by David Brooks | Oct 17, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s a festival for everything else in the world, so why not the coolest of all mammals: bats? Why not, indeed. The first New Hampshire Bat Festival will be held this Saturday, October 20, at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge. The one-day festival will...
by David Brooks | Oct 17, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Few things say “old-time New England” more than getting your water from a dug well, a 20-foot hole in the ground covered with a concrete top that pipes water into your house. But what if there was a whole type of dug well, one so new that its design has been patented?...
by David Brooks | Oct 17, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Drones have begun flying at Concord Airport as operations get off the ground at the state’s first training facility for unmanned aircraft. The training facility from ArgenTech Solutions of Newmarket opened earlier this month after receiving an airspace waiver that...
by David Brooks | Oct 3, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Are you excited about the Boston Red Sox and all the baseball-y stuff they do really well? I sure am! There’s that guy who hits it a lot, he’s great, and those guys who throw it wicked fast, I love ‘em. And what about those people who run around and catch the ball?...
by David Brooks | Oct 3, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
About two-thirds of children under 18 in New Hampshire were vaccinated against the flu last year, one of the highest rates in the country, but overall the nation seems to be backsliding on having children and teens get their flu shot. The Centers for Disease Control...
by David Brooks | Oct 1, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Hunting seasons are upon us, and New Hampshire Fish and Game is reminding hunters (and other people going into the woods) that it’s a good idea to wear blaze orange, sometimes called Hunter Orange. Humans can spot this almost-neon color a mile away but it is not...
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