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Into charcoal-gray smoke, and then pitch black, goes the firefighter: A look through the eyes of a volunteer from Temple, New Hampshire.

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Each fall, professional polling firm Woodward/White produces “The Best Lawyers in America.” We’ve published the New Hampshire portion of the list, which includes more than 600 of the state’s top legal minds.

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Attitudes of Gratitude

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The femur is the body’s largest bone, and the fact that this one had healed meant that someone had fed and pro tected the owner, at personal cost, in a hostile world. As we are reminded each time we hear a siren in the night, the fire engine is a machine designed to take people into a scene that most sane people would be fleeing.

Of course, not everyone has the wit and wisdom of a writer like Vonnegut or an anthropologist like Mead. As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s a good idea to think of a few things that make you feel grateful, just in case someone at the table suggests a round of such sentiments as an adjunct to saying grace.

I have a couple of suggestions that might not make everyone’s top five list as Thanks giving blessings.

First (and perhaps most puzzling): Thanks for lawyers. No profession does as much good while bearing the weight of as much cultural mockery and caricature. Simply living in a civilized world grows more com plicated every year, and when something goes wrong in civic life (or in our personal lives), it often takes a specialist to remedy matters. Lawyers have often been at the forefront of social transformation and reconciliation, but just as often they play the role of the clean-up crew, following the civic circus parade and dealing with the mess left after the donkeys, elephants and floats have passed by.

The list of Best Lawyers that appears in this issue might not make for good reading in your easy chair, but just scanning the number of disciplines of law and the rich variety of expertise on hand in the Granite State can be heartening if you expect to ever need some help with contracts, wills, accidents or purposeful harms you’ve endured.

Philosopher of humor Jerry Seinfeld once said, “To me, a lawyer is basically the person that knows the rules of the country. We’re all throwing the dice, playing the game, moving

our pieces around the board, but if there’s a problem, the lawyer is the only person that has read the inside of the top of the box.”

My next suggestion is likely to be even more of a groaner to those gathered around the Thanksgiving table — should you choose to repeat it: Thanks for politicians.

OK, stop groaning. What politicians do for us is not unlike what lawyers do. Every election is like a court case where people on either side of an issue have a stake.

Unlike physicians or safety services, the realm of lawyers and politicians is adversarial. Rather than heroism in which one sacrifices and another benefits, lawyers and politicians both fight in a court of law or a court of pub lic opinion to determine what is right. Both also fail quite frequently, but that’s the nature of human progress. No matter how adamant we might be in our beliefs, the best course for a society or a country cannot be determined any better way. The politicians (often with law degrees) represent those sides, argue the case before the jury (i.e., the electorate) and work toward a decision. The “judge” in this scenario is the people who actually vote.

So, on that note, another, easier to swallow, Thanksgiving blessing suggestion: Thanks for election workers. This noble task has come under increasing fire as a result of the past few elections in which so much of what we once took for granted has been sullied, blurred and distorted in the heat of political battle. But every time I go to my polling place and witness the orderly and peaceful collec tions of petitions for change, I feel reassured.

And this brings me to my last Thanksgiv ing table prayer of gratitude. Thanks for voters — hopefully you. It’s your conviction that voting matters — in spite of all the naysaying — that keeps this whole country working.

Kurt Vonnegut once opined, “I can think of no more stirring symbol of man’s humanity to man than a fire engine.” Asked for the earliest sign of civilization, Margaret Mead pointed to an ancient human femur, broken and healed.

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Contributors

Our New Cuisine Crew: The November cover story is the first of a series on new and exciting dining experiences in the Granite State, produced by our in-theknow crew of food writers:

Rony Camille is the son of Haitian immigrants and a freelance journalist based in Nashua who regularly covers food and culture for our sister publication, 603 Diversity.

Crystal Ward Kent is a longtime journalist and Seacoast food writer. She also penned this month’s Informer about New Hampshire’s connection to Polaris Dawn, SpaceX’s next space mission.

Susan Laughlin traveled the state with fork and pen in hand for 15 years as our food editor and now serves as a freelance photographer and, for the past two years, has acted as a scout for the James Beard Awards..

New Hampshire Magazine’s contributing photographer Kendal J. Bush took photos for this month’s feature story “What’s Cookin’.”

Frequent contributor Brion O’Connor wrote this month’s First Person about his recollections of a Turkey Day football rivalry.

Dennis Ferrill, who wrote “Offering Our Lives,” has been a techcompany CEO and a Temple volunteer firefighter. He now resides in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Remembering Those Who Have Passed

Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a traditional Mexican holiday celebrated on November 2. It is believed that the souls of the dead return to visit their living family members on this day. Families often celebrate by visiting the graves of deceased loved ones, bringing them their favorite foods, things and photos to assemble and enjoy in their company.

God willing, the pandemic years are mostly behind us, but there are losses for so many of us that time will not erase. Here at New Hampshire Magazine, we have our own list of departed loved ones and faithful friends, and we now add Jack Kenny to that list. Jack was a regular contributor to this magazine. He was an old-school journalist who valued accuracy, clean copy, and the exquisite use of language to tell stories that reached the heart of readers and revealed the souls of those he interviewed. He was less concerned with what people thought of him than what they thought about the world. This contributed to his reputation as a classic Yankee curmudgeon. Of the things he loved, journalism and editorial writing (often with a sharp edge of conservatism) ranked high, so we can think of no better way to honor his memory than by including him, one last time, here in our pages.

— Requiescat in pace.

Michael Hauptley-Pierce is our regular “Sips” contributor and co-founder of Lithermans Limited Brewery.

Robert Ortiz took the portraits for this year’s “Best Lawyers.” Ortiz is a regular contributing photographer for our sister publication, 603 Diversity.

Seacoast author J Dennis Robinson, who wrote this month’s Navigator, is an expert in New Hampshire history and culture.

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Local UFO History Note

There has been a good bit of coverage of New Hampshire UFOs in your magazine lately and I just wanted to add a bit of missed information.

On the night of the occurrence of the “Incident at Exeter,” I was the sergeant on the desk at Hampton PD. I was also a junior at UNH during the day, a former Marine and Massachusetts State Trooper. Bailiff Stan Brown, owner of Hampton Honda, had just processed an arrestee and we were sitting in the station and chatting over coffee. Hampton was on the same radio channel as Exeter PD and were talking back and forth during the incident. I called the duty officer at Pease AFB and, shortly after, fighter jets were flying around the night sky. Two of my officers, Winnacunet High School teachers, patrolling on Route 1 in Hampton saw the object in the sky but swore that they would never admit to it.

When author John Fuller came to investigate the matter for his book “The Incident at Exeter,” he came to the Hampton PD during the midnight shift when another sergeant was working. He didn’t tell Fuller that he was off duty that night but had no relevant information regarding the sightings. Strange. I enjoy your magazine.

—Clint Rand, The Center for Law Enforcement Research, Newton

Editor’s note: Thanks for another piece of the puzzle. Strange seems to be normal for UFOs.

Beer From Near Here

Thank you for all the beer stories in the October issue. I have one that relates to what was once New England’s largest brewery, Narragansett. Narragansett was started in Providence, Rhode Island, by six German immigrants in 1890. In 2005, the label was bought from Pabst by Mark Hellendrung, past owner of Nantucket Nectars, and he has been contract brewing the lager and operating a brewery in Providence. The Providence brewmaster used to work at Smuttynose. I used to drink in the Press Room in Portsmouth back around 1978, and they had

Narragansett Porter and Pickwick Ale on tap for 90 cents a pint. The owner told me that those beers were the closest thing to real beer that he could find to sell. I totally agree. Narragansett also sponsored the Boston Braves and later the Red Sox, and were one of the founders of The Jimmy Fund and they raised money to save the Battleship USS Massachusetts from being scrapped.

—John H. Cressy, Exeter

Editor’s note: Another great local connection to Narragansett beer: This historic New En gland brand was revitalized by Steven Grasse, the marketing genius behind a number of spirits, hard and soft, and the founder of New Hampshire’s own Tamworth Distilling.

Medicate on This Mistake

In “Avoiding Burnout” [August 2022] under the section Rekindling the Flame, first paragraph, it says: “Common self-care tips include prioritizing sleep and engaging in relaxing activities such as medication or exercise.” I’m pretty sure it was meant to be “meditation or exercise.”

—Cheri P., Windham

Who Could Forget?

Kudos to Brion O’Connor for his outstanding piece on the music scene in the Mount Washington Valley [September 2022]. It has been such an outstanding venue for as long as I can remember. If you are old enough, who could ever forget Rick and Ron Shaw at the Oxen Yoke or “Them Fargo Brothers” at the Red Parka in the ’70s? Such wonderful memories.

—Tom Folansbee, North Hampton

Vanity Plate Peculiarities

When I met my hiking buddy at a trailhead one day, sporting my new New Hampshire conservation plate, WILDNH, he was jealous and wished he’d thought of it. He’s a Vietnam vet, so I suggested that he check to see if that plate was available in a veteran’s plate. It was, and he got it. One day, when our trucks were parked side by side, a guy walking by stopped in his tracks, looking at the two plates, and exclaimed, “You can’t do that!”

Another sidelight of the two of us having the same plate is that I have an E-ZPass transponder, but my buddy doesn’t. When he took a trip south last fall, my E-ZPass

account got billed for tolls in Florida, New York, and Massachusetts, when I never left the state of New Hampshire! It took a while to straighten out, including me having to mail a copy of my registration to New York State, much to the amusement of my friend. It seems that my suggestion to check for availability of a veteran’s plate created a monster!

— Jim Duncan, Tuftonboro

Editor’s note: Another well-plated reader, Barb Kimber of New York, wrote to tell us of a ticket she received for her plate SNOOPY8: “In researching this ticket, I found that it was for a car with SNOOPY8 from Connecticut! My husband’s vanity plate reads WDSTOCK. Put the two plates together ...”

North Country Food Anxiety?

Are you planning to do a story on food anxiety in the North Country in the near future? I am writing for the Lancaster Food pantry. While your magazine features the many attributes of New Hampshire, I am hoping that you also look at serious need. With the current economy, donations are down, and we are in serious need of funds. All staff are volunteers, and all donations go to food.

Lancaster is a quaint but dynamic small town in rural New Hampshire. Leadership is progressive and welcoming to new families and new businesses. Lancaster Food Pantry was established in 1984 and now serves 17 towns in New Hampshire, and four towns in Vermont. In October of 2021, 1,835 households were serviced. In June, 2022, 3,206 households need[ed] supplemental food. New families are applying weekly. All recipients meet federal Food Pantry financial quidelines. All staff are volunteers, and the food pantry’s only current source of income is donations. Please send donations to Donna Woods, Director, Lancaster Food Pantry, 135 Main St., Lancaster, New Hampshire, 03582.

—Susan Peel, Lancaster

Editor’s note: We hope some readers will take Susan up on her request for donations and also check in with their own local pantries for any needs they might help them to meet in these challenging times.

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Portrait of a Periodontist

Should you replace your tooth with a dental implant or not? How do you answer that question?

You should replace your tooth with a dental implant if no other treatment option can save your tooth. To replace your tooth should be the last option considered. A dental implant is a replacement option not a treatment option.

I am Dr. Irina Adler, Board Certified Periodontist and Dental Implant Sur geon. A periodontist is a dental implant surgeon specializing in the gums and jaw bone, the supporting structures of your teeth. A periodontist is a dental

surgeon, not an oral surgeon.

A periodontist is a surgeon of the teeth and is only trained to save them or replace them with dental implants. My specialty, Periodontics, is more specific to saving teeth and dental implant therapy.

During my surgical training, the question, “Should we save the tooth or replace it with an implant?” was always asked of me. My professors’ intent was to challenge my thinking and ability to grow as a Periodontist. We were taught that a dental implant is the last resort to therapy when all other options have been considered. During training to be a periodontist, we are taught many forms of therapy to salvage natural teeth suffering from gum and bone diseases. That is the purpose of a periodontist.

During my three-year surgical train ing following dental school, we were taught how to manage and maintain declining teeth via several options.

For instance, we are taught how to regenerate lost gum and bone on teeth to make them stronger. Or, if the teeth have gotten loose, we are taught how to stabilize the bite and control periodontal disease to delay tooth loss. This is the salient difference between an oral surgeon and a periodontist.

Most of my practice is dental implant surgery, and the remaining is focused on the surgical therapy to save teeth.

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FICTIONAL HISTORY, BASED VERY LOOSELY ON FACTS:

How Spencer Tracy Settled New England

Can a 1952 Mayflower movie shed light on New Hampshire’s founding family?

BY J DENNIS ROBINSON

Get ready to bake a cake and blow up balloons. New Hampshire’s 400th anniversary is only a few months away.

In the spring of 1623, an English couple, their young son, and a small team of fishermen set up a fortified outpost near what is now the Seacoast Science Center at Odiorne State Park in Rye. Compared to the legendary Mayflower landing in Massachusetts three years earlier, our origin story is pretty lame. Within five years David and Amias Thompson (or “Thomson”) had moved to an island in the future Boston Harbor. David disappeared, possibly drowned, and Amias married Samuel Maverick, an English adventurer who ran a trading post on a neighboring island.

Their largely untold story haunts me. Soon after the Thompsons arrived at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, they had a surprise visitor. Captain Miles Standish, the hot-tempered, crimson-haired, vertically challenged military leader from New Plymouth, was at their door. The Pilgrims, he explained, were starving. David loaded his shallop and delivered a boatload of nutritious cod to the surviving band at Plymouth. They held another day of thanksgiving in praise of God’s bounty. “Thanksgiving” for the Pilgrims, by the way, meant fasting, not feasting.

We know this because Pilgrim leaders Edward Winslow and William Bradford published their journals. Their brief mention of Mr. Thompson from “Pascataquack” is among the few clues we have to the puzzling lives of our forgotten founding family. Why did they risk all to settle in the New Hampshire wilderness? (As

church-going king-loving Anglicans, it was not for religious freedom.) How did they get along with the indigenous people who had been here for 12,000 years? Why did they abandon their first outpost, known as Pannaway, for Boston Bay?

I’ve been studying the Thompsons for almost half a century. What I’ve learned will appear in a new book titled “1623,” due out next spring. You’ll be amazed to discover, as I was, the other guests who took shelter with the Thompsons in a house mounted with cannons and surrounded by a tall wooden palisade. Winslow and Bradford, the Pilgrim Fathers who gave us the Thanksgiving story, both stopped at what is now New Hampshire on their way to Maine.

Another visitor, Thomas Weston, was the London merchant who brokered the financial deal between the Mayflower passengers and the English investors who hoped to profit off the colonists of New Plymouth. Weston, for the record, became an enemy of the Pilgrims. In 1623, Weston’s ship wrecked near Hampton, New Hampshire. After being “plundered” by Natives and stripped of everything but his shirt, he found his way to Pannaway. The Thompsons, Bradford wrote, kindly “clothed the naked Weston.”

Much of my research for “1623” comes from reports first published in the 1600s. It’s tough reading. I also extracted forgotten details from scholarly articles by 19th- and 20th-century historians — an excellent sedative for anyone who has trouble sleeping. To liven things up, I rented the 1952 Technicolor movie classic, “Plymouth Adventure.” It stars Spencer Tracy as a mean-spirited, sour-faced version of Christopher Jones, who captained the original Mayflower.

At left: An image detail from a movie poster for the 1952 film “Plymouth Adventure.”

The film hints at the dark, damp, smelly, claustrophobic life of 102 passengers trapped below decks in a tiny ship for 10 weeks. The special effects, including a model of the Mayflower battling a killer storm at sea, won an Oscar. The movie clarifies that fewer than half the passengers were religious Separatists. (They called themselves “Saints,” not “Pilgrims.”) The rest were nonseparating Puritans, Royalists, servants and sailors, plus a few farm animals. Three women aboard were pregnant and only half the passengers would survive the coming year.

But this is no documentary. “Plymouth Adventure” was based on a romantic novel of the same title that strayed shamelessly from the facts. In his 89th film, Lloyd

FACT : Soon after the Thompsons arrived at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, they had a surprise visitor.

Captain Miles Standish, the hot-tempered, crimson-haired, vertically challenged military leader from New Plymouth, was at their door.

Bridges plays the bare-chested first mate who despises the strange religious fanatics. As the film opens, the despotic Captain Jones, is smitten by William Bradford’s wife Dorothy (Gene Tierney). She spurns his bold advances in favor of her pious but dull husband (Leo Genn).

“By the time this voyage ends,” Jones warns Dorothy Bradford, “this ship will contain — not 102 passengers and 30 crewmen. It will contain 132 cats and dogs, 132 rutting beasts! It’s the sea that does it, and the closeness, you’ll see.”

“What a foul man you are!” Dorothy hisses in response.

In the movie, the fearsome Miles Standish (Noel Drayton) is reduced to a comic figure. Wearing his helmet aboard ship, Standish attempts to teach the inept future colonists how to load their matchlock rifles. It’s a scene right out of Laurel and Hardy.

In reality, just before visiting the Thompson’s fishing station in 1623, Miles Standish perpetrated a preemptive strike on a group of Natives. Hearing rumors of a possible Indian raid on New Plymouth, Standish invited a Neponset warrior named Wituwamat and his men to negotiate a peace. During a meal, Standish leaped up, grabbed the warrior’s knife, and stabbed him in the heart. Eight Pilgrims murdered six other Natives during the Wessagusset Massacre, a story rarely told in American classrooms.

When Thompson delivered fish to the starving Pilgrims a few months later, Wituwamat’s severed head was mounted on a pole atop the fort at New Plymouth.

Pilgrim leader Edward Winslow, who mentioned David Thompson in his journal, stopped at Pannaway in 1626. Winslow is memorable in American history and forgettable in the film. The movie Winslow (Lowell Gilmore) sports a mustache, goatee and long hair. In a striking red velvet suit, he resembles a medieval lord or one of the Three Musketeers. His brother Gilbert Winslow (John Dehner), who was also on the Mayflower, wears a similar outfit in forest green.

In Bradford’s journal, Thomas Weston turned from a Pilgrim supporter to an unscrupulous profiteer. In the film, Weston is a full-on villain played with a heartless sneer by Welsh character actor Rhys Williams. According to history, the Separatists intended to land in Virginia but were forced to settle at Massachusetts due to a late start, harsh weather, bad luck, and rough seas. In “Plymouth Adventure,” the fictional Mr. Weston bribes Captain Jones to dump the religious zealots in New England.

Buoyed by an unsinkable faith and backed by a stirring soundtrack of church choirs, the Pilgrims arrive at Cape Cod as winter closes in.

“What is the deadliest danger we now

face?” William Bradford declares before they go ashore. “Hunger, wild beasts, savages? No. The deadliest danger we face is that we may disagree — that we may each go grubbing in the wilderness for himself alone and so face quick destruction.”

Forty-one white males signed the Mayflower Compact, a document that is too often compared to the Declaration of Independence. (It is signed by “the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James.”) In the movie, Captain Jones watches all this happen and his heart begins to soften. But as Bradford, Standish and Winslow leave in a small boat to find a suitable place to settle, Captain Jones makes a final play for Dorothy.

“We’ll sail away together,” Jones begs Mrs. Bradford.

“No, no!” Dorothy cries and, after 66 days aboard ship without a bath or a toothbrush, they embrace and kiss. It is a cringeworthy moment, but it gets worse.

“This is wrong,” Dorothy says, pulling from the captain’s embrace.

“It’s just as wrong living beside him and thinking of me,” the captain replies.

“I know,” she sighs.

Sarah Hale: The Real Modern-Day Inventor of Thanksgiving

Newport is the home of a 19th-century cross between Martha Stewart and Oprah Winfrey. Sarah Josepha Hale changed the country’s culture with her powerful influence on domestic fashion and taste. She was the first female magazine editor, heading the pre-Civil War era’s most successful women’s publication, Godey’s Lady’s Book, where she wrote about women’s fashion (her coverage of Queen Victoria’s white wedding gown helped set white dresses as the norm), women’s duties, and the importance of women’s education. She also wrote editorials promoting the idea of establishing Thanksgiving as a national holiday, which ultimately inspired President Abraham Lincoln to formally establish Thanksgiving Day in 1863. Our “Mother of Thanksgiving” also provided instructions for celebrating the new holiday, including a description of a New England Thanksgiving dinner, the blueprint we still use today.

While her husband was exploring the coastline, the real Dorothy Bradford fell from the Mayflower and drowned in the frigid waters of Provincetown Harbor. Speculation that she jumped to her death has been whispered ever since. In 1869, a short story in Harper’s Magazine titled “William Bradford’s Love Life” implied that Mrs. Bradford was distraught over her affair with Captain Jones. That salacious bit of fiction found its way into the 20th-century novel that became a film.

Instead of returning immediately to England as planned, both the historical Christopher Jones and Spencer Tracy chose to anchor the Mayflower off New Plymouth during the first deadly winter. In the movie,

The film hints at the dark, damp, smelly, claustrophobic life of 102 passengers trapped below decks in a tiny ship for 10 weeks.

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when Lloyd Bridges threatens to lead the crew in a mutiny and head home, Tracy beats him senseless with a belaying pin.

“Plymouth Adventure” ends as Captain Jones departs in the spring of 1621. Amid a manly moment, Jones tells William Bradford, “She never betrayed you.” Bradford

Winding Warner

An idyllic town tucked among the mountains

BY BARBARA RADCLIFFE ROGERS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY STILLMAN ROGERS

One of New Hampshire’s many towns of unusual shape, Warner is a some what lopsided rectangle with a long, inverted triangle attached at the northern side. This top triangle gives Warner claim to the southern slopes and the summit of Mount Kearsarge.

Many New Hampshire towns have mountaintops but not one with such far-ranging views, or one where you can drive to within half a mile of the summit. Because it stands alone — its nearest neighbors are Ragged Mountain in Danbury and Mt. Sunapee — the view from its bare summit on a clear day reaches to the White Mountains, Vermont’s Green Mountains, and occasionally to Boston. All for a half-mile hike.

The three-mile paved road to the summit begins at the entrance to Rollins State Park at the end of Kearsarge Road, which begins in the center of Warner. Narrow and winding as it climbs through the forest, the summit road is not alarmingly steep. Even for those who don’t climb to the summit, the view south from the parking lot is worth the drive.

Until 1807, this long annex to Warner was a town of its own, known as Kearsarge Gore (Gore refers to triangular wedges of land that were left over from early grant surveys). When Wilmot was incorporated in 1807, this wedge was divided between Wilmot and Warner.

In the early 19th century, Warner was a

prosperous agricultural town with several small mills along the Warner River and smaller streams. When the Second New Hampshire Turnpike was built from Claremont to Amherst, it bypassed Warner, as did the third, running from Bellows Falls and Walpole, through Keene and on toward Boston.

Not happy at having their town and its industries cut off from the main routes, Warner’s citizens built another road, this one from the head of Sunapee Lake to Bradford, opening a better route from Windsor, Vermont, through the Sugar and Warner River

Dalton Covered Bridge on Joppa Road

Mainstreet Marketplace is at the heart of the Warner community.

valleys to Concord. The new — and better — road diverted traffic from the other two turnpikes, and it eventually became the stage route connecting western New Hampshire with Concord and Boston, through the center of Warner.

Not content with that, Warner decided to begin a “flying” stagecoach line to take

passengers between Hanover and Lowell in one day. It became one of the nation’s most successful stage lines, operating until the opening of the Concord and Claremont Railroad in 1849. All the while, Warner prospered from the passing traffic, with more than eight taverns and stores along Maine Street.

Today, you get a picture of this early prosperity in the homes along Main Street and the tidy row of wooden mercantile buildings that still house shops on one side, next to the Town Hall. That impressive brick building proclaimed that Warner was a town of substance.

Past the small park adjoining the Town Hall, the Upton Chandler House is now a museum, where the historical society is restoring the interior. Features include original wall stenciling, paneling and fireplaces. The Federal-style house was built around 1817, and despite multiple owners and a time as apartments, the house is relatively unchanged from its original form.

Across the street, the Warner Historical Society occupies another gracious early 19th-century home.

Farther west, just off Route 103 and largely unknown, is the Waterloo Historic District. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Waterloo was an important village in Warner’s history. The former rail station, now a private home, sits beside the Waterloo Covered Bridge, one of New Hampshire’s few surviving lattice truss bridges. Built in 1840, it was reconstructed in 1859 and again in 1970. (Another, the Dalton Covered Bridge, is at the other end of town on Joppa Road.)

Just up the hill from the station and bridge is a cluster of distinguished buildings dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when Waterloo was a busy center with mills along the river. Their markets expanded even more with the arrival of the railroad.

Warner’s downtown center is attractive and active. On a Sunday afternoon, we found a choice of four inviting places to have lunch, as well as a live concert on the porch of Café One East, next to the Town Hall.

Across the street, Main Street BookEnds, in a farmhouse built around 1795, is a lot

more than a bookstore. Long a community gathering place, this indy bookstore has a gallery in the adjoining barn, which displays local art and hosts programs, author appearances, concerts, speakers, art classes and community meetings.

The farmhouse was the home of the Pillsbury family, founders of the Pillsbury Flour Company, and upon returning to his hometown in the 1890s, George Pillsbury donated the elegant brick Pillsbury Free Library, next door to his former home.

Behind MainStreet Bookends is the Jim Mitchell Community Park, with a stage, amphitheater, gardens and a children’s park.

The New Hampshire Telephone Museum fills two buildings just down the street. Warner has more than its share of museums. On the way to Rollins State Park, the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum is filled with beautifully interpreted displays of Native American culture, arts, and ways of life from prehistoric to contemporary times. Adjoining is The Nature Discovery Center, filled with hands-on activities and collections of minerals, fossils, sealife, insects, mounted birds and mammals, and plants to promote children’s appreciation for the natural world. NH

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MainStreet BookEnds of Warner (603) 456-2700 / mainstreetbookends.com

New Hampshire Telephone Museum (603) 456-2234 / nhtelephonemuseum.org

Warner Historical Society / warnerhistorical.org

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (603) 456-2600 / indianmuseum.org

The Nature Discovery Center (603) 822-2334 / ndcnh.org

Café One East / (603) 456-2078 cafeoneeast.com

Warner’s walkable, attractive and busy Main Street is a mix of shops and restaurants.

The New Hampshire Telephone Museum houses a collection of over 1,000 telephone artifacts in two buildings.

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Let’s Eat (and Drink)

It’s a small food world after all

BY MICHAEL HAUPTLY-PIERCE

Imoved to New Hampshire from the San Francisco Bay Area in my mid-20s in 1998. Having grown up in such an intense melting pot, I had a love for multiculturalism in food, festivals and friends. I grew up eating Bengali dishes in an epicenter for Indian activity, and chorizo and eggs served up by the best of Mexican mothers. Landing in the Merrymeeting side of Alton was a bit of culture shock for a dude who still used the word “hella.” The state had mostly white-washed facsimiles of almost-ethnic eateries limited to a few misappropriated cuisines. Thankfully, we live in a very different state these days.

In planning this article, I crowdsourced on social media and several spots got multiple shout-outs from my friends and friendly foes on Facebook, and it is those I will be sharing with you in this piece. All

offer authentically non-American food and thoughtful beverages, all within easy reach, right here in New Hampshire. And have no fear; while I take a cuisine-centric approach to this edition of SIPS, I include suggestions for drinks that will enhance your experience in each spot.

We started out at Kisaki on Elm Street in Manchester. I say we, because I always drag some poor fool along with me when I do restaurant reconnaissance — this time it was my man Fab 5 Freddie and my wife Charlene. Ordering too much sushi is sort of a tradition with this trio, but Fred had not yet tried Kisaki. I learned they were doing an extensive remodel when I showed up a few months ago to meet a business partner, only to find they were closed. Tears were shed that day, but fear not, we carried on.

The new configuration was much more spacious, eliminating a U-shaped middle bar in favor of a long, thin bar along one wall. This created space for eight more tables, and the three of us were seated at one of them.

The décor is fairly minimalist, in keeping with custom but not barren. Warm tones interrupt the gray base in places, and splashes of color draw the eye here and there. The back bar featured clean shelves of orderly booze with mood-appropriate lighting for a Sunday afternoon, and there was some kind of sportsball muted on a TV mounted to the side. Conversation in the room was chill but not subdued, and on occasion we heard folks laughing with their friends over some unheard joke.

Kisaki is a frequent stop for my wife and I after weekend morning activities, like eating and drinking elsewhere, and we usually get

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Mai Tais and sushi at Kisaki. Mmmmm.

Singapore Slings. If you don’t know this cocktail, it originated in the Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore in the early 1900s. It includes gin, Benedictine, Cherry Heering, pineapple, lime, bitters and club soda, and it is a gin drink for folks that don’t like gin drinks (or do). But today, we opted for Mai Tais and Hurricanes. I am somewhat of a Trader Vic purist when it comes to the Mai Tai, and despite this one being served with fruit, it was really close to the original blueprint. The key ingredient is orgeat, or almond syrup, which they included. Amaretto works in a pinch, but not perfectly.

For openers, we had a seaweed salad, fried pork gyoza and steamed shrimp shumai. Gyoza is like a dumpling with a thinner wrapper and finer-chopped contents, and shumai is an even thinner-skinned dumpling, which is often served steamed to preserve the delicate texture. These are appetizers I have had hundreds of times in

dozens of places, and these were perfect.

The gyoza had a toothsome crispness on one side, giving a nice textural variety and acting like grip-tape for my mid-level chopstick skills. The shrimp shumai were tender and cleanly oceanic, with a sweet finish. And then we saw the sushi boat sailing in.

I guess when you order six rolls, they are somehow obligated to put it on a boat, for the sake of space if not pro forma. So a ship was on the horizon. She was yar, of white pine with a honey glaze and brass hardware. She had no means of visible propulsion, if one ignored the waiter who was hiding behind the foliage and florets of fishy love bespangling her deck, and she moved with the grace of a watercolor Koi. She came to port upon my table, and I realized with a sigh that I would not have to eat again until at least the following day.

I have never had bad sushi here, let alone mediocre sushi or even good sushi — every time I have eaten here, it has been

stellar. This time was no exception. We did the obligatory (for me, anyway) spider roll of flash-fried soft shell crab in rice and seaweed — you either love it or hate it, and it is on my favorites list. Sakura roll followed that, which is a roll of tempura shrimp and black pepper tuna. The contrast of the crisp and savory tempura contrasting with the pepper punch and buttery mouthfeel of the tuna is a beautiful study in balanced contrasts, and strikes me as quintessentially Japanese. The Snow White roll is unlike anything I have had elsewhere. It features rice with white tuna, topped with wafer-thin slices of spicy scallop and jalapeño and a dollop of sriracha. This combination SINGS, and it begs for a sip of Mai Tai and another bite. As for the Black Dragon roll, I have sworn an oath of silence to a secret order of sushi chefs, and I can say no more. Other than yum.

Kisaki is conveniently located just across the street from SNHU Arena on Elm Street in Manchester, and I highly recommend it for all your pre- and post-gaming.

Destination India opened their doors in downtown Derry in February of 2022. The void left by Amore restaurant, which recently moved out after years of neighborhood support and love, was hard to fill. These folks came highly recommended to me and I was not disappointed. We arrived around 5:30 p.m. on a Tuesday just as the place was starting to fill up. Google reviews had been very positive about their beverage program, which is unusual for an Indian joint, so I was looking forward to deliciousness all around. As is usual in family-run establishments, just about everybody stopped by at some point to ensure our satisfaction, and we felt truly welcomed. My wife opted for the cucumber gimlet, old-school and simple. I opted to try “The Destination,” despite the fact that I am a “Journey” fan, and it blended gin, Cointreau, St. Germain Elderflower liqueur and lemon in a super-sippable up drink. Several of these may have been harmed in the writing of this article.

With an unspoken understanding that this dinner would also serve as several lunches, we proceeded to order too much food. If you are detecting a trend, gentle reader, then you are among the wise. I was making proper English-style curries when I was in my teens, and branched off into exploration of more traditional subcontinent cooking in my 20s, so I am a bit of a snob

Dry-docked but not stranded at Kisaki on Elm Street

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when it comes to Indian food. I ate well for three days.

We opened up with breads, both Paratha, which is a whole wheat layered and flakey flatbread. One was plain, “Laccha,” and one was stuffed with seasoned potatoes, “Aloo.” Two chutneys were served alongside, a thin cilantro sauce and a thick tamarind chutney, sour and sweet. I could spend a whole evening just eating Indian bread, and I just might, but this was just the starter. For appetizers, we ordered Chicken 65, heavily marinated chicken pieces deep-fried in a cornflour batter, and spinach pakora and onion bhaji, two types of fritters, all served with the aforementioned chutneys. The chicken was deeply infused with the flavor from the marinade, and had a nice heat punch on the tail end. The fritters were crispy and spice forward without being hot, and were a nice contrast to the chicken.

Perhaps we ordered another round.

Entrées showed up for sharing, and somehow we still had room. The Kashmiri lamb was fork-tender, in a rich sauce that had generous amounts of cardamom and a mild heat. The perfectly cooked aromatic rice made a great base for the layers of complex flavors that unfolded across this dish. Chicken chettinad is a dish I had never had before, coming from the Chettinad area of Tamil Nadu southern India. The chicken

is marinated in yogurt with turmeric, red chilis, coconut (don’t tell my wife, she hates coconut but loved this dish), coriander, cumin, onions, garlic and black pepper, and is traditionally cooked in gingelly oil, made from raw sesame seeds. Once again, the layering of flavors was masterful, in a way that I feel is not an Indian monopoly but is definitely indicative of Indian influence. I will absolutely be back to Destination India.

Los Reyes Street Tacos & More in Derry was recommended several times. When I says “several times,” I mean by people who respect my first-person attempt at being one who possesses Street Taco Knowledge, or “STK” for people who weren’t around 12 seconds ago when I made the term up. I knew many street taco trucks back in the day, and I set the bar pretty high. Los Reyes is subsequently my favorite street taco spot in the state. As a fast-casual location, you place your order and sit at a table until your order comes up. This no muss/no fuss/no hassle approach has become increasingly

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The Destination cocktail, a concoction of blended gin, Cointreau, St. Germain Elderflower liqueur and lemon, complements the spicy flavors at Destination India Restaurant & Bar.

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Los Reyes Street Tacos’ fast-casual menu combines well with a Dos Equis amber or a Devil’s Backbone margarita.

popular with the dine-in and pick-up crowd. They opened their doors in April of 2022, and they are clearly hitting their stride.

We were greeted with a friendly “Welcome, have you been here before?” It was a graceful set-up for an introduction to “fast-casual” dining, of which Los Reyes is a shining example. In lieu of the almost obligatory pastoral farming paintings, the walls were decorated with vivid photographs of Mexican street food being served in its natu ral environment. One of the owner’s children was dancing to the quiet music playing in the background. A substantial order of three tacos — one barbacoa (slow-cooked, often in a covered pit) beef, chorizo and al

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pastor. Al pastor is a structurally reminiscent of gyros or shawarma, in that it is often made as a spit-grilled layered “spinning top” of meat influenced by Lebanese settlers in the Puebla region of Mexico. I love to eat al pastor, I love to cook al pastor, and most of all I love to encounter al pastor in unexpected places. The subtle interplay of heat and smoke and sweet was exactly what I think of when I think of al pastor.

I insisted on grilled chicken chimichangas because I love fried ANYTHING, and because “grilled chx chimis” don’t leave anywhere to hide, flavor-wise. They are either great or not. These had hearty grilled flavor, nice crispness without being dried out, and were served with a savory queso dipping sauce. But the star of the show was Chino’s Birria Tacos. This is an old Reyes family recipe going back generations, where slow-stewed beef is served with red onions and cilantro in corn tortillas with a side of house-made consommé. It is messy, delicious, and no visit to Los Reyes would be complete without it. I had a Dos Equis amber to quench my thirst, and finished a Devil’s Backbone canned margarita for my designated driver. I was smiling the entire time. By the time we left, there was a line out the door.

New Hampshire has really come a long way in the 25 years since I landed here. Get out there and eat something new! NH

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“Space, it says, is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is.”

— Douglas Adams

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Granite State Native Heads Into Space

Scott Poteet has the right stuff

BY CRYSTAL WARD KENT / PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY JOHN KRAUS & SPACE

Flying is as natural as breathing to (Retired) Lt. Col. Scott “Kidd” Poteet, who has been taking F-16 fighter jets to the skies since graduating from the University of New Hampshire in 1996. He has patrolled the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, and flown combat missions over Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq. In 2007 and 2008, he rocketed into the blue with the Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s elite precision team, executing breathtaking maneuvers in his supersonic Falcon while often flying only 18 inches away from his teammates.

Now retired from the Air Force, Poteet has his eyes fixed on an even broader hori zon — a trip to space. Early next year, Poteet will serve as mission pilot for Polaris Dawn,

guiding SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket closer to the moon than the United States has been since NASA’s Apollo missions of the 1970s.

Growing up in the 1980s, Poteet was inspired by movies such as “Top Gun” and “The Right Stuff,” but he never thought he would add “astronaut” to his resume. “Being an astronaut is the pinnacle of the pyramid when it comes to flight,” he explains. “Historically, astronauts exemplify the best and brightest in physical, mental and technical achievement. NASA’s criteria is very strict and the standards are very high. However, few people can meet those standards. If we are to truly explore and understand space, we need more dedicated people up there. Private exploration opens the door for those who have skills in key areas to help gather

Above: Veteran U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott ‘Kidd’ Poteet

At left: SpaceX’s Inspiration4, the first private human spaceflight, included Poteet as commander and mission director. The flight was launched September 15, 2021, and was featured in the Netflix documentary “Countdown.”

critical information. I was surprised and honored to find a door opening for me. I am keenly aware that I am standing on the shoulders of all the astronauts who’ve gone before.”

Poteet is not your typical pilot. Although he grew up in Durham, New Hampshire, and frequently went to air shows at Pease Air Force Base, he was not fascinated by planes as a youngster. That changed his freshman year at UNH when he went on a refueling flight in a KC-135 Tanker through UNH’s Air Force ROTC group. “I got horribly air sick,” recalls Poteet, “but when I saw the F-16 being refueled, I was hooked.” Poteet joined ROTC but was met with skepticism when the recruiter queried him about his choice of Air Force career. “I said ‘fighter pilot’ and the guy laughed,” he says. “At that time, most fighter pilots were technical and engineering majors with GPAs of 3.8 or higher. I was majoring in outdoor education and my average was not that high. But the recruiter’s remarks galvanized me, and by graduation, when I received my commission, I was accepted to flight school.”

After 20 years in the Air Force, Poteet worked for Draken International, a company providing advance support for all

branches of the armed forces. During that time, he reconnected with Jared Isaacman, the company owner, and an entrepreneur Poteet had met during his Thunderbird days. A former air show jet pilot, Isaacman is fascinated by space exploration and is a partner in SpaceX. He was named commander of Inspiration4, the first private human spaceflight, and got Poteet involved as mission director. The flight, which launched September 15, 2021, was featured in the Netflix documentary “Countdown.”

“Being the mission director taught me a great deal,” says Poteet. “I sat at mission control and was involved in every aspect of launch, mission, reentry and recovery. When the opportunity came to pilot Polaris Dawn, I didn’t hesitate to say ‘yes.’”

Mission Ready

There are few similarities between flying a fighter jet doing up to Mach 2 and a rocket, but Poteet found that his time as a Thunderbird brought valuable resources to his training for Polaris Dawn. “The Thunderbirds were a close-knit group,” he recalls. “When you fly that fast and that tight, you must have absolute trust in your team, and it is the same with the crew for Polaris Dawn.

We must know each other’s jobs and rely on each other, no matter what the situation.”

Polaris Dawn consists of a Dragon crew capsule mounted to a Falcon 9 rocket. “It’s a sophisticated, largely automated system,” explains Poteet. “But we must work in synch and be prepared for any contingencies. We follow checklist procedures, just like any flight crew, and we need to understand how systems work. For me, that has been the biggest challenge — the mental workload. Flying a fighter is second nature; embracing this technology had a learning curve.”

The Polaris Dawn crew consists of four members: Jared Isaacman as commander, Poteet as pilot, and Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon as SpaceX mission specialists. Both Gillis and Menon played critical roles in the Inspiration4 mission. Gillis oversees training and Menon was involved in developing the checklist procedures. Unlike NASA crews, which may train for three to four years before venturing into space, the training for Polaris Dawn has been compressed into six or seven months. There have been three phases: Phase One has been understanding the avionics, system functions, crew roles, contingency and emergency plans, and other functional operations aspects. Phase

The Polaris Dawn crew in the simulation chamber at SpaceX headquarters. Polaris Dawn will spend up to five days in the highest Earth orbit attempted since Gemini 11 orbited more than 850 miles above Earth in 1966. This time, the crew will conduct a commercial spacewalk and other studies.

Two has focused on the specialized training needed for the mission’s research, such as the spacewalk, medical research and Starlink tests, and Phase Three emphasized team building and an understanding of group dynamics. To that end, the team did scuba diving, flew in fighter jets, and climbed Mt. Cotopaxi in Ecuador.

“Some of the training overlaps in terms of purpose,” explains Poteet. “For example, climbing the mountain was about teamwork but also, at 19,348 feet, you are placed in a harsh, cold, high-altitude environment that you can’t just leave if things get tough — you have to work the problem. Scuba diving was about trust and pushing our limits, but when you are trying to do tasks underwater, it also mimics some of the challenges of zero gravity.”

Five Days of Discovery

The Polaris Dawn mission is multifaceted. The craft will try to reach the highest Earth orbit in the history of human spaceflight, reaching an initial apogee of 1,400 kilometers and breaking the Gemini 11 record. They will also touch the lower part of the inner Van Allen belt, an area where astro-

nauts haven’t been in 64 years. This area has concerned NASA space scientists because of possible significant radiation exposure. However, going through the belts is the shortest route to the moon, so information about this region is key. Polaris Dawn will skim along the edge and the crew will receive about as much radiation as through a total body CT scan, according to Poteet. Nonetheless, radiation levels and impacts will be monitored for further study. The crew will also perform the first commercial spacewalk or EVA (extravehicular activity) and the first using SpaceX suits.

A major part of Polaris Dawn’s five-day mission focuses on medical science and research that will help scientists better understand the challenges of long-term spaceflight and the effects of both radiation and microgravity on the human body.

According to Poteet, one of the conditions that could hinder future space exploration is SANS, spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome, which can manifest in zero gravity. “We need to understand how spaceflight impacts the brain and spine, and take measures to protect against adverse effects,” says Poteet. “SANS causes problems

with the ocular nerve, brain and cognitive functions. For this mission, I will likely have a transducer implanted underneath my rib cage that will be connected to a stent that will measure any changes in my spinal fluid pressure. The catheter will be in place before the flight so that doctors can see if and how things alter during and after the flight. This data will not only benefit future astronauts but also be extremely useful in medical science here on Earth — as will the other health data we collect. We already know that some of the measures we may take to protect against SANS or treat it, could be very helpful to children suffering from hydrocephalus.”

The Polaris Dawn mission will also test SpaceX’s new Starlink laser communications system. These intersatellite laser links will reduce the need for ground-based satellite connections and will be essential as astronauts go farther and further from Earth’s orbit.

Like the Inspiration4 flight, the Polaris Dawn mission has a strong philanthropic component, thanks to its partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the world’s premier pediatric cancer treatment

The Polaris Dawn crew training in the pool to gear up for their mission to orbit Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, which is expected to launch in March 2023

center. The Inspiration4 flight raised more than $240 million for St. Jude, and the medi cal research conducted on Polaris Dawn will directly benefit St. Jude’s efforts. In addition, the Polaris Dawn team is assisting St. Jude’s in its efforts to be a global partner by bringing its medical expertise to areas around the world. To that end, Poteet and Isaacman flew eight Starlink terminals to Poland so that makeshift hospitals could be established and cancer patients triaged. Poteet and Isaacman have flown humanitarian missions

in support of Ukraine, delivering more than 4,000 pounds of medical supplies.

A Profound Experience

Poteet is eager to make his first trip into space and expects the journey to be not only exciting but transformative. “I think seeing the Earth from space will be profoundly moving,” he says. “Everyone who has gone before talks about how beautiful and fragile our planet seems from space. I expect that view, and being immersed in the sheer vast-

ness of space, will be an experience that stays with me forever.”

Not surprisingly, Poteet is a proponent of space exploration. “I think it’s human nature to want to know what’s out there,” he says. “But it’s also a fact that the research we do, and the technology we develop in order to explore space, directly benefits life on Earth. We learn how to solve problems that also help the human condition. In addition, space exploration is an insurance policy. We need to identify other planets that we could colonize if life on Earth was threatened.”

Poteet makes his home in Monument, Colorado, with his wife and three children, ages 16, 14 and 12, but hopes to return to the Granite State soon. His family is “very supportive” of his latest adventure but will be glad when he is back on terra firma. “After I retired from the Air Force, they wanted me to relax,” he says. “But I’m known for pushing the envelope and when this opportunity came up, they understood that I had to go for it. However, I promised that, after this, I would stop adventuring for a while. This will be my first and last trip to space. After this, we hope to get an RV and explore America. There is a lot to discover down here as well.” NH

The Polaris Dawn mission has a strong philanthropic component, thanks to its partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Speak Out for Change

Cassie Levesque is working to end forced and child marriage

BY CASEY McDERMOTT

If you look closely, you’ll spot New Hampshire State Rep. Cassie Levesque about halfway through the fourth episode of “Gutsy,” a new Apple TV+ docuseries in which Hillary and Chelsea Clinton highlight “some of the world’s boldest and bravest women.”

Dressed in a white gown, with a black “X” taped across her mouth, Levesque

appears with a small crowd of activists at a protest in Boston organized by Unchained at Last, a group “dedicated to ending forced and child marriage.” While the cam eo is brief, Levesque still appreciated the chance to play a small role in spreading awareness of a cause close to her heart.

“I will always participate and encourage those who wish to speak out and talk

about it,” she says. “Because it’s not really a topic that most people know about or talk about.”

While still a teenager, Levesque lever aged what began as a Girl Scout project into a campaign to raise New Hampshire’s marriage age. In 2018, she stood alongside Gov. Chris Sununu as he signed a law rais ing that limit — previously 13 for girls and 14 for boys — to 16. Soon after, she won a seat in the Legislature representing her hometown of Barrington, and she’s kept fighting to raise the marriage age to 18 in the years since.

Along the way, Levesque’s campaign to end child marriage has earned her profiles in the likes of Politico, People and The New York Times. She’s been featured in at least one book (“Most Inspiring Women in 21st Century: USA-Canada,” alongside Oprah Winfrey and Lady Gaga, among others) with another book on the way. That latest publication is still in its early stages, but Levesque says she’s been told it’s part of a series of children’s books about strong women.

“I always say ‘yes’ to those things be cause you never know,” she says. “I work with kids, and sometimes all it takes is one person saying, ‘Yes, I’m doing a project,’ for someone, for a child to have that role model to look up to.”

Now 23, Levesque is running for her third term in the House and pursuing a degree at Southern New Hampshire University. In something of a full-circle milestone, she also serves as a Girl Scout troop leader — and hears often from other Girl Scouts or parents of Girl Scouts across the country, who tell her they’re inspired by her work.

“It makes me smile knowing that, some where out there, there are girls who look at me and think that I am a role model and look up to me,” she says. “It’s really, really heartwarming.”

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Cassie Levesque

New Hampshire is well represented on reality TV this fall: Manchester resident Noelle Lambert is competing on the latest season of “Survivor.” After competing in the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, she’s now the first person with an above-the-knee amputa tion to compete on the show. “I’m playing for all the people out there that doubt themselves and believe they aren’t good enough,” she wrote on Instagram, “because guess what … YOU FREAKING ARE!”

Uniquely

If the Food Network’s more your thing, you’re also in luck. Bobby Marcotte, perhaps best known as the chef behind Tuckaway Tavern in Raymond or Hop + Grind in Durham, is back in the spotlight — this time on the latest season of Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Triple D Nation.” In episode three of season four, Food Network writes, “Guy meets up with Bobby the Butcher in who-knows-where New Hampshire to check out his catering truck full of beef tips, grilled shrimp and dirty bird wings.” NH

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Recollections of a Turkey Day Rivalry

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Dawn broke bitter cold on November 28, 1968 — Thanksgiving Day — in the Queen City. But the plummeting mercury couldn’t put a dent in my early morning enthusiasm. There was a football game being played at Gill Stadium between Manchester Central High School and Haverhill High School in Massachu setts, and I had every intention of going.

My siblings and I were out-of-towners, all born in New Jersey. However, my moth er, Jane A. Pare, was a Manchester native, growing up on Lafayette Street on the city’s West Side before meeting my father in New

York City and moving to New Jersey. Her brothers, my Uncle Art and my Uncle Bill, both played football in Manchester. They were tall, rugged, handsome men, great role models throughout my life. However, they didn’t attend Central. Both lettered for the St. Joseph “Giant Killers,” the forerunner of today’s Trinity High School Pioneers. They never took part in the classic Thanksgiving football rivalry between Manchester Cen tral and Haverhill.

My grandparents still lived in Manches ter in 1968, having moved to a great little spot on Pickering Street. On Thanksgiving

morning that year, their house was satu rated with the unique scents of Quebec’s Eastern Townships — bacon, sausage, maple syrup, black coffee. The aroma was so distinctive it could have been used for a Pavlovian experiment. The small ranch house was a beehive of activity, with my four siblings and I scurrying about. But I was the only one interested in the football game.

My maternal grandparents — Grand mère grew up in Derry, and Grandpère emigrated from Canada — knew cold. They were among the original proponents of

the adage, “There’s no bad weather, just bad clothing.” They understood, almost intuitive ly, that the elements, no matter how harsh, could be countered with proper planning. So my Grandmere set to work wrapping my feet in brown paper from shopping bags. It was, to be honest, the most memorable moment of my day. “Really, Grammy, do you really think I have to do this?” I asked. “It feels weird.”

“You’ll get use to it,” was Grandmere’s suc cinct reply. “And you’ll thank me later.”

My Grandpere and my Uncle Art, a Jesuit priest, were up for the game. We bundled up in layers, including long underwear, heavy canvas parkas, woolen hats, and, yes, a few sheets of old shopping bags covering our feet, and made our way to the historic Gill Sta dium (one of the oldest brick-and-concrete ballparks in the country). Given my New Jersey roots, I didn’t have a root-ing interest in this Thanksgiving tilt. I just loved football.

At 11, and half Irish, I was enamored with the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. So, natu rally, I was drawn to the sun-dappled golden helmets worn by the Haverhill Hillies. In contrast, the Little Green, resplen dent in their all-white uniform trimmed with forest green, looked uncannily like my hometown New York Jets.

My memories, more than 50 years later, are admittedly a bit fuzzy. But I distinctly recall enjoying a hot chocolate, marveling at the thick vapor plumes coming from the players and spectators, and thinking the rock-hard frozen field could not have been any fun to play on. The game, predictably, was a defensive slog.

In the game’s waning moments, with the Hillies nursing a precarious 3-0 lead, Central senior co-captain Steve Schubert broke free and made a brilliant dash to the end zone, followed by a dozen bobbing golden Haver hill helmets. It was a run that would cement Schubert’s legend in Manchester.

Final score: Little Green 6, Haverhill 3.

After Schubert’s heroics, after the game, we drove back to my grandparents’ home for a French Canadien feast that my mom and Grandmere prepared. I remember Grandmere pinching my cheeks, comment ing how red they were. My toes never got cold. I thanked her for that.

Schubert would go on to a decorated collegiate career with the University of Massachusetts Minutemen, and played six seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and New England

Patriots. Little did I know, at the time, just what a feat Schubert and his teammates had pulled off.

Manchester first lined up against Haver hill on a football field in 1890, and the rivalry began in earnest in 1896. It was fairly lopsided right from the start. In the first 20 games, Manchester managed to win just twice against the Hillies (short for Hilltoppers), compiling a 2-15-3 mark, including a pair of 0-0 draws. In 13 of those games, Manchester failed to score a single point.

In 1922, the game became Manchester Central versus Haverhill, but the Little Green squad was rarely a match for its opponent. By the time the series ran its course in 1980, the game was one of the oldest Turkey Day tilts in the country. Haverhill was still dominant, ultimately building a 52-18-10 advantage over 80 games (interrupted only by two brief hia tuses, 1910-12 and 1923-28).

I’m not sure any of that mattered to the hardy crowd who came out to watch on Nov. 28, 1968. Looking back on the home team’s victory, I’m sure most of the specta tors, at least those who didn’t make the trip from Haverhill, went home happy.

Three years later, my father passed away, a victim of a cigarette habit that he couldn’t shake (the luck of the Irish failed to intervene). His death would prompt my family’s relocation to Manchester, and I became a member of the Manchester Central High Class of 1976. But things didn’t improve much for the Little Green on Thanksgiving Day.

My senior year, the Hillies trounced Central at the old Haverhill Stadium at Riverside Park, 50-7, in a match that was as one-sided as the score indicates (the stadium is situated along the Merrimack River, the same river that divides Manches ter to the north). The beat-down was so complete that the Haverhill fans couldn’t even give us, the visitors, a hard time. All my buddies and I could do was laugh, even though we had a few friends playing.

The following year, in the fall of 1976, I became one of the denizens who flocked to the American Legion Sweeney Post No. 2 across Maple Street for cheap beers right after the game. That post-match party with all my high school pals (thanks to the 18-year-old drinking age) was far more fun than the game, which Haverhill won going away, 31-0.

Central grabbed one last brass ring in 1978, managing a 22-21 overtime victory. Before the rivalry’s final game, on Novem ber 27, 1980, Haverhill players presented the Little Green with a plaque, marking “90 years of friendship and rivalry.” It was engraved with a simple, heartfelt sentiment: “We bid a sad farewell to good friends and a respected opponent.” Then the Hillies went out and pasted a 25-6 loss on their good friends.

These days, you can still see football played at Gill Stadium on Thanksgiving. Every year, with no “away games” across the border. Initially, all four Manchester high schools had a chance to participate in the Turkey Bowl, which featured the two teams with the best records squaring off. A sort

In the game’s waning moments, with the Hillies nursing a precarious 3-0 lead, Central senior co-captain Steve Schubert broke free and made a brilliant dash to the end zone, followed by a dozen bobbing golden Haverhill helmets.

of city championship, if you will. But only Central and Memorial are still Division 1 schools, with West dropping to Division 2 due to declining enrollment. And Trinity, now Division 3, plays St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover on Thanksgiving.

So the original plan, while a reasonable compromise, has gone sideways. And, frankly, it always had a “making the best of a bad situation” feel to it. The format replaced a historic rivalry. Instead, it will be Memorial versus Central this year, and probably for the foreseeable future. But I miss the tradition of the Haverhill-Central games, much like I miss sub-freezing temperatures in late November. Much like I miss my youth. NH

The author would like to acknowledge Haverhill sports historian Ernest V. Young and his son, Michael Young, for their invaluable assistance regarding details of the rivalry.

Moody Bedel’s Bridge

It’s hard to keep a good bridge down (or up)

BY MARSHALL HUDSON

Moody Bedel’s bridge is now dead and gone. All that remains is an imposing granite pier rising out of the of the Connecticut River and stone abutments on opposing banks. In a nearby small, grassy park, a monument that looks like a gravestone marks the passing of Bedel’s bridge and hints at its never-saydie story.

The saga of Bedell Bridge begins in 1805 with the original builder, Moody Bedel. Bedel is remembered not only for building the first bridge between Haverhill, New Hampshire, and Newbury, Vermont, but also for his military career and role in the Independent Republic of Indian Stream rebellion in what is now Pittsburg. During the Revolutionary War, as a 12-year-old drummer boy, Moody marched off to Can ada and on to the battle of Saratoga. Legend has it that a letter from President George Washington recognizing the military service of Bedel spelled the family surname with an extra “L”, perhaps explaining why Bedell Bridge named after Moody Bedel is spelled slightly different.

After the war, Moody returned to Haverhill and operated a ferry crossing the river. Bedel’s ferry not only accommodated people but his flatboats could also handle loaded wagons drawn by horses or oxen. While his ferrying business was profitable, it was seasonal and required his constant presence, so the restless Bedel replaced

his ferry with a toll bridge. This first bridge was a series of wooden plank, flat open spans resting on stone and timber cribbing.

With the success of his toll bridge, Bedel invested in area saw and grist mills, joined the local militia, held town offices, and got involved in land speculation. He participated in the development of the town of Coventry, now Benton, and bought and sold land in Bath. In 1798, Bedel undertook a bold and risky venture, purchasing a one-third interest in the wilderness of northern New Hampshire from a North American sachem called “King Philip.” Bedel and his partners had their eyes on the “Indian Stream Territory” north of Stewartstown, but their investment was precarious as this land was claimed by both England and the United States.

Bedel’s grand plans were interrupted when the War of 1812 broke out. In the New Hampshire militia he had risen to the rank of brigadier general but resigned this commission to enter the regular army as a lieutenant colonel. Colonel Bedel commanded an infantry regiment at Burlington and then at Fort Erie.

Frustrated by inactivity, he volunteered to lead a counterattack against the British siege of the fort. In drenching rain, Bedel and his men stormed the British batteries, spiked their cannons, and inflicted such

casualties that the British withdrew.

Back home, Bedel’s bridge was severely damaged by a flood and had to be rebuilt. Eighteen years later, this second bridge was also swept away by floodwaters, and travelers reverted to ferry service until a third bridge was completed in 1851. This time, the bridge lasted until a spring flood in 1862. A fourth bridge was immediate ly begun and the still-standing middle pier was erected just as the Civil War was starting. This fourth bridge was the first covered bridge at the site, but it lasted only three years, falling victim to a sudden wind storm. The wind blew so strong it lifted the bridge off the foundations and dumped it on its side in the river. That summer, people crossed the river by walking on the side of the overturned bridge.

PHOTOS BY MARSHALL HUDSON

Only the middle pier remains as you look into Vermont across the Connecticut River.

A headstone marks the site and passing of Bedell Bridge.

A fifth attempt, utilizing timber salvaged from the blown-down bridge was erected in 1866. This time, the bridge was construct ed using iron bolts and arches hand-hewn from curved trees. It was elevated higher and utilized the Burr truss construction technique, making it stronger than prior bridges. This covered bridge lasted for over a century and became part of the neighborhood. Kids played ball inside it on rainy days and fished through holes in the walls. It was a vantage point for watching spring log drives coming down the river. An old yarn tells of a teamster who drove a road grader pulled by four horses into the covered bridge, somehow turned the whole rig around, and reemerged on the same side to win a $10 bet.

In 1936, the bridge was battered by ice when floodwater reached five feet above the bridge deck. Age also took its inevitable toll, and in 1958 one arch cracked suddenly

and the bridge was closed to vehicle traffic. Another flood caused erosion damage to the embankments and collapse seemed imminent. Experts deemed it beyond repair and the State signed a contract for the bridge to be demolished.

But Moody Bedel’s bridge wasn’t done yet. The impending demise of this histor ic landmark generated a flood of protest letters to the governor, which resulted in a last-minute stay of execution, postponing the demolition. Supporters formed a cor poration to accept liability, raise funds, and seek grants to save the old bridge. Covered bridge expert Milton Graton was hired to make emergency stabilization repairs and then to restore it.

To lift the sagging bridge, Graton created a temporary suspension bridge beneath the covered bridge. Cables anchored on each riverbank passed over high temporary towers at each end of the bridge and draped

below the sagging spans, cradling the bridge’s bottom. Tightening the cables slowly lifted the sagging bridge while repairs were made. In July of 1979, Bedell Bridge Park was dedicated during a festive celebration of the restoration. The bridge had been resurrected once again.

But nature wasn’t done with Moody Bedel’s bridge yet. Tragedy struck less than two months after the dedication day celebration. A wedding was to be held on the bridge, and the night before the big day, the bridal party went to the bridge to decorate. An unexpected windstorm hit, and the party took shelter inside the bridge. The winds increased and a furious gust wrenched the bridge from its foun dation and dropped it in the river. Five people leapt clear before it collapsed, and two more crawled out of the ruins. One bridesmaid was pinned in the wreckage and had to be rescued by emergency personnel. The bridge was destroyed once again.

Present-day safety criteria and traffic demands, coupled with new concrete-and steel construction techniques, make it highly unlikely a new wooden covered bridge will rise again. But don’t bet on it.

Moody Bedel’s bridge has a history of not staying dead and gone for long. NH

An acknowledgment and thank-you is due to the family of Katherine Blaisdell for graciously sharing their mother’s collection of photos and historical research.

Moody Bedel’s bridge after the 1979 restoration

At left: 1979 storm damage as seen from NH. South wall laying in the river. At right: Wreckage of Bedell Bridge as seen from Vermont side.

PHOTOS COURTESY THE FAMILY OF KATHERINE BLAISDELL

Live Free or Die in Action

The political conversation in New Hampshire is less about the candidates and more about taxes and abortion rights

In the final weeks of this year’s midterm election, the endless television ads for New Hampshire’s contest fit into an unrelenting pattern.

Republican ads focused on the economy, especially inflation. Democratic ads were about abortion.

It didn’t matter who the candidates were. It didn’t matter if the underlying claims were true.

Unlike in the past, where there was a mutually agreed upon main issue and then a debate about which party could best address that issue, these days both parties aren’t even debating what topic is worth discussing.

It’s not just happening in New Hampshire. Indeed, the economy-versus-abortion debate is pretty much happening all around the coun try, especially in the swing areas.

What might be unique to the Granite State, however, is that this has largely been the same choice that has played out here for roughly 30 years. As the Republican Party nationally drifted to the social conservative values of the Amer ican South and West, Democrats have used wedge issues to divide Republicans in the state.

This is a main reason why New Hampshire became a swing state in the presidential race.

Since the 1990s, the general rule locally has been this: If the election is about money, like taxes and inflation, Republicans win. If the main topic is about anything else, like war or abortion, then Democrats win.

This should make logical sense to those who even remotely follow local politics. New Hampshire is extremely conservative fiscally. It is the only state without an income tax or sales tax and spends less on public education than anywhere else in the nation. At the same time, polls have consistently shown that it is, deeply, a state that supports abortion rights — at least until the last trimester.

This is the state’s motto of Live Free or Die in action.

It is why, in the last 30 years, the most successful politicians have been Republicans who took the pledge against broad-based taxes and were pro-choice and Democrats who, you guessed it, took the pledge against broad-based taxes and were pro-choice.

This is what helped elect Jeanne, etc. to become governor as well as elect Charlie

Bass and Jeb Bradley to Congress. Those who are more ideologically in synch with their party (think Republican Ovide Lamontagne or Democrat Paul Hodes) lost high-profile matches.

Yet it is possible that we have never seen a split like this before, where we are so hotly debating which issue is even the most im portant. All of these ads have impacted voters’ thinking. A University of New Hampshire poll in late September asked likely voters what issue motivated them to vote the most this year. Abortion was first with 26 percent and the economy was second with 23 percent. No other issue came close.

This is obviously good news for Democrats. Even though those numbers are very close, the mere fact that the midterm election isn’t entirely about President Biden is a win, given how low his approval numbers remain locally.

Indeed, in this midterm election, parties in New Hampshire seem to be arguing less about the candidates and more about these issues — almost as though the economy and abortion are literally on the ballot. NH

BY JAMES PINDELL / ILLUSTRATION BY PETER NOONAN

Play of Fire

PHOTOS AND INTERVIEW BY DAVID MENDELSOHN

Jennifer Kalled is an extraordinary jeweler. Her work seems like something you’d uncover on a secret dig along the Nile or perhaps find beneath some deeply canopied ruins in the Peruvian jungle. Her pieces hold a talismanic power to those who choose them, radiating sensuality yet unaffected by their own intrinsic beauty. She works in gold of the highest purities and chooses her stones carefully, often opals that she has selected and likely mined by herself in the Outback of Australia. Visitors to her Wolfeboro studio are dazzled and seduced by truly unique works of art designed to be worn.

In 1978, Phoenix, Arizona, was when and where I took my first metalsmithing class. I had two teachers; one was a Native American and the other a Buddhist hippie.

Southwestern jewelry is very stone driven, so my pieces reflected that. Really, for me, it has always been about the gems, less about the metal.

There is nothing quite like creating something with your hands, and, if one is artistically inclined, you can express yourself through what you create, whatever medium that may be.

You need to be a very good listener to yourself. I’m a cormorant rather than a skimmer bird. I dive.

My hope is that a client spends time “looking” at a piece, wondering why they are attracted to it.

Art forms are just a snapshot, a small take of something larger.

I would be happy as a writer, poet, sculptor, musician, etc. ... just as long as I could get the fire out of me, and feel like I’m contributing to someone else’s selfhood/we-hood.

I prefer boulder opal to the “white opal” that one finds in estate jewelry. Boulder opal is much stronger because it is found in the matrix of ironstone. It’s a little harder than turquoise.

My attraction to opal is because of the colors, diversity in pattern, and the play of fire. That trinity of tools is not measurable. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, if you will.

The Egyptians believed that it was the luckiest gem, and that all gems were born from Mother Opal. The gods tipped the opal and the colors poured out and created other gems such as sapphire, diamonds, tourmaline, spinel, etc.

Opal: like the box of 144 crayons that you got when you are a child. It is breathtaking.

I do have a home in Santa Fe too. I love it there. The adobe architecture feels primitive, like one has journeyed back in time.

I actually do work with many other stones, like drusy quartz, which is the inside of a geode. I also work with petrified wood, the negatives of ammonite (which basically is petrified mud), diamonds, sapphires, spinels ... all the usual beauties.

Art jewelry allows one to create whatever, use whatever one might wish. How perfect is that!

I like to think that my works transcend anything that is considered craft and moves into the realm of fine art. Wearable sculpture.

Living Stones

Opal is worth so much because of its unique play-of-color phenomenon, which cannot be observed in any other gemstone. Opal is so costly because every stone has its exclusive pattern. No two opals are the same. All these distinctions reminded Jennifer Kalled that the same comments made about her favorite gemstone could be made about the people who bought and inspired them.

“My inspirations can come from the books I read, music, the places I travel, myth stories, and the play of structure and chaos, etc.” So she decided to create a collection based on lives of other artists. “I needed to feel the group I belonged to, so I chose biographies on other artists, like Sylvia Plath, Leonard Cohen, Beryl Markham, Isak Dinesen, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Steve Jobs, Virginia Wolfe, Lou Salomé, Friedrich Nietzsche, Vaclav Havel, to name some. I approached it from the position of, what colors would these individuals be if they were a color, and went from there.” When Kalled’s father passed away, she says,” I designed a piece that was about him, and because of that piece, have designed pieces similarly for others.”

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p Puddle Dock Restaurant, next to historic Strawbery Banke, offers “modern Colonial fare.”

This page: Devils on Horseback is feta-stuffed dates wrapped in bacon with a sherry reduction. Next page: Smoked Salmon Rarebit features salmon roe, beer-cheese sauce, cheddar, shaved onion and avocado on sourdough toast.

THREE RESTAURANTS.

THREE REGIONS. THREE FOOD CONNOISSEURS.

What ’ s Cookin’

PART 1 :

GREAT FOOD DESTINATIONS

With great eateries popping up across the state, there’s always a new place to experience. Even the well-established food and drink spots like to offer something new, making a return visit feel like it’s the first time.

To help you discover what’s new around our great state, we’ve recruited three of our favorite food writers on the cuisine beat to recommend some new restaurants (or new offerings from old favorites) designed to both satisfy your appetite for dinner and inspire your appetite for adventure on the road to fine (and fun) dining.

We asked our reviewers to look high and low (and east and west) in New Hampshire for their subjects, and each of these “destinations” can be a new starting point for your own quest — so let us know what you find. We’ll continue this series for our next two issues and will also continue to compile our guide to what’s new and exciting in the online version of this story at nhmagazine.com.

Bon Appétit!

Discover and celebrate what’s new and exciting on our state’s cuisine scene

Lomo Saltado Skirt Steak served with white rice, peppers, onions, tomatoes and cilantro

GREAT FOOD DESTINATION / NORTH OF CONCORD:

Located on the grounds of the historic Bethlehem Country Club golf course on Route 302, El Mirador is a new spot that’s serving both Latin American and American cuisine.

El Mirador, which translates to “the view,” is the brainchild of the Pu brothers, Chefs Juan and Andrés.

“It’s been my dream since a long time ago to open up a restaurant,” says Juan. “I didn’t expect it to happen this fast.” The Pus emigrated to the United States from Guatemala in 2004, and worked in various restaurants in Florida before Juan and his family relocated to New Hampshire to work for a now-defunct business in Franconia.

Sometimes success sneaks up on you. Juan says he wasn’t planning to open a brick-and-mortar business initially. In April, he and his brother launched North Country Daddy’s Grill out of a food truck based in Littleton. The truck grew so popular that the Bethlehem Country Club approached the brothers to take over the space that once housed the Putter’s Pub and El Mirador was born. “It’s always so busy there since they’ve opened,” says Kay Allen, who works at the town’s visitors center.

Once the restaurant opened in May, they quickly ramped up their offerings, such as Spanish paella, a dish with rice, and a variety of seafood toppings. Over the summer, they obtained their liquor license. With their full-bar offerings, you can order margaritas and even check out their sangria Mexican mule.

Juan says, as the weather gets colder, they’ll be changing their menu to offer hot Latin American favorites, like tamales, in their unique style.

El Mirador Restaurante (at the Bethlehem Country Club) 1901 Main St., Bethlehem / (603) 869-5556

El Mirador Restaurante Review by Rony Camille / Photography by Kendal J. Bush

Sangria Mexican mule, grapefruit paloma and traditional margarita with a salted rim next to a dish of fresh guacamole and tortilla chips

Chef Juan Pu (left) and Chef Andrés Pu pose outside their family restaurant at the Bethlehem Country Club.

GREAT FOOD DESTINATION / THE SEACOAST:

Located next to historic Strawbery Banke, Puddle Dock Restaurant offers “modern Colonial fare” in a building rich with character. According to owner Ryan Lent, the 1960s building was initially constructed for the New York World’s Fair as an example of a classic general store. “The beams are from a 1700s Dover farmhouse,” he explains. “Many of the other materials are vintage as well. Because it goes so well with the neighborhood, we have kept the décor understated, showcas ing the beauty of this unique structure.”

The minimalist approach allows the artwork to stand out, and it highlights Portsmouth’s history. Over the bar is a famous painting of John Paul Jones’ ship “The Ranger,” which was built in Portsmouth while Jones stayed here. Classic lithographs of old Portsmouth, Fort Constitution and, most intriguing, photos of people from the original Puddle Dock neighborhood before it was Strawbery Banke also adorn the walls.

Lent says the cuisine is comfort food with a fine-dining spin. Their chef, Derek Clough, who was trained by Thomas Keller of Michelin Star fame, takes classic dishes to the next level, such as their chicken pot pie, which was an instant bestseller. Currently, guests are raving about the hearty Yorkshire pudding and campfire mussels (Maine mussels roasted in a cast-iron pan, served with mustard-garlic butter and toast), as well as desserts such as rich, rum-laced bread pudding and delicate blueberry and lemon pavlova — all of which are made from scratch. “The menu is inspired by Colonial and British classics,” he notes. “We look for ideas in 300-year-old cookbooks as well as New York sources. We make all of our own sauces and mayonnaise, and that makes a big difference when it come to flavor.”

The restaurant is committed to giving guests a relaxing night out, with the pacing, service and food quality inviting them to savor the evening as well as the food.

Lent, who grew up in Portsmouth, always dreamed of creating a restaurant that captured its essence. He feels that Puddle Dock, with its warm, timeless feel, has done that. “The response has been overwhelmingly positive” he smiles. “We are excited for what’s to come.”

Dock Restaurant

Marcy St., Portsmouth / (603) 373-8192 thepuddledock.com

Puddle Dock Restaurant Review by Crystal Ward Kent / Photography by Kendal J. Bush

Executive Chef Derek Clough gets creative

Khy Johnson at work in the loft dining space, which overlooks the dining area and bar

Bartender Steve Ihde serves a Violet Skies, a concoction of Empress gin, Crème de Violette, lemon and maraschino liqueur.

Chef Adán Morales of Granita with a handsome antipasti board of cured meats and local cheeses

GREAT

Granita Enoteca Review and photography by Susan Laughlin

Once again, find a passion for Italy in Keene’s Railroad Square. The former Nicola’s space was updated in 2021 with a dedicated new entrance on the west side, so no more circling the building twice to find the door. The Tuscan look with bright yellows in the interior has been replaced with a clean and modern vibe, featuring warm tones of beige in the seating with black tablecloths for accents — very classy.

The new name, Granita Enoteca, implies a wine bar. The space now includes a glass-walled wine room, a big feature, as they offer more than 3,000 bottles and have been lauded by Wine Spectator. A few half-walls were removed to open the dining area, and beautiful banquette seating in the bar seems the perfect spot to mingle with a few friends.

The cuisine remains Italian but maybe less rustic this time. Chef Adán Morales has been brought in from Pennsylvania where he was chef de cuisine at the upscale Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. At Granita, he is focusing on Italian dishes made with quality ingredients, and made even more enjoyable with his expert plating techniques. After all, you eat with your eyes first.

As for preparation, when asked about his style, Chef Adán replies, “Keep it simple, but use the best ingredients.” Fall dishes include a stunning antipasti board featuring local cheeses, cured meats and leaf-shaped pasta cut and fried for accent. The Caesar salad is served in a Parmesan tuile set on a board along with a tiny jar of dressing and chunks of Parmigiana-Reggiano. All pastas are made in-house and the rigatoni is served with a bright red pomodoro sauce. Cider-brined pork from Archway Farm is accompanied by roasted apples, squash, Brussels sprouts and finished with an apple cider glaze. Chef Adán also uses local mushroom grower Dave Wichland’s products to make a mushroom gnocchi and more.

Other menu items range from the familiar, such as a chicken Parmigiana, to the more urbane, including squid ink linguine and Mediterranean octopus. There’s something for everyone and each dish has suggested wines for accompaniment. As wine selection is a big part of the ethos here along with the Italian sensibility, a series of six-course wine dinners are planned for the coming season, including a Thanksgiving Feast on November 22 and the Taste of Milan on December 20.

Granita is a great find, a place to sip a nice wine — maybe in those plush banquettes in the bar — and savor the food while soaking in the total experience. You are out of the house. Enjoy!

Granita Enoteca 51 Railroad St., Keene / (603) 355-5242 / granitakeene.com

Burrata with maple-roasted delicata squash, pancetta and fried sage

Archway Farm pork chop with roasted apples, squash, Brussels sprouts and cider glaze

NEW AND EXCITING: SHORT TAKES Recommendations by Susan Laughlin

In spite of the challenges presented by the COVID pandemic, a hearty number of restaurants opened and eventually flour ished, finding ways to live free and prosper. From a serious commitment to take-out to outdoor dining to limiting hours and social distancing, each found a way to still serve the public. Now, it’s your turn to get off the couch and dine out. Yes, many doors are open, but the latest hurdle is finding staff to maintain service. Get more details on Facebook for days and hours open, and please be patient and courteous. All are doing their best.

Nashua Area

Food at Axel’s Throw House in Nashua is mostly snacks, but if you have a hankering to toss an axe, this is the place. No, you are not aiming at a simple straw target. This state-of-the-art lounge in Nashua offers 15 throwing lanes and your choice of digitally projected zombies, ducks and more to hone your skills without even harming a pixel. Mondays and Tuesdays are reserved for private bookings. axelsthrowhouse.com

Bellissimo Italian Steakhouse opened in 2022 in the former Fratello’s on Main Street. They specialize in Italian dishes while their signature steak filet is served on a hot stone. There is entertainment Thursday through Saturday. bellissimoitalian.com

Manchester Area

bluAqua Restrobar has been around for almost 10 years in one form or another. The first was the location in Salzburg Square in Amherst, where the chef was Chris Noble. After a brief stint in Nashua, the Nashua location closed. Finally, after many delays, the bluAqua Restrobar opened on Elm Street in Manchester in January 2020. Not the best timing, but the spot has survived and thrived with the help

of Chef Noble’s Southern-inspired cooking, special events, wine dinners, entertainment offerings and one very special fish tank. bluaquarestrobar.com

New Roots opened in Manchester in late 2020 offering vegan meals with a delivery service. newrootsmeals.com

The Enrights closed their Roots Café in Hooksett at Robie’s Country Store but are now running their Roots Local Food Truck at Ordione State Park in-season and a café in the Newmarket mills in the off-season. rootslocalfood.com

Big Kahuna Café in Merrimack has opened a smokehouse this summer in Hooksett on Hooksett Road near the Shooters Outpost, offering smoked meat dishes and breakfast items. nhkahuna.com

West

Mama McDonough’s Irish Pub moved from their Hillsborough location to the Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Keene in July of 2021. They’re still offering their hearty pub fare along with trivia, entertainment and karaoke. Also, their Irish-inspired breakfasts are served daily instead of just weekends. Watch the planes land while enjoying their luscious burgers and homemade desserts. Facebook

Watkins Inn & Tavern in Walpole opened last year by partners Eric Brandolini and CJ Lederman. They renovated a historic 1788 property with an adjoining golf course. The tavern, complete with a picture-window view of the course, offers a nice array of craft beers along with a short but sweet list of bites. Find regular entertainment in the tavern and occasional events on the golf course, including night golf and snow activities in winter. watkinstavern.com

Piedra Fina, a Latin-inspired eatery in Marlborough, fell victim to the COVID crisis in spring of 2020. Now, that architecturally interesting building hosts The Smoking Trout with a gastropub-style menu featuring burgers, steak frites, poutine and Faroe Island salmon, but no trout. It doesn’t pass the chef’s muster as a sustainable fish. Facebook

Downtown Keene now has a seafood restaurant. The Laughing Gull Seafood & Burger Bar opened recently, offering fresh and fried seafood, oysters and even a lobster and clam pizza. There are also smash burgers for the seafood-phobic. Facebook

The Root opened about a year ago in the former home of Kindred Spirits in Temple on Route 101A. It was remodeled to add more light. The barn-like space contains an area for children to play while their parents eat, a large table to encourage community, a small produce market, and local offerings of bread. The café is run by Christie Reed, former owner of the Hilltop Café in Wilton. She brings her homemade croissants and vegan baked goods, and is helped by her children Maija and Kaiden Massey. theroottemple.com

The Dublin Road Taproom & Eatery at the Shattuck Golf Course in Jaffrey opened in spring of 2020 just as the pandemic heated up. They managed to steam through the year with great offerings on 24 draft lines and memorable pub food. Now,

Roots Local Food Truck

find all that along with great views of the course and Mt. Monadnock beyond. In the winter, they groom the course for crosscountry skiing, making the deck the best spot to heat up in the sun and warm up with a cold beer in hand. shattuckgolf.com/ the-taproom

In Peterborough, Vital Provisions opened this spring offering gluten- and dairy-free, “nutrient-dense” sandwiches (both vegan and non-vegan), açaí bowls, salads with organic veg and a creative, ever-changing list of tasty smoothies, including a peach cobbler with roasted peaches this past August. vitalprovisionsnh.com

The Milford Oval now has Station 101 in a former towing station offering a great selection of craft beers on tap and in cans in a ’50s-gas-station vibe. The Riverhouse, also on the Oval, known for their great breakfasts and burgers, has moved to the former pizza place and a new restaurant is planing a move into their old spot.

Concord

In Concord, Col’s Kitchen opened in 2020 in the former Willows Plant-Based Eatery but recently underwent a small renovation to add more seating. This menu is strictly plant-based too, and provides vegans and adventurous eaters a wider selection of choices, from cauliflower wings to chickpeas of the sea. colsplantbased.com

North

The Littleton Freehouse Taproom & Eatery is bringing them in with creative offerings, including fries served with a choice of eight toppings, duck Reuben sandwiches,

an Argentine power bowl in addition to burgers and salads. littletonfreehouse.com

Lakes Region

A trio of friends — Bob Manley, Ken Hardcastle and Chuck Lawrence — at Hermit Woods Winery & Eatery on Main Street in Meredith have opened a full-scale restaurant in the space on the second floor. Called The Loft, it also doubles as an event venue. Previously, a deli-space provided snacks for wine tasters in the tasting room, the deck and a garden spot in this charming facility. The winery specializes in award-winning fruit wines fermented with local fruits and berries. hermitwoods.com

pathways throughout the golf links are lit for seasonal strolls. labellewinery.com

Hare of the Dawg Bar & Grill opened in January 2022 in downtown Derry. The pub serves pizzas and typical pub food, including tater tots along with creative salads and daily specials like smothered steak tips. Dogs are welcome to join their masters for sidewalk dining. hareofthedawgnh.com

In Exeter, Kath Gallant sold Blue Moon Evolution this past spring to Jay McSharry, where he opened another Street, featuring street food from around the world. He purchased Street 360 in Portsmouth several years ago and kept a similar menu at that popular eatery. streetfood360.com

Anatolia Mediterranean Restaurant opened in Somersworth offering doner kebab, hummus, tabouli and much more Turkish fare. Oh, yes, and there’s bellydancing on Thursdays. anatolianh.com

Entrepreneur Joe Faro of Tuscan Kitchen has just about completed his recasting of the former Rockingham horseracing grounds in Salem into a live, dine, shop, play and work environment called Tuscan Village. The flagship Tuscan Kitchen opened in the midst of the pandemic, and it is a sight to behold with amazing upscale architecture and a lawn/patio for games, fire pits and more. Other eateries on the property include Crumbl Cookies, Chipotle, The Beach Plum, Starbucks and Chickfil-A. Yet to open is the Artisan Hotel with rooftop dining. Oh, and one more. Faro also opened Toscana Italian Chophouse & Wine Bar, a steakhouse concept featuring signature chops in downtown Portsmouth in the fall of 2021.

Troy’s Fresh Kitchen and Juice Bar opened in Londonderry, providing healthy lunch items from grain bowls to juice shots to breakfast scrambles. troysfreshkitchen.com

East

Amy LaBelle of LaBelle Winery in Amherst went big again, opening a new restaurant, Americus, and a new function space in the former Brookstone event facility in Derry. There’s plenty to do here, including 9-hole golf, miniature golf, marketplace and a tasting room. Find a host of events planned throughout the year, including cooking lessons, tribute bands and comedians. November through January,

Pepper’s Landing Lobster Co., a small Maine-based chain, has opened in Rochester. They focus on fresh, locally sourced seafood, including lobster and lobster rolls served five ways.

Pepper’s Landing Lobster Co.

Vital Provisions

Americus

offering our lives

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GRAY SMOKE, AND THEN PITCH BLACK, GOES THE FIREFIGHTER BY DENNIS FERRILL PHOTOGRAPHY BY LARRY DUNN

FIRST, YOU LOOK FOR BODIES.

What’s surprising, but only after the fact, is how matter-of-fact it is to fight a fire. You might wonder, when you’re first in the truck and settling into your seat, what sort of fire it is and who might be in danger — whether you will get hurt. But from the moment you first see smoke, or a tower of flame rising into the air in the distance, or the glow of firelight on the clouds above the house, you’re not thinking. It’s all about strapping on the air tanks, buckling the straps, checking pressure. You make sure your hood is covering the back of your neck and your coat collar is up. You adjust the straps on your air mask, and check that your helmet light and the light attached to your gear are working. You listen to the dispatch radio.

When you’re working in a burning building, sometimes you’ll feel a line of extreme heat make its way up your back, along your spine, like God or the devil’s finger pressing against you and running up until it gets to the back of your neck, where it starts to burn.

When you go live, you go with your team. By now, the fireground is latticed with uncharged hose line but, the first time in, you carry only your search and forced-entry equipment: an axe, a Halligan tool.

There’s already chaos. You know that the family is out, that they had several guests, several children. But nothing is certain and you focus on the job in front of you. Someone says “go” and you walk into the building in the dark of night, into charcoal-gray smoke and then pitch black as you fall to your knees and

make your way up the main staircase.

At the top, you turn, following the boots in front of you, then turn into the first room you encounter. I always kept one hand touching a wall if I could. It’s like solving a maze puzzle — if you have a hand on the wall, you’ll always find your way out. You can’t see, so you search by feel. An axe can sweep out a big section of floor, your arm and hand sweep less far but have a better sense of feel. If you find a body, it will be soft and heavy; so will a lot of other things. You move fast — someone may still be alive in there, or at least you have to assume so. You check your air-pressure gauge often because the low-air alarm doesn’t always work. If you find a body, all bets are off. You carry it out, one way or another.

When that’s done or your air is running out, you go back out the same way you came in. When the search is over, you go back in and put out the fire.

People die in fires all the time. Kids, adults, firefighters, sometimes pets. When house hold members die, it’s almost always from smoke inhalation, which usually means carbon monoxide poisoning. People don’t usually get burned up, at least not when they are alive. Sometimes they are asleep and the fire spreads before they know it.

Sometimes they are on a high floor or hiding in a closet, and the rescue team doesn’t get to them in time. Pretty often, sadly often, they’ve already left the building and go back inside to get something, a laptop or a dog or a child.

Firefighters die from building collapse or are overcome with flames. That always worried me when I wasn’t inside. I remember being told that when you’re working in a burning building, sometimes you’ll feel a line of extreme heat make its way up your back, along your spine, like God or the devil’s finger pressing against you and running up until it gets to the back of your neck, where it starts to burn. That’s when you know it’s really hot. Sometimes 1,000 degrees. Usually, almost always, it stops after it gets to your neck.

When I heard this, I thought that it was probably not true, and I figured if it happened to me, I’d get pretty scared. It only happened once, and then I just smirked at it because my partner was up on one knee putting water on a sloped section of ceiling and I had to keep the hose positioned for him and keep him from leaning onto the railing that was giving way gradually at the edge of the catwalk.

My father was stationed on Saipan in

Did you know?

Globe Manufacturing Company, in Pittsfield, invented firefighter turnout gear more than 130 years ago, when the founder obtained a patent for a waterproof coat construction method that is still in use in the fire service today.

All of the business operations and manufacturing continue today from this same small New Hampshire town.

In 2017, MSA Safety Inc. acquired the business from the fourth generation of the founding Freese family. Globe employs approximately 320 in Pittsfield, with a manufacturing and distribution facility of 72,000 square feet, a second facility of 35,000 square feet in Ada, Oklahoma, and a footwear manufacturing company in Auburn, Maine.

Today, they still deliver the most advanced, best-fitting, and longest-lasting protection by listening to their firefighter and EMT customers.

THE AUTHOR IN ACTION: Dennis Ferrill is seen here (left) with fellow volunteer Luke Peterson at the scene of a fire in Temple back in the early 2000s, around the same time as the incident in this story took place.

World War II. He always dwelt on the subject of cowardice. Never a conversation, but it was often in his monologues. The question was al ways present: Would he have been a coward if he had faced the real fighting? I wondered this about myself before my first fire. It turns out that most of us can do what’s needed when the time comes. I guess we’re wired for it. The fear circuitry is helpful for a while, but sometimes it’s not and it just turns off. I’ve seen firefight ers walk out of burning buildings because they simply didn’t like being in there, but mostly ordinary men and women put on the gear and go into one of the most dangerous environments on Earth because that’s the job. Fear is for some other situation. And wonder ing about cowardice is something even more removed, something even less helpful.

more human than the calculation, more right than the optimization.

Fires happen on autumn and winter nights, usually early in the cold season. Heating sys tems of all kinds are coming on line. The kinks haven’t been worked out yet — the smoking burner, the newly repaired or replaced part. In New Hampshire, like much of the northern strip of the country, woodstoves are being tried for the first time or the first time in a while. It’s the same for motor-vehicle accidents; people are relearning how to drive on ice.

I remember one night being called to a fully involved fire at a small family-owned business, a workshop that made granite countertops. Fully involved means that by the time you get there, the whole place is engulfed and there’s not much you can do other than “surround and drown.” You keep the fire from spreading to neighbor ing buildings or forest, and you watch it burn. The night was cold and I alternated between hose work from a spot on a low hill of earth next to the building and, after the fire was well controlled, moving through the building in full protective gear and air mask, knocking down pockets of flame and cooling the dozen or so tanks of propane. When I wasn’t doing either of these, I stood back from the fire next to the young couple who owned the business and watched them watch their dream literally go up in smoke.

I wanted to save their building and save their dream. I wanted to tell them it would be OK. We all felt it, the loss, the sadness, the grief. But in a way, they were fortunate; there hadn’t ever been a time when the family risked physical harm. The kids were home in their own beds. The parents were cold but fine. We are not only ourselves. We build things. We see a world in our hearts and minds and we create it.

We make families and businesses. We make stories and communities. What begins inside us finds its way out and becomes the world. When we mourn the loss of a person, we don’t mourn the passing of a collection of cells and molecules — we mourn the myriad fine fibers of intention and action and relationship that this body represented. This building was not a structure. It was a piece of the story of this town, of this family; it was a place where homes were built and kitchens created with the rough stone of the earth and some good ideas and hard work. For this family, it was a section of the foundation of a lineage still under construction. It was a rep resentation of the love that began somewhere and was sown into the hearts of this couple, to be harvested forever as the courage and the borrowing and the building and, more than anything else, the imagining took hold.

At one level, it doesn’t make sense. If your kids and your dog are safe, should you really risk death to save your house? Nobody would say yes; the math doesn’t work. “Yes, Firefight er Smith, if I have to choose between keeping my property and keeping you alive so you can have breakfast with your family, I’ll take my property.” And yet, that is what happens.

Surely, it must say something, this situation that refuses to obey the rational rules we instinctively espouse. I never saw anyone question it: not a firefighter who did the calculation and concluded that it wasn’t worth their life; not a homeowner who didn’t want to risk the lives of others; no one. There is something more going on here, something

They had two young children and lived in a house on the adjacent lot. They told me about starting their business. It took a lot of courage because they didn’t have much money and had to borrow most of the working capital. But their hunch was right and they worked hard and the business was growing. They were sure it would work, their vision of mak ing a good living doing labor they loved, close enough to home to make parenting possible, creating good jobs in the community, putting their kids through college.

At first, they were agitated, asking a hun dred questions, making phone calls, stopping to hold each other, walking in circles because their legs and feet told them there must be some action they could take. But after a few hours, the motion stopped and they stood in silence with their arms around each other, one or the other of them weeping. And in the end, in the small hours of the morning and until the sky began to brighten, their bodies began to slump as defeat became more con crete and surrender fell on them.

We walked among the flames and the propane tanks, not for the slabs of granite or the cement foundation or the salvageable portions of wall but for the whole of this human family.

When the sun was up, we rolled up the hoses, and instead of going home we went to a nearby church where eight or so women and men from the town had made a pancake breakfast for us. So we stripped down out of our smoke-tainted gear and went in for the food and the company. I can taste the hot, sweet blueberries and the maple syrup. Maybe I can taste the love that went into them too. Whatever we are doing here in this life, on this planet — and I really don’t know what that is — we are doing it together. Firefighters die but not often. They don’t think about it much. Maybe that’s a requirement of the job. But then, aren’t we all combusting our lives every day in service to each other and to the future? Cut and polish the granite. Install it in a kitchen. Make the pancakes. Put out the fire. And, yes, rebuild the workshop.

We are not ourselves. We are much more than that. NH

I wanted to save their building and save their dream. I wanted to tell them it would be OK. We all felt it, the loss, the sadness, the grief. ... This building was not a structure. It was a piece of the story of this town, of this family.

How I Found My “Firefighting Family”

The Temple Volunteer Fire Department is like the town itself, with every kind of person joined in community

When our first daughter was born, we decided to get out of the city. We studied the world for six months and decided on New Hampshire. I remember the first time we drove into the town of Temple, arriving from the east, passing Gary’s Harvest Restaurant and the ball field and the old cemetery on General Miller Highway and finally getting our first view of the town common. It felt like going back in time a hundred years. There were the war memorials and the Birchwood Inn and the post office and Cournoyer’s General Store and the church and town library. I knew before we got out of the car this was the place, but then we met Peggy and Joe at the store and it was a done deal.

The Temple Volunteer Fire Department is like the town itself, every kind of person — farmers and carpenters and artists and teachers, families whose great-great-great-grandparents have their names on the roads and newcomers like me — joined together in community with perhaps only one thing in common: the commitment to create a good life together. I joined the department in my early 40s and worried that I might not fit in. I always knew I wanted to get involved, but, strangely, figured that if I was going to get my self killed, it should be after my kids were older. I’m still trying to understand that logic. When I got to the station for the first meeting, though, I could see there was nothing to worry about. I walked into the room and there were guys older than me and teenagers, firefighters who were incredibly fit from their military training or farming, and others who would have trouble bending down to tie their shoelaces. But over time, I came to see that every single member of that team had something to offer. And more than that, there was a dedication to the job that was ever-present but never mentioned.

My first call was a strange one. It came shortly after sunrise, and I’d walked up to the top of a big hill near the town center just to see the view. When my pager sounded, I had to run to the station because I had no car. When I got out onto the main highway, the deputy chief was driving past me at high speed. He stopped fast and waved me into his passenger seat. As we sped

to the station, he just shook his head and finally said, “Look, I know you’re new, but you should know you don’t have to run; it’s faster to drive.” I was mortified. We got to the station and donned our gear, then climbed into the truck and headed out to an MVA, a motor vehicle accident on the highway over the mountain. As we approached the accident, we could see that it was an armored car that had flipped onto its roof and skidded a few hundred yards down the highway, causing the traffic to dodge out of its way. Nobody was hurt, but we spent a good deal of time cutting the driver out of his seat belt and shoulder strap as he hung upside down, suspended in the air and just as confused as we were.

That amazing group of men and women met only in situations that were the worst experience somebody ever had. We met at house fires and car accidents. We met at brush fires and medical emergencies. We met mostly at night and often in the bitter cold, sometimes to face great risk and some times to do nothing more than babysit a burning power transformer on a pole as we waited for the public utility team to take care of it. To me, it was a family and I feel lucky to have been a part of it. NH

Dennis Ferrill, center, and fellow volunteers talk with kids at Temple Elementary School, circa 2004. Below: Ferrill poses in turnout gear before one of the Temple firetrucks.

Christopher J. PylesElise H. SalekMelissa M. HanlonR. Carl AndersonBeth G. CatenzaJohn T. Harding

Bradley D. HoltPeter F. ImseDavid W. JohnstonRose Marie JolyDerek D. LickPeter A. Meyer

Sarah S. MurdoughMargaret H. NelsonRobert A. WhitneyAllyson L. MooreIryna

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The

Best Lawyersin the Granite State

Every year, the national polling firm Woodward/White performs its exhaustive search for the country’s top attorneys and publishes the results in one comprehensive volume: “The Best Lawyers in America.” The 29th edition, for 2023, has just been completed. Here is the New Hampshire contingent, plus we asked eight of the best lawyers from around the state to share a favorite quotation and to tell us why they love what they do.

PORTRAITS BY ROBERT ORTIZ

The List

ADMINISTRATIVE / REGULATORY LAW

Donald J. Pfundstein

GallaGher, Callahan & Gartrell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord

George W. Roussos

Orr & renO 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Gregory H. Smith MClane MiddletOn 603-226-0400

11 South Main St., Suite 500, Concord

APPELLATE PRACTICE

William L. Chapman Orr & renO 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Doreen F. Connor

PriMMer PiPer eGGlestOn & CraMer 603-626-3300

900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester Michael A. Delaney MClane MiddletOn 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Bruce W. Felmly MClane MiddletOn 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Wilbur A. Glahn III MClane MiddletOn 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Derek D. Lick sullOway & hOllis 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

Jon Meyer BaCkus, Meyer & BranCh 603-244-3282

116 Lowell St., Manchester Mary Elizabeth Tenn tenn and tenn 603-624-3700

16 High St., Suite 3, Manchester

ARBITRATION

Charles P. Bauer GallaGher, Callahan & Gartrell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord

Gregory Eaton hess Gehris sOlutiOns 603-225-0477

95 North State St., Concord

John Burwell Garvey

JOhn Burwell Garvey, MediatiOn & arBitratiOn serviCes 603-496-5571

P.O. Box 935, New London

Margaret R. Kerouac Orr & renO 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

William A. Mulvey, Jr. Mulvey, COrnell & Mulvey 603-431-1333

378 Islington St., Portsmouth

BANKING & FINANCE LAW

Denise J. Deschenes

PriMMer PiPer eGGlestOn & CraMer 603-444-4008

106 Main St., Littleton

Camille Holton DiCroce devine MilliMet & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Christopher M. Dube MClane MiddletOn 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester James D. Kerouac Bernstein, shur, sawyer & nelsOn 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester Donald J. Pfundstein GallaGher, Callahan & Gartrell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord James F. Raymond uPtOn & hatField 603-716-9777

10 Centre St., Concord

Henry B. Stebbins

steBBins, lazOs & van der Beken 603-627-3700

889 Elm St., 6th Floor, Manchester

David P. Van Der Beken steBBins, lazOs & van der Beken 603-627-3700

889 Elm St., 6th Floor, Manchester

BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY & REORGANIZATION LAW

Sabrina Beavens MClane MiddletOn 603-226-0400

11 South Main St., Suite 500, Concord

Christopher M. Candon sheehan Phinney Bass & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Edmond J. Ford FOrd, MCdOnald, MCPartlin & BOrden 603-373-1600

Ten Pleasant St., Suite 400, Portsmouth

Joseph A. Foster MClane MiddletOn 603-625-6464 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

William S. Gannon williaM s. GannOn 603-621-0833

740 Chestnut St., Manchester

Matthew R. Johnson devine MilliMet & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Richard K. McPartlin

FOrd, MCdOnald, MCPartlin & BOrden 603-373-1600

Ten Pleasant St., Suite 400, Portsmouth

John M. Sullivan

Preti Flaherty Beliveau & PaChiOs 603-410-1500

57 North Main St., Concord

BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION

Doreen F. Connor PriMMer PiPer eGGlestOn & CraMer 603-626-3300

900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester

Bruce W. Felmly MClane MiddletOn 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Wilbur A. Glahn II MClane MiddletOn 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Steven M. Gordon shaheen & GOrdOn 603-819-4231

107 Storrs St., Concord

Cathy J. Green shaheen & GOrdOn 603-819-4231

107 Storrs St., Concord

Jack B. Middleton MClane MiddletOn 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Arnold Rosenblatt hinCkley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

James Q. Shirley sheehan Phinney Bass & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS)

Sabrina Beavens MClane MiddletOn 603-226-0400

11 South Main St., Suite 500 Concord

Peter Cline GallaGher, Callahan & Gartrell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord

Scott W. Ellison COOk little 603-621-7100

1000 Elm St., 20th Floor Manchester

David K. Fries Cleveland, waters and Bass 603-224-7761

Two Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

Dodd S. Griffith GallaGher, Callahan & Gartrell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord

LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY specialty and attorney’s name

Names highlighted in red were selected by Woodward/White as “Lawyers of the Year.”

Colleen Lyons sheehan Phinney Bass & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Kristin A. Mendoza aBridGe law 603-966-7634

19 Hall Ave., Nashua

Julie R. Morse Orr & renO 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Robert Previti steBBins, lazOs & van der Beken 603-627-3700

889 Elm St., 6th Floor, Manchester

James F. Raymond uPtOn & hatField 603-716-9777

10 Centre St., Concord

Jeffrey J. Zellers annis & zellers 603-224-5800

Two South State St., Concord

CIVIL RIGHTS LAW

Jon Meyer BaCkus, Meyer & BranCh 603-244-3282

116 Lowell St., Manchester

Kirk C. Simoneau red sneaker law 603-669-5000

77 Central St., Manchester

Lawrence A. Vogelman shaheen & GOrdOn 603-871-4144

353 Central Ave., Suite 200Dover

CLOSELY HELD COMPANIES & FAMILY BUSINESSES LAW

Matthew H. Benson COOk little 603-621-7100

1000 Elm St., 20th Floor, Manchester

Steve Cohen devine MilliMet & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester James G. Cook COOk little 603-621-7100

1000 Elm St., 20th Floor, Manchester

Tabitha Croscut devine MilliMet & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Scott W. Ellison COOk little 603-621-7100

1000 Elm St., 20th Floor, Manchester

David K. Fries Cleveland, waters and Bass 603-224-7761

Two Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord Colleen Lyons sheehan Phinney Bass & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Angela B. Martin devine MilliMet & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Kristin A. Mendoza aBridGe law 603-966-7634

19 Hall Ave., Nashua

Lyndsee D. Paskalis steBBins, lazOs & van der Beken 603-627-3700

889 Elm St., 6th Floor, Manchester

Jon B. Sparkman devine MilliMet & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

COLLABORATIVE LAW: FAMILY LAW

Tracey Goyette Cote shaheen & GOrdOn 603-819-4231

107 Storrs St., Concord

Margaret R. Kerouac Orr & renO 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Debbie Martin-Demers rOusseau law and MediatiOn 603-715-2824

559 Pembroke St., Pembroke

Katherine Morneau MOrneau law 603-943-5647

30 Temple St., Suite 503, Nashua Catherine E. Shanelaris shanelaris & sChirCh 603-594-8300

35 East Pearl St., Nashua

Kimberly Weibrecht weiBreCht law 603-842-5525

65 Main St., Suite Two, Dover

COMMERCIAL FINANCE LAW

Martin J. Baroff BarOFF & Craven 603-647-4200

740 Chestnut St., Manchester

Timothy E. Britain Cleveland, waters and Bass 603-224-7761

Two Capital Plaza, Fifth Floor, Concord Peter F. Burger Orr & renO 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Peter Cline GallaGher, Callahan & Gartrell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord

Camille Holton DiCroce devine MilliMet & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Dodd S. Griffith GallaGher, Callahan & Gartrell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord

Margaret E. Probish

Sheehan Phinney BaSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

Gary M. Burt

Primmer PiPer eGGleSton & Cramer 603-626-3300

900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester

Peter G. Callaghan

Preti Flaherty Beliveau & PaChioS 603-410-1500

57 North Main St., Concord

Robert S. Carey orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Christopher Cole

Sheehan Phinney BaSS & Green 603-431-1222

75 Portsmouth Boulevard, Suite 110 Portsmouth

Peter S. Cowan

Sheehan Phinney BaSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Brian Cullen Cullen Collimore Shirley 603-881-5500

37 Technology Way, Suite 3W2 Nashua

Daniel Deane nixon PeaBody 603-628-4000

900 Elm St., Manchester

Michael A. Delaney mClane middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Daniel M. Deschenes hinCkley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester Steven J. Dutton mClane middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

r Jonathan M. Eck orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Bruce W. Felmly mClane middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Christina Ferrari BernStein, Shur, Sawyer & nelSon 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Kelly J. Gagliuso

GaGliuSo leGal SolutionS 603-345-6619

P.O. Box 353, Amherst

Richard C. Gagliuso BernStein, Shur, Sawyer & nelSon 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester Wilbur A. Glahn III mClane middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

“I’m an employment lawyer fortunate enough to work with amazing clients who are making real differences in the world. They are doers and entrepreneurs who have a passion for their work and an uncanny ability to disregard those who say things can’t be done. They care about colleagues and work hard to make workplaces and lives better. I like practicing employment law and helping my clients navigate challenges and achieve their goals. I love learning from my clients, and being inspired by the values and visions that drive them to be so creative and courageous. They’re building the engines, and it is thrilling to be along for the ride.”

Christopher J. Pyles

Sulloway & HolliS ConCord

“Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.”

—Enzo Ferrari

“My practice is heavily focused on servicing closely held businesses. The best part about working with this type of client base is getting to know and understand the businesses and the real people behind them on a personal level. For most clients, I act as ‘outside general counsel,’ which means that I work with them on a very wide range of legal matters that arise in their various industries. I am deeply grateful for the trust my clients place in me and their willingness to let me into the inner workings of their business dealings. It is a pleasure to see the growth and success of my clients in the local community, and more broadly, throughout New England. The individualized relationships I have developed over time with the wonderful people behind the various companies I work with motivate me to do my best work every day.”

Jamie N. Hage Hage Hodes 603-668-2222

1855 Elm St., Manchester

James P. Harris

sHeeHan PHinney Bass & green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Scott H. Harris McLane MiddLeton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Courtney H. G. Herz

sHeeHan PHinney Bass & green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Russell F. Hilliard

UPton & HatfieLd 603-436-7046

159 Middle St. 1st Floor, Portsmouth

Ralph F. Holmes McLane MiddLeton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Ovide M. Lamontagne Bernstein, sHUr, sawyer & neLson 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Robert R. Lucic

sHeeHan PHinney Bass & green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Daniel P. Luker

Preti fLaHerty BeLiveaU & PacHios 603-410-1500

57 North Main St., Concord Kathleen M. Mahan HinckLey aLLen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

Marc W. McDonald ford, McdonaLd, McPartLin & Borden 603-373-1600

Ten Pleasant St., Suite 400 Portsmouth

David W. McGrath

sHeeHan PHinney Bass & green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Christopher Meier cooPer cargiLL cHant 603-356-5439

2935 Whte Mountain Highway

North Conway

Jack B. Middleton McLane MiddLeton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Robert H. Miller

sHeeHan PHinney Bass & green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Gregory A. Moffett

Preti fLaHerty BeLiveaU & PacHios 603-410-1500

57 North Main St., Concord Thomas J. Pappas PriMMer PiPer eggLeston & craMer 603-626-3300

900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester Jennifer L. Parent McLane MiddLeton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”

—Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Lyndsee Paskalis StebbinS, LazoS & Van Der beken MancheSter

Michael A. Pignatelli Rath Young Pignatelli 603-889-9952

The Glass Tower, Suite 307, Nashua

Michael D. Ramsdell

Sheehan PhinneY BaSS & gReen 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Mancheste r David W. Rayment Cleveland, WateRS and BaSS 603-224-7761

Two Capital Plaza, Fifth Floor, Concord Arnold Rosenblatt hinCkleY allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

Mark C. Rouvalis MClane Middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Kierstan Schultz nixon PeaBodY 603-628-4000

900 Elm St., Manchester James Q. Shirley Sheehan PhinneY BaSS & gReen 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Jonathan M. Shirley Cullen ColliMoRe ShiRleY 603-881-5500

37 Technology Way, Suite 3W2 Nashua

Donald Lee Smith devine MilliMet & BRanCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Frank P. Spinella, Jr. Wadleigh, StaRR and PeteRS 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester Robert A. Stein the Stein laW FiRM 603-228-1109

One Barberry Lane, Concord Mary Elizabeth Tenn tenn and tenn 603-624-3700

16 High St., Suite 3, Manchester Roy W. Tilsley BeRnStein, ShuR, SaWYeR & nelSon 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Jeremy T. Walker MClane Middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Jack S. White WeltS, White & Fontaine 603-883-0797

29 Factory St., Nashua David Wolowitz MClane Middleton 603-436-2818

100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140 Newington

COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS / UCC LAW

Timothy E. Britain Cleveland, WateRS and BaSS 603-224-7761

Two Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord Charles F. Cleary Wadleigh, StaRR and PeteRS 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester

“The focus of my practice is consulting with schools on child safeguarding. I advise schools on how to protect children from all types of misconduct by their peers and by educators. At this stage of my career, my focus is shifting to serving as an expert witness in courts around the country. I provide expert opinions on the standard of care for protecting students from all kinds of peer and educator misconduct, including bullying, hazing, discrimination and sexual misconduct. I am so fortunate that my career has enabled me to travel all over the U.S. and around the world helping schools with child safeguarding policies, practices and training. It is immensely satisfying to help schools create a safe learning environment by developing and maintaining a healthy school culture.”

David Wolowitz McLane MiddLeton PortsMouth

“Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.”

—John F. Kennedy

“I love practicing employment law in New Hampshire. I am passionate about working to end discrimination and harassment in employment and enjoy taking on these important issues by representing individuals in court. My clients are terrific people who have the courage to fight back against injustice. I also enjoy helping New Hampshire towns, schools and small businesses when they have questions about the employment laws. These are also great clients who take the time to understand the laws and care about compliance.”

Peter Cline GallaGher, Callahan & Gartrell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord

Camille Holton DiCroce Devine MilliMet & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester Scott W. Ellison Cook little 603-621-7100

1000 Elm St., 20th Floor, Manchester Edmond J. Ford

ForD, MCDonalD, MCPartlin & BorDen 603-373-1600

Ten Pleasant St., Suite 400 Portsmouth

David K. Fries ClevelanD, Waters anD Bass 603-224-7761

Two Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord James D. Kerouac Bernstein, shur, saWyer & nelson 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Caroline K. Leonard GallaGher, Callahan & Gartrell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord

CONSTRUCTION LAW

Kevin Collimore Cullen ColliMore shirley 603-881-5500

37 Technology Way, Suite 3W2 Nashua

Daniel M. Deschenes hinCkley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

Kelly J. Gagliuso GaGliuso leGal solutions 603-345-6619

P.O. Box 353, Amherst

Richard C. Gagliuso Bernstein, shur, saWyer & nelson 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Matthew R. Johnson Devine MilliMet & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Bruce J. Marshall BruCe Marshall laW 603-715-8720

48 Grandview Road, Suite 3, Bow

Thomas J. Pappas

PriMMer PiPer eGGleston & CraMer 603-626-3300

900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester

Kenneth E. Rubinstein

Preti Flaherty Beliveau & PaChios 603-410-1500

57 North Main St., Concord

Frank P. Spinella, Jr. WaDleiGh, starr anD Peters 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester

Jeremy T. Walker MClane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Lauren S. Irwin Upton & Hatfield ConCord

“We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

—Martin Luther King Jr.

CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW

Christine M. Craig Shaheen & Gordon 603-871-4144

353 Central Ave., Suite 200, Dover

COPYRIGHT LAW

Daniel J. Bourque Bourque & aSSociateS 603-623-5111

835 Hanover St., Suite 301, Manchester

Michael J. Bujold daviS & Bujold 603-226-7490

112 Pleasant St., Concord

James G. Cook cook little 603-621-7100

1000 Elm St., 20th Floor, Manchester Mark A. Wright Mclane Middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

CORPORATE COMPLIANCE LAW

Michael A. Delaney Mclane Middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

James D. Kerouac BernStein, Shur, Sawyer & nelSon 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LAW

James D. Kerouac BernStein, Shur, Sawyer & nelSon 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

CORPORATE LAW

Leslie M. Apple leSlie M apple, eSq 518-281-5319

170 Fairway Dr., Bretton Woods

Erik T. Barstow inteGral BuSineSS counSel 603-766-0408

155 Fleet St., Portsmouth

John P. Beals nixon peaBody 603-628-4000

900 Elm St., Manchester

Matthew H. Benson cook little 603-621-7100

1000 Elm St., 20th Floor, Manchester

John Bentas Mclane Middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Peter F. Burger orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Steven M. Burke Mclane Middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Christopher M. Candon Sheehan phinney BaSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Names highlighted in red were selected by Woodward/White as “Lawyers of the Year.”

“Land Use is my primary concentration. I wasn’t particularly passionate about the practice of law until I focused on land use. I have always had an interest in conservation, forestry, architecture, urban and land planning, and all forms of agriculture. I was a trustee of the Monadnock Conservancy for about 15 years, then a trustee of the New Hampshire chapter of The Nature Conservancy for 10 years, and then I was the chair of the board for three years from 2016 to 2018. Land Use law has given me the connection with ‘land,’ which has led to a meaningful and enjoyable career.”

Thomas Hanna

BCM EnvironMEntal land and law KEEnE

“You never know.”

—Tony Lupien

Mary Elizabeth Tenn Tenn And Tenn MAnchesTer

“I represent clients in complex family law matters and catastrophic personal injury cases, which can be an extremely stressful time in their lives. It is a privilege to advise clients who are confronting a fundamental restructuring of their family and finances, or those who are struggling with life-altering injuries. For me, this privilege comes with great responsibility. I see my role as an attorney, as both an advocate and as a strategic adviser whether in negotiation or trial. It is especially powerful to be able to present a client’s cause in court, to a judge or jury, if that is what the case demands to obtain justice. It is professionally rewarding to work closely with clients to manage what often is the most significant legal challenge of their personal or professional life.”

Patrick C. Closson

McLane MiddLeton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Steve Cohen devine MiLLiMet & Branch 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester James G. Cook cook LittLe 603-621-7100

1000 Elm St., 20th Floor, Manchester Anthony Delyani McLane MiddLeton 603-436-2818

100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140 Newington

Joseph A. DiBrigida

Sheehan Phinney BaSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Michael J. Drooff

Sheehan Phinney BaSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Christopher M. Dube McLane MiddLeton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Scott W. Ellison cook LittLe 603-621-7100

1000 Elm St., 20th Floor, Manchester Joseph A. Foster McLane MiddLeton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester David K. Fries cLeveLand, WaterS and BaSS 603-224-7761

Two Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord Benjamin F. Gayman devine MiLLiMet & Branch 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Dodd S. Griffith GaLLaGher, caLLahan & GartreLL 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord Jamie N. Hage haGe hodeS 603-668-2222

1855 Elm St., Manchester

Dennis J. Haley, Jr. McLane MiddLeton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Susan B. Hollinger

GaLLaGher, caLLahan & GartreLL 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord Mary Susan Leahy McLane MiddLeton 603-436-2818

100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140 Newington

Simon C. Leeming

Preti FLaherty BeLiveau & PachioS 603-410-1500

57 North Main St., Concord

Daniel P. Luker

Preti FLaherty BeLiveau & PachioS 603-410-1500

57 North Main St., Concord

“Excellence matters in every situation, all the time, for every client.”

—Jerome P. Facher, Esq.

Devine MilliMet & Branch Manchester

“I enjoy practicing in the areas of creditor’s rights and construction law because it allows me a chance to understand how different businesses operate. It also allows me a chance to help find creative solutions to complicated problems. These practice areas are not all dispute driven. Often I have an opportunity to work collaboratively with clients, adversaries and other professionals to find outcomes that can benefit everybody, not just one party. These practice areas also ensure that I never stop learning no matter how long I practice. I welcome the intellectual challenge each day poses, but that challenge is only worthwhile because of the professionalism and congeniality of the members of the New Hampshire legal community with whom I work.”

Colleen Lyons

Sheehan Phinney BaSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester J. Daniel Marr hamBlett & KerriGan 603-883-5501

20 Trafalgar Square, Suite 505 Nashua Angela B. Martin Devine millimet & Branch 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester Mark S. McCue hincKley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

Kristin A. Mendoza aBriDGe law 603-966-7634

19 Hall Ave., Nashua

John R. Monson

Primmer PiPer eGGleSton & cramer 603-626-3300

900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester Julie R. Morse orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord Daniel J. Norris mclane miDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Lyndsee D. Paskalis

SteBBinS, lazoS & van Der BeKen 603-627-3700

889 Elm St., 6th Floor, Manchester

Robert Previti SteBBinS, lazoS & van Der BeKen 603-627-3700

889 Elm St., 6th Floor, Manchester Scott E. Pueschel Pierce atwooD 603-433-6300

Pease International Tradeport, Suite 350, Portsmouth

Michael D. Ruedig GallaGher, callahan & Gartrell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord Richard A. Samuels mclane miDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Jon B. Sparkman

Devine millimet & Branch 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Henry B. Stebbins

SteBBinS, lazoS & van Der BeKen 603-627-3700

889 Elm St., 6th Floor, Manchester John M. Sullivan

Preti Flaherty Beliveau & PachioS 603-410-1500

57 North Main St., Concord

Kara N. Sweeney Preti Flaherty Beliveau & PachioS 603-410-1500

57 North Main St., Concord

Philip B. Taub nixon PeaBoDy 603-628-4000

900 Elm St., Manchester Michael B. Tule mclane miDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Matthew Johnson

“Ninety percent of success in life is just showing up.”

—Woody Allen

PETER ANDERSON

JOHN BENTAS SABRINA BEAVENS STEVEN BURKE PATRICK CLOSSON GEORGE CUSHING MICHAEL DELANEY

DELYANI DENIS DILLON CHRIS DUBE STEVEN DUTTON BRUCE FELMLY

ADAM HAMEL

JOSEPH FOSTER THOMAS GETZ WILBUR GLAHN

MCCURDY DENNIS HALEY

SCOTT HARRIS

HILDRETH

SUSAN LEAHY

RALPH HOLMES JOHN HUGHES LINDA JOHNSON

MICHAEL TULE JEREMY WALKER ROBERT WELLS DAVID WOLOWITZ MARK WRIGHT WILLIAM ZORN GREGORY SMITH JON STEFFENSEN

SWARTZ

CAMERON SHILLING

JACK MIDDLETON DAVID MOYNIHAN BARRY NEEDLEMAN DANIEL NORRIS

JENNIFER PARENT PEG O’BRIEN CHRIS PAUL MICHAEL QUINN

JOHN RICH MARK ROUVALIS

RICHARD SAMUELS SUSAN SCHORR

JESSE ANGELEY ALEXANDRA COTE AMY DRAKE KOLBIE DEAMON

FISH

JACQUELINE LEARY CHRISTINA KRAKOFF

AMANDA QUINLAN ANDREA SCHWEITZER

RAMEY SYLVESTER

WALKLEY

YAO

STEADMAN

David P. Van Der Beken StebbinS, LazoS & Van Der beken 603-627-3700

889 Elm St., 6th Floor, Manchester

Kenneth A. Viscarello Sheehan Phinney baSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE

Donna J. Brown WaDLeiGh, Starr anD PeterS 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester

Robert S. Carey orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Alan J. Cronheim SiSti LaW officeS 603-433-7117

78 Fleet St., Portsmouth

Cathy J. Green Shaheen & GorDon 603-819-4231

107 Storrs St., Concord

Timothy M. Harrington Shaheen & GorDon 603-871-4144

353 Central Ave., Suite 200, Dover Michael J. Iacopino brennan Lenehan iacoPino & hickey 603-734-5461

85 Brook St., Manchester Jaye L. Rancourt brennan Lenehan iacoPino & hickey 603-734-5461

85 Brook St., Manchester

James D. Rosenberg Shaheen & GorDon 603-819-4231

107 StorrS St., concorD Anthony Sculimbrene GiLL anD ScuLimbrene 855-645-2971

142 Main St., Suite 16, Nashua Mark L. Sisti SiSti LaW officeS 603-224-4220

387 Dover Road, Chichester

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR

Peter D. Anderson mcLane miDDLeton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Donna J. Brown WaDLeiGh, Starr anD PeterS 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester Robert S. Carey orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Alan J. Cronheim SiSti LaW officeS 603-433-7117

78 Fleet St., Portsmouth Steven M. Gordon Shaheen & GorDon 603-819-4231

107 Storrs St., Concord

Cathy J. Green Shaheen & GorDon 603-819-4231

107 Storrs St., Concord

Kimberly Weibrecht Weibrecht & ecker Dover

“Conflict

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

—Winston Churchill

William L. Chapman Jonathan M. Eck

Margaret R. Kerouac James F. Laboe Marcia Hennelly Moran

Robert S. CareyPeter F. Burger

Judith A. Fairclough Ann Meissner Flood

Julie R. Morse Douglas L. Patch

James E. Morris

Virginia Symmes Sheehan Laura E. Tobin Lisa Snow Wade

Nicole

George W. Roussos

Susan S. Geiger

Brian M. Quirk Shaheen & Gordon 603-819-4231

107 Storrs St., Concord

James D. Rosenberg Shaheen & Gordon 603-819-4231

107 Storrs St., Concord

Anthony Sculimbrene Gill and Sculimbrene 855-645-2971

142 Main St., Suite 16, Nashua Mark L. Sisti SiSti law officeS 603-224-4220

387 Dover Road, Chichester

Phil Waystack wayStack frizzell 603-237-8322

251 Main St., Colebrook

DUI / DWI DEFENSE

George T. Campbell III GeorGe campbell, attorney at law 603-787-5364

20 Market St., Suite 216, Manchester

Theodore Lothstein lothStein Guerriero 603-513-1919

Five Green St., Concord

James D. Rosenberg Shaheen & Gordon 603-819-4231

107 Storrs St., Concord

EDUCATION LAW

Michael A. Delaney mclane middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Dean B. Eggert wadleiGh, Starr and peterS 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester Linda S. Johnson mclane middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Kathleen C. Peahl wadleiGh, Starr and peterS 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester

David Wolowitz mclane middleton 603-436-2818

100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140 Newington Gerald M. Zelin drummond woodSum 603-433-3317

501 Islington St., Suite 2C, Portsmouth

ELDER LAW

Christine S. Anderson anSell & anderSon 603-644-8211

Bedford Place, Suite 32, Bedford

Tina L. Annis anniS & zellerS 603-224-5800

Two South State St., Concord Judith L. Bomster butenhof & bomSter 603-296-0428

149 Hanover St., Suite 300, Manchester

Names highlighted in red were selected by Woodward/White as “Lawyers of the Year.”

Ann N. Butenhof butenhof & bomSter 603-296-0428

149 Hanover St., Suite 300, Manchester David R. Craig david r craiG & aSSociateS 603-487-3915

Five River Road, New Boston

Ann Meissner Flood flood, Sheehan & tobin 603-415-4200

Two Delta Dr., Suite 303, Concord Elizabeth M. Lorsbach morneau law 603-943-5647

30 Temple St., Suite 503, Nashua

Jan P. Myskowski mySkowSki & matthewS 603-227-6342

15 North Main St., Suite 204, Concord

Kathleen M. Robinson robinSon, boeSch, Sennott & daly 603-427-5380

195 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 255 Portsmouth

Andrea L. Sennott robinSon, boeSch, Sennott & daly 603-427-5380

195 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 255, Portsmouth Virginia Symmes Sheehan flood, Sheehan & tobin 603-415-4200

Two Delta Dr., Suite 303, Concord

Laura Tetrault Shaheen & Gordon 603-635-4099

180 Bridge St., Manchester

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (ERISA) LAW

John E. Rich, Jr. mclane middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

EMPLOYMENT LAWINDIVIDUALS

Heather M. Burns upton & hatfield 603-716-9777

10 Centre St., Concord

Christopher Cole Sheehan phinney baSS & Green 603-431-1222

75 Portsmouth Boulevard, Suite 110 Portsmouth Kathleen A Davidson paStori kranS 603-369-4769

82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord

Lauren S. Irwin upton & hatfield 603-716-9777

10 Centre St., Concord

C. Kevin Leonard douGlaS, leonard & Garvey 603-224-1988

14 South St., Concord

David W. McGrath

Sheehan phinney baSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Jon Meyer backuS, meyer & branch 603-244-3282

116 Lowell St., Manchester

Richard E. Molan molan law office 603-206-5470

85 Sheffield Road, Manchester Francis G. Murphy Shaheen & Gordon 603-635-4099

180 Bridge St., Manchester Terri Pastori paStori kranS 603-369-4769

82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord Christopher J. Pyles Sulloway & holliS 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

EMPLOYMENT LAWMANAGEMENT

Elizabeth A. Bailey Sheehan phinney baSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Mark T. Broth drummond woodSum 603-716-2895

670 North Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester

Andrea G. Chatfield cook little 603-621-7100

1000 Elm St., 20th Floor, Manchester Thomas M. Closson JackSon lewiS 603-559-2700

100 International Dr., Suite 363 Portsmouth Anna B. Cole drummond woodSum 603-716-2895

670 North Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester Christopher Cole Sheehan phinney baSS & Green 603-431-1222

75 Portsmouth Boulevard, Suite 110 Portsmouth

Beth A. Deragon paStori kranS 603-369-4769

82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord Debra Weiss Ford JackSon lewiS 603-559-2700

100 International Dr., Suite 363 Portsmouth Lauren S. Irwin upton & hatfield 603-716-9777

10 Centre St., Concord Linda S. Johnson mclane middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

David W. McGrath Sheehan phinney baSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Jennifer Shea Moeckel cook little 603-621-7100

1000 Elm St., 20th Floor, Manchester Margaret A. O’Brien mclane middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

James A. O’Shaughnessy drummond woodSum 603-716-2895

670 North Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester

Jennifer L. Parent mclane middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Terri Pastori paStori kranS 603-369-4769

82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord

Kathleen C. Peahl wadleiGh, Starr and peterS 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester

Christopher J. Pyles Sulloway & holliS 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

Elizabeth K. Rattigan downS rachlin martin 603-448-2211

67 Etna Road, Suite 300, Lebanon

James P. Reidy Sheehan phinney baSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester K. Joshua Scott JackSon lewiS 603-559-2700

100 International Dr., Suite 363 Portsmouth

Donald Lee Smith devine millimet & branch 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Lisa N. Thompson haGe hodeS 603-668-2222

1855 Elm St., Manchester

David Wolowitz mclane middleton 603-436-2818

100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140 Newington

ENERGY LAW

Robert P. Cheney Sheehan phinney baSS & Green 603-223-2020

Two Eagle Square, Third Floor Concord

Mark W. Dean mark dean 603-230-9955

49 Franklin St., Concord

Susan S. Geiger orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Thomas B. Getz mclane middleton 603-226-0400

11 South Main St., Suite 500, Concord

Barry Needleman mclane middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Margaret H. Nelson Sulloway & holliS 603-223-2800

9 Capitol St. & 29 School St. Concord

Douglas L. Patch orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Donald J. Pfundstein GallaGher, callahan & Gartrell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord

Richard A. Samuels mclane middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester M. Curtis Whittaker rath younG piGnatelli 603-226-2600

One Capital Plaza, Concord

ENERGY REGULATORY LAW

Mark W. Dean mark dean 603-230-9955

49 Franklin St., Concord

Thomas B. Getz mclane middleton 603-226-0400

11 South Main St., Suite 500, Concord M. Curtis Whittaker rath younG piGnatelli 603-226-2600

One Capital Plaza, Concord

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Thomas S. Burack Sheehan phinney baSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Robert P. Cheney Sheehan phinney baSS & Green 603-223-2020

Two Eagle Square, Third Floor Concord

Barry Needleman mclane middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Michael J. Quinn mclane middleton 603-436-2818

100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140

Newington

Stephen H. Roberts hoefle, phoenix, Gormley & robertS 603-436-0666

127 Parrott Ave., Portsmouth Gregory H. Smith mclane middleton 603-226-0400

11 South Main St., Suite 500, Concord

Roy W. Tilsley bernStein, Shur, Sawyer & nelSon 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Sherilyn Burnett Young rath younG piGnatelli 603-226-2600

One Capital Plaza, Concord

ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW

Mitchell M. Simon devine millimet & branch 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

FAMILY LAW

Ronald J. Caron devine millimet & branch 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Tracey Goyette Cote Shaheen & Gordon 603-819-4231

107 Storrs St., Concord

Sara B. Crisp

The CriSp Law Firm 603-225-5252

15 North Main St., Suite 208, Concord

Judith A. Fairclough orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

James V. Ferro, Jr. Ferro Law & mediaTion Group 603-836-5400

99 Middle St., Manchester

Carolyn S. Garvey douGLaS, Leonard & Garvey 603-224-1988

14 South St., Concord

Jaime I. Gillis inTeGraL BuSineSS CounSeL 603-766-0408

155 Fleet St., Portsmouth

William F. Gramer devine miLLimeT & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester Kathleen A. Hickey

Brennan Lenehan iaCopino & hiCkey 603-734-5461

85 Brook St., Manchester

Margaret R. Kerouac orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Heather E. Krans paSTori kranS 603-369-4769

82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord

Crystal M. Maldonado devine miLLimeT & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Debbie Martin-Demers rouSSeau Law and mediaTion 603-715-2824

559 Pembroke St., Pembroke

Katherine Morneau morneau Law 603-943-5647

30 Temple St., Suite 503, Nashua

Pamela A. Peterson devine miLLimeT & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

William J. Quinn

Brennan Lenehan iaCopino & hiCkey 603-734-5461

85 Brook St., Manchester

L. Jonathan Ross primmer piper eGGLeSTon & Cramer 603-626-3300

900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester

Catherine E. Shanelaris ShaneLariS & SChirCh 603-594-8300

35 East Pearl St., Nashua Patrick J. Sheehan Sheehan Law oFFiCe 603-715-2560

35A Pleasant St., Concord

Robert A. Stein

The STein Law Firm 603-228-1109

One Barberry Lane, Concord James J. Tenn, Jr. Tenn and Tenn 603-624-3700

16 High St., Suite 3, Manchester

Mary Elizabeth Tenn Tenn and Tenn 603-624-3700

16 High St., Suite 3, Manchester Kimberly Weibrecht weiBreChT Law 603-842-5525

65 Main St., Suite 2, Dover

Anna Goulet Zimmerman Law oFFiCe oF manninG & Zimmerman 603-624-7200

87 Middle St., Manchester

FAMILY LAW ARBITRATION

James V. Ferro, Jr. Ferro Law & mediaTion Group 603-836-5400

99 Middle St., Manchester

FAMILY LAW MEDIATION James V. Ferro, Jr. Ferro Law & mediaTion Group 603-836-5400

99 Middle St., Manchester Margaret R. Kerouac orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord James J. Tenn, Jr. Tenn and Tenn 603-624-3700

16 High St., Suite 3, Manchester

FINANCIAL SERVICES

REGULATION LAW

Denise J. Deschenes primmer piper eGGLeSTon & Cramer 603-444-4008

106 Main St., Littleton

Donald J. Pfundstein GaLLaGher, CaLLahan & GarTreLL 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord Richard A. Samuels mCLane middLeTon 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Henry B. Stebbins

STeBBinS, LaZoS & van der Beken 603-627-3700

889 Elm St., 6th Floor, Manchester

David P. Van Der Beken STeBBinS, LaZoS & van der Beken 603-627-3700

889 Elm St., 6th Floor, Manchester

FIRST AMENDMENT LAW

William L. Chapman orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Richard C. Gagliuso BernSTein, Shur, Sawyer & neLSon 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Jon Meyer BaCkuS, meyer & BranCh 603-244-3282

David Wolowitz mCLane middLeTon 603-436-2818

100 arBoreTum dr., SuiTe 140 newinGTon

FRANCHISE LAW

Daniel Deane nixon peaBody 603-628-4000

900 Elm St., Manchester

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE

James V. Hatem nixon peaBody 603-628-4000

900 Elm St., Manchester

Jim Merrill

BernSTein, Shur, Sawyer & neLSon 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Donald J. Pfundstein GaLLaGher, CaLLahan & GarTreLL 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord Thomas D. Rath raTh younG piGnaTeLLi 603-226-2600

One Capital Plaza, Concord George W. Roussos orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord Mark C. Rouvalis mCLane middLeTon 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Gregory H. Smith mCLane middLeTon 603-226-0400

11 South Main St., Suite 500, Concord HEALTH CARE LAW

Beth G. Catenza SuLLoway & hoLLiS 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord Patrick C. Closson mCLane middLeTon 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Andrew B. Eills Sheehan phinney BaSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Jason D. Gregoire Sheehan phinney BaSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Melissa M. Hanlon SuLLoway & hoLLiS 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord Katherine M. Hanna Sheehan phinney BaSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Bradley Holt SuLLoway & hoLLiS 603-223-2800

9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord

Lucy J. Karl Shaheen & Gordon 603-819-4231

Jonathan A. Lax devine miLLimeT & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Mark S. McCue hinCkLey aLLen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

Peter A. Meyer SuLLoway & hoLLiS 603-223-2800

9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord

Lisa Snow Wade orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

IMMIGRATION LAW

Ronald L. Abramson Shaheen & Gordon 603-635-4099

180 Bridge St., Manchester

Susan T. Goff GoFFwiLSon 603-228-1277

1000 Elm St., 20th Floor, Manchester

Thomas W. Hildreth mCLane middLeTon 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Mona T. Movafaghi drummond woodSum 603-716-2895

670 North Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester John R. Wilson GoFFwiLSon 603-228-1277

1000 Elm St., 20th Floor, Manchester

INSURANCE LAW

Mark T. Broth drummond woodSum 603-716-2895

670 North Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester

Gary M. Burt

primmer piper eGGLeSTon & Cramer 603-626-3300

900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester

Kevin Collimore CuLLen CoLLimore ShirLey 603-881-5500

37 Technology Way, Suite 3W2

Nashua

Doreen F. Connor

primmer piper eGGLeSTon & Cramer 603-626-3300

900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester

Brian Cullen

CuLLen CoLLimore ShirLey 603-881-5500

37 Technology Way, Suite 3W2 Nashua

Robert C. Dewhirst

devine miLLimeT & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Gregory Eaton

heSS GehriS SoLuTionS 603-225-0477

95 North State St., Concord

James V. Hatem nixon peaBody 603-628-4000

Russell F. Hilliard upTon & haTFieLd 603-436-7046

159 Middle St. 1st Floor, Portsmouth Steven J. Lauwers raTh younG piGnaTeLLi 603-226-2600

One Capital Plaza, Concord Adam R. Mordecai morriSon mahoney 603-622-3400

1001 Elm St., Suite 304, Manchester Sarah S. Murdough SuLLoway & hoLLiS 603-223-2800

9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord Margaret H. Nelson SuLLoway & hoLLiS 603-223-2800

9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord

Donald J. Pfundstein GaLLaGher, CaLLahan & GarTreLL 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord

Stephen H. Roberts hoeFLe, phoenix, GormLey & roBerTS 603-436-0666

127 Parrott Ave., Portsmouth George W. Roussos orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

LABOR LAW - MANAGEMENT Mark T. Broth drummond woodSum 603-716-2895

670 North Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester

Christopher Cole Sheehan phinney BaSS & Green 603-431-1222

75 Portsmouth Boulevard, Suite 110 Portsmouth

Debra Weiss Ford JaCkSon LewiS 603-559-2700

100 International Dr., Suite 363 Portsmouth

David W. McGrath Sheehan phinney BaSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester James A. O’Shaughnessy drummond woodSum 603-716-2895

670 North Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester

Jennifer L. Parent mCLane middLeTon 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Kathleen C. Peahl wadLeiGh, STarr and peTerS 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester

James P. Reidy Sheehan phinney BaSS & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Cameron G. Shilling mCLane middLeTon 603-625-6464

116 Lowell St., Manchester

107 Storrs St., Concord

900 Elm St., Manchester

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Names highlighted in red were selected by Woodward/White as “Lawyers of the Year.”

LABOR LAW - UNION

Richard E. Molan Molan law office 603-206-5470

85 Sheffield Road, Manchester

LAND USE & ZONING LAW

Andrew Bauer GottesMan & Hollis 603-889-5959

39 East Pearl St., Nashua

Timothy E. Britain cleveland, waters and Bass 603-224-7761

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

Suzanne Brunelle devine MilliMet & BrancH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Raymond P. D’Amante d’aMante couser Pellerin & associates 603-224-6777

9 Triangle Park Dr., Concord

Thomas Hanna BcM environMental and land law 603-225-2585

41 School St., Keene

Philip M. Hastings cleveland, waters and Bass 603-224-7761

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord Thomas W. Hildreth Mclane Middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Morgan Hollis GottesMan & Hollis 603-889-5959

39 East Pearl St., Nashua

Peter J. Loughlin law office of Peter J. louGHlin 603-431-6466

Leonard Cotton House, Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth

Gregory Michael Bernstein, sHur, sawyer & nelson 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Ari B. Pollack GallaGHer, callaHan & Gartrell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord

Robert Previti steBBins, lazos & van der Beken 603-627-3700

889 Elm St., 6th Floor, Manchester John H. Sokul, Jr. Hinckley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

Henry B. Stebbins steBBins, lazos & van der Beken 603-627-3700

889 Elm St., 6th Floor, Manchester Roy W. Tilsley Bernstein, sHur, sawyer & nelson 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

William C. Tucker wadleiGH, starr and Peters 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester

LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAWDEFENDANTS

William C. Saturley Preti flaHerty Beliveau & PacHios 603-410-1500

57 North Main St., Concord

LITIGATIONBANKING & FINANCE

Arnold Rosenblatt Hinckley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

Jeremy T. Walker Mclane Middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

LITIGATION - BANKRUPTCY

Sabrina Beavens Mclane Middleton 603-226-0400

11 South Main St., Suite 500, Concord

William S. Gannon williaM s. Gannon 603-621-0833

740 Chestnut St., Manchester

Marc W. McDonald ford, Mcdonald, McPartlin & Borden 603-373-1600

Ten Pleasant St., Suite 400 Portsmouth

Thomas J. Pappas

PriMMer PiPer eGGleston & craMer 603-626-3300

900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester

LITIGATION - CONSTRUCTION

Ronald D. Ciotti Hinckley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

Daniel M. Deschenes Hinckley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

Kelly J. Gagliuso GaGliuso leGal solutions 603-345-6619

P.O. Box 353, Amherst

Richard C. Gagliuso Bernstein, sHur, sawyer & nelson 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Christopher D. Hawkins donaHue, tucker & ciandella 603-766-1686

111 Maplewood Ave., Suite D Portsmouth Matthew R. Johnson devine MilliMet & BrancH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Ovide M. Lamontagne Bernstein, sHur, sawyer & nelson 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Bruce J. Marshall Bruce MarsHall law 603-715-8720

48 Grandview Road, Suite 3, Bow Frank P. Spinella, Jr. wadleiGH, starr and Peters 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester

Jeremy T. Walker Mclane Middleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

LITIGATION - ENVIRONMENTAL Michael J. Quinn Mclane Middleton 603-436-2818

100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140

Newington

Sherilyn Burnett Young ratH younG PiGnatelli 603-226-2600

One Capital Plaza, Concord

LITIGATION - FIRST AMENDMENT William L. Chapman orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Richard C. Gagliuso Bernstein, sHur, sawyer & nelson 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Steven M. Gordon sHaHeen & Gordon 603-819-4231

107 Storrs St., Concord

Unique Perspectives. 18 Super Lawyers.

Year after year, we’re proud of our attorneys named New England Super Lawyers®. Here’s to our 2022 Super Lawyers!

It’s different here

D. Michael Noonan William Christie James Rosenberg

Lucy Karl Francis MurphySteven Gordon

Timothy Harrington

Cathy Green

Brian Quirk

Nicholas Kline Rising Star

James Armillay Rising Star

Lyndsay Robinson Rising Star

Jared O’Connor

Tracey Goyette Cote

Benjamin

Siracusa Hillman

Lawrence Vogelman

Stephanie Annunziata Rising Star

Alexander Spadinger Rising Star

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LITIGATION - HEALTH CARE

Melissa M. Hanlon

Sulloway & HolliS 603-223-2800

9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord

Jonathan A. Lax

Devine MilliMet & BrancH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Adam B. Pignatelli

ratH young Pignatelli 603-226-2600

One Capital Plaza, Concord Lisa Snow Wade orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

LITIGATION - INSURANCE

Mark T. Broth DruMMonD wooDSuM 603-716-2895

670 North Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester

Gary M. Burt

PriMMer PiPer eggleSton & craMer 603-626-3300

900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester

Megan C. Carrier

SHeeHan PHinney BaSS & green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Doreen F. Connor

PriMMer PiPer eggleSton & craMer 603-626-3300

900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester

Robert C. Dewhirst

Devine MilliMet & BrancH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester Gregory Eaton

HeSS geHriS SolutionS 603-225-0477

95 North State St., Concord

Jonathan M. Eck orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Erin R. Feltes

DruMMonD wooDSuM 603-716-2895

670 North Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester

Melissa M. Hanlon

Sulloway & HolliS 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

Russell F. Hilliard uPton & HatfielD 603-436-7046

159 Middle St. 1st Floor, Portsmouth

Derek D. Lick Sulloway & HolliS 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

Adam R. Mordecai MorriSon MaHoney 603-622-3400

1001 Elm St., Suite 304, Manchester

Adam B. Pignatelli

ratH young Pignatelli 603-226-2600

One Capital Plaza, Concord

Donald Lee Smith

Devine MilliMet & BrancH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

LITIGATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Daniel J. Bourque Bourque & aSSociateS 603-623-5111

835 Hanover St., Suite 301 Manchester

Michael J. Bujold DaviS & BujolD 603-226-7490

112 Pleasant St., Concord

Christopher Cole SHeeHan PHinney BaSS & green 603-431-1222

75 Portsmouth Boulevard, Suite 110 Portsmouth

Jamie N. Hage Hage HoDeS 603-668-2222

1855 Elm St., Manchester

Kathleen M. Mahan Hinckley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester Arnold Rosenblatt Hinckley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

Edward Sackman BernStein, SHur, Sawyer & nelSon 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Jonathan M. Shirley cullen colliMore SHirley 603-881-5500

37 Technology Way, Suite 3W2 Nashua

Douglas Verge

SHeeHan PHinney BaSS & green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Jeremy T. Walker

Mclane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Mark A. Wright

Mclane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

LITIGATIONLABOR & EMPLOYMENT

Elizabeth A. Bailey

SHeeHan PHinney BaSS & green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Heather M. Burns uPton & HatfielD 603-716-9777

10 Centre St., Concord

Megan C. Carrier

SHeeHan PHinney BaSS & green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Thomas M. Closson jackSon lewiS 603-559-2700

100 International Dr., Suite 363 Portsmouth

Christopher Cole

SHeeHan PHinney BaSS & green 603-431-1222

75 Portsmouth Boulevard, Suite 110 Portsmouth

Debra Weiss Ford

jackSon lewiS 603-559-2700

100 International Dr., Suite 363 Portsmouth

Lauren S. Irwin

uPton & HatfielD 603-716-9777

10 Centre St., Concord

James F. Laboe orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Jack B. Middleton

Mclane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Adam R. Mordecai MorriSon MaHoney 603-622-3400

1001 Elm St., Suite 304, Manchester

Thomas J. Pappas

PriMMer PiPer eggleSton & craMer 603-626-3300

900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester

Jennifer L. Parent

Mclane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Jackson Lewis is dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law. The firm’s range of specialized areas of practice provides the resources to address every aspect of the employer/employee relationship.

D Debra Weiss Ford, K Joshua Scott, and Nancy Oliver were recognized in the 2022 Edition of Chambers USA.

Jackson Lewis P.C. ● 100 International Drive ● Portsmouth, NH ● 603-559-2700 ● www.jacksonlewis.com

Deb Ford

John Prendergast

Kim Sullivan

Kevin Sibbernsen

Nancy Oliver

Josh Scott

Sam Martin

Ashley Theodore

Terri Pastori Pastori Krans 603-369-4769

82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord

Christopher J. Pyles sulloway & Hollis 603-223-2800

9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord

Elizabeth K. Rattigan Downs racHlin Martin 603-448-2211

67 Etna Road, Suite 300, Lebanon

Arnold Rosenblatt HincKley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

Cameron G. Shilling Mclane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

David Wolowitz Mclane MiDDleton 603-436-2818

100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140

Newington

LITIGATIONLAND USE & ZONING

Robert S. Carey orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Christopher Cole sHeeHan PHinney Bass & Green 603-431-1222

75 Portsmouth Boulevard, Suite 110 Portsmouth

Morgan Hollis GottesMan & Hollis 603-889-5959

39 East Pearl St., Nashua

Gregory Michael Bernstein, sHur, sawyer & nelson 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

Jack B. Middleton Mclane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Robert H. Miller

sHeeHan PHinney Bass & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Jennifer L. Parent Mclane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Ari B. Pollack GallaGHer, callaHan & Gartrell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord

Thomas Quarles, Jr.

Devine MilliMet & BrancH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester John H. Sokul, Jr. HincKley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester Henry B. Stebbins steBBins, lazos & van Der BeKen 603-627-3700

889 Elm St., 6th Floor, Manchester

LITIGATION - MUNICIPAL

Barton L. Mayer uPton & HatfielD 603-716-9777

10 Centre St., Concord

Matthew R. Serge DruMMonD wooDsuM 603-716-2895

670 North Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester

LITIGATION - PATENT

Daniel J. Bourque Bourque & associates 603-623-5111

835 Hanover St., Suite 301, Manchester

Jamie N. Hage HaGe HoDes 603-668-2222

1855 Elm St., Manchester

Arnold Rosenblatt HincKley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

LITIGATION - REAL ESTATE

Timothy E. Britain clevelanD, waters anD Bass 603-224-7761

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

Gregory Michael Bernstein, sHur, sawyer & nelson 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester James E. Morris orr & reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

Thomas Quarles, Jr. Devine MilliMet & BrancH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Roy W. Tilsley Bernstein, sHur, sawyer & nelson 603-623-8700

Jefferson Mill Building, Suite 108 Manchester

LITIGATION - SECURITIES

Arnold Rosenblatt HincKley allen 603-225-4334

650 Elm St., Manchester

LITIGATION - TRUSTS & ESTATES

Thomas C. Csatari Downs racHlin Martin 603-448-2211

67 Etna Road, Suite 300, Lebanon

Andrea L. Daly roBinson, BoescH, sennott & Daly 603-427-5380

195 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 255 Portsmouth

David P. Eby

Devine MilliMet & BrancH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Ralph F. Holmes Mclane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Pamela J. Newkirk BarraDale, o’connell, newKirK & Dwyer 603-644-0275

3 Executive Park Dr., Suite 265 Bedford

Elise H. Salek sulloway & Hollis 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord Benjamin Siracusa Hillman sHaHeen & GorDon 603-819-4231

107 Storrs St., Concord

Robert A. Stein

tHe stein law firM 603-228-1109

One Barberry Lane, Concord R. James Steiner steiner law 603-345-6440

30 Oakmont Dr., Concord

David Wolowitz

Mclane MiDDleton 603-436-2818

100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140 Newington

LITIGATION & CONTROVERSY - TAX

William F. J. Ardinger

ratH younG PiGnatelli 603-226-2600

One Capital Plaza, Concord

Peter T. Beach

sHeeHan PHinney Bass & Green 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Names highlighted in red were selected by Woodward/White as “Lawyers of the Year.”

We are excited to announce that nine of our attorneys have been named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America® List

Thomas D. Rath

William F. J. Ardinger

Steven J. Lauwers

Sherilyn Burnett Young

M. Curtis Whittaker

Adam B. Pignatelli

Michael Pignatelli

Jamie N. Hage

Kathryn H. Michaelis

David F. Conley DaviD F. Conley 603-224-4324

20 Westbourne Road, Concord Derek D. Lick Sulloway & HolliS 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

Kathryn H. Michaelis RatH young Pignatelli 603-226-2600

One Capital Plaza, Concord Jack B. Middleton MClane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS - DEFENDANTS

Pete W. Mosseau Devine MilliMet & BRanCH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

MASS TORT LITIGATION /

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Christine M. Craig SHaHeen & goRDon 603-871-4144

353 Central Ave., Suite 200, Dover D. Michael Noonan SHaHeen & goRDon 603-871-4144

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Charles P. Bauer gallagHeR, CallaHan & gaRtRell 603-228-1181

214 North Main St., Concord

Kevin Collimore Cullen ColliMoRe SHiRley 603-881-5500

37 Technology Way, Suite 3W2 Nashua

Dennis T. Ducharme DuCHaRMe ReSolutionS 603-935-7292

20 Market St., Suite 206, Manchester

James V. Ferro, Jr. FeRRo law & MeDiation gRouP 603-836-5400

99 Middle St., Manchester

John Burwell Garvey

JoHn BuRwell gaRvey, MeDiation & aRBitRation SeRviCeS 603-496-5571

P.O. Box 935, New London

Melinda Gehris HeSS geHRiS SolutionS 603-225-0477

95 North State St., Concord Russell F. Hilliard uPton & HatFielD 603-436-7046

159 Middle St. 1st Floor, Portsmouth

David W. McGrath SHeeHan PHinney BaSS & gReen 603-668-0300

1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester William A. Mulvey, Jr. Mulvey, CoRnell & Mulvey 603-431-1333

378 Islington St., Portsmouth

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWDEFENDANTS

Beth G. Catenza Sulloway & HolliS 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

Melissa M. Hanlon Sulloway & HolliS 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

Todd J. Hathaway waDleigH, StaRR anD PeteRS 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester

Bradley Holt Sulloway & HolliS 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

Rose Marie Joly Sulloway & HolliS 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

Peter A. Meyer

Sulloway & HolliS 603-223-2800

2 Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord

Pete W. Mosseau

Devine MilliMet & BRanCH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Gregory G. Peters waDleigH, StaRR anD PeteRS 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester Michael A. Pignatelli

RatH young Pignatelli 603-889-9952

The Glass Tower, Suite 307, Nashua

William N. Smart MoRRiSon MaHoney 603-622-3400

1001 Elm St., Suite 304, Manchester

Lisa Snow Wade oRR & Reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

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Mark A. Abramson

aBRaMSon, BRown & Dugan 603-627-1819

1819 Elm St., Manchester

Nick Abramson aBRaMSon, BRown & Dugan 603-627-1819

1819 Elm St., Manchester

Eva H. Bleich

aBRaMSon, BRown & Dugan 603-627-1819

1819 Elm St., Manchester

Thomas W. Braun Moquin & Daley 603-669-9400

220 Coolidge Ave., Manchester

Heather M. Burns uPton & HatFielD 603-716-9777

10 Centre St., Concord

Kevin F. Dugan

aBRaMSon, BRown & Dugan 603-627-1819

1819 Elm St., Manchester

Richard E. Fradette FRaDette law oFFiCe 603-493-3827

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Holly B. Haines

aBRaMSon, BRown & Dugan 603-627-1819

1819 Elm St., Manchester

Ralph F. Holmes MClane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Maureen Raiche Manning law oFFiCe oF Manning & ZiMMeRMan 603-624-7200

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439 Middle St., Portsmouth

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900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Steve Cohen Devine MilliMet & BRanCH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

James G. Cook Cook little 603-621-7100

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Rebecca S. Kane

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1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Angela B. Martin Devine MilliMet & BRanCH 603-669-1000

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Pease International Tradeport, Suite 350, Portsmouth Richard A. Samuels MClane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Kara N. Sweeney

PReti FlaHeRty Beliveau & PaCHioS 603-410-1500

57 North Main St., Concord

Philip B. Taub nixon PeaBoDy 603-628-4000

900 Elm St., Manchester

Michael B. Tule MClane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

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1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester

Benjamin F. Gayman

Devine MilliMet & BRanCH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Jon B. Sparkman

Devine MilliMet & BRanCH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Robert A. Wells

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John Burwell Garvey

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P.O. Box 935, New London

Todd J. Hathaway waDleigH, StaRR anD PeteRS 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester

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Adam R. Mordecai MoRRiSon MaHoney 603-622-3400

1001 Elm St., Suite 304, Manchester Pete W. Mosseau

Devine MilliMet & BRanCH 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

Michael A. Pignatelli RatH young Pignatelli 603-889-9952

The Glass Tower, Suite 307, Nashua

Marc R. Scheer waDleigH, StaRR anD PeteRS 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester Lisa Snow Wade oRR & Reno 603-224-2381

45 South Main St., Concord

PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATIONPLAINTIFFS

Mark A. Abramson aBRaMSon, BRown & Dugan 603-627-1819

1819 Elm St., Manchester

Nick Abramson aBRaMSon, BRown & Dugan 603-627-1819

1819 Elm St., Manchester

Attorney Ryan L. Russman

Driven in Defense of Those Who Drive

As Senior Counsel at Russman Law Offices, Ryan Russman has been fighting for his clients’ rights and winning cases in New Hampshire since his practice opened in 1999.

A specialist in DWI law, Attorney Russman is board certified by the National College of DUI Defense (NCDD), the only ABA-accredited organization to boardcertify DUI attorneys. Attorney Russman is also an NCDD Sustaining Member as well as a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers Association.

Russman is one of the best-trained DWI Attorneys in

the state. For example, he is certified in practical gas chromatography, and is a field sobriety test instructor and practitioner, as well as an evidentiary breath alcohol technician, to name a few training highlights.

A specialist in the field of NH DWI defense, he has authored two books on the topic, published informational videos and been featured in many news media programs.

His training and experience explain why he was once again listed in “The Best Lawyers in America”© as well as SuperLawyers, and has earned the highest (Preeminent) rating level from LexisNexis and the highest (“Superb” 10.0) rating from AVVO.

Russman Law

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Thomas W. Braun Moquin & Daley 603-669-9400

220 Coolidge Ave., Manchester

Matthew B. Cox Burns, Bryant, Cox, roCkefeller & Durkin 603-742-2332

Burns Building, Dover

Christine M. Craig shaheen & GorDon 603-871-4144

353 Central Ave., Suite 200, Dover

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1819 Elm St., Manchester

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Jared R. Green

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1819 Elm St., Manchester

Holly B. Haines

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1819 Elm St., Manchester

Scott H. Harris

MClane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Benjamin R. Hiller Moquin & Daley 603-669-9400

220 Coolidge Ave., Manchester

Ralph F. Holmes MClane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Michael J. Iacopino

Brennan lenehan iaCopino & hiCkey 603-734-5461

85 Brook St., Manchester

Maureen Raiche Manning law offiCe of ManninG & ZiMMerMan 603-624-7200

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Joseph F. McDowell III MCDowell & Morrissette 603-623-9300

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180 Bridge St., Manchester

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Mark D. Morrissette MCDowell & Morrissette 603-623-9300

282 River Road, Manchester

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Jennifer L. Parent MClane MiDDleton 603-625-6464

900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

Michael P. Rainboth CouGhlin, rainBoth, Murphy & lown 603-212-1747

439 Middle St., Portsmouth

Christine M. Rockefeller Burns, Bryant, Cox, roCkefeller & Durkin 603-742-2332

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Donald Lee Smith Devine MilliMet & BranCh 603-669-1000

111 Amherst St., Manchester

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16 High St., Suite 3, Manchester

Mary Elizabeth Tenn tenn anD tenn 603-624-3700

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251 Main St., Colebrook

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900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester

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900 Elm St., Manchester

is pleased to congratulate William C. Tucker, Marc R. Scheer, Gregory G. Peters, Frank P. Spinella, Jr., Dean B. Eggert, Kathleen C. Peahl, Charles F. Cleary, Todd J. Hathaway, and Donna J. Brown for their continued recognized excellence and inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023*

We also congratulate those who were named “Lawyer of the Year” Dean B. Eggert – Education Law

Donna J. Brown – Criminal Defense – White Collar Todd J. Hathaway – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

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95 North State St., Concord

Christina Ferrari Bernstein, sHur, sawyer & nelson 603-623-8700

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353 Central Ave., Suite 200, Dover

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111 Maplewood Ave., Suite D Portsmouth

Gregory A. Moffett

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111 Amherst St., Manchester

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45 South Main St., Concord Charles F. Cleary wadleiGH, starr and Peters 603-669-4140

95 Market St., Manchester

Timothy D. Condon cook little 603-621-7100

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Nine Triangle Park Dr. Concord

Beth H. Davis

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111 Amherst St., Manchester

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Matthew H. Benson cook little 603-621-7100

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Lyndsee D. Paskalis

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“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” — Groucho Marx

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Give the Gift of Reading

The works of New Hampshire authors are the perfect present

BY CRYSTAL WARD KENT

The holidays bring a sleighful of diverse books that are perfect for gift giving. Explore the art of language; discover a forgotten Civil War heroine; embark on an emotional father/son trip; and as the snow falls, curl up with three haunting books, perfect for the fireside season.

Battle of Silicon Valley at Daybreak

by Alexandria Peary

Alexandria Peary, New Hampshire’s Poet Laureate, explores myriad topics, including the true meaning of language, in her new volume of poetry. Is it rhymes and stanzas? Sentences woven together? Or something else? If language is at the heart of how we express ourselves, what happens when language itself breaks down?

Peary’s work portrays an America whose culture is on the verge of collapse, its ideals fading. She tackles a mad swirl of topics, such as concrete landfills, federal judges, sexism, hate crimes, and cyberattacks. This dystopian view is juxtaposed against an examination of how our written communication is continuously being influenced (or undermined) by technology. How is our daily intake of random and disorganized images, ads, memes, texts and commercials wearing down our ability to truly express ourselves in words? We take in a constant diet of mass-produced content and ideas. Under such a barrage, Peary asks, “How does the immense bulk of writing stay upright?” The reader may not be sure what “upright” refers to, but perhaps it is the idea of true, beautiful language for language’s sake. Is there still a place for real communication, writer to reader, rather than words too often driven by underlying code?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR : Alexandria Peary was named New Hampshire’s Poet Laureate in 2020. Peary was born in Dover, New Hampshire, to an American father and a German mother. She received a BA from Colby College, MFAs from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a PhD from the University of New Hampshire. Peary is the author of several volumes of poetry including “The Water Draft,” “Control Bird Alt Delete” (winner of the Iowa Poetry Prize), and “Lid to the Shadow,” recipient of the Slope Editions Book Prize.

Peary is also the author of “Prolific Moment: Theory and Practice of Mindfulness for Writing.” She has conducted a web series for the National Council of Teachers of English on mindful writing, and hosted a TEDx talk, “How Mindfulness Can Transform the Way You Think About Writing.”

The Book of Maps

by Ernest Thompson

Acclaimed writer Ernest Thompson has crafted a powerful novel with “The Book of Maps.” Thompson, who endeared himself to Granite Staters with “On Golden Pond,” takes the reader on a cross-country sojourn as a father and his 10-year-old son journey from Los Angeles to New Hampshire. Brendan has not been a good father, but with this trip he hopes to become a better one — at least in his son’s eyes. The duo experiences a series of adventures, blunders, and even terrifying crises brought about by Brendan’s constant need to prove himself. There is also a taut emotional undercurrent because Brendan carries a secret that he must ultimately share with his son, even though he knows it will shatter his world. At its heart, “The Book of Maps” is a story of redemption. Can a father heal his relationship with his son, and convince himself that he is worthy of love?

Thompson based “The Book of Maps” on his own 2002 cross-country journey with his son, August, who was 10 at the time. While they made the same stops and had some adventures (without the emotional angst), they did not endure the same perils as his characters, except for one river crossing where the unexpected depth nearly caused a disastrous outcome. Thompson, who wrote so eloquently about parent/child dynamics in “On Golden Pond,” wanted to explore the father/son bond and especially that bond when the son was age 10. “I find that age to be a touchstone in many ways, as it’s both the ending of things and the beginning of things,” he says. “At 10, you are still a child, but you are also changing and growing up. It’s a turning point.” In his varied career, Thompson has written about many topics but finds family “endlessly fascinating. Family is life. There is always a story there.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR : Ernest Thompson has won an Oscar, two Golden Globes, a Writers Guild Award and a Broadway Drama Guild Award for Best Play. His work has been nominated for a Tony, an Emmy and a British Academy Award, and his more than 35 plays have been seen in theaters around the world. “On Golden Pond” alone has been translated into 30 languages and shown in more than 40 countries. Thompson’s films include not only “On Golden Pond” but also “The West Side Waltz,” “Sweet Hearts Dance,” “The Lies Boys Tell,” and “Out of Time,” to name a few. They have featured notable actors such as Katherine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Kirk Douglas, Shirley MacLaine and Liza Minnelli, among others. An actor himself, Thompson has appeared on Broadway, at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, in several soap operas and television shows, and in feature films, including “Star 80,” directed by Bob Fosse. A prolific songwriter, Thompson has collaborated with Carly Simon and with award-winning Cape Breton fiddler Natalie McMaster on his song “On Golden Pond.” His song “Live Free or Die” is regularly performed by music and film star John Davidson. Thompson will soon direct the film sequel “Home on Golden Pond.” A second novel is scheduled to debut in 2023.

No Place for a Woman: Harriet Dame’s Civil War by Mike Pride

Johnny Reb and Billy Yank weren’t the only ones who went off to America’s Civil War; thousands of women served as well, most as nurses but some as soldiers. Among those in the nursing ranks was New Hampshire’s own Harriet Dame, who served with the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment during its entire time in the field. Dame hailed from Concord, and Mike Pride discovered her story when he moved there in 1978. He felt compelled to know more, and during the COVID lockdown of 2020 “researched and wrote furiously.” His work led him to Gettysburg and the site of the Second Battle of Bull Run in Virginia, locations where Dame served in field hospitals. Pride’s book reveals a woman of fierce passion who was loyal and protective of the soldiers in her care and ahead of her time in pushing for the rights of veterans and their families. In a story that filmmaker Ken Burns calls “riveting,” Pride brings to life a compassionate, brave and tireless woman, and fulfills his personal mission to “restore Harriet Dame to her rightful place in history and give back to New Hampshire one of its mostly forgotten Civil War heroes.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR : Mike Pride of Bow, New Hampshire, is a history buff who has written three previous books on the Civil War and co-authored a World War II memoir, among others. He holds a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from the University of South Florida and is an Army veteran, having served as a Russian linguist. Pride began his writing career as a newspaper journalist, eventually becoming the editor of the Concord Monitor. During his long tenure, he received the National Press Foundation’s Editor of the Year award in 1987 for his coverage of the death of New Hampshire teacher/astronaut Christa McAuliffe during the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Pride was also awarded three Hoover Institution Media Fellowships at Stanford University and later was a Scholar-in-Residence at Gettysburg College. He is a four-time Pulitzer Prize juror.

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Spooky Spirits of the Season

For all its seasonal color and glee, there’s something a little spooky about a New Hampshire winter when the wind howls and the stars shine like watch lights over the barren trees. Scary stories are just a little scarier in the winter, and for fans of supernatural there’s a name to look for next time you’re browsing the Horror section of your local independent bookseller: J.W. Ocker. Here are three of his most terrifyingly delightful books on the subject.

A Season with the Witch

Ocker, an occult enthusiast and Edgar Award-winning writer, moved his family to Salem, Massachusetts, to experience Halloween first-hand in one of America’s spookiest towns. Salem might have remained just another small coastal town were it not for the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The trials, which resulted in the deaths of 25 innocent people who were accused of being witches, forever haunted the community. Today, Salem embraces its “witchiness,” and Ocker explores every aspect. He visits historical sites and bizarre attractions, talks to citizens and visitors, entrepreneurs and civic leaders, Wiccans and psychics.

The result is an intriguing and complex picture of this mysterious town. Readers also get a colorful picture of what the “season of the witch” is truly like when thousands of witches, goblins, ghouls, ghosts and their followers come together in the waning days of October.

Twelve Nights at Rotter House

Would you dare to spend the night in a haunted house?

What about 12 nights? Ocker’s novel finds a travel writer, who specializes in writing about spooky places, getting the dream (or nightmare) opportunity to spend 12 nights in the infamous Rotterdam Mansion. The writer believes the stunt will make his career but finds it may break his mind in the process. A friend joins him, and the two embark on their curious quest. They stay up nights, shun contact with the outside world, and immerse themselves in the home. Then the terror begins. Soon, they realize their time at Rotter House has turned from freaky adventure to the truly horrifying. While there are screams, visions and grotesque surprises, the most bone-chilling aspect is confronting the workings of their own minds.

Death and Douglas

A funeral home may be an unlikely setting for a middle-school novel, but Ocker pulls off a story that is by turns funny, scary and intriguing. Douglas works at his family’s small-town funeral home and has grown up with a keen understanding of the business of death. For him, caskets, morticians and grave diggers are all part of life, so to speak. Then, as Halloween approaches, things take a creepy turn when murder victims start showing up with letters carved into their cheeks. A serial killer is terrorizing Douglas’ town and he and his friends must try to stop his murderous spree. A good story for the fireside for readers young and old.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR : Ocker admits to sometimes scaring himself when home alone. “Spooky places don’t get me, but alone at home at midnight, then I hear voices in the creaking floorboards or see shapes outside the window.” Originally from Maryland, Ocker has now lived in New Hampshire for more than a decade. Winner of the Lowell Thomas award, he is also the author of “Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allen Poe” and “Cursed Objects,” and has written for The Boston Globe, CNN and The Atlantic, among others. Ocker hopes to next explore the sites of famous cults.

EDITOR’SPICK

The Tree Stand by Jay Atkinson

We enjoy stories to share in the lives of others, and the short-story format is still the most efficient delivery system for readers. Author Jay Atkinson wastes no words as he traces the struggles and motivations of his characters in the tales contained in “The Tree Stand.” One is quickly spellbound by the rush of vision as others’ worlds come to life with poignant, sometimes cruel, realism. Such clarity and economy come most naturally from a writer who spends much of his time challenging nature as an athlete and adventurer, where every item and element must prove vital or else be left behind. In Jack Kerouac’s “‘Belief and Technique for Modern Prose,” the great Beat author laid out his personal rules for writing with 30 brief, Zen-like phrases. The last one reads: “Writer-Director of Earthly movies Sponsored & Angeled in Heaven.” In Atkinson’s vignettes, it’s such holy entanglement in the affairs of his Earth-bound characters that provides the redemptive perspectives of their mortal selves, projected on the immortal screen of your own imagination.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR : Jay Atkinson, dubbed “the bard of New England toughness” by Men’s Health magazine, is a prolific and acclaimed writer. New Hampshire Magazine’s outdoor adventure series “The Explorers” (reappearing in our December 2022 issue) was created by him and photographer Joe Klementovich.

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November 19-December 18

4th Annual NH Jingle Bells Winery Tour > Tour participants will have the opportunity to visit seven festive wineries throughout New Hampshire over the course of five weekends ending on December 18. This is a self-guided tour through New Hampshire wine country. The traveling tasters will have from November 19 through December 18 to receive a wine (or spirits at winery/ distillery locations) tasting at each location accompanied by light hors d’oeuvres (available on weekends only). Along with the tastings, festivities will include a unique holiday ornament from each winery, music, and a Holiday Spirit contest. The Holiday Spirit contest will feature the seven wineries and how they best display their holiday cheer. $40-$75. Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., locations vary. (603) 659-2949; Facebook. New Hampshire Magazine is a proud sponsor of this event.

Thanksgiving November 9

Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to Pres ident Lincoln and Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale > Hale, a Newport native, tells the story of her 30-year effort to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. President Abraham Lincoln enters at the end of her tale to read his 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation. Sharon Wood portrays Hale and Steve Wood portrays Lincoln in a living history presentation following background about their characters and the times. This presentation is only available as an in-person presentation. Free. 6 p.m., Conway Public Library, 15 Greenwood Ave., Conway. (603) 447-5552; nhhumanities.org

November 18-19

Stonewall Farm Thanksgiving Farm Fare >

Shopping for Thanksgiving can be a hassle. Add a fun and local twist to your annual food haul with the Stonewall Farm Fare. Your table (and tummies) will enjoy items like meats, produce, breads, wines and beers, and other goodies from local farms. There will also be vendors selling handmade crafts and gifts to start your holiday shopping and hayrides for the family. Free. Times vary, Stonewall Farm, 242 Chester field Rd., Keene. stonewallfarm.org

November 19

Thanksgiving at the Farm > Enjoy 19th-century holiday music in the parlor, take a horse-drawn wagon ride through the fields, visit the Blacksmith Shoppe, stop by the open hearth outside for a sip of mulled cider, or try your hand at roasting popcorn over the coals. Meet Sarah Josepha Hale, the Newport, New Hampshire, native, who is considered the inspiration behind the first nationally proclaimed day of Thanksgiving. You and your family are invited to meet Hale as she reads excerpts from her letter to Abraham Lincoln. Guides in period dress will be there to meet you upon your visit. $5-$25. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., New Hampshire Farm Museum, 1305 White Mountain Hwy., Milton. nhfarmmuseum.org

November 24

16th Annual Lake Sunapee Turkey Trot > Work off some of the post-Thanksgiving calories with this Lake Sunapee tradition. Grab your family and friends, throw on a costume (optional) and make this event part of your Thanksgiving escapades. Kids are also invited to run a 1K Chicken Run down Lake Avenue and every participant will receive a medal. Events start at 8:15 a.m., Ben Mere Gazebo, Sunapee Harbor, Lake Sunapee. sunapeeturkeytrot.com

November 24

Dover Turkey Trot > This 5K race is designed for walkers and runners of all ages and abilities. The fun-filled community event benefits Garrison School PTA and is the final race of the Dover Race Series. $10-$25. 8:30 a.m., Shaw’s Lane, Dover. doverturkeytrot.com

November 24

Fisher Cats Thanksgiving 5K > The Fisher Cats are sponsors of this fun event, and your registration includes one free ticket to the Fisher Cats opening game, person alized bib, free race photos and finish line video. The first 1,500 registrants will also receive a free race T-shirt. $10-$25. 9 a.m., Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, 1 Line Dr., Manchester. millenniumrunning.com

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November 3

Distiller’s Week and the Distiller’s Showcase > The New Hampshire Liquor Commission will host the Dis tiller’s Week, showcasing hundreds of the world’s best whiskeys, tequilas, vodkas, rum and more in a series of exclusive events. This is New England’s largest showcase of premium and ultra-premium spirits, featuring over 600 spirits and over 25 food and beverage vendors. Visit distillersshowcase.com for tickets and information on other events.

November 7

Gibson’s Bookstore Reads “Ring Shout” >

Join the Gibson’s Bookstore monthly book club as they sit down to discuss the novel by author P. Djèlí Clark titled “Ring Shout.” Free. 5:30 p.m., Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 South Main St., Concord. (603) 224-0562; gibsonsbookstore.com

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More than 25 handcrafted gingerbread houses will be displayed (and given away)!

There will be a People’s Choice Award decided by YOU. Enjoy our hot chocolate station and Santa’s Work shop — where you can make your own paper gingerbread house to take home.

November 10-12

Warren Miller’s “Daymaker” > Get ready for the global kickoff to winter. Warren Miller is back with the 73rd annual ski and snowboard film, “Daymaker” — and you’re invited. Come along for a journey to peaks so high they’ll replace the mountains in your mind with ones that free your mind. A killer storm cycle in British Columbia’s Monashee mountains. Greece’s Olympus Range. The ultimate grass-skiing run. Alaska (twice). Join Crazy Karl Fostvedt, Michelle Parker, Katie Burrell, Hana Beaman, Daron Rahlves, Ryland Bell, Cam Fitzpatrick, Connery Lundin, and more out on the hill and you can’t really have a bad day. $20-$38. 7:30 p.m., The Historic Theater, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth. (603) 436-2400; themusichall.org

Join us December 3 and 4 and December 10 and 11, from 11am to 6pm. Your $5 admission ticket serves as a raffle ticket so you can WIN and TAKE HOME your favorite gingerbread house! Family admission is $15.

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November 11

Fall Family Farm Day > What better way to spend a Monday morning than to milk a cow or goat with your children? Maybe by taking a wagon ride, making arts and crafts or pony rides? The Fall Family Farm Day has events for the entire family. Prices vary. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., The Inn at East Hill Farm, 460 Monadnock St., Troy. east-hill-farm.com

November 13

Manchester City Marathon > Start hoping now for a snowstorm-less November. The Queen City’s annual Boston Marathon qualifying 26.2 takes runners through the Millyard and across the river into Goffstown. Don’t have the energy for a full marathon? Try the half or, on the day before, the new Penmen for Patriots 5K. Prices vary. 9 a.m., SNHU Arena, 555 Elm St., Manchester. (603) 488-1186; millenniumrunning.com

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November 4-5

Bob Marley Live on Stage > Marley loves being a comedian. He’s wicked good at it. He’s featured regularly on Sirius XM radio and he even won their Superbowl of Comedy, and he has put out more than 20 comedy CDs and DVDs. He’s been on more than 100 TV show,s in cluding “Leno,” “Letterman,” “Conan,” “Jimmy Fallon” and “Comedy Central,” to name just a few. He has toured the U.S., Europe, Canada, Kuwait and Iraq. $39.50. 7:30 p.m., Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main St., Concord. (603) 225-1111; ccanh.com

November 6

So Good: The Neil Diamond Experience > Broadway, television and film star Robert Neary creates a one-of-a-kind tribute to one of the greatest and most successful recording artists in history. This tribute show to Neil Diamond is unlike any you have ever seen or heard before. You will swear you are watching the master himself as he tells the stories behind some of the classic songs, and performs his greatest hits with his incredible band, The Mystic. Prices vary. 7 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester. (603) 335-1992; rochesteroperahouse.com

November 18-20

“The Nutcracker” > Don’t miss this holiday tradition with the Southern New Hampshire Dance Theater, accompanied by a live orchestra led by Grammy award-winning conductor John McLaughlin Williams. This ballet is set in 19th-century Germany and opens at a charming Christmas party where Dr. Drosselmeyer gives his niece a magical toy that takes her on an in credible journey. Ticket prices and times vary, The Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. (603) 668-5588; palacetheatre.org

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November 25

Trans-Siberian Orchestra > After its first year off the road in more than two decades, TSO made a triumphant return to touring in 2021 with a 25th anniversary celebration of “Christmas Eve and Other Stories.” For 2022, TSO brings a completely updated presentation of the unforgettable, multigenerational holiday tradition, “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve,” to 60 cities across the nation. This event will sell out quickly, so get tickets while you can. $53-$103. Shows at 3 and 7:30 p.m., SNHU Arena, 555 Elm St., Manchester. (603) 644-5000; snhuarena.com

November 30 “STOMP” > Matchboxes, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters and more fill the stage with energizing beats at STOMP, the internationally touring inventive and invigorating stage show that’s dance, music and theat rical performance blended together in one electrifying rhythm.$49-$78. 7:30 p.m. The Colonial Theatre, 95 Main St., Keene. (603) 352-2033; thecolonial.org

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Stopping the Stigma

John Broderick’s campaign to confront the mental illness crisis

BY LYNNE SNIERSON

On a snowy winter day, John Broderick finished his presentation on mental health to students at one school and then drove another two hours on the slick backroads of Vermont to speak on the subject with kids at another high school. Though classes had let out and there was a long and hazardous ride home, he stayed behind because a line of kids wanted to talk with him individually.

Even more so, they needed to.

“A junior boy came up to me and wanted to talk. I was so tired, but I said sure. He started out and his life was just on fire. He said, ‘Can I tell you something? I’m going to kill myself. I even know where I’m going to do it and I how I’m going to do it,’” recalls Broderick. “I don’t know this kid. I just hugged him and said, ‘No. No. No. We’re not doing that. That’s not who you are. That’s what’s bothering who you are. I think anybody would be having a hard time with all you’re dealing with.’”

Broderick told the student he wanted him to meet with a counselor right then and asked if he would do so. The young man agreed.

“I brought him to the counselor, and I said, ‘Now you promise me you’re going to tell her what you told me.’ He promised. Then he hugged me,” he continues. “You

can’t do this work and not think, ‘What’s going on? What’s happening here?’”

Broderick, the senior director of external affairs at Dartmouth Health, knows the answer all too well.

There is a mental health crisis in the United States and an inordinately high percentage of kids are among those suffering. That’s why for past six years he’s been on a campaign to confront and end the stigma surrounding mental illness. In that time, he’s traversed New England, visiting more than 375 schools while speaking to, in his estimation, 90,000 kids and thousands of adults.

“I was going to be the guy to get the gold watch. I was going to have one job for my whole life,” says Broderick, 75. He is a renowned trial lawyer who served on the New Hampshire Supreme Court as an associate justice and then chief justice over 15 years, the former dean and president of the University of New Hampshire School of Law, and a professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

“I’ve had four or five jobs and I’ve loved every one of them, but I’ve left every one of them. That tells me something. In an odd way, this work that I’ve been doing in the last five or six years is important in the broad sense, but it’s the most meaningful work I have ever done in my whole life. And

I’m the last guy to be doing it, at least in my own mind,” he says. “Now it’s become in many ways my purpose in life. I wish I had discovered it sooner. I wish I could do it more. Those are my only regrets.”

Broderick, with his wife Patti, was initially called to this work after their family experienced a nationally publicized personal mental health crisis involving one of their two adult sons in 2002.

In 2015, he was asked to co-chair a mental health campaign in New Hampshire and his presentations are part of Dartmouth Health’s R.E.A.C.T. Awareness Campaign, which was inspired by renowned clinical psychologist Barbara Van Dahlen. She created the “Five Signs” model to make the symptoms of mental distress — withdrawal, agitation, hopelessness, decline in personal care, and change in personality — as recognizable as those of a heart attack or stroke.

“It took a family tragedy to bring me to this point, and it took the genius of Barbara Van Dahlen, because even though I realized our family story was so public, and thank God we’ve healed, I learned in the process of that how ignorant I had been and how much harm I had done, unintended as it was,” he explains. “But I didn’t give it voice because I wouldn’t have known how to do that. I had no vehicle to do it. I’m a baby boomer, so those things were not talked about. In my case, they were more public, so people would talk to me. It drew me out some, but I didn’t go public until the campaign came along, and I got involved in that. It took off and I found myself speaking to so many people.”

The reaction from all quarters has been

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JOHN BRODERICK’S STORY

Former New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice John Broderick, now the senior director of external affairs at Dartmouth Health, has authored a book “Back Roads and Highways: My Journey to Discovery on Mental Health,” which was released in September.

He tells the story of his family’s experience and writes about his campaign to educate young adults and others about the mental health crisis gripping the country. He’s already visited 375 New England schools and spoken to 90,000 kids and tens of thousands of adults in an effort to change the con versation. Nevertheless, he wants to reach more people.

“I’d love parents to read it because, in the last six years, probably 30 schools have tried to have parents come out in the evening to hear my talk, which I think is a great idea, but parents don’t assemble. I’m not unsympathetic. I know life is moving at 100 miles per hour. The topic is one that is off-putting. Some parents think that, if they go to that others will wonder why they’re showing up. I’d like parents to read the book because, even though I won’t be talking about their children, I will be talking about their children, if you know what I’m saying. That’s my hope,” he says.

The book is available at go.d-h.org/mental-health. Net proceeds from the sale will benefit the Broderick Fund to support psychiatric services at Dartmouth Health, along with community educa tion and advocacy efforts to overcome the stigma of mental illness

overwhelmingly positive, and Broderick’s mission has touched many lives while taking on a life of its own.

“When I started this campaign, my goal was to get into one school. I didn’t have a strategy. I was simply hoping somebody would invite me, and they did. Then that would go well, and they’d tell a colleague who would invite me to another school. Then I started being asked to the private

schools. It has been an organic growth,” he says.

Though this work is rewarding, Broderick admits it’s time-consuming and emotionally draining.

“There is the frustration you feel after a while. I know the problems are real. I know they’re widespread. These kids who confide in me are looking for an answer and I’m not equipped to provide it,” he says. “I can

support them. I can let them know that I believe them and that their problem is real. But it’s also not without a solution. Thank God we have school counselors and community mental health centers. But we don’t have the apparatus and the information we need, so it’s not only hard to listen to, it’s disempowering to know you can’t fix it for them.”

To reach even more people, especially parents and adults, Broderick has written a book, “Back Roads and Highways: My Journey to Discovery on Mental Health.” The significance of his mission cannot be overstated.

“It’s very important to me. I’m just frustrated that I’m only one person and that I can’t wave a wand. At least when I was on the court, I could issue an opinion that somebody had to follow. When I was a judge, I had that privilege, but I don’t now. Dartmouth Health has been amazing to allow me to do this, to underwrite what I’m doing, and to support the book. I’m grateful to them. They don’t have to do this. I just wish I were 10 years younger. I’ll do it as long as I can, but I wish I were younger and understand what I now do.” NH

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Shining a Light on Winter Days of Gray

How to survive (and thrive) when you’re short on daylight hours

BY KRYSTEN GODFREY MADDOCKS / ILLUSTRATION BY DAVID FIZKES

Starting on November 6, we’ll say goodbye to Daylight Savings Time in the Granite State until March 2023. That means you can look forward to total darkness by 5 p.m. until the groundhog shows his face. Sound cozy? While some look forward to cooler weather and more shut-eye, others find the lack of daylight downright depressing.

The acronym for Seasonal Affective Disorder is “SAD,” and it accurately describes the “winter blues” more than 5% of Americans report feeling this time of the year. As the days grow shorter, symptoms of lethargy, listlessness and agitation slowly seep in. Untreated, SAD can have a devastating effect on your mental and physical health. SAD

itself is not a standalone diagnosis but is a type of depression that follows a seasonal pattern, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

“In order to get a diagnosis of SAD, you need to meet certain criteria over a two-year period,” says Jennifer DeLorme, LICSW, clinical director of Elliot Behavioral Health Services.

It’s important to pay attention to the symptoms you’re feeling as the sunlight diminishes and note any intensification of those symptoms, she says.

“People often verbalize that they’re down in the winter, less motivated and tend to gain weight,” DeLorme says. “Their thought process starts to change, they

crave carbohydrate-rich foods in a short time frame, and then the carb crash makes them feel much worse.”

Not everyone who suffers from SAD necessarily experiences the same symptoms at the same intensity level. While some might express hopelessness, others notice an increase in anxiety or sleeplessness. Symptoms can also vary among different age groups, DeLorme says.

Justin Looser, LICSW, ACHE, administrative market director for the HCA Healthcare New Hampshire Market, which includes Parkland Medical Center, Portsmouth Regional Hospital and Frisbie Memorial Hospital, says it’s important to recognize any isolating behavior that you observe in

yourself or your family members. The darkness keeps many people from going outside and getting involved in the community, causing them to pull inward.

Just because it’s winter and difficult to get outdoors, you and your loved ones should continue to pursue social interaction to avoid falling into a deeper rut.

“Always stay social and utilize technology like Zoom, as abnormal as it may feel. People are one of your biggest resources when it comes to [dealing with] any type of mental illness,” says Looser.

Keeping to a routine and planning social activities during the winter can also keep you motivated, he says.

Beating the Blues

If you know you’re prone to SAD, there are steps you can take to prevent it. By moving your body at the beginning of the day, you can get your blood pumping and your feel-good emotions flowing. Whether you opt for a 20-minute walk outdoors, walk in place at home or lift weights in front of your television, any type of movement helps, DeLorme says.

Even if there’s no light outside, you can

create a bright environment inside. Light therapy is the No. 1 treatment for SAD. By introducing your body to bright light between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m., you can mimic your natural circadian rhythm. Some of these lights work on timers, so you can choose to wake up to increasing sunlight rather than an alarm, helping you to transition your melatonin (sleep hormones) to serotonin. You can buy light therapy lamps in stores or through online retailers for as little as $20.

“For the people who use it, 70% feel relief,” DeLorme says. “You need to use a special, brighter light that gives off 10,000 lumens.”

Light therapy also exposes you to more Vitamin D, which tends to dip even lower in the winter in the absence of sunlight, Looser says. Taking Vitamin D supplements and other vitamins and minerals, including zinc and Vitamin C, can help elevate your mood before you try other treatments. Before you start taking different vitamins and supplements, you may want to check in with your primary care provider and get your levels checked, DeLorme says.

If natural remedies aren’t helping, antidepressant medications could be an option. However, it’s important to first provide your body what it needs from a natural perspective and talk to your provider about what medications might be the best fit for you.

“[Antidepressants] take 6-12 weeks to build up in your system, so they could have a delayed effect,” DeLorme says.

Should you reach a crisis point, don’t be afraid to reach out for help. Talk about your feelings before they build up. Your primary care provider serves as a good referral source for peer support groups, which can help you manage your depression and anxiety, says Looser. He adds that those struggling with severe depression can also call their local emergency department to get help right away or call the NH Rapid Response Access Point line at (883) 710-6477.

“We can reduce the stigma of mental illness if we talk about it,” he says. “If you had a broken arm, you would talk about it. It’s the same with mental health: we need to normalize that it’s OK to not feel OK.” NH

Make Way for Gravy

Each year, Dad moonlighted over the holidays dressing turkeys for Blake’s Turkey Farm.

As a kid, I didn’t know exactly what it meant to dress a turkey, but I was pretty sure it didn’t involve high heels and chiffon. Besides extra bucks, he’d score a huge, fresh gobbler, which my mother would roast. Thoroughly. A cautious yankee, she took no chances with undercooked meat. Steak was the same color all the way through — just this side of charcoal. With pork chops, it was hard to tell flesh from bone until you’d gnawed awhile.

Thanksgiving eve, she’d assemble the stuffing: bits of spongy bread and tossed with onion, celery, apple and poultry seasoning, compressed into the bird fore and aft, then laced tightly with string and skewers lest it try to escape. She’d tent the bird in tinfoil and roast it through the night.

Dinner was always on the table by noon. By 12:30, we would be complaining about having eaten too much and clearing the dishes.

At some point, I became the designated gravy-maker. Don’t know how it happened. Wish it hadn’t. The responsibility was nearly as enormous as the bird. Gravy was the pièce de rèsistance of our Thanksgiving table.

Meat too dry? Pour on the gravy.

Potatoes underdone? Mash in the gravy.

Stuffing overseasoned? Drizzle with the gravy.

Uncle Herb gets lippy? Drizzle him too.

Gravy mattered. The meal couldn’t begin without it, and I couldn’t start the process until the bird was out of the pan and the potatoes out of the big pot to make way. Meanwhile, the family waited: shoulder to shoulder at the table, utensils in hand, poised, hollow-eyed, famished — like a perverse Norman Rockwell painting.

I’d scrape the browned bits and dilute the drippings with water before transferring them to the aforementioned big pot, then skim the visible fat. Cornstarch whisked with water in a bowl and combined — nottoo-fast — with the broth, stirred constantly as it comes — not-too-fast — to a brief rolling boil. Last step: into the gravy boats, one for each end of the table.

Dinner’s ready; tuck in!

Sounds simple enough, I know. But gravy can be tricky. Too much water and it’s flavorless. Too little cornstarch and it’s runny. Too much cornstarch added too fast into drippings inadequately stirred and boiled just a little too too long ... disaster.

Flashback to 1969, thereabouts:

“Gravy’s ready!” I declare to the hungry horde. A grumbling of approval. Turkey, peas, onions, stuffing, potatoes and cranberry sauce are passed hand to hand. Uncle Herb says, “I need a pea.” Someone places one pea on his plate. The gravy comes around last. Aunt Barbara lifts a boat for a healthy pour. But it doesn’t. Pour, that is.

Undeterred, she spoons a substantial, congealed mound onto her potatoes where it sits like a beige bowler hat.

The table falls silent.

Barbara pokes the hat with her butter knife. It shimmies, much like the adjacent cranberry sauce. “It’s fine,” she says, because she is a kind soul.

But it wasn’t fine. Instead of a rich, brown gravy that pulled the whole meal together with its savory deliciousness, I’d created an abomination.

The following Thanksgiving, I thought for sure someone else would be recruited to make the gravy and I’d be demoted to opener-of-the-pickle-jar or napkin-folder. No such luck. Nothing at all was said about the previous year’s debacle. Nobody — and I mean nobody — stepped up. Once the gravy-maker, I learned, always the gravymaker. No matter what. Like the Supreme Court, it’s a lifetime appointment. NH

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