through the sands,” says Landry it was suddenly dropping the same amount of elevation in a much shorter distance and faster water carries more sand and clay particles with it the effects are obvious: the channel has dropped more than ten feet as the faster water has eaten away at the sandy river bottom and there are places were the banks continue to slide into the river According to US Geological Survey scientist Robert Flynn “Because of the movement of the sediment downstream that’s increased the frequency of overbank flooding,” Flynn explains And those living the in by the river have certainly noticed that increased flooding There are 110 homes in the floodplain downstream of the avulsion $6 million in state and federal dollars have been spent to get those residents out of harm’s way the state and FEMA have purchased 35 homes and 18 more are waiting for additional funds so that they too can find new – higher and drier – homes Landry says one spot is the bridge where the river runs under Route 4 those bridge footings aren’t rooted deep enough and since the entire Suncook River valley is almost entirely sand there’s nothing to stop the river from moving again in another flood That could trigger another chain reaction of erosion “With unlimited funds we would probably replace that bridge and build a valley spanning bridge so the river can migrate where it wants to,” says Nick Nelson a river scientist with Interfluve the consulting firm working with the state to stabilize the Suncook But that would cost the state as much as $15 million With many red-listed bridges around the state replacing bridges still in good-shape is not in the cards it would only cost around $3 million to line the river bank with big stones that can’t be washed away after Torromeo industries was ordered to donate $330,000 dollars’ worth of stone to the state for a wetlands violation it’s a solution that isn’t particularly good for the river habitat that it’s not a typical river restoration project It’s a stabilization project,” explains Landry it’s usually on a geological time scale: over many After the avulsion was like seeing science in motion as the river at times violently found its new course Once the state gets together the rest of the money and materials it needs – which might take a few more years – the hope is the Capital Area Mutual Aid Fire Compact began receiving calls about flooding issues at the Lazy River Campground on Goboro Road Dispatchers called for all available personnel in Epsom to become available ATVs from Chichester and Pittsfield were also requested to the scene The fire commander asked firefighters to keep the road open so campers could leave the grounds firefighters at the scene told dispatch they were going to the Suncook Valley side of the river to evacuate the Epsom Valley Campground due to water levels rising Roads all over the state were closed due to flooding Olde Canterbury Road in Epsom was closed due to flooding as was Mammoth Road (Route 28A) in Hooksett from Zapora Drive to Silver Avenue Route 28A reopened to traffic around 9 p.m The south end of River Road in Bow is also closed due to a washout Manchester opened its Emergency Operations Center on Sunday warning residents to exercise extreme caution while severe weather moves through the area Officials warned residents not to try to drive through closed roadways or around barricades because puddles can be deeper than they look Officials said first responders remain in the community serving residents On the first full weekend of August each year, the Suncook Valley Rotary hosts a free The long-anticipated weekend is almost here and this year's 41st Annual Suncook Valley Rotary Hot Air Balloon Rally will be tomorrow through Sunday While you unfortunately won't be able to ride up in the hot air balloons there are still plenty of things you and your family can do in addition to gazing at the colorful aircrafts taking off into the sky Here's a look at the balloons you'll get to see Parking is also available at multiple locations in town some of which will have shuttle services available Here's more information on the logistics below Please note that the rally's events are weather-dependent The balloon pilots will have to double-check conditions before choosing whether or not to take off For more information about the Annual Suncook Valley Rotary Hot Air Balloon Rally, visit their website here. Want to soar through the sky in a hot air balloon? Click here to learn more about A&A Balloon Rides in Salem New Hampshire, offering both private flights and public sunrise balloon rides Gallery Credit: Megan Murphy On the first full weekend of August each year, the Suncook Valley Rotary hosts a free, family-friendly hot air balloon rally. This year's festivities will be tomorrow through Sunday, August 4-6.\nRead More On the first full weekend of August each year, the Suncook Valley Rotary hosts a free Balloon Rally FAQ\n\nWe're so excited that everyone is planning their trip to the hot air balloon rally For more information about the Annual Suncook Valley Rotary Hot Air Balloon Rally, visit their website here. Want to soar through the sky in a hot air balloon? Click here to learn more about A&A Balloon Rides in Salem PORTSMOUTH - The start of the District II Little League 10-12 baseball tournament wasn’t a smooth one for the Portsmouth All-Stars so they couldn’t wait to get back on the field for Thursday night’s game against Suncook After dropping a 9-1 decision to Laconia in the opener Portsmouth rebounded in a big way on its home field struck out six of the nine batters he faced during his perfect outing in a 15-0 victory over Suncook (0-2) at Hislop Field The game was called after three innings due to the 15-run mercy rule especially getting our bats going,” Portsmouth coach Nik Uhlir Sr “We had a tough time against Laconia so it was nice for us to hit the way we can hit opposed to striking out a whole bunch." Portsmouth (1-1) was a far cry offensively then it was when it struck out 12 times on Tuesday night Nolan Bernier led the attack with three hits and four RBIs while Jackson Hooper had two hits and three RBIs “It was a big confidence booster,” Hooper said “We all hit really well and we were all seeing the ball well.” Carter Kuhn (two hits) and Gabe Carlisle led off the top of the first with hits off Suncook pitcher Devon Benton Hunter Henderson reached on an error to load the bases and Hooper crushed a two-run double Bernier followed with a two-run single and Uhlir Jr (two hits) delivered an RBI single to give Portsmouth a 5-0 cushion headed to the bottom of the first Hooper and Bernier delivered RBI hits during Portsmouth’s four-run second while Bernier drove in his fourth run to cap off the scoring in Portsmouth’s six-run third a confidence builder,” coach Uhlir said was supposed to start on Tuesday but he woke up with a sore arm and didn’t pitch He struck out the side in the first and bookended it by striking out the final two hitters of the game in the third “It feels really good and I threw the best I could,” Uhlir Jr “It feels really good to be back on the mound I definitely think if we play the way we did today Coach Uhlir said his son was "awesome.” “He had a little trouble with his command but he hit the strike zone a lot," coach Uhlir said "He’s got a good fastball and a pretty good changeup; it was all working for him today.” The hope for Portsmouth was that Thursday was the jumpstart it needed as round-robin play continues next Wednesday at Somersworth “We’re definitely not going to get as many hits because we had a lot of outs given to us today and we’re not going to see that against stronger teams,” coach Uhlir said we’ve got good pitching and a pretty good defense As long as we put the ball in play and generate four or five runs I think we’re going to be pretty good.” Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Hartford likely to demolish large portions of high school because of PCB contamination Barnard reconsiders terms of lease with BarnArts for former fire station BARNARD — The Selectboard and BarnArts Center for the Arts have reached an agreement on the nonprofit theater’s lease of the old fire station It’s hard to believe there exists a mill building in New Hampshire that hasn’t been converted into an art gallery but Bedford Collections/Kennebunk Home is keeping to its 1880s mill building’s roots by continuing to weave fabric — there’s even a water turbine that still generates power Kennebunk Throws (later renamed Kennebunk Home) owner Richard Sherman started Bedford Cottage which he developed using imported products he eventually combined both businesses under the name Bedford Collections His father Edward Sherman purchased the mill building in Suncook in the late 1960s and produced yarn and throws woven onsite but the weaving of throws and materials for pillows continues on the warp is hand-threaded through the heddles the New Hampshire mill tradition continues on — just no kids at the machines this time The Kennebunk Home line features classic patterns of plaids and twills woven with a polyester bouclé yarn Many patterns are available in a variety of colors Sherman says he wholesales broadly throughout the US and in New Hampshire there are at least 20 shops that carry his goods The New Year will see the line expanded with more designs and yarn types Pillows stuffed with a soft downy material will be designed to match the throws — especially good news to Sherman’s loyal customers 2023 at 1:42 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A woman from Massachusetts was indicted on drug charges after an incident in Concord NH — The following people were indicted recently in Merrimack County Superior Court of Logging Hill Road in Bow on a felony possession of methamphetamine charge on April 8 She was accused of selling the drug to a confidential informant of the NH AG’s Drug Task Force The indictment stated Mount had been previously convicted on possession and acts prohibited six times in four counties between 2017 and 2019 Sean Nolan, 37, incarcerated at the time of the indictment, on a felony operating while deemed a habitual offender charge He was accused of driving on South Main Street in Franklin on Jan after being deemed a habitual offender by the NH DMV Got a news tip? 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View videos on Tony Schinella's YouTube.com channel or Rumble.com channel police were sent to Route 28 in Epsom on July 11 for a two-vehicle crash where one driver died NH — Firefighters and police were sent to Route 28 after a two-vehicle crash on Monday capital region fire dispatch received a call about a two-vehicle crash Dispatch told EMTs Epsom police had one person on the ground who was conscious and one in a vehicle who was unconscious Epsom fire command requested a second ambulance and more firefighters after seeing the head-on crash “We do have confirmed entrapment,” the fire commander said fire command confirmed one driver had died They also requested a trauma alert at Concord Hospital for the second driver The commander said the trauma alert was being requested for a 34-year-old man with a head injury and lower body trauma The man was able to get out of his vehicle but was severely injured EMTs took the second driver to the hospital 2022 at 3:58 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Jennifer Sennott was indicted recently on riot and robbery charges after an incident at a Queen City hotel NH — The following people were indicted recently in Hillsborough County Superior Court North of Manchester Street in Manchester on an aggravated felonious sexual assault charge He was accused of raping a child between Jan Suzanne Richards of McGrath Street in Laconia on possession of fentanyl with intent to sell charge and possession of methamphetamine charges Rose Rosales, 46, of Spruce Street in Manchester on a felony reckless conduct charge. She was accused of driving a motor vehicle, causing an accident in Manchester on April 4 of Kimball Street in Manchester on an aggravated felonious sexual assault and six felonious sexual assault charges He was accused of fondling and sexually assaulting a girl between Jan of Pennacook Street in Manchester on a felony sale of fentanyl charge on Jan of Taylor Street in Laconia on second-degree assault controlled drug act; acts prohibited-buprenorphine He was accused of grabbing a pair of scissors and attempting to stab an EMT with them and smashing numerous windows in a building on Union Street in Manchester on March 1 of Evans Road in Peterborough on a felony reckless conduct charge He was accused of firing a pistol in the direction of a television set inside a Peterborough home on Feb Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Choose one of these five hot air balloon festivals around New England Suncook Valley Rotary Hot Air Balloon Rally Prepare to have your eyes glued to the sky for this Pittsfield and a night glow balloon display each night Give your neck a break from craning with a round of carnival rides August 3-5, Drake Field, 17 Fayette St., Pittsfield, New Hampshire, pittsfieldnh.gov Start your day gliding over Maine in a hot air balloon at the crack of dawn then touch down and spend the weekend enjoying food Local performers will stay on the ground in the twin cities of Lewiston and Auburn while gorgeous balloons take off at dawn and dusk all weekend Rides are free-flying—with no tethers and subject to the whim of the wind—and fill up fast August 17-19, Lewiston/Auburn Riverfront, Maine, greatfallsballoonfestival.org Balloons and blues go together like peanut butter and jelly at this festival in Hudson Incredible views and rides are soundtracked by live blues bands at the family-friendly gathering and the opportunity to meet and chat with the balloonists themselves August 18-19, 99 Park St., Hudson, Massachusetts, hudsonelksballoonfestival.com 15 one-of-a-kind balloons will be flying over the Northern Maine fairgrounds or opt for a tethered ride if you’re less keen on floating hundreds of feet in the air in a wicker basket take them to check out bouncy houses and slides at the Kids Karnival August 23-26, 84 Mechanic St., Presque Isle, Maine, crownofmaineballoonfest.org Plainville Fire Company’s Hot Air Balloon Festival Entrance is always free at this annual hot air balloon festival hosted by Plainville’s Fire Company you may be able to snag a tethered ride with one of the balloonists; but if heights aren’t your favorite come in the evening to watch the simultaneous balloon glow and fireworks show August 24-26, Norton Park, 197 South Washington St., Plainville, Connecticut, plainvillefireco.com How to Hide From Logan Airport’s Chaos (Without Just Sidling Up to the Bar) Six Winter Wellness Resorts (That Aren’t the White Lotus Thailand) A New England Traveler’s Guide to Bermuda Editor’s note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Concord Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. Click this link to find out how to get a name removed from a New Hampshire Patch police report Meghan Brown, 32, of Alton Woods Drive in Concord, was arrested on Feb. 5, 2016, for aggravated driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated-second offense Police were sent to Sugar River Bank on Loudon Road for a report of an erratic driver who had struck a snowbank The officer immediately recognized the woman – who was dressed in nothing but a tank top and pajama pants – as Brown “Brown was swaying from side to side as we spoke,” the officer alleged “There was a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her breath and person as we spoke I observed her eyes to be watery and glassy She continued to try and scrape the ice from her windshield.” After speaking about how much she allegedly had to drink during the day Brown was convicted of DWI in October 2014 • Sign up for news alerts from local New Hampshire Patch sites Heidi L. Jenkerson, 39, of Manchester Street in Concord, was arrested on Feb. 4, 2016, for driving after revocation or suspension, suspended registration, driver’s license prohibitions, and default or breach of bail conditions after a traffic stop on Manchester Street after a license check on a Ford pickup for failure to pay a court fine and was previously convicted of operating after revocation in July 2015 She also allegedly had a tablet of klonopin in a cigarette wrapper Murphy was taken by marshals to the Valley Street Jail and will be arraigned on March 21 Police were sent to Canoe Drive for a domestic Kenneson was reportedly outside on the curb and allegedly stated that he and a woman had an argument about some kids he spent the day with She alleged that he got home later than she expected and decided to pack his things to leave Kenneson allegedly punched a wall and ripped a closet door of its hinge The officer reportedly returned to Kenneson to speak about the incident and then Bulambo Lushagila, 55, of North State Street in Concord, was arrested on Jan. 23, 2016, for operating without a valid license after a stop on Fisherville Road near Mayflower. He reportedly didn’t have a license and was arrested Averill was arrested at the Merrimack County House of Corrections where he was being held on another charge Ashley L. Wright, 25, of Worfield Road in Bristol, was arrested on Dec. 28, 2015, on a bench warrant and a theft by unauthorized taking or transfer Police were sent to Hannaford on Fort Eddy Road for a report of a shoplifter in custody who reportedly stuff nearly $64 worth of meat products and a Snapple in her purses She had an active warrant out of Candia District Court for bail jumping and she was arrested and held on $2,00 cash bail for two counts of criminal threatening and disorderly conduct Officers were sent to Concord Hospital on Pleasant Street for a report of a man who had reportedly threatened to shoot the place up according to an arrest report and court affidavit The man – O’Brien – was reportedly being escorted off the premises They spoke with employees and security officers about the incident They stated that O’Brien was allegedly angry while waiting in the ER and stated shoot somebody in here?,” and “It will only take me 10 minutes to get a gun.” Later “I’m going to get a gun … come back in 20 minutes … and make everyone sorry,” according to the report O’Brien allegedly admitted to making the threats and told police he owned approximately 60 guns including handguns O’Brien was arrested and held on $4,000 cash bail the weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Brooklyn for example there are ads for Camp Molloy (boys) and Camp Immaculata (girls) in Mattituck Long Island; Camp Alvernia for boys in Centerport Agnes for boys in New Paltz; Camp St Regis for boys and girls in East Hampton; Camp Wapanachki for boys near Kingston New York; Tegawitha for girls in the Tobyhanna Vermont and New Hampshire—even Camp La Salle in Sante Fe economics (soaring land values on Long Island for one) and a host of other factors have made finding Catholic sleepaway camps more difficult than it once was as do some distinguished camps— even if they are further from Manhattan than those our parents and grandparents enjoyed A big pull for kids from the city is in New Hampshire where Camps Bernadette and Camp Fatima—the former for girls both run by the Diocese of Manchester—stand tall a Manhattanite who is now a college senior HIs friend Sean Halbert was equally enthusiastic “I went to Fatima for five years from ages ten to 14 and it was always the best two weeks of the summer it was nice to have the opportunity to meet other kids from different parts of the country and even the world is situated on Lake Wentworth in Wolfeboro is about a half hour away on Upper Suncook Lake Both operate with the same mission “to love and serve those around us with Christ as our model and our means.” To that end there is a weekly Mass and a regular evening prayer sessions called “Shrine.” camp life at Bernadette and Fatima is much like that of other camps in such wondrous natural settings: swimming Girls and boys do come together for certain events and share their resources when one location has things the other doesn’t now a college senior: “My favorite part was how active they made sure we were We were always spending time outdoors doing everything from playing team sports against other cabins to learning about archery to learning about nature and religion as we walked through the woods.” Administered by the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, Camp Holy Cross (www.campholycross.org/) in the Berkshire Hills town of Goshen offers two weeks of sleepaway camp in July at exceptionally affordable rates their programs include all the usual summer staples in a rich natural While numerous areas in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island still offer a healthy range of Catholic day camp options, Manhattan is not so fortunate. One notable exception is the girls camp offered by Convent of the Sacred Heart (www.cshny.org) at the CSH Athletics and Wellness Center at 406 East 91st Street in Yorkville the program operates in the last two weeks in June with Monday through Thursday being full days sports and dance and a period of “S.T.E.A.M.” based academics but Matt Smith came in and did what he does best: throw strikes and get outs Smith whiffed Suncook Valley's Andrew Chiavaras with two outs two on and two runs across in the first inning Dover answered with six runs in the bottom of the frame and then went on to win its opener Thursday in the Cal Ripken Baseball 10-year-old state tournament gave up two unearned runs in the second and one earned run in the fourth "I took more time on the mound," said Smith of his approach to the inning with Suncook Valley in position to score more runs "Matt's our go-to guy with guys on base," said Dover coach Barry Smith While Matt Smith was doing his job throwing strikes Dover (1-0) was hitting — 13 hits in four innings Four of those coming during the six-run first Brady McDonough and Wade Thomas each stroked a two-run double and Jackson Carroll chipped in with a sacrifice fly to deep second base "It gave me more confidence that we would win," Smith said Suncook Valley (0-1) cut the lead to 6-4 in the second with two runs on two errors one a botched first and third steal play where no one covered second and the throw went into center field Daniel Martin and Nathan Leavitt each scored for SV Dover came back with four runs to go up 10-4 They were aided by three Suncook Valley errors and Brendan Chrisom's two-run double advanced to third on a pair of wild pitches and scored on the back end of an attempted double steal in which Dover threw out the SV runner at second base Dover ended it with five runs in their swings Colin Chrisom collected his third single to lead off the inning Carroll unloaded with a three-run triple to right He scored the mercy-rule run when the throw to third was wide Colin Chrisom led the 13-hit Dover attack going 3 for 3 with three runs and two RBIs 4 RBIs) also added to the offensive explosion Ryan Andine and Charlie Casaccio pitched for SV "I felt like our pitchers pitched pretty well but we've just got to work on our defense," said Suncook Valley coach Ed Casaccio "(Dover) hit the ball a little harder than these guys are used to Suncook Valley scored two runs in the first on RBI groundouts by Tyler Nolan and Andine that scored Michael Strazzeri and Colby Despres Dover starter Ty Carpenter threw to six batters Dover has 10 players back from the 2014 squad that won state and New England regional 9-year-old titles Dover will play the Merrimack — 4-3 winner over Exeter — Monday at 5:30 p.m and then there is what the Rye 11- and 12-year-old Little League All-star team did in its first two innings against Suncook on Wednesday night The first 12 Rye batters reached base and scored and they opened up a 23-0 lead after two innings before coasting to a 26-0 win in four innings in the District II tournament game Cam Fregeau contributed three hits in four at bats Griffin Matthews took the mound and struck out six straight batters to start the game before giving way to Ryan Higgins for the final two innings it’s easy to lose your composure and get into bad habits,” said Rye coach Jon Fox “I was happy that we were able to maintain discipline at the plate and in the field.” That was a fact not lost on Suncook coach Dwayne Gilman coaches and fans for their sportsmanship during a game that ended in a blowout “(Rye) has a good staff and great kids,” said Gilman the coaches didn’t have to tell them not to steal; they knew it and the fans cheered when our kids did well While the Suncook team continues to grow in its first year competing at the All-Star level after an eight-year hiatus Rye showed why it is one of the top threats in District II Will Hindle went 3 for 5 with three runs and four RBIs and Bennett Hayes finished 2 for 3 with a pair of walks so I had a good day at the plate,” Fregeau said we just have to focus before the games and hit the ball.” Prestin Wallis picked up the lone Suncook hit and Suncook got a strong showing on the mound from Brodie Chandler who allowed just two earned runs on four hits and four walks over his two innings “Brodie is our catcher and he doesn’t usually pitch,” Gilman said so it was a good time for him to get in there and get some work We haven’t made it out of the fourth inning yet the key is to stay up and continue doing the right things as they head into practice this week leading up to Friday’s showdown with Portsmouth Rye improved to 4-1 in round-robin play Wednesday we’re going to practice hard tomorrow,” Fox said “This kind of game can backfire on you and it can throw kids into a funk