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Janet Applefield, a Holocaust survivor, spoke to a packed audience in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ensuring her story of survival lives on for future generations. The April 12 event at Temple Israel brought together community members across faiths to honor Holocaust Remembrance Day.
A Massachusetts firefighter driving through New Hampshire spotted flames, evacuated a family who didn't know their home was on fire, and kept the blaze at bay until help arrived. His quick actions prevented what could have been a tragedy.
A food pantry in Portsmouth, New Hampshire runs on the energy of 60 volunteers who show up every single day to stock shelves, cook meals, and restore dignity to families facing food insecurity. Their collective effort just earned one retired engineer the Volunteer of the Year award, but he says it's really about everyone who keeps coming back.
A New Hampshire aviation museum is calling for volunteers to help with a community race that funds programs teaching kids to build actual airplanes. The May 2 event supports youth education, including summer camps and high school plane-building projects.
More than 100 people gathered in Antrim, New Hampshire, to celebrate 75 volunteers who dedicate their time to enriching the lives of local teens. The teens themselves took center stage, sharing heartfelt stories of how volunteer piano teachers, cooking instructors, and clothing drive organizers changed their lives.
A Double-A baseball team pulled off one of the rarest feats in modern baseball history, scoring 10 runs in a single inning despite recording only one hit. The wild second inning featured eight walks, four wild pitches, and two hit batters as frozen conditions created chaos on the field.
A crumbling Battle of Britain control tower in Hampshire is getting a £700,000 makeover into a holiday home that will share space with six species of resident bats. The restoration will preserve both wartime history and the protected animals that have called the building home for years.
A New Hampshire city is transforming a devastating invasive insect infestation into an opportunity to grow a healthier, more diverse forest for future generations. The project will cost taxpayers nearly nothing while protecting a beloved scenic area.
When seven-year-old Ben O'Reilly felt isolated as his school's only deaf student, his classmates started a movement that changed everything. Now the whole school can sign with him.
When seven-year-old Ben O'Reilly struggled with isolation as the only deaf student in his New Hampshire district, his entire school learned sign language to include him. What started with a few classmates has transformed into a schoolwide embrace of communication and belonging.
When Eugene Mirman's electric car crashed into a toll plaza and burst into flames, a state trooper and bystanders risked their lives to pull him from the wreckage. The comedian is now recovering thanks to their quick, heroic actions.
Eugene Mirman, voice of Gene Belcher on Bob's Burgers, survived a terrifying crash when state troopers pulled him from his burning electric vehicle at a New Hampshire toll plaza. Quick-thinking heroes, including the governor's security detail, acted without hesitation to save his life.
Hundreds of homebound neighbors in New Hampshire's Cheshire County need volunteers willing to spare just one hour on weekday mornings. For many recipients, that brief meal delivery is their only face-to-face contact all day.
Volunteers in England just finished planting a 15-mile hedgerow that connects two national parks, creating a living highway for thousands of species. The Hampshire Hedge took three years to complete and now links South Downs National Park to New Forest National Park.
After two decades of volunteers helping tiny frogs cross deadly roads on rainy nights, New Hampshire is building its first amphibian tunnels. The project could cut roadkill by 94%.
A new outpatient addiction treatment center opened Monday in Claremont, New Hampshire, bringing critical care closer to a community hit hard by overdoses. The facility offers same-day walk-in services, eliminating travel barriers that previously kept many people from getting help.
Madison Beauregard just became the first girl in New Hampshire history to win four consecutive state wrestling championships. The Concord High senior's journey from wanting to quit in sixth grade to making history shows what's possible when you just keep going.
Madison Beauregard just became the first girl in New Hampshire history to win four consecutive state wrestling championships. The Concord High senior dominated her final match 9-0, pushing through years of proving herself as the only girl on a 50-person team.
When a family-run cafe got scammed by dine-and-dash fraudsters, a stranger showed up the next day with cash and a heartwarming note. The anonymous good Samaritan turned a disappointing loss into a reminder of community kindness.
A great-niece opened a New Hampshire storage unit to discover laboratory notebooks and personal papers belonging to pioneering physicist Katharine Burr Blodgett, revealing the hidden life of a groundbreaking scientist. The century-old documents had been carefully preserved by family members who recognized their historical importance.
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