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Rendezvous fest allows all to take a trip back in time

Stepping back in time is what many did this weekend at Old Bradford Pioneer Village Museum through the rain, humid and cooler weather. Rendezvous participants set up their tents, dressed the part and lived like the would have in the 1600s.

Baker will more than settle for ‘bronze’

She didn’t end up the champion on paper, but as far as Chantal Papousek is concerned, her business still came out a winner.And the owner of Sweet Freedom Gluten Free Bakery knows she did the right thing when she submitted a last-minute entry into

Parts of New Hampton dealing with flooding

Several New Hampton streets were closed last Tuesday night after torrential rains caused flooding.Parts of Foley Avenue, North Pleasant Hill Avenue, East Prospect Street and East Main Street were closed after heavy thunderstorms moved through the

Teachers have a pretty good summer story

If teachers had to write a “what-I-did-this-summer” essay, one thing is for certain: Jason Rude and Michelle Nystel would have a great story to tell.The two teachers — Rude teaches social studies at New Hampton Middle School and Nystel does the sa

A dog’s world

You’ve heard of “people watching,” right?But there may be something even more fun, and that’s “dog watching,” especially on the last day of the New Hampton Municipal Pool season.Take Sunday, for example.Before the pool closed for good, it welcomed

Students head back to class

It’s a day parents around the area have been looking forward to since late May.OK, maybe that’s a stretch — maybe it’s just been the last few weeks — but the bottom line is that parents today [Tuesday] aren’t hearing “I’m bored” and “there’s nothi

State Bank’s New Hampton “Cookin’ for a Cause”

State Bank’s New Hampton office held a “Cookin’ for a Cause” event on Friday, July 22nd to support the New Hampton TRIBE Trail.

School Board welcomes its student representative

New Hampton’s newest School Board member may not be old enough to vote, but he’s got plenty of ideas when it comes to serving on the board.In a quick meeting Monday night, board members unanimously voted to appoint high school junior Jordan Holtha

Pool will go to the dogs ... for a day

The New Hampton Municipal Pool will open its gates to man’s best friend on Sunday ...

City Council holds off on golf carts

The New Hampton City Council decided Monday night against holding the third reading for the proposed golf cart ordinance because of concerns heard from the public as well as the council on safety regulations.New Hampton resident Tony Trower asked

Beach Bash rakes in a haul

When the figurative drum roll ended and the amount of money the 2016 Beach Bash to End Alzheimer’s was revealed, Brian Laures admits he was utterly surprised.“When we closed the books and I saw the number, I was shocked,” the Big Ed’s Firehouse ow

New store comes to Nashua’s Main Street

Twelve years ago when Tom and Sue Bussey bought the old Gambles store on Main Street in Nashua, their dream was simple: to open an antique and primitives  shop that featured Tom’s hand made furniture.      “With Tom and I still working full time i

Principal brings plenty of enthusiasm to new position

Scott Striegel had his eye on Nashua-Plainfield almost as soon as he heard the news that Erik Smith was resigning his principal position last spring.“There are so many good things going on here, I would have been crazy not to consider it,” said St

That time of the year

Randy Strabala doesn’t need a calendar to know that the 2016-17 school year is about to kick off.Instead, all the Nashua-Plainfield school superintendent needs to do is look at his e-mail and see the number of reports the school district needs to

Council explores software update

Nashua’s treasurer believes solving the riddle of the city’s financial report may come down to just updating Nashua’s computer system.Treasurer LouAnn Murphy told City Council members on Monday night that the city needs a more reliable system so t

Mother Nature can’t stop this horse show

Steve Fangman laughed Sunday morning when asked about his family’s love for horses.“It’s an addiction,” the North Iowa Saddle Club Association Board of Directors member said.

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