new hampshire: New Hampshire 3d Wicked Wine and Brew Celebration - 09/09/11 04:59 PM
     New Hamsphire is celebrating The Wicked Wine & Brew Fest for the 3rd year.  It will be held at Mel's Funway Park in Litchfield, NH on September 10, 2010 from 2-6 p.m. 
     Local musicians, artisans, and vendors will also be on hand to entertain.  Enjoy Baza Blues and Hot Like Fire as you sample the New England wines and Beers.
  The premere wineries from all over New England will be participating.  Here is a partical list
LaBelle WineryAmherst, NH Haunting Whisper VineyardsDanbury, NH Moonlight MeaderyLondonderry, NH Silver Mountain Ciders and WinesLempster, NH For those who connoisseurs of beer, you will be … (28 comments)

new hampshire: New Hampshire Housing Market ~ Good News for New Hampshire - 08/28/11 09:53 AM
New Hampshire economic fundamentals continue to be good indicators that housing will remain a sound long-term investment in the State of New Hampshire.  
Peter Francese, Director of Demographic Forecasts for the New England Economic Partnership. points to the housing market in the past 10 years to illustrate the point that buying a home is still a good long term investment.  (See chart 1 below).  Francese points out that “a home is both a place of your own to live in and, if you take care of it, a fine long-term investment.”
Chart 1 shows the 10-year trend in number of … (22 comments)

new hampshire: Back to School Night - Nashua, NH Helps Kids Get Ready - 08/25/11 07:34 AM
The Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce  and the City of Nashua are hosting a Back to School celebration!
WHEN:  Thursday, August 25th
TIME:     5:00 to 6:30 P.M.
WHERE: Nashua Public Library  - 2 Court Street, Nashua, NH
 Free Pakring Elm St. and High St. Garages from 4-7 pm with free trolley rides from garages to the libarary
Parents and children are encouraged to attend the Nashua Back to School Event.  In addition to free school supplies, there will be refreshments, games, door prize.
  More than 1500 attended this celebration last year!
School supplies will be handed out to children - from first … (15 comments)

new hampshire: Merrimack, New Hampshire Ranks in top 100 Places to Live - 08/16/11 02:32 PM
 
CNN/Money Magazine recently released its 100 top places to live and Merrimack, New Hampshire was ranked 86 out of 100!
Merrimack, NH offers its citizens a unique quality of life experience not found in many areas. The population was 25,494 at the 2010 census, making it the eighth-largest municipality in New Hampshire.   Residents enjoy life in a small town yet have access to the many conveniences found in larger cities.   Merrimack, NH is conveniently located near the state’s two largest cities; it is just north of Nashua (also named as one of the top 100 places to live in 1987 and 1997) … (36 comments)

new hampshire: Greeley Park ~ 11th Annual Fairy Tale Festival ~ Nashua, New Hampshire - 07/15/11 03:53 AM
Calling all New Hampshire Princesses and Knights - Attend the 2011 Fairytale Festival
 and your Dreams will Come True!

   This Saturday, July 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. is the annual Fair Tale Festival which will take place at the Greeley Park band shell as part of the NH SummerFun Program. 
Mayor Donna Lee Lozeau will open the event and later will read to the all the Peter Pans and Tinkerbells. 
  The 2011 Nashua Fairy Tale Festival will be the best festival yet.  There are lots of activitiesplanned and many businesses will be participating this year, along with over 100 volunteers dressed up as different characters... and … (24 comments)

new hampshire: New Hampshire celebrates the 4th of July - 07/03/11 10:07 PM
 
 Happy July 4th
In New Hampshire and all across America we are celebrating Independence Day.
As you prepare to enjoy all of the July 4th celebrations, take a moment and reflect on the wisdom of our forefathers. 
Below is an especially inspiring reading of the Declaration of Independence.  
Often we complain about government and our leaders.  However, we live in the best country in the world and we do hold these truths to be self-evident, that all of us are created equal and that we are blessed with unalienable rights, that among these ARE life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 


We hold these … (16 comments)

new hampshire: New Hampshire - Named Most Livable State for 6th Year in a Row - 06/06/11 09:33 AM

 
If you are thinking about moving or relocating, the decision of where to move is easy….
Come to New Hampshire … the Live Free or Die State!
 New Hampshire was honored to be named the most livable state in America by CQ Press for the 6th year in a row.
The annual report by CQ Press takes into account 44 factors based on economic, educational, health, public safety and environmental statistics.  New Hampshire ranks No. 1 because it excels in numerous important quality-of life measures including low crime, low poverty, high income levels and a well-educated population. … (34 comments)

new hampshire: New Hampshire Prepares For those Suffering from Paraskevidekatriaphobia - 05/13/11 12:40 AM
         Paraskevidekatriaphobia is  "Having a morbid fear of Friday the 13th."
      Fear of the number thirteen (triskadectaphobia) stems from the fear of the fear of Fridays and the number 13.
The fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia (Frigga being the name of the Norse goddess for whom "Friday" is named and triskaidekaphobia meaning fear of the number thirteen), or paraskevidekatriaphobia a combination of the Greek words Paraskeví (Παρασκευή, meaning "Friday"), and dekatreís (δεκατρείς, meaning "thirteen") attached to phobía (φοβία, from phóbos, φόβος, meaning "fear") 
    Triskadectaphobia has roots in Western culture and in Christian theology.   For instance, some believe that Jesus was … (33 comments)

new hampshire: Merrimack, NH ~ Price Reduction ~ 16 Forest Drive ~ SOLD - 04/13/11 09:02 AM
 
Welcome to 16 Forest Drive in beautiful Merrimack, NH
SOLD

 
If you are looking for privacy, yet want to have all amenities of city living, then You will love 16 Forest Drive in Merrimack, NH. It is beautiful 3 bedroom home, on town water and town sewer, with a newer roof and a new air conditioner and water heater.
When I work with Buyers, they often what to learn about the home they are considering buying and they wish the house could talk.
Even though 16 Forest Drive cannot talk, it is best described in the words of … (32 comments)

new hampshire: HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY FROM SUNNY NEW HAMPSHIRE - 03/17/11 02:18 AM
TOP OF THE MORNING TO YOU
TODAY IS MARCH 17TH - ST. PATRICK'S DAY
MAY THE LUCK OF THE IRISH BE WITH YOU!
SPRING IS ON THE WAY.... HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE IRISH QUOTES AND BLESSINGS  -- ENJOY 
St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time - a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic.  ~Adrienne Cook
 
May the Irish hills caress you.May her lakes and rivers bless you.May the luck of the Irish enfold you.May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.~Irish Blessing
Saint Patrick was a gentleman, who through strategy and stealthDrove all the snakes … (16 comments)

new hampshire: New Hampshire Thaws and Spring is in the Air - 03/12/11 01:28 AM
 
This weekend is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time for 2011. 
The snow is melting in So. New Hampshire and everyone seems to have SPRING FEVER. 
The FIRST SIGNS of SPRING FEVER are noticeable ~ people are smiling and there is an air of optimism which was buried under all the snow!
This Sunday, March 13th, we spring ahead as we begin of Daylight Saving time.
 
States are not required by law to adopt daylight saving time.  However, if a state does adopt daylight saving time, beginning in 2007, daylight saving time officially begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday … (18 comments)

new hampshire: New Hampshire Home Sales Slightly Up in January - 03/05/11 01:36 AM

  
New Hampshire home sales slightly up in January 2011
Despite a frigid and snowy New Hampshire winter, sales in the state increased marginally in the first month of the year over the same period from a year ago, marking the second straight January that has seen a monthly uptick in residential homes sold. 
New Hampshire experienced a lot of snow this winter, but January showed a slight increase over the same period from a year ago.   According to data released by the New Hampshire Association of REALTORS (NHAR), there were 543 homes sold in January 2011.  This was an … (13 comments)

new hampshire: Good News for So. New Hampshire Home Buyers and Sellers - 02/06/11 05:48 AM
New Hampshire Homes Sales - 2010 and Beyond
               There is good news for New Hampshire home buyers and sellers. 
 New Hampshire is leading the way to economic recovery as recently reported by New Hampshire demographer, Peter Francese, Director of Demographic Forecasts for the New England Economic Partnership.  Francese points to the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank's index of economic activity which shows New Hampshire's index is the highest in the US (189 in New Hampshire compared with 150 for other new England states). 
               Another important indicator of New Hampshire's recovery is the unemployment rate which is among the lowest five … (48 comments)

new hampshire: Nashua New Hampshire Holiday Craft Fair ~ An Annual Favorite - 12/03/10 01:10 AM
 

   One of my favorite craft fairs is being held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nahsua, New Hampshire. 
   The holiday craft fair will be held Saturday, December 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.   The Crowne Plaza Hotel which is located off Exit 8 in Nashua, New Hampshire.
   The conferences and meeting rooms on the lobby level will be filled with crafts made by local artisans.  
     You can find a lot of tasty treats as well -- homemade cakes, pies, cookies and pastries.
   For our very special pets, there are x-mas coats, blankets, goodies and organic, home-made treats.
    I always enjoy looking at the beautiful hand blown glass jewelry.  I … (39 comments)

new hampshire: Happy Thanksgiving from New Hampshire - 11/24/10 02:36 PM
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
IT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT THANKSGIVING IS HERE.  THE YEAR SEEMS TO HAVE GONE BY RATHER QUICKLY.
THANKSGIVING IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOLIDAYS.  THE GATHERINGS, THE FOOD AND THE ANTICIPATION OF WINTER.
I MUST ADMIT I AM HAPPY THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO RAKE LEAVES THIS WEEKEND. :)  I COULD HARDLY MOVE AFTER THE MARATHON TO GET ALL THE LEAVES RAKED AND BAGGED BEFORE THE WASTE DEPARTMENT STOPPED PICKING THEM UP!
I HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR THANKSGIVING ALL DAY.. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE GRAPHIC TO THE LEFT!  I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TOMORROW'S … (27 comments)

new hampshire: NEW HAMPSHIRE CELEBRATES AUTUMN - TIME TO FALL BACK - 11/06/10 04:45 AM

 
 
This weekend is the end of Daylight Saving Time for 2010.
The US law does not require any state to adopt daylight saving time.  However, if a state does want to adopt daylight saving time, beginning in 2007, daylight saving begins on the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
There are some states that do not observe daylight saving time and they remain on standard time.  Arizona, with the exception of the Navajo Nation remains on standard time.  In addition, Hawaii, and the territories of the Virgin Island, Puerto Rico, American Samoa and Guam … (28 comments)

new hampshire: Fall is a Great Time to Buy a Home In New Hampshire - 09/30/10 04:21 PM
   Fall is a wonderful time to buy a home in New Hampshire.  Not only is the fall foliage beautiful this time of year, but there is an excitement in the air as we enjoy the colors and the festivals.
   Many Buyers believe that now that the home buyer tax credits have expired, there is no reason to think about buying. 
However, with the historically low interest rates, Buyers who are going to be owning a home for several years, may save more than the tax credit.
    Buying a home in the fall is the perfect time of year.  Here are a few good reasons to buy a … (27 comments)

new hampshire: It's Getting Chili In Manchester, New Hampshire - 09/29/10 04:46 PM
    The dog days of summer may be hot, hot, hot, but this weekend in Manchester New Hampshire, it will be getting Chili.
     Manchester New Hampshire will host the 2010 World's Champion 44th annual Chili Cookoff on Friday - Sunday, October 1-3.  Manchester beat Las Vegas and it will be the first chili cookoff in New England.  The cookoff will take place at Veterans park, Elm Street, Manchester. 
     For $5.00 you can attend the event and receive 5 chili sampling tickets.  Free for children under 10. $1.00 from each ticket will be donated to 3 local charities.
      Twenty New Hampshire restaurants … (25 comments)

new hampshire: New Hampshire Seventh Annual Pet Wellness Festival - 09/27/10 04:52 PM
Pet Wellness Festival - A Celebration of Pets and Well Being (edit/delete)
 
      Join us at the 7th Annual Pet Wellness Festival and treat yourself and your pet to a day of joyful celebration of health, education and networking.        The Pet Wellness Festival (PWF) brings together contributors from all over New England who offer  healthy approaches to well-being such as Reiki, TTouch, Massage, Homeopathy, Acupressure, Counseling on Healthy Nutrition, Grooming, Training and Behavior, Healthful Products.
      The proceeds from the festivial will benefit New England Pet Partners, Inc., a non-profit, 501(c)(3), bringing people and pets together to enhance well-being and education through pet-assisted therapy.        Come to  meet the therapy … (13 comments)

new hampshire: Nashua, NH FLYS - WWII Bombers & Free Flight for Young Eagles - 09/24/10 01:08 PM
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This weekend there are two extraordinary events at Biore Field in Nashua, New Hampshire.  The opportunity to view the Wings of Freedom "living history" planes and the Experimental Aircraft Association free flights and learning experience
     The Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom 110-city nationwide tour will be visiting Nashua, New Hampshire at Biore Field on Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 - 5:00 on Monday 9:00 to noon. (Sept. 25-27). 
             You can view two WWII heavy bombers, a Boeing B-17 Flying fortress which is known as "nine O … (15 comments)

 
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