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Portsmouth ˗˗ Southeast New Hampshire (SENH) Habitat for Humanity is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Carrie DiGeorge to the twelve-member Board of Directors.  DiGeorge has served on SENH Habitat’s family selection committee for years and brings 20 years of experience in housing and residential lending to the growing organization.  SENH Habitat for Humanity offers affordable houses to ...read more

DOVER, NH – To mark National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness and Prevention Month in May, the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Seacoast Cancer Center and Dermatology & Skin Health are offering free skin cancer screenings to those who are uninsured or underinsured in the Dover area. The screenings will be held on Tuesday, May 7, and Tuesday, May 14, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Wentworth-Douglass ...read more

What does “abstract” mean? What does “contemporary” mean? These are terms that many of us struggle with. When most hear the words “abstract art”, or “contemporary art”, we tend to think of art that is somehow unapproachable, art that only the enlightened can appreciate; some of us think of art that is entirely random or shapeless and formless. But that isn’t the case. Rather, abstract and ...read more

DURHAM, NH –The Museum of Art, UNH, IMPACT, an exhibition celebrating the 2018 recipients of the Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant given by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. The exhibition will be on view beginning April 12 through May 17, 2019. A reception takes place on Friday, April 12, 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. The Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant recognizes the important ...read more

Portsmouth ˗˗ Southeast New Hampshire (SENH) Habitat for Humanity is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Scott Christensen to its eleven-member Board of Directors.  Christensen is a managing partner at Northwestern Mutual and brings 35 years of business leadership and management experience.   Christensen’s experience as a financial advisor is an invaluable asset for SENH Habitat for ...read more

DURHAM, NH –The Museum of Art, UNH in collaboration with 3S Artspace presents, Yu-Wen Wu: High-Water Mark. This exhibition will be on view at 3S Artspace, 19 Vaughan Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire beginning April 19 through May 26, 2019. A reception takes place on Friday, April 19, 5:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m.  High-Water Mark is a multimedia, regionally specific installation by Boston-based artist ...read more

How sweet it is! Spring brings blue skies, green grass, and bright yellow Peeps. The Dover Public Library is looking for creative Dover Peeps artists to enter our annual “Peeps Show” Contest this April. Here’s how it works: Build a diorama using Peeps of any color or species in a standard size shoe box, no larger than 16” x 16” please. Create your diorama based on a scene from a book. The first ...read more

ROCHESTER, NH – It’s been twelve years since HRCU opened a branch at Spaulding High School, part of the R.W. Creteau Technology Center.  The unique partnership between HRCU and Spaulding High School gives students real-world, hands-on training as they learn how to work within a financial institution.  Students in the Banking & Financial Support Services program learn about the many aspects of ...read more

Every third Wednesday of the month Harmony Homes hosts their Heart to Heart Support Group. The program begins at 5:00pm and is held at their facility at 40 Briggs Way in Durham. This is open to all families and friends of those impacted by Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. 

The Monarch School of New England, a non-profit, specialized, day school for students with significant disabilities, is pleased to announce its 2nd annual Golf Tournament. Underwritten by the generous support of HBL Group Insurance Agency, of Barrington, New Hampshire, the tournament will be held Friday May 17, 2019 at the Rochester Country Club. Registration begins at 8:00 am, with a shotgun ...read more