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603 Navigator 14 Downtown Destination
Local stores, walkable places make shopping a joyful trek By Kara McGrath
18 Our Town
Surveying Sunapee
By Barbara Radcliffe Rogers
22 New Seats, Fresh Eats
Laney & Lu finds there’s a big appetite for conscious eating By Elisa Gonzales Verdi
603 Informer 28 Thanking Our Troops, One Flight at a Time
The Pease Greeters are back on active duty By Lynne Snierson
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8 Editor’s Note 10 Contributors 12 Feedback 32 Big Time Homecoming
Features
Seth Meyers returns to Manchester to perform a benefit show
38 Transcript
By Mike Cote
Meet Pam Barcelou, daughter of Charles B. Pierce, filmmaker of the classic film, “The Legend of Boggy Creek.” By David Mendelsohn
40 Best New Restaurants
From vegan spots to juicy burgers, get ready to discover a whole new culinary landscape.
34 What Do You Know Mowing Grasshoppers at Houghton’s Folly
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36 Politics
Making the Grade By James Pindell
Story compiled by New Hampshire Magazine staff
603 Living
50 New Castle
88 Be Our Guest
How a New Hampshire author set the tone, and table, for America’s most unifying feast
New Castle is an island, one of precious few on New Hampshire’s brief contact with the open sea. However, it’s few acres are, hands down, our most historic, as you will see.
By Matthew Mead
92 Calendar
By J. Dennis Robinson
Fall Events
Compiled by Elisa Gonzales Verdi
59 Top Lawyers
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.
94 Health
The Rise of Adult ADHD
By Krysten Godfrey Maddocks
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I’M THANKFUL FOR THE GRANITE STATE with its bounty of lakes and mountains, and its precious sliver of coastline. It only took me half a century to realize it. In his final Editor’s Note for New Hampshire Magazine, Rick Broussard recalled his Louisiana roots and how he spent the next three decades touting the wonders of his adopted state. My story couldn’t be more different. When I came of age, all I wanted to do was live somewhere else. Cue The Animals: “We gotta get out of this place. If it’s the last thing we ever do.” It wasn’t New Hampshire’s fault — blame it on youthful rebellion, the circumstances of my upbringing and the gritty city I called home. Raised by a single mom taking care of four kids, I seldom had the chance to experience the New Hampshire that local chambers of commerce touted to visitors. We didn’t have a car for most of my childhood. I navigated the world on buses and bikes. Little red school houses nestled in the woods was not the New Hampshire I knew. Only when uncles and aunts and cousins came to town did my siblings and I experience White Lake and Hampton Beach. How many adults and kids can you squeeze into a station wagon? I lived in Manchester, which in the 1970s and early ‘80s was a has-been factory town that showed little promise. It’s hard to come back from being the biggest textile operation in the world after you lose it all. Rock guitarist Peter Frampton spent his entire career chasing the success of “Frampton Comes Alive,” which had become the best-selling live album of all time. He endured, and so did Manchester, which over the decades ahead would finally repopulate those giant Millyard buildings. For a time, both were nearly written off for dead. Talk about comebacks. Frampton, who is battling a degenerative muscle disease, brought his “Never Say Never” tour to the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford this summer and turned in a mighty performance. And Manchester is shooting for world domination once again through the biotech work underway in the Millyard spearheaded by inventor Dean Kamen. (More about that next month.) Until my wife and I climbed Mount Osceola several years ago, the only 4,000-footer in New Hampshire I had ever summited was Mount Washington (a trek I made with three high school friends back when we were old enough to drive but not old enough to celebrate with a beer afterward). When I lived in Colorado, the only 14,000-footer I climbed — there are 58 of them out there —was Mount Bierstadt in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The roundtrip journey takes five to seven hours. Fast forward several years. The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester hosted an exhibit in 2016 about Mount Washington featuring paintings by the Hudson River artists of the mid-19th century, including German immigrant Albert Bierstadt. His name sounded familiar to me because the landscape artist headed out West and earned a namesake mountain after he made its first recorded summit in 1863. That connection helped me better appreciate the White Mountains (which also offer a better supply of oxygen at the summit than those Colorado 14’ers do after you reach 12,000 feet). This late in the year in New Hampshire, experts remind climbers to take precautions since the days are shorter and the weather less forgiving. But the November day my wife and I climbed Mount Osceola in 2016, warmer temps had snuck in for a rare taste of summer — hitting 70 degrees in much of the state. The weather at the base of Mount Osceola was a balmy 60 degrees. And for that, we were truly thankful.
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Giving (overdue) Thanks
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Contributors for November 2023
Portsmouth-based photographer Jenn Bakos took the cover and primary photography for our restaurant feature story, “Where to Eat Now.” She loves to document and capture the special moments in life, and she specializes in food, product, lifestyle, editorial and brand photography. Check out more of her work at jennbakosphoto.com
Kara McGrath is a Keene-based writer/editor who’s been reporting on a variety of topics for over a decade. She wrote this month’s Navigator story.
Photographer, stylist and writer Matthew Mead wrote this month’s Living story, “Be Our Guest,” about setting the table for Thanksgiving.
Photographer Kendal J. Bush photographed this month’s Top Lawyers profiles. See more of her work at kendaljbush.com
This month’s feature story about New Castle was written by Seacoast author J. Dennis Robinson, an expert on N.H. history.
Frequent contributor Lynne Snierson wrote this month’s Informer story about the Pease Greeters.
Freelance writer and frequent contributor Krysten Godfrey Maddocks wrote this month’s Health story about adult ADHD.
About | Behind the Scenes at New Hampshire Magazine About Me (Elisa’s Version) Hello New Hampshire! I’m Elisa, and I am New Hampshire Magazine’s new assistant editor. I’m so excited to be here, and I’m looking forward to getting to know you, our wonderful readers. So we’re no longer strangers, here’s a little bit about me. I was born and raised on the Seacoast, on both sides of the Piscataqua, and I’m currently 23 (ugh, I know). Before starting at the magazine, I spent a little over a year working at the New Hampshire Union Leader and editing the Bedford Bulletin and the Neighborhood News. I actually started at the Union Leader while I was still studying at Saint Anselm College, where I graduated in 2022 with my bachelor’s in communication, (an accidental) minor in theology and a love of journalism. I’m a major Taylor Swift fan, a retired stand-up comedian, a ballet trainee, and (in the winter), a Cape Cod Frosty sailor (shout out Fleet 9). Lately, I’ve been on a concert kick. I recently saw Noah Kahan and Hozier, and their concerts were transformative, to say the least. If anyone knows how to get me to the Eras Tour, please let me know. When I’m not writing, you can usually find me haunting anywhere with a warm blueberry muffin, or driving around appreciating all the Granite State has to offer. 10 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
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603 Navigator Whoever said money can’t buy happiness simply didn’t know where to go shopping.
Soul and Shadow Emporiums offers a wide range of gifts for the mystically and bohemianinclined in your life.
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Destination Downtown Local stores, walkable places make shopping a joyful trek BY KARA MCGRATH
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fter most of the leaves have fallen and the peepers have made their way back to their big cities, the main streets of New Hampshire become a local shopper’s haven ahead of the holidays. For this issue, we wanted to highlight four of the state’s most walkable downtowns, home to some of the best places to scoop up a unique (and likely locally made) gift this season. Of course, these are just some of the highlights. If you want to turn your shopping mission into a day trip, know that even more awaits you in each of these cities — including plenty of places to grab a bite or a drink between checkouts.
Keene
If you’re a big Robin Williams fan, you may recognize Keene’s Main Street from its cameo in 1995’s “Jumanji.” The Parrish Shoes signage remains at the corner of streets Main and West, as do the wide, tree-lined sidewalks that make it ideal for pedestrians looking to shop on foot. Park in the large lot behind the Colonial Theater, then let Gilbo Avenue lead you to your first stop, Ye Goodie Shoppe. First opened in 1931, the shop boasts a sizeable selection of handmade chocolates, fudge and gummy treats, along with an open kitchen (behind a large glass window) where you can watch owner Jason Smart whip up the goods. Take a left out of Ye Goodie Shop to head north for half a block, and you’ll find your-
self transported to the magical world of the Soul and Shadow Emporiums. Founded by “Breakthrough Medium” Brandie Wells, each shop offers a wide range of gifts for the mystically inclined in your life. “During the holidays, our top selling items are our large collection of socks as well as our sterling rings and necklaces,” says Madelyn Roof, the general manager of both stores. For a really unique gift, she says, don’t miss the huge selection of taxidermy in Shadow. From there, either stroll up around the square at the head of Main Street to loop back down, or simply walk straight across, to Hannah Grimes Marketplace, a veritable mecca of locally made goods. Since gifting is the shop’s year-round game, manager Justin
You’ll find more than just books at Toadstool Bookshop, including puzzles, shirts and candles.
Satisfy your sweet tooth at Ye Goodie Shoppe.
Somma says they get a ton of traffic around the holidays. “Though our store hosts everything from food to jewelry to fine art in our art gallery, our most popular categories around the holidays are our seasonal goods and home decor items, as they make amazing gifts,” Somma says. “We typically sell a ton of ornaments, baskets, jewelry for gifts and Étagère, in Amherst seasonal food products.” Before you head back to your car, make a stop at the Toadstool Bookshop, technically on Emerald Street but, as manager Don Luckham says, it definitely feels like part of Main Street activity. You can, of course, pick up just about any book you’d like (and get great recommendations from the staff if you’re sure what your cousin might be in to), but Don notes that the store has increased its inventory of non-book items this year, with a wide selection of journals, notecards, bookmarks, jigsaw puzzles, socks, mugs, shirts and candles “with an artistic, philosophical or literary bent.” Plus, the shop offers free gift-wrapping year-round. nhmagazine.com | November 2023 15
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Hanover
My Brigadeiro uses only natural ingredients in their premier chocolates and treats.
hundreds of selections from a variety of vendors,” Haas says, noting that stuffed animals, puzzles and games are some of the most popular categories, though the store also has bath and body care, jewelry and home decor. “We always have a wonderful selection of Thymes Frasier Fir (home fragrance products) which people start looking for in September.” Finally, end your journey at Left Bank Books, a used book store that’s supported by donations. When it comes to the holidays, judging a book by its cover might actually be a good idea, especially at stores that have a frequently rotating stock like Left Bank. Says owner Rena J. Mosteirin,“Often people looking for gifts go for older books with gorgeous bindings.”
Concord
On the flip side from Hanover, Main Street in our state’s capital is long and spread out, with plenty of places to pop into as you spend the day strolling. Since it’s easy to get lost in the space for hours, start out at Concord Antiques, the massive antique warehouse that’s just off Main Street but worth the short walk. The fare is typical — lots of vintage home decor, jewelry and tchotchkes — but the prices are generally less eye-watering than at other similar spaces. Once you’re done poking through the thoughtfully arranged piles, head over to
Cobblestone Flowers & Gifts embraces the holidays.
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Beadorable jewelry is handmade by Molly McGregor.
Cobblestone Flowers & Gifts to get a load of the impressive transformation into a winter wonderland the shop undergoes during the holidays. While Cobblestone is first and foremost a flower shop, co-owner Rick Talbot notes that, “along with selling all the fresh product like wreaths and roping and boughs of green and holly,” the store has a huge stock of Christmas ornaments. “We usually have about 20 different themes,” Talbot says. This year, those themes will include gnomes, gingerbread, under the sea, owls and “all that glitters is gold.” After you’ve picked up your fresh florals, head over to Beadorable to browse Molly McGregor’s handmade beaded and metal jewelry. “I sell a collection of everyday jewelry that layers nicely,” McGregor says,
Owner Rena J. Mosteirin heads up Left Bank Books.
noting that her gemstone chain chokers, paperclip chain necklaces, birthstone chokers and delicate bracelets have been bestsellers this year. She also collaborates with other artists, incorporating mini versions of their paintings into her new pendant collection. “I just started this line, and it is proving to be wildly successful,” McGregor says. Finally, you can’t come to the capital and skip Gibson’s Bookstore. Founded in 1898, it’s the largest indie bookstore in New England, and the oldest continuously operating retailer in Concord. The store’s biggest holiday event, Midnight Merriment, might require a nap if you want the best deals: On the first Friday in December, starting at 5% storewide discount at 6 p.m., the shop stays open until midnight with savings increasing by 5% every hour. Even if you can’t swing a late-night shopping spree, Gibson’s staff is happy to give recommendations during their usual hours. “If you have an idea of what the person (you’re shopping for) has read and recommended recently, our booksellers will be able to give you a whole stack of recommendations,” says Ryan Clark, Gibson’s marketing manager. “Our booksellers infinitely Boho are Pop-up Picnic better than an algorithm!”
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With most of the commercial action packed into two blocks just south of Dartmouth College’s campus, Hanover’s Main Street is good for getting lots of shopping done in a short amount of time. After parking on the street or in the garage off South St., start your journey at My Brigadeiro, which specializes (naturally) in brigadeiros, a classic Brazilian dessert typically made from condensed milk, cocoa powder and butter. For anyone with a sweet tooth on your list, go for the Ultimate Gift Box, which has four tiers of nine chocolates in which you can mix and match unique flavors like Nutella, coffee, raspberry and “wicked hot.” Next, head north to Lemon Tree Gifts which, according to owner and proprietor Melissa Locher Haas, has a little something for everyone. “We stock literally
Shop over 50 local artisans at My Country Story.
Dover
Last but not least, Dover, a city whose Main Street-type shopping scene can be found on the nearby Washington Street and Central Avenue. Once you park in the lot by Fish Ladder Park, walk north on Central until you reach My Country Story. According to co-owner Roni Watkins, the shop hosts over 50 local artisans and their
Noggin’ Factory has gifts for all the kids on your list.
work year-round, (“We’ve done the math, and about 70 cents of every dollar spent goes right back to a local artist,” she says.) Plus, they make a large portion of the items in-house. “I specialize in making dye-free soy candles, as well as goat’s milk soaps,” Watkins says, noting that the soaps are a bestseller
regardless of season. “My husband (Andy) does woodworking, and we have a large selection of cutting and charcuterie boards that we can customize.” Wander back down to Washington Street, and you’ll find a huge, centuries-old brick mill that’s home to two family-friendly stores. Lickee’s & Chewie’s Candies & Creamery is a medieval-themed sweets shop with a retro vibe that stocks over 200 types of bulk candies, including some imported from countries around the world. The store also sells locally made desserts, including the infamous “giant Kingshake.” (The massive ice cream treat probably wouldn’t hold up well to being gift wrapped, so consider it a gift to yourself instead.) Right next door you’ll find Noggin’ Factory! No ordinary modern toy store, the focus is on fun, educational products and, as owner Kerry Wood said in a recent Made in Dover video interview, “avoiding ‘junk in a box.’” On top of helpful employees who are eager to recommend a perfect gift for the infant to 12-year-old in your life, the store has a play area where kids can try the toys, plus a classroom or special events and music classes. NH
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This sweet town boasts a variety of lodging, boating and culinary opportunities BY BARBARA RADCLIFFE ROGERS / PHOTOGRAPHY BY STILLMAN ROGERS
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he Sunapee we know today — the busy harbor and hub of boat traffic on Lake Sunapee — began in the 1870s, although the town was settled nearly a century earlier. It was John Young Gardner, the grandson of one of the earliest settlers, who foresaw the potential of the lake and harbor. Prior to the 1870s, Sunapee’s economy was based off of farming and on the 20 or so mills and industries powered by the Sugar River, which flows out of the lake at the harbor. Then, in 1876, the train line opened to Newbury, at the foot of the lake. The following year, Gardner and his partner, Albert Runals, built Runals House, the first hotel at the harbor (Lafayette House, on Burkehaven Bay, was the first summer hotel on the lake, built two years earlier). The two-story Runals House had
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a broad front porch overlooking the lake and accommodated 40 guests. That same year, the Woodsum Brothers began a steamboat service on the 75-passenger Lady Woodsum, connecting the railroad station in Newbury to landings around the lake. With a sure means of bringing in guests, Gardner and Runals built the far grander Ben Mere Inn in 1890 where the Runals House had stood. It was a grand affair, its large parlor equipped with fireplaces, 100 guest rooms, a wide front porch with rocking chairs where guests could look out over the harbor, and a tower for wider views of the lake. Activities for hotel guests ranged from concerts and ballroom dancing to more active sports of tennis, riding and sailing. The hotel had its own bowling alley and a boardwalk leading to the harbor. The Ben
Mere Inn was the harbor’s focal point for 77 years, until its final summer in 1967, with demolition coming the following year. All that remains today is the sloping lawn, now a city park with a bandstand that hosts summer evening concerts. Meanwhile, part ownership of Lafayette House, then called Lake View House, was inherited in 1882 by Mary Burke and daughter Frances M. Burke, who bought out the other owner’s share of the hotel and 130 acres overlooking the lake. Frances and her husband continued to expand the hotel and property, building cottages along the lake and landscaping the hillside with gardens and terraces. Repeat guests bought some of the cottages, others built new ones on the land
The popular Anchorage Retaurant at Sunapee Harbor has offered lakeside eats for over 120 years.
around the hotel, and the summer community of Burkehaven was born. By 1898, Burkehaven had its own church, built of local stone. Burkehaven’s St. James’ Episcopal Church, one of the nine Episcopal summer chapels in New Hampshire, still has Sunday
services in the summer. The grand hotel is no more, but Burkehaven continues to thrive as a cottage community. The best way to appreciate the architecture and grandeur of some of Burkehaven’s “cottages” is on a lake cruise, from the deck
of the M.V. MT. Sunapee II. These houses show their best faces to the water and are mostly hidden from land view by trees, and traveling by boat recalls the days when steamers were the only choice. The scenic cruise is not only a good way to see the otherwise hidden cottages and estates, but includes a lively history of the lake, the hotels and the summer community. You’ll see that the shore is more developed than it appears from a quick scan, a steady series of cottage architecture from Rustic Deco and Adirondak to a few eye-boggling modern mansions. You’ll see the unique “droopy roofs” and hear a mix of history and lake-life gossip. Fans of ‘70s rock will see where Steven Tyler grew up (his father was the pianist at a former resort) and pass George’s Mills, location of The Barn where he and Joe Perry formed Aerosmith. By the late 1880s, wealthy Victorians from the cities were arriving at Sunapee Harbor on the 600-passenger steamboat Edmund Burke, which also brought tourists to other hotels and landings around the lake. In 1887, the 650-passenger Armenia White was launched, the largest steamship ever to sail on the lake. Ten years later, the 250-pas-
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senger M.V. Kearsarge was launched, and there followed a succession of steamships until automobiles made the steamships redundant. You can get a glimpse of those heady days of the grand hotels at the Sunapee Historical Society’s Flanders-Osborne Museum, housed in the former Flander’s Stable in Sunapee Harbor. It’s filled with artifacts, pictures, mementos and documents from Sunapee’s past. If it’s not open, you can look through the large window to see the deck-
house of a former lake steamer and a farm sales wagon. Sunapee’s tourism isn’t all about the past or for those with lakeside cottages. The Anchorage is a harbor institution, serving food and drink for more than a century. It’s had different names and been remodeled and expanded several times, but it’s still the place to go for refreshments after a spin on the lake. We spent a few days in Sunapee this fall, enjoying the views of Mount Sunapee’s
summit and then-green ski trails from the terrace of The Lodge by Sunapee Stays. The former motel on Burkehaven Road is now a small resort, with a gardenencased heated pool and suites decorated in Adirondak-style with log beds and natural wood finishes. Sunapee Stays also has a beautiful Tree House cabin in the woods (literally, it’s built in a tree), but it’s in nearby Newbury and not part of this story. Fenton’s Landing, opposite The Anchorage, was our go-to for breakfast, and we savored one of the finest dinners in our travels, at SUNA, on Route 103. The shrimp and lobster grits with roasted corn was better than any shrimp ‘n’ grits I ever tasted in the southland. For fine dining of another sort, we stopped several times at Sanctuary Farm, an ice cream stand with shaded tables and a play yard filled with kids’ activities that include a wooden tractor and a playhouse on stilts. NH
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St. James Episcopal Church is a summer chapel nestled in the heart of Sunapee.
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The team at Laney & Lu believe that food can serve a far greater purpose than to simply fill our stomachs. For them, “the ‘right’ food nourishes our souls, builds community and connects us with the earth.”
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New Seats, Fresh Eats Laney & Lu finds there’s a big appetite for conscious eating BY ELISA GONZALES VERDI PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAYA ON ASSIGNMENT
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t all started with an empty storefront and a daydream. While walking through downtown Exeter on her way to a meeting, Laney & Lu’s future owner Jennifer Desrosiers happened to walk through a patio on Water Street. A “For Lease” sign caught her attention, and she looked through the window of what would one day become Laney & Lu’s Exeter location. While looking through the storefront’s window, she could see it all: the white countertops, the wood floors, the warm glow from the overhead lighting, colorful smoothies, grain bowls, sandwiches and customers smiling ear to ear over a menu full of foods they can eat — a smoothie shop turned wellness business that would nourish people’s souls and their community. After a career working in corporate America, with the last 16 of them being on the road, Desrosiers discovered that the food industry was becoming more progressive, and there was a shift toward healthy eating. However, that progressive movement hadn’t found its way back to New England … yet. When her health started to suffer in 2012 due to her on-the-road lifestyle, Desrosiers knew she needed a change, and she decided to take the plunge into exploring health and wellness. “I felt really disconnected from myself, and my body started feeling significantly sick,” Desrosiers said. “In trying to figure out what it was, I started to dive into health and wellness … and that was when I discovered paleo.” Desrosiers’ new diet felt nothing less than revolutionary and left her feeling revitalized. “It was around that time when I decided I wanted to do something different, and create more impact and help educate others on what I was experiencing in that season.” nhmagazine.com | November 2023 23
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Jennifer Desrosiers is on a mission to create positive change by encouraging people to live vibrant, more purposeful and more adventure-filled lives through their brands.
When Desrosiers first began exploring health and wellness, health coaching was still in its infancy, but after stumbling across an article about a woman from Minneapolis who was developing a health coaching business, something just clicked. “I thought, ‘Wow, this is something I feel like I could do,’” Desrosiers said. So, she did. Not long after that fate-filled day in Exeter, Laney & Lu was born to bring inspired and conscious eating to the Seacoast. Fast forward to Laney & Lu’s opening day in September 2015. With a sign that read “Are you hungry for something new,” a menu that had expanded far beyond the original idea of just smoothies and a mission to make an inclusive and approachable vegetarian spot, Desrosiers’ dream had finally been realized. While on her way home from the gym, Stef Heitz decided to stop into Laney & Lu to check things out herself. “At the time, I was also paleo and there were really limited options for what I could eat,” Heitz said. “I was going to the gym right down the street, and it was wonderful to know that I could stop into Laney & Lu 24 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
after to get food that I could actually enjoy. At the time, I was also running a seasonal restaurant, and the season was coming to an end. I applied to work, and I started working there about 20 days after opening, and I’ve been there ever since.” With Heitz’s knowledge of the restaurant industry and Desrosiers’ visionary tendencies, the two became fast friends and business partners — the organic peanut butter and jelly of healthy eating. When you first walk into Laney & Lu, you’ll see the phrase “inspired eatery” on the door, the walls and the menu, but what does that mean? “We’re plant based, plant centric. We have a pretty diverse menu with everything from locally roasted coffee and herbalistdesigned teas to breakfast to smoothie bowls and everything in between,” Desrosiers said. “We welcome all sorts of different ways that people eat to satisfy their cravings and their bodies. We aren’t anti-anything, and we try to be as culinarily inclusive as possible.” In their efforts to be inclusive, Laney
& Lu’s menu doesn’t label anything as gluten-free, dairy-free or vegan, since Desrosiers and Heitz find that limiting. Instead, they’ve made their options endless, by making their food from scratch and by preempting major allergens. If anyone has a dietary request for their meal, Team Lu can make it happen. It was clear from day one of opening the Exeter location that people were hungry for something new. Fans of the inspired eatery came again and again, introducing friends and family to what Laney & Lu had to offer along the way. In the few months following their opening, Desrosiers realized that she would have to start dreaming bigger than the 750-square-foot storefront. “People were into it,” Desrosiers said. “I was introducing things to people that they hadn’t had before, which is always a risk, but right away I knew this was something special, and within three or four months, people were asking if we could go to their town or city. Having Stef there with her restaurant knowledge also really transformed our business into who we are today.” Now almost eight years since their original opening, Laney & Lu is expanding. Its long-awaited Portsmouth location opened on August first of this year, and the next project, Ginger Fox Bakery, opened in September in Stratham. “People have been anticipating our growth for so long,” Desrosiers said. “We put a lot of thought into our business ideas, expansions and new ventures, like Ginger Fox. We’re very excited, and I think people were ready for us in both spaces.” That attention to detail is evident when you first walk into Laney & Lu’s Portsmouth location. It’s crisp and clean, with a fresh aesthetic that fits the menu. The lamp-lit overhead lighting washes warm light over the inside seating areas. However, it’s the floor-to-ceiling windows that invite you in to unwind with an iced latte and strawberry acai smoothie bowl (and maybe a sweet potato brownie for dessert). It’s as much indoors as it is outdoors, and that’s allowed for the space to feel vibrant yet calm, because no matter where you’re seated you can feel sunshine and a warm breeze. Almost everything that comes out of Laney & Lu’s kitchen is organic, nutrient-dense and locally sourced. While you’ll never be able to grow an avocado in New Hampshire in the winter (but please let them know if you’ve figured it out), they do their
Top: The Laney & Lu menu includes an abundance of nutrient-dense and local ingredients that are good and good for you. Left: The new Laney & Lu Portsmouth location has open-concept seating and plenty of natrual light. Right: Pumpkin bread with maple butter is a staple menu item at Ginger Fox Bakery in Stratham. nhmagazine.com | November 2023 25
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This artisan sandwich at Ginger Fox Bakery includes creamy formage blanc, sliced red onion, salty capers, dijon aioli, fresh dill, micro greens and smoked salmon.
best to ensure that you can feel good about eating everything on their menu, because it’s good for you and local farms. That commitment to locally sourcing their ingredients also extends to Desrosiers’ newest culinary adventure, Ginger Fox Bakery. As an avid traveler, Desrosiers wanted to capture the romance and ambiance of Europe’s beautiful artisanal cafes and bring it closer to home. What once used to be Sweet Dreams Bakery, the new shop features a black interior and exterior, marble tile flooring and granite countertops, and even four to six seating spaces outside along with a wall-mounted bar table. While Ginger Fox is primarily a traditional bakery with cookies, matcha coconut macaroons, sweet and savory patisserie and even a gluten-free strawberry cream cake inspired by one of Sweet Dreams’ bestsellers, the bakery uses simple ingredient, “clean” grains and local dairy products to make an “unhealthy” food a sweet treat that you can feel good about. “I’ve become less restrictive in the ways that I eat over the last 10 years,” Desrosiers 26 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
said. “There’s room for comfort food, and there’s room for treats. You can also make a ridiculous cheesecake with maple syrup and cashews. We’ll still make a traditional croissant, and it’ll be the highest-quality croissant that you’ll be able to find on the Seacoast. From there, you’ll also be able to get a nut-based, vegan cheesecake — that diversity of the product is really important.” Opening two restaurants at the same time has come with its challenges including construction delays and having to constantly be in two places at once, but Desrosiers and Heitz have made it work. They’ve relied heavily on their team, who have risen to the occasion and taken on extra responsibilities to make everything run as smoothly as possible. “Our restaurants are all run by women,” Desrosiers said. “They’re just an incredible and talented feisty group of women.” Now, following the successful launch of a new Laney & Lu location, along with the opening of Ginger Fox Bakery, Desrosiers has proven to herself, and the community, that if she can dream it, they
can do it. But what comes next? “We have a few more restaurant concepts in our heads, and we’ve already had developers contact us about expanding Ginger Fox,” Desrosiers said. “We’re also about to host an event at 3S Art Space, which is an opportunity for people to go onstage in short form and share their story like what’s inspired their personal mission, what have they overcome, and how has that personal mission impacted them and their business.” Whatever she dreams up next, Desrosiers knows that she wants it to be as meaningful as her original ventures. “It can be challenging to do so many things. It’s hard to pick what to do next,” said Heitz, “There’s so much we want to do and so much impact that we want to make.” NH
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Laney & Lu Exeter / 26 Water St., #6 (603) 580-4952 / laneyandlu.com Laney & Lu Portsmouth / 360 US-1 BYP, Unit 104, (603) 580-4952 / laneyandlu.com Ginger Fox Bakery / 100 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham (603) 772-8432 / gingerfoxbakery.com
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603 Informer “Thank you and your team for your kindness to soldiers as they come through Portsmouth … Your support means so much to the men and women who defend this great nation. Thank you again for your kindness and generosity. Steadfast and Loyal!”
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— excerpt from a 2018 letter from Randy A. George, Major General U.S. Army, Commanding, 4th Infantry Division
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Thanking Our Troops, One Flight at a Time The Pease Greeters are back on active duty BY LYNNE SNIERSON
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uring the pandemic, military men and women passing through Portsmouth International Airport found their welcome team was missing. The Pease Greeters have since returned. “We did shut down over COVID and the aftermath. But we’re back. We’re here,” says Frank LaSorsa, a retired U.S. Navy veteran from the Vietnam War era and the chairman of the Pease Greeters. “We’re busy. That surprises a lot of people. They think the war is over, conflicts are over and we’re over. But that’s not the case at all. We’re still here.” The Pease Greeters number 2,400-plus dedicated volunteers from across New Hampshire and New England who acknowledge, welcome and support military men and women as they transition through Portsmouth International Airport on their way to overseas assignments or returning home to U.S. soil. The Greeters are military veterans and civilians who band together to show their patriotism and gratitude to each soldier on every flight. The genesis was a lightbulb idea. One day in May 2005, an unannounced airplane landed in Portsmouth for refueling. There were 135 U.S. Army troops deploying to Iraq on board. That’s when Bill Hopper, the airport manager, and Alan Weston, the facility’s maintenance manager, gathered the available employees and brought them to the terminal to welcome these American heroes. “This was started by the Seacoast (U.S.) Marine Corps League in Portsmouth. They
got together with Bill and I on a whim, and ran out and got some coffee and doughnuts for the soldiers. Bill talked to the U.S. Department of Defense and asked if any more flights were coming this way, and they responded positively,” says LaSorsa, adding that in 2007 the Portsmouth Greeters was created as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and gained tax-exempt status. “From that day on in 2005, we have now welcomed over 2,000 flights into our program. I can’t even estimate how many soldiers we’ve said hello to, but it is in the hundreds of thousands,” he said. Prior to the pandemic, and before the airport was transitioned from a less militarized to a more commercial facility, the Greeters had more leeway. They used to host ceremonies with the troops that included picture-taking and hugs all around, and there were always plenty of pots brewing fresh coffee, a smorgasbord of complimentary snacks, pastries and goodies available. Now the Greeters must work around restrictions imposed by the Defense Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration. But their mission remains the same, and they still get the job done. “Everything changed,” says Richard Dellapaolera, more commonly known as “Mr. D.,” who is the group’s special resource officer and a disabled U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran. “We’ll spend anywhere from three hours to an hour and a half with the troops, and we can still provide (individual nhmagazine.com | November 2023 29
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Pease Greeters chair and retired U.S. Navy veteran Frank LaSorsa warmly welcome troops.
serving) coffee and bottles of water, but only wrapped snacks. We’ve been asked to keep our distance so there aren’t the hugs and handshakes anymore, but there are still lots of high-fives, fist bumps and big smiles.” Even better, there is no restriction on giving out an unlimited supply of sincere welcomes, especially those that come with a sympathetic ear, big shoulders to cry on and a caring heart. 30 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
“The soldiers deploying are headed to anywhere in the world where they’re needed. They relieve the previous detachment of troops, so they could be going to Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Iran, Syria, Africa or wherever. We always ask, ‘Where are you from, soldier?’ and the answers come from all over the country,” says Dellapaolera, who has served in this capacity for 17 years. “We’ve had soldiers leaving who
were crying, and we’ve had soldiers crying when they come back. In our time with them, so many have opened up to us. They’ve shared their emotions and their stories with us. It is an honor.” Another post-COVID and Defense Department change is that the Greeters now must work around a much shorter lead time as to when these large flights will arrive, so it’s a scramble to marshal the volunteers, set
up the area inside the terminal, and have those who are vetted in position when the troops come down the ramp. Sometimes that’s only 90 minutes. “For planning purposes, they never tell me when the flights are coming in, but they’ll tell me how many flights to expect,” says Dellapaolera, who oversees supplying all the highly desired care packages filled with a variety of snacks and hygiene
The group is always looking for help and volunteers. “There was a stretch in July where we had 10 or 12 flights in a week carrying 3,600 soldiers. We’re always actively seeking new people and donations,” says LaSorsa, who is assisted by vice chair Peter Tiews. “The gratitude we receive is amazing. Honestly, at times it is overwhelming,” Dellapaolera says. “The troops can’t thank us enough for what we do for them. They are so appreciative. Over the years, we have touched a lot of hands and a lot of lives.” NH To get involved or donate, visit peasegreeters.org, contact Peasegreeterscarepackages@gmail.com or PGChair@yahoo.com.
Top: The Greeters acknowledge, welcome and support military men and women as they transition through Pease International Airport on their way to overseas assignments or returning home to United States soil. Bottom: Italian NATO troops arriving for a training mission at a United States military base.
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products for the outbound soldiers. Sadly, the Pease Greeters, who are entirely funded by individual and corporate donations, are one of the few organizations of this type left. “There used to be groups like ours around the country, but most have gone by the wayside. They’re fading out. That’s what’s happening to us, too. We’re aging out,” Dellapaolera says. “It becomes medically difficult to get around, especially with short notice now. With the younger people who aren’t retired, it’s tough to get there without advance notice. We’ve lost a lot of the schools with the kids, because we can’t tell them when the flights are coming in.”
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Big Time Homecoming Seth Meyers returns to Manchester to perform a benefit show at the SNHU Arena BY MIKE COTE
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his down time co-hosting the “Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers” podcast with his younger brother, Josh. Meyers returns to the Granite State on Nov. 4 to perform a benefit concert at SNHU Arena for Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire (CASA) and the Granite State Children’s Alliance. (Visit casanh.org/seth-meyers for ticket info.) The former Bedford resident called us from his home in New York City, where he quickly turned on a movie to keep his sons Ashe, 7, and Axel, 5, busy for a little bit so
their dad could do an interview. Meyers and his wife, Alexi, also have a daughter, Adelaide, 2. This is the second time you’ve raised money for Court Appointed Special Advocates New Hampshire and the Granite State Children’s Alliance. What’s special about that connection for you?
I’m really lucky to have parents who still live in New Hampshire, who still love the state and who are still connected to the
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y the time this issue of New Hampshire Magazine hits mailboxes, Seth Meyers’ extended summer break will be a fading memory. When we caught up with the Manchester West High alumnus in late September, Meyers was enduring the fifth month of an unplanned sabbatical prompted by the Writers Guild of America strike, which was coming to an end just as we went to press. The former “Weekend Update” anchor for “Saturday Night Live” and current host of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” spent part of
community. They have been involved with Granite State Children’s Alliance. They’ve been involved with CASA. They’re always telling me what great work they do and what special people they are. This is something we were talking about doing summer of 2020, and then COVID hit. It’s taken us a while to get the idea back up and running again. But I’m so excited and enthusiastic about doing a show in Manchester, of all places, too. I love the local references in the “Family Trips” podcasts. Have you guys unearthed any memories that you had forgotten about?
I do feel like there are times where I think, “Oh, that’s it. We’ve run out of vacation stories.” And then you talk to a guest and they mention something about whitewater river rafting, and then all of a sudden you remember you did do that once as a family. It’s been a nice tool to unearth memories that I hadn’t given much effort to uncovering over the years. I was just watching an episode of “Late Night” from March with Wilco. You recruited (Wilco leader) Jeff Tweedy to write the theme song for your podcast. Would you consider that one of the best perks of your job?
I kind of still can’t believe it. He wrote a very catchy theme song, which I then find myself humming. And then I have to remind myself that one of my favorite singersongwriters wrote a song that he then sung that has my brother and I in it. As perks go, that’s a pretty special one. You published an illustrated children’s book last year. What were the origins “I’m Not Scared, You’re Scared”?
It was sort of born out of the pandemic, having a little bit more downtime due to not having to go to the office every day. My kids were at the age where I was reading them picture books every night. I had the opportunity to write one. I was mostly just thinking about that idea of how you talk to your kids about fear, especially when you live through a pandemic, the things you decide to share with them and the things you sort of shelter them from. Living that every day gave me the idea for the book. And I was just so happy
someone else did all the drawings. Also available on Amazon by Seth Meyers — “Dr. Seth’s Love Prescription: Overcome relationship repetition syndrome and get the love you deserve.” But by that’s by another guy with the same name. Have you seen it?
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I am familiar that there’s another Seth Meyers who writes books about relationships, and I can assure you that my wife would want you all to know I’m not that guy. I’m not the expert-on-relationships Seth. Wouldn’t that be a great name for a band if you had a band? Dr. Seth’s Love Prescription.
I think in that sense I would just go out and do a two-hander where it’s an hour of stand-up comedy, and then he comes out and says, “OK, now let’s really talk about it.” And he just comes out and says to me, “Do you think this is a healthy way to deal with relationships? Telling jokes about your wife onstage?” We heard through CASA that your dad wanted us to make sure we didn’t use any archive photos of you wearing a jacket and tie because you’ve gone casual. Can we say with certainty that Seth Meyers is done with suits?
I think we feel pretty good about being done with suits. I never want to say never, but I’ve really enjoyed doing the show in clothes I’m comfortable with because I think when you’re doing a show at 12:30 at night, comfort is how the people watching you want to feel. They want to feel comfortable. It’s been it’s been a nice fit, and I don’t really miss the suits. Anything else you’d like to share before we say goodbye?
Last time, we did the shows in Concord, which is a wonderful place. And a few years ago, I got to do a show at the Palace Theatre. But to be doing a show at SNHU, which is so obviously close to West High — it’s the street I used to buy my comic books on — I’m really excited to be doing a show there. And I know I’m going to see a lot of old high school friends and a lot of old friends of my parents. It’s going to be a really cool night. NH
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S.S. Houghton’s famed big barn featured a clocktower that stood 168 feet above the ground.
Mowing Grasshoppers at Houghton’s Folly BY MARSHALL HUDSON/PHOTOS FROM PAT TULLAR AND ART PEASE
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Sept. 18, 1915, article in the Littleton Courier leapt out at me: “Joseph Saladino, who operates what is known as the Houghton stock farm at Orford, New Hampshire, has had an experience with grasshoppers this season. The farm has 150 acres of tillage land, with a fine meadow reaching to the Connecticut River. From that meadow Mr. Saladino has cut but one load of hay this season. Grasshoppers got the rest. The pests also damaged the oat crop to such an extent that he did not bother to thresh it. By an act of the New Hampshire Legislature, a bounty of one dollar per bushel is being paid on grasshoppers. Instead of mowing hay, Mr. Saladino mowed for grasshoppers and received twice as much money as the value of the hay he would have harvested. He attached sacks to his rakes and caught the hoppers by driving 34 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
over the fields in the customary ways. He received a bounty of $65.” Grasshoppers and a shortage of hay were not the only bad luck Saladino would have at the former S.S. Houghton farm. Five years later, another newspaper clipping reported: “Last Wednesday forenoon the clock tower and over 100 feet of the upper part of the south wing of the big barn owned by Joseph Saladino, collapsed and fell over into the barnyard. Mr. Saladino had just stabled his pony in this part of the building and, while the stalls on either side of it were demolished, the pony escaped without a scratch.” Accompanying photos show a massive barn with a very tall clock tower collapsed into an expensive-looking mess to be dealt with.
I’m in Orford reading a stack of old newspaper clippings which, compiled, tell the story of S.S. Houghton and his dream of owning a fine horse farm to be named “Pavilion Stock Farm.” Newspapers referred to it as “Houghton’s Folly” or “the big barn folly,” and describe it as “a rich man’s fancy of little practical value.” The mammoth barn was erected for stabling fine trotting horses to be used for breeding. Houghton also built a second farm called “Villa Farm” on the other side of Orford where he planned to keep his cattle, as his wife’s sensibilities were offended by the pungent aroma of cows at Pavilion Stock Farm. The Pavilion barn was built in 1877 and was one of the largest stock barns in the country. It measured 240 feet across the front and was 54 feet wide, with an attached 60-by-200-foot-long ell. The barn enclosed a half-acre, and it was a story and a half tall with a full basement beneath. The clock tower reached 168 feet above the ground and housed a bell that could be heard on Main Street. The first floor contained box stalls and stanchions for the stock. The second floor could be reached by an inclined plane and was used for the
Promotional fliers reveal Houghton’s dream for his Pavilion Farm to be stocked with stallions available for breeding service.
storage of hay and grain. On the first floor, there was a large office finished in ash and black walnut. A steam apparatus in the basement provided heat and hot water. Near the barn was a racetrack for exercising the horses, and the barn featured an elaborate viewing room, called the grandstand, which overlooked the entire track. Records indicate that S.S. Houghton had as many as 80 to 125 horses stabled in this barn, along with sheep, hogs and the pungent cows. Samuel Storm Houghton was born in Fairlee Vermont about 1828 and grew up to be an innovator in retail and agriculture. Houghton began his retail career at the age of 14, when he went to Boston to work in his brother’s dry goods store. In 1846, he married Mary Converse of Lyme and in 1858, they went to New York City where S.S. formed a partnership with his
brother-in-law R.H. Macy. By 1874, Houghton had moved to the Boston area and established a department store in the heart of the city. A lover of horses, Houghton began raising driving horses at his Melrose, Mass., residence. S.S. and Mary returned to their Upper Valley childhood roots in 1872 to begin planning and building their dream country home, where they could keep a few horses. The famed “big barn” was finished in 1877, and an advertisement indicates that Pavilion Wilkes, George Wilkes, Patchen Knox and other proven stallions were standing ready to service broodmares for only $25, plus $2 a day for hay and grain. Any mare not proving to be with foal would be serviced again for free the following season. Houghton’s dream of operating a suc-
cessful stock breeding farm does not seem to have been overly successful — only six years later he announced in a publicity flier that he was auctioning off his equipment and stock, and offering both the Pavilion Farm and Villa Farm for sale. The Pavilion Stock Farm changed hands a few times before Joseph Saladino took ownership in 1907. The big barn had been neglected by prior owners, perhaps overwhelmed by the high maintenance costs of such a large building. Saladino raised prize-winning Ayrshire cattle, but by the early 1920s had apparently fallen on hard times. In 1921, Saladino had a large part of the barn and a portion of the house torn down by a wrecking company and the lumber shipped to market, probably in an effort to generate some income from the property. Bad luck continued to plague Saladino, as deeds indicate that the town of Orford seized the property in 1926 for nonpayment of property taxes. In July of 1930, a fire destroyed the remaining portion of the legendary big barn. About a year and a half later, the house burned to the ground leaving two cellar holes connected by a brick-walled underground passageway. S.S. Houghton’s dreams of a very fine horse-breeding farm had lasted less than 10 years. The elaborate big barn of Pavilion Stock Farm had survived only about 50 years. Perhaps the old newspapers were correct after all in calling it “a rich man’s fancy” or labeling it, “Houghton’s Folly” … but I’m left wondering what the New Hampshire Legislature did with 65 bushels of grasshoppers. NH
After years of postponed or neglected maintenance, the clocktower on the big barn suddenly collapsed in September of 1920. nhmagazine.com | November 2023 35
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Making the Grade Edelbut may be passing on the governor’s race, but he’s already made his mark
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here is no one in New Hampshire civic life more polarizing than the state’s education commissioner, Frank Edelblut. He is either loved, or he is hated. There is no in-between. Though baked into these emotions are two other points: people who know who he is and people who know that what he has done over the past six years in the role has mattered a lot. With all due respect to the dozens of commissioners who have served in that role previously and all other commissioners currently serving, none have been nearly as consequential as Edelbut and his aggressive manner in beginning to fundamentally transform his department. One of the biggest questions in state politics in the late summer was wondering when Edelblut would take this resume and launch a run for governor. Sitting Gov. Sununu announced in July he would not seek reelection, creating the first time there has been an open seat for governor in eight years. In early September, Edelblut announced he would not run for the role. He said the last of his seven children is off to college, and he wanted to have some empty-nester time with his wife.
He may also have figured that he didn’t want to put millions of his own dollars to run for governor like when he did in 2016, or maybe he saw a poll that said his polarizing nature meant he had no shot of winning a general election. Though it is also possible, Edelblut can look at his time as education commissioner and decide he actually did something that he was proud of and is more than content to find this time to walk away. People desire to be a New Hampshire commissioner either because they want to be somebody with a title, or because they want to do something in the office. Selecting Edelblut to lead the state’s Department of Education was one of the very first high-profile things Sununu did after becoming governor in 2017. Those in politics saw the move as pure political calculation. Edelblut surprised everyone with how close he came to defeating Sununu in the 2016 Republican primary, where Edelblut had the backing of the state’s conservatives. Giving Edelblut a job in the administration, or any job really, was a way to block him from challenging Sununu in a primary or just being a pain politically. Sununu may not have imagined how
transformative Edelblut would be. In a culture of public education that celebrates teachers and inclusion, he proudly puts in his state biography that he and his wife homeschooled all their children. He worked with the Legislature to create education savings accounts, which allows parents to receive grants to send their children to private schools. He fought teachers’ unions, embraced nontraditional paths for post-secondary education and validated more technology in the classroom. He also championed ideas like letting a fringe conservative website win a state contract to teach financial literacy. Critics have said this has worked to erode the very public schools he was put in charge of overseeing. Some have also gone so far to call him a bigot after an op-ed he wrote where he suggested that if teachers discuss gender identity it was a threat to family values. Edelblut, of course, doesn’t live in a vacuum. America itself is very polarized. Reforming education, particularly by siphoning off money for public schools, is something that about a dozen states have also done in recent years. His tenure is in keeping with both and will likely continue through his term, which ends in March 2025. NH
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Return of the Swamp Monster PHOTO AND INTERVIEW BY DAVID MENDELSOHN Maintaining a legacy is tough enough, but it gets interesting when it involves a hairy, fetid, 8-foot creature from the swamps of Fouke, Arkansas — one that frightened the grits out of the locals and made a meal of their cats. The late Charles B. Pierce filmed the docudrama, a first for the genre, in the early 1970’s. His daughter Pam Barcelou, a
Louisiana native who has lived in New Hampshire since 2009, has been on a quest to resurrect, remaster and rerelease her dad’s classic film, “The Legend of Boggy Creek.” Based on true accounts, the swamp dweller creeps about once again thanks to her resolve. So, hold tight to your popcorn and watch it. At night. In the dark. Boo.
My dad was one of the very first independent filmmakers. He started working at his local TV station (El Dorado, Arkansas/ Monroe, Louisiana, the NBC affiliate) right out of high school (where he was voted Most Likely to Succeed, Wittiest and Most Talented), working his way up to his own regional television program, as host, and also director of the 6 and 10 o’clock news.
In 1975, after the film played virtually nonstop across America, my dad and Mr. Ledwell split up. Mr. Ledwell, the copyright holder, put the movie away for almost 50 years.
He then opened an ad agency in Texarkana, Texas, and started producing commercials, when he decided to make a movie. Much later, he wrote the iconic film line, "Go ahead, make my day." for Clint Eastwood. My dad convinced a local businessman, L.W. "Buddy" Ledwell, who owned a large trucking company, to put up the money for a "small regional film" (about $160,000), and hired five high school guys to trek into the swamps with him, surrounded by venomous snakes and alligators, in a flat-bottomed boat, 35mm camera in hand, to film what is now considered a movie classic. The film was shot using Technicolor's Techniscope film, which is no longer made. It afforded a wide-angle format without the normal costs associated with commercial film, rarely used in the U.S. and created for the Italian spaghetti Westerns. It helped immerse the viewer into the story. Our new 4K UHD HDR 10+ perfectly masks the old Techniscope wide-angle format like it was always meant to be. I'm thrilled! “The Legend of Boggy Creek” has never looked, or sounded, better.
After reading years and years of fan comments across the Internet for someone to work out copyright and "get us a good print," I reached out to Mr. Ledwell's sole heir, Steven Ledwell, in 2014 and asked him if he'd allow me to release the film to the home market, something that had never been done officially, and he said YES! It took another four years to find good source material (finally found at the British Film Institute in London), and ultimately, we were able to fully-restore and re-master it at the venerable George Eastman Museum. The Legend of Boggy Creek grossed over $25 million during it's only theatrical run — no home media at the time — between 1972-75, the equivalent of about $183 million in today's dollars. The Legend of Boggy Creek is based on a true story, using actual witnesses to the encounters, many times in the actual location. Earl E. Smith is credited as the only writer, as my dad didn't want his name in every position. (He did everything himself!) He directed, and sang one of the songs, as well.
A TINY TOWN WITH A BIG LOCAL LEGEND “The Legend of Boggy Creek” is a G-rated docudrama based on a Bigfoot-type creature claimed to have been seen in and around Fouke, Arkansas, for decades. “Boggy Creek can be found just outside tiny, Fouke, Arkansas, near the border of Texas and Arkansas, and is pretty much the same now, as it was then, and they still have sightings of the creature,” says Pam Barcelou, who has been working to remaster and reissue the classic 1972 horror film created by her father, the late Charles B. Pierce. “It's the story surrounding the people and their encounters, with actual witnesses, in actual locations,” she says. The film took about a year to produce and edit, and was released in August 1972. “Similar to Bigfoot, the Fouke Monster has only three toes vs. Sasquatch's five, and is now commonly referred to as a 'Swamp Ape,’” Barcelou says. nhmagazine.com | November 2023 39
Where to Eat Now Featuring 12 hot, new Granite State restaurants Napkins down — New Hampshire foodies have voted with their forks. New restaurants are evoking a casual-yet-hip atmosphere, and are embracing the current trends of healthy options, unique items that honor a variety of dietary restrictions, traditional flavors from far-flung regions, and ever-popular pizza and out-of-the-box-style cuisine. Chefs at both pubs, cafés and cautiously upscale eateries are exuding a passion for local sourcing and honest, fromscratch cooking. (Not to mention artistic and comfortable dining environments to match.) Their bars are well stocked with craft beers on draft, while cocktails, and even mocktails, are elevated to an artform. There is truly something for every eater this year. Live free and dine out — often.
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CO M P I L E D BY T H E N E W H A M P S H I R E M A G A Z I N E S TA F F
The Nest Family Cafe
After getting tired of the side-eye they got when they took their kids to coffee shops, Ryan and Jamie Getchell decided to create the joyful café experience they were looking for themselves. The menu at The Nest Family Cafe is filled with options for everyone in the family. Enjoy a lavender cold brew oat latte and turkey and cheese bagel for yourself, while your kiddos sample from the “Picky Chickies” menu with items ranging from smoothies to snack boxes. The free nest play area, reading lounge and chalk wall are perfect sensory-friendly spaces for your kids to hang out while you do, too. 40 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
photo by jenn bakos
25 Orchard View Drive, Unit 1, Londonderry / (603) 404-2139 / thenestfamilycafe.com
Public House on Page Hill
388 Page Hill Road, Tamworth / (603) 986-9164 publichouseonpagehill.com
Farm-to-table food served in a 17thcentury barn with breath-taking mountain views. That’s all you need to know to set your GPS to Tamworth and check out the Public House on Page Hill, featuring the culinary prowess of Chef Gregg Grant. Start your journey with a built-to-share charcuterie plate or some Korean BBQ Bao served on steamed buns. Or go “pub” with pub fries, pub pretzels or a pub Caesar. The menu includes handhelds, flatbreads (including gluten-free options) and fish ‘n’ chips. Entrees include Page Hill Soba Noodle (buckwheat noodles and vegetables tossed with a scallion, zesty garlic teriyaki sauce), and Caribbean grilled shrimp (with coconut jasmine rice and fried plantains). nhmagazine.com | November 2023 41
Inspire Cafe
This woman-owned coffee shop offers locally roasted coffee, organic teas, scratch-made pastries, quiche, soup, sandwiches, salads — and positive vibes. The artful harvest salad features roasted butternut squash, chunks of pear, Vermont goat cheese, dried cranberries, toasted sunflower seeds over mixed greens and a house-made maple Dijon vinaigrette. Pair an iced maple oat latte with your tempeh ruben panini. If you’re in need of some good karma, add “a cup of kindness” to your order: “Leave a cup for a friend, a tired parent, a hiker or a firefighter, police officer, someone who has been laid off, a plow driver or anyone else you think would enjoy a cup of coffee or tea.”
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39 Winter St., Mill 3, Ashland / (603) 530-2766 / inspirecafeco.squaresite
PHOTO COURTESY 1840 RESTAURANT
1840 Restaurant
8 Back Lake Road, Pittsburg / (603) 538-7400 / 1840nh.com
Tucked away in northern New Hampshire, and named after the year Pittsburg was established, 1840 Restaurant is the perfect spot to cozy up with a pizza and beer after a day of RVing or snowmobiling. The lively atmosphere pairs well with their menu that includes homemade dishes like wood-fired pizza, poutine, wings, soup, pasta and more. Don’t forget to check out their Facebook page for specialty menus and events that pop up throughout the month.
Muse Tapas Bar & Lounge PHOTO COURTESY MUSE TAPAS BAR & LOUNGE
44 Main St., Keene / (603) 903-0037 / musekeene.com
Located in downtown Keene, Muse Tapas Bar & Lounge cooks up tapas with a twist. Eclectic and exciting, Muse prides itself on its “creativity and genre-defying cuisine.” Cooking out of an entirely gluten-free kitchen, Muse serves up vegetarian, meat and shellfish tapas that always have a deliciously unexpected twist — we’re talking fried goat cheese with chili-mango sauce and honey-chipotle marinated chicken with pickled ginger and fresh pineapple. If you’re in the mood for a night cap, their cocktail menu mixes up a delicious array of drinks as exciting and inspired as their menu. nhmagazine.com | November 2023 43
Hearth Market
Part café, part elixir bar, part plant shop and more, this community emporium is already making waves across the Seacoast since its opening this summer. Hearth Market offers a diverse selection of food and drink that engages all of your senses, whether you are relaxing and enjoying time with friends by the fireplace, grabbing some items to go or filling your fridge with healthy local goods. This space, built for the local community by the local community, will also be offering art shows twice a year along with local music, making it the allaround one-stop shop for connection and culture, and the food that holds it together.
photos by jenn bakos
60 Penhallow St., Portsmouth / (603) 427-8631 hearthmarketportsmouth.com
Alas de Frida
Alas de Frida, the new sister restaurant to longtime Lake Avenue stronghold El Rincon Zacatecano, was named in honor of famed Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), celebrated for her attention to indigenous culture. Alas de Frida carries that torch with an authentic Mexican menu that features birria — a recipe for slow-cooked, tender beef seasoned with spices and chili broth — and a style of cuisine that champions subtle flavors and textures. The mini-chimichangas appetizer, available with chipotle chicken, shredded chicken or shredded beef and served with a cheese dip, are lightly fried and tender. The pastor shrimp tacos, featuring fresh shrimp marinated in spicy, sweet and smoky pastor salsa and grilled pineapple, elevate the humble taco to seafood glory. 44 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
PHOTO COURTESY ALAS DE FRIDA
931 Elm St., Manchester / (603) 518-7172 / alasdefridanh.com
Maddy’s Food Hub
PHOTO COURTESY MADDY’S FOOD HUB
89 Fort Eddy Road, Unit 2, Concord / (603) 892-4278
Maddy’s Food Hub in Concord is one-of-a-kind. Owner Patty Sabol was born in Africa, and she grew up learning to cook traditional East and West African cuisine. With Maddy’s Food Hub, she’s brought the flavors of home to Concord. The cozy café on Ford Eddy Road is cheerful and welcoming, with fun décor and vibrant foods to match. With a menu full of traditional African foods and flavors, (like jerk chicken, jallof rice and fish banku) and a staff committed to providing excellent customer service, you’ll feel right at home whether you’re trying something new or enjoying a familiar favorite. nhmagazine.com | November 2023 45
Hare of the Dawg Bar & Grill
3 E. Broadway, Derry / (603) 552-3883 / hareofthedawgnh.com
What to make of a pub whose cartoon mascots are a giant black dog wearing a red flannel shirt and a tiny bunny whose head is popping out of the froth of a beer mug? A sense of fun, certainly. The Hare of the Dawg Bar & Grill, which opened in downtown Derry in January 2022, makes “more than 95%” of its food in-house. The menu features pizza, burgers, sandwiches and, of course, hot “dawgs,” including the Chicago-style fixings Stevie, the chili and cheese Benny, the bacon, cheddar and jalapeno Carly Sue, and the peanut butter and bacon Vinnie. (We know a few dawgs who would scarf down that last one in a single bite.)
Two Bees Café & Patisserie
100 First St., Dover / (603) 343-2286 / twobeespatisserie.com
photo by jenn bakos
Rebekah and Ross Krieger met at culinary school in San Francisco more than a decade ago, and after stopping by Two Bees Café & Patisserie in Dover, you’ll know the rest is history. The couple has put their combined culinary and restaurant industry knowledge together to create a French-inspired café that celebrates a love for travel, food and heartfelt hospitality. Their fresh, seasonally driven menu includes sandwiches and salads with an array of handcrafted pastries and desserts like croissants or delicious quiches. Coffee, tea, wine, beer, snacks and small plates are also available for sampling to unwind with friends after a long day with exceptional service to match.
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Yankee Magazine Senior Food Editor Amy Traverso’s Picks Flag Leaf Bakery This small Antrim bakery, open only on Fridays and Saturdays, is so good that you’ll be working around their schedule to get your hands on the sesame semolina sourdough, chocolate-hazelnut tarts, homemade pretzels, cranberryorange scones and seasonal fruit cruffins (croissant meets muffin). Join with me in keeping them so busy that they open up a full-time shop. flagleafbakery.com Foundation Kitchen + Bar Adding to Southern New Hampshire’s virbrant food scene is Derry’s newest farm-to-table eatery where expertly prepared seasonal vegetables share equal billing with smoked lamb ribs with char siu glaze, pasta bolognese, and a New York strip served with crispy potatoes. Don’t overlook the craft cocktails, including a mango mai tai and an espresso martini made with Shaw Farm coffee ice cream. (603) 216-5590; foundationnh.com
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Cheese Louise A whole restaurant devoted to grilled cheese? Sign me up! Start with the classic Vermonter (Cabot cheddar and muenster on sourdough), then level up to the Clawbster (a Vermonter with lobster meat and lemon aioli), all the way to the Porky-Pine (barbecue pulled pork, cheddar, pineapple, pickled red onions and goat cheese). There’s tomato soup for dipping and cocktails for sipping. Plus, there are three locations: Portsmouth, Conway and Portland. (603) 427-8615; eatcheeselouise.com
The Natural Pickle
92 Court St., Laconia / (603) 619-5024 / thenaturalpickle.com
As its name implies, this Laconia breakfast and lunch spot touts its natural ways. “We make fresh, nutritious food, convenient and affordable, not just for the few, but for everyone,” The Natural Pickle folks say on their website. The Laconia restaurant specializes in organic salads, homemade soups and sandwiches that come served as wraps, pita pockets, panini and pretzel rolls. Popular menu items include the classic Greek gyro pita pocket, the California turkey wrap and the caprese chicken wrap. From the pressed selections, choose the everything veggie panini featuring vegan cream cheese, tomato, onions and spinach, or the steak tips ‘n’ cheese panini with marinated steak tips, bell peppers, onions and melted provolone cheese.
Oakcraft Pizza Naples meets Chipotle with this fun new pizza concept in Nashua and Salem. Queue up at the counter and work your way down the line as you choose the sauce, cheese and toppings for an individual 12-inch pie. After three minutes in a wood-fired oven, it’s ready. There are also pre-designed signature pies like the pepperoni with hot honey or the vodka pie with mushrooms, peas, prosciutto and vodka sauce. Beer, wine, salads, sides and whoopie pies round out the menu. (603) 521-8452; oakcraftpizza.com
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DOX on Winnisquam
927 Laconia Road, Tilton / (603) 527-8381 / doxonwinnisquam.com
Tilton’s newest waterfront bar and restaurant is DOX on Winnisquam. With a modern take on classic American dishes with craft beers and cocktails, you can wrap up a day on the lake with a stunning sunset view, a great meal and a refreshing beverage. Spent your lake day on a boat? Not a problem! DOX on Winnisquam is accessible via boat, so everyone can enjoy what they’re cooking up (no matter how you drove here). With specialty drinks, soups, salads, sandwiches, seafood, mac ‘n’ cheese and more, the whole family can unwind at the DOX and enjoy live music almost every night of the week.
Also New on the Scene
Lucky’s (The Brook) 319 New Zealand Road, Seabrook Featuring a menu full of breakfast, lunch and dinner items to enjoy after a day spent casino gaming and race wagering at The Brook. (603) 474-3065; livefreeandplay.com
Sevmar Mediterranean Bistro The Shops Plaza, 401 Main St., Salem Offering homemade Mediterranean food with a culturally rich culinary spirit and flair, and bar and lounge with specialty cocktails and other drinks. (603) 8700018; sevmarbistronh.com
Mi Corazon Mexican Grill 4 Slip Road, Greenfield Serving authentic dishes that make customers feel like they’re sitting at their family table while their tastebuds take a trip around Mexican cuisine. (603) 5472088; micorazonmexicangrill.com
Marker 21 33 Dock Side, Wolfeboro A casual eatery serving a mix of American food with global inspiration alongside craft beer and cocktails in a lakeside setting. (603) 569-8668; marker21nh.com
Trattoria Fondi 12 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford A modern Italian trattoria brought to life through a chef-curated menu of reimagined regional classics from our restaurateur’s roots. (603)472-2001; bedfordvillageinn.com
Sour Joe’s Pizzeria 5 Pleasant St., Concord Specializing in pizzas made with a sourdough starter that is so famous, it gave the restaurant its name. (603) 8567427; sourjoespizzeria.com
Gallivant Global Eatery 442 Central Ave., Dover Offering beautiful, creative and globally inspired food and beverage in an environment that is welcoming to all. (603) 343-4731; gallivanteatery.com 48 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
Riverside Grille 737 River Road, New Boston Find a full range of handhelds and entrees along with flatbreads, eclectic drinks and a comfortable environment. (603) 3842149; riversidenh.com
The Ricochet 35 Manchester Road, #10, Derry Featuring gourmet pizzas, greens and submarines worth savoring and staying for another drink or slice. (603) 247-9012; ricochet.pizza
Healthy Does It
Sunny Cafe 50 S. Willow St., Unit 2, Manchester The newest Willow Street café has created a healthy and clean theme for its menu, complete with a variety of sweet and savory treats. It’s open for all-day breakfast and lunch, and crepes, bakery staples and drinks are always available for a grab-and-go snack. Enjoy delicious and delectable items like breakfast and pierogi bowls, overnight oats, parfaits, sandwiches and more, and even stay and relax with your coffee while playing a supplied board game or book. (603) 935-8658; sunnycafenh.com The Green Beautiful 168 Wilson St., Manchester With a focus on sustaining and inspiring their customers through the power of plants, this vegan restaurant aims to create food and drink with integrity while nurturing a safe space for you to be able to rest and recharge. Choose from BBQ mushroom hash, Philly cheesesteak sandwich, Cuban rice bowl or any one of their bagels and schmear combinations to satisfy your afternoon hunger pains. (603) 606-1026; greenbeautifulcafe.com
Taverns, Bars & Brews
Tideline Public House 15 Newmarket Road, Durham New Hampshire’s only year-round food truck court is not only 15 minutes from UNH (central for students and locals alike), but the unique dining experience has something for everyone at up to seven food trucks and their own inhouse menu. Three separate taprooms serve up to 16 rotating craft beers, along with wine and soft drinks. Bring your family and your four-legged family members, lounge around the fire pit, play some cornhole and try a new beer. (603) 868-1380; tidelinepublichouse.com Paugus Bay Pub 644 Weirs Blvd., Laconia Started by two friends who love good food and a great environment, this pub is on a mission to bring fresh life to Laconia. The menu takes traditional pub fare and layers their own modern techniques to it with items like a lunchable house plate (charcuterie board), Irish nachos and Baltimore-style crab cake sandwich. Grab a seat and a drink in their new pub room at the 30-
foot, carved maple bar top and watch the Sunday night football game in style. (603) 619-5045; paugusbaypub.com BOND Brewing & BBQ 1015 Elm St., Manchester The lively indoor and outdoor atmosphere and Tex-Mex-style BBQ at BOND gives you a taste of the countryside in the heart of the Queen City. From sizzling BBQ to customizable build-your-own burritos, pizza and more, their menu offers a variety of flavors that pair well with their brews on craft or cold to-go beer options. Don’t forget to check out their Facebook page for information on where their food truck will be popping up next. (603) 218-3605; bondbbq.com The Edge of Town Tavern 38 NH-25, Plymouth This Plymouth-based tavern has a little bit of everything on its menu from seafood to pizza to burgers and salad and waffle fry sides. Stop by on a live music night and enjoy a show from local bands like Red Daisy Revival, Conniption Fits and Granite 5.0. (603) 238-9373; theedgeoftowntavern.com NH
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Taste of Legacy Café & Catering 131 Lake St., #10, Gilford Executive chef and seasoned culinary professional, Isaiah Bullock and his wife, Corinne, co-own the Lakes Region café where “all of your culinary needs are crafted with heart and expertise.” Their menu ranges from frittatas to burritos to comfort bowls like the mac ‘n’ cheese bowl with BBQ pulled pork, and their special catering menu can be completely customized to fit your needs, whether you are a busy mom looking for a few prepped meals a week or corporate company looking to provide lunch to your staff. (603) 619-5072; tolcafeandcatering.com Engrain Market 6 Airfield Drive, Rye Once the former Rye skate park, the new “Airfield Place” features spots like Flight House Gym and New England Pickleball Club, as well as Engrain Market. Stop by the market after a workout for a peanut butter cold brew smoothie and grilled salmon bowl, or grab one of the grab-andgo prepared meals, snacks, coffee, cold pressed juice or other goods from local vendors. engrainkitchen.com nhmagazine.com | November 2023 49
BY J. DENNIS ROBINSON
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New Castle is an island, one of precious few on New Hampshire's brief contact with the open sea. It is also a town, the smallest in the state, covering a single square mile. Yet those few acres are, hands down, our most historic, as you will see. V nhmagazine.com | November 2023 51
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hat was once Great Island has, for the last two centuries, been lashed to the mainland with a series of bridges. By car, starting at the south end of Portsmouth, you can travel what locals call “the loop” in under 10 minutes. Route 1B hops over Shapleigh and Goat islands with a dropdead view, to your left, of the swirling Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. The narrow winding road lures visitors into the picture-perfect village with its single white church, an elementary school, one eatery, a tiny post office, pocket-sized graveyard and town hall. A ruined fort and a restored lighthouse hunker just out of sight as you turn sharply to the right. There’s a seaside town common, a marina and the gleaming Wentworth by the Sea Hotel. Then you skip across a singing metal bridge and, following one scenic minute in Rye, you’re back in Portsmouth. You can still circumnavigate the island in a small boat, but beware. The Back Channel — known to residents as “The Pool” — includes a cluster of miniature islands that appear to float on a glassy surface. Passing under the Route 1B bridge, however, your little boat meets one of the world’s fastest flowing rivers.
1600s: Governors, witches and devils Sadly, we know almost nothing about 12,000 years of indigenous life on the island. No archeological studies yet exist. The colonial clock begins in 1623 when New Hampshire’s first English settlers built their trading and fishing post at what is now Odiorne State Park in Rye. But it’s a fair bet that founder David Thompson planned to claim ownership of Great Island. Then, he suddenly moved to Boston and disappeared into history. For the rest of the 17th century, Great Island was the hub of the Strawbery Banke Colony and the town of Portsmouth. The population clustered around a crude fort, a defense against English pirates and French privateers. The island was home not only to humble fishing families, but to a string of wealthy royal governors appointed by the English king. Most ses52 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
sions of the General Court were held here, making Great Island effectively the capital of provincial New Hampshire. These were turbulent times. Three thousand miles away, King Charles I was beheaded by Puritan forces. A decade later, when his son Charles II regained the throne, the severed head of Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell was displayed on a pole outside Westminster Hall in London. Back on Great Island, life was chaotic. In 1652, five local selectmen destroyed and rewrote the colony records to suit their needs. Jane Walford, the wife of a prominent landowner, was accused by her island neighbors of being a witch. British governor Edward Cranfield tossed Portsmouth’s Puritan minister Joshua Moody in jail for failing to follow Anglican church rituals, and locals then drove the corrupt governor out of town. In 1682, Quaker tavern owner George Walton was pelted by rocks from an unseen source, creating the legend of an invisible “Stone Throwing Devil.” Then in 1692, 19 “great guns” arrived at Great Island, a gift from the new king and queen. Sent to bolster Portsmouth Harbor defenses, the cannons were installed at the fort, renamed Fort William and Mary in honor of the monarchs. The following year, with royal permission, islanders broke away from Portsmouth to establish the town of New Castle. Residents were required to pay the Crown a symbolic annual rent of one peppercorn.
1700s: The Revolution starts here As English wars with the French escalated, the fort at New Castle became a key colonial defense on the Atlantic coast. A showdown between the colonists of New England and New France (Canada) was inevitable. In 1710, Colonel Shadrach Walton of New Castle commanded 1,500 New England men, 100 of them from New Hampshire. His ragtag militia joined the British siege on Port Royal, the capital of French Arcadia. They won the day. In the resulting peace treaty, France ceded its control of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, a huge British victory. In spring 1745, 500 New Hampshire men boarded a dozen transport ships at
TOP PHOTO: NEW CASTLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY / OTHERS: J. DENNIS ROBINSON COLLECTION
Above: Soldiers pose around the deteriorating gate of Fort Constitution after the Civil War. Far left: Sketch of the mythical 1682 “Stone Throwing Devil” from John Albee’s history of the island. Left: Lighthouse and oilhouse at Fort Point restored and maintained by the Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, a nonprofit organization. Bottom: Carving of the New Castle town seal in wood by George Pitts.
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Flat-bottomed gundalows carried the stolen gunpowder inland. Some of the powder found its way by ox cart to the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Fort William and Mary. They joined 4,000 New Englanders headed to Cape Breton, where they seized the seemingly impregnable Fort Louisbourg. All but forgot54 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
ten today, the victory over this French stronghold was a gigantic moment in local history. New Englanders discovered that a militia made of farmers, fishermen,
and shopkeepers could unite to defeat a common enemy. It was a lesson they would not forget. Piscataqua settlers had long enjoyed a rowdy reputation. In the 1760s, they rioted over the Stamp Act, burned the tax collector in effigy and shipped crates of imported tea back to England. Defiant subjects of the king, soon to be called “patriots,” were growing bolder year by year. “Everything is unhinged,” one Loyalist exclaimed, “and running into confusion.” New Hampshire historians have long proclaimed (though largely ignored) that the American Revolution began in New Castle, rather than on the bloody battlefields of Lexington and Concord. On a snowy night in December 1774, a Boston silversmith named Paul Revere galloped into the thriving seaport of Portsmouth. Revere announced that British troops were on their way to block colonists from getting their hands on gunpowder and weapons at the king’s armory in New Castle. Revere was wrong, but his words lit a fuse. Fired by the call of fife and drum, as many as 400 residents clam-
BOTTOM PHOTO COURTESY THE GUNDALOW COMPANY / TOP PHOTO BY RALPH MORANG
Costumed locals reenact the arrival of Paul Revere in Portsmouth that sparked the December 1774 powder raid at Fort William and Mary.
bered onto flat-bottomed barges called “gundalows.” Only six soldiers were guarding the New Castle fort as the mob approached. The soldiers fired 4-pound iron balls from three cannons, injuring no one. Before they could reload, rioters stormed the fort on all sides and pulled down the English flag. It was British citizen versus British citizen, neighbor against neighbor. A hundred barrels of powder were stolen from the king’s armory. Some of it would show up at the battle of Bunker Hill the following spring. Despite the treasonous action, royal governor John Wentworth knew it was fruitless to arrest anyone. The tide was turning against 150 years of British rule. Two leaders of the raid, merchant John Langdon and lawyer John Sullivan, would later become governors of New Hampshire. Threatened by the Portsmouth mob, Sir John Wentworth and his family were forced to abandon their downtown mansion and hide out at the New Castle fort. The once popular leader, a founder of Dartmouth College, was warned never to step foot in New Hampshire under penalty of death.
PHOTO BY RALPH MORANG / INSET COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS / TOP PHOTO BY RALPH MORANG
1800s: The historian and the hotel For decades following the American Revolution, New Castle was a sleepy fishing hamlet, connected to the mainland only by rickety, wooden toll bridges. Four surnames made up almost 40% of the population and taxes were paid in barrels of fish. The old stronghold, renamed Fort Constitution, was manned for the War of 1812 and the Civil War, but as in the past two centuries, no enemy appeared. As the bloody war between the states wound down, a bookish former teacher from Massachusetts named John Albee arrived in New Castle. The future island historian and his new wife, Harriet, paid $1,775 for 28 acres of waterfront land. A decade later, on a high point not far from the Albee farm, Charles and Sarah Campbell built their dream business. Opened in 1874, their boxy Wentworth Hotel offered stunning views of the Isles of Shoals shimmering in the distance.
Top: Led by future New Hampshire governors John Langdon and John Sullivan, Seacoast residents stole 100 barrels of gunpowder from the king’s armory at New Castle in 1774. Top and Inset: Local historians often claim the first shots of the American Revolution were fired here. Driven from his home, Portsmouth-born royal governor Sir John Wentworth went on to serve as lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia. nhmagazine.com | November 2023 55
The Campbells, however, quickly went bankrupt. They sold their beloved hotel to “ale tycoon” Frank Jones, a former Portsmouth mayor and New Hampshire congressman. Jones’ empire included a bank, insurance company, a theater, railroad lines, utilities, office buildings, a racing stable and more. Funded by Jones, the hotel grew to three times its original size with distinctive towers and a sloping mansard roof. The Wentworth soon joined the top luxury destinations on the Atlantic coast with golf and tennis courts, a marina, ballroom, riding stables, bowling alley, flush toilets, steam elevators and massive dining area. Down the road at Fort Constitution, an iconic new lighthouse, built
Top: Victorian-era advertising brochure for the Wentworth Hotel following extensive renovations by “ale tycoon” and New Hampshire Congressman Frank Jones. Above: View of the restored and expanded Wentworth by the Sea and marina.
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of iron and lined in brick, stood boldly against the sea. Frank Jones hired John Albee, the local poet, to write about the now famous island. Albee’s “New Castle, Historic and Picturesque” (1884) regaled Victorian visitors with tales of witches, forts, fishermen and stone-throwing devils. New bridges, trains and trolleys brought tourists from polluted cities to the healthful salt sea air. Despite nearly 20 years as a tax-paying resident of New Castle, Albee accepted his status as an outsider and his role as somewhere between a tour guide and a gossip columnist. His summer house guests included poets Celia Thaxter and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Boston publisher James T. Fields and inventor Alexander Graham Bell.
BOTTOM PHOTO BY RALPH MORAND / POSTCARD COURTESY PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM COLLECTION / TOP RIGHT PHOTO: J. DENNIS ROBINSON COLLECTION
1900s: War and peace and sanitation In 1905, the Wentworth Hotel hosted delegates from Russia and Japan. The successful Treaty of Portsmouth ended the Russo-Japanese War and brought international attention to the tiny New Hampshire town. The historic island had become so attractive that the Portsmouth Herald launched an editorial campaign to “Annex New Castle.” Rejoining Portsmouth after 200 years, the newspaper editor suggested, would provide New Castle with a fresh water and sewer system, new trolley car lines, and police and fire protection. “We do not need a costly sewerage system, for every house can drain right into the river,” one New Castle resident explained. Through two world wars, New Castle again stood sentry at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, protecting Portsmouth and the bustling shipyard in Kittery. Despite local opposition, what is now the scenic Town Common, became Camp Langdon. By February 1940, the military camp included 20 barracks, seven mess halls and a 50-bed hospital. Soldiers at nearby Fort Stark tested their high-powered searchlights and massive artillery guns. The harbor was heavily mined against invading Nazi U-boats. The hotel was shuttered during World War II, and island residents were required to carry ID cards. By war’s end, New Castle’s
sewer system by a vote of 138-0. But the threat of massive government fines for polluting the surrounding waters changed the equation. State officials decreed that New Castle must pay to connect to a new waste treatment plant being built at Portsmouth, thus ending decades of “sewer squabbles.”
Today: The challenge of change
Poet, teacher and gentleman farmer, John Albee published his highly readable "New Castle: Historic and Picturesque" in 1884.
three centuries as a key coastal defense site was over. The revival of the town’s tourist business began immediately with the sale of Wentworth by the Sea in March 1946. Margaret and Jamesarker Smith, two “come-from-aways,” purchased the exclusive hotel on 256 acres for under $300,000. They maintained the rambling summer resort through changing times for 36 years, then sold it in 1980. “It was first-class all the way, real New England elegance,” Jim Smith reminisced to the Washington Post in 1982. “No matter how historic the hotel is, when it gets old, it gets old; just like people.” For the rest of the century the shuttered hotel on the hill deteriorated, occupied only by raccoons and pigeons. Over two decades, under nine owners, the property surrounding the hotel would shrink to just four acres. The closing of Wentworth by the Sea seemed to fill islanders with an aching nostalgia. New Castle was different, but visitors still swarmed the storybook village as real estate prices rose. The town that John Albee called “the little kingdom” was forced to face critical community issues of fire, police, fresh water and what one spokesperson delicately called “effluvia.” At first, islanders chose not to install a $1 million municipal
A wave of growth and renewal swept ashore as Great Island entered its fifth century. A new library appeared as the old library became the historical society. A nonprofit group preserved and restored the endangered lighthouse. Volunteers cleared the ruins of Fort Stark, now a waterfront state historic site. Saved from destruction in the eleventh hour by owners Ocean Properties, the hotel on the hill reopened in 2004. The $25 million transformation of Wentworth by the Sea, though fully modernized, looks much as it did in the days of Frank Jones. Today, life is good on Great Island. New Hampshire’s second wealthiest town (after Bedford) enjoys one of the state’s lowest property tax rates. The price of the average island home now tops $1.7 million. Locals worry about the impact of global warming on their rock by the sea. The population, hovering around 1,000 residents, is aging. Despite strict building regulations, New Castle has become “a tear-down town,” says one close observer, with spacious, often seasonal homes replacing the old. The number of buildable lots remaining can be counted on one hand. So, while the peaceful village appears timeless, especially compared to Portsmouth’s feverish construction nearby, New Castle is a dynamic community. Its storied past, in fact, is a history of change. NH J. Dennis Robinson is the author of over a dozen history books and countless published articles. His latest work is a richly illustrated hardcover entitled "New Castle: New Hampshire’s Smallest, Oldest, and Only Island Town." Look for it online, or ask at your local bookstore. nhmagazine.com | November 2023 57
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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
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
Andrew D. Dunn
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
David P. Eby
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., 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 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Jon Meyer
Backus, Meyer & Branch
603-244-3282 116 Lowell St., Manchester
Israel Piedra
Welts, White & Fontaine
603-883-0797 29 Factory St., Nashua
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603-624-3700 16 High St., Suite Three Manchester ARBITRATION
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Gregory Eaton
Christopher M. Candon
Jeremy T. Walker
603-225-0477 95 North State St., Concord
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
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John Burwell Garvey
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603-496-5571 P.O. Box 935, New London
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Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Edmond J. Ford
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McLane Middleton
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING LLCS AND PARTNERSHIPS)
603-373-1600 Ten Pleasant St., Suite 400 Portsmouth
Sabrina Beavens
McLane Middleton
Peter F. Burger
McLane Middleton
Orr & Reno
Joseph A. Foster
603-226-0400 11 South Main St., Suite 500, Concord
William A. Mulvey, Jr.
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Mulvey, Cornell & Mulvey
603-431-1333 378 Islington St., Portsmouth
Terri Pastori Pastori Krans
603-369-4769 82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord
William S. Gannon
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
603-621-0833 740 Chestnut St., Manchester
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
William S. Gannon
Peter Cline
Matthew R. Johnson
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-444-4008 106 Main St., Littleton
603-881-5500 37 Technology Way, Suite 3W2, Nashua
Cleveland, Waters and Bass
McLane Middleton
Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios
David K. Fries
Christopher M. Dube
John M. Sullivan
603-224-7761 Two Capital Plaza, Fifth Floor, Concord
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
603-410-1500 57 North Main St., Concord
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
Doreen F. Connor
James D. Kerouac
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
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Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Thomas J. Pappas
Bruce W. Felmly
603-626-3300 900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
Lyndsee D. Paskalis
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
McLane Middleton
Wilbur A. Glahn III McLane Middleton
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Donald J. Pfundstein
Steven M. Gordon
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
603-819-4231 107 Storrs St., Concord
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
Shaheen & Gordon
Robert Previti
Cathy J. Green
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
603-819-4231 107 Storrs St., Concord
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
Shaheen & Gordon
James F. Raymond
Jamie N. Hage
603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
603-226-2600 1855 Elm St., Manchester
Upton & Hatfield
Henry B. Stebbins
Dodd S. Griffith
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
603-626-3300 900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester
Colleen Lyons
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Bradford Melson Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
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603-318-2002 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., Sixth Floor Manchester
Rath Young Pignatelli
James F. Raymond
Jack B. Middleton
603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
Upton & Hatfield
McLane Middleton
Tony Sayess
David P. Van Der Beken
Arnold Rosenblatt
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
603-225-4334 650 Elm St., Manchester
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Orr & Reno
Hinckley Allen
John M. Zaremba
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James Q. Shirley
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Jeffrey J. Zellers
McLane Middleton
Mary Elizabeth Tenn
603-224-5800 Two South State St., Concord
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
Sabrina Beavens
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
603-226-0400 11 South Main St., Suite 500, Concord
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603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester Tenn And Tenn
603-624-3700 16 High St., Suite Three, Manchester
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Jon Meyer
Backus, Meyer & Branch
603-244-3282 116 Lowell St., Manchester
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603-669-5000 77 Central St., Manchester
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Matthew H. Benson
Denise J. Deschenes
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Charles P. Bauer
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603-621-7100 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
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James G. Cook
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
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Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Scott W. Ellison
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-621-7100 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
David K. Fries
Cleveland, Waters and Bass
603-224-7761 Two Capital Plaza, Fifth 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
603-318-2002 19 Hall Ave., Nashua
Lyndsee D. Paskalis
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
Tony Sayess Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Jon B. Sparkman
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
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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
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603-943-5647 30 Temple St., Suite 503, Nashua
Jane M. Schirch
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603-594-8300 35 East Pearl St., Nashua
Catherine E. Shanelaris Shanelaris & Schirch
603-594-8300 35 East Pearl St., Nashua
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603-842-5525 65 Main St., Suite Two, Dover COMMERCIAL FINANCE LAW
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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
Dodd S. Griffith
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
James D. Kerouac
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Margaret E. Probish
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Matthew Benson
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
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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
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603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
“I have been fortunate to work with entrepreneurs in technology and all sorts of other industries on both the legal and business issues that they face as they start, grow and sell their businesses. I have found that entrepreneurs each have different strengths, challenges, successes (and failures), but they all share one critical trait: They are all incredibly passionate about what they do. Their energy and enthusiasm is contagious, and I consider myself fortunate for having the opportunity to work with them as they (and their businesses) grow.” nhmagazine.com | November 2023 61
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Megan C. Carrier
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
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
Matthew J. Delude
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
603-626-3300 900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester
Daniel M. Deschenes Hinckley Allen
603-225-4334 650 Elm St., Manchester
Andrew D. Dunn
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Steven J. Dutton McLane Middleton
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
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 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Edmond J. Ford
Ford, McDonald, McPartlin & Borden
Brian Quirk Shaheen & Gordon Criminal Defense: White-Collar
603-373-1600 Ten Pleasant St., Suite 400 Portsmouth
Kelly J. Gagliuso
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603-345-6619 P.O. Box 353, Amherst
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“For individuals who are the target of criminal investigations or who have been charged, it’s important to have counsel that understands not only the law but also the process including how decisions are made to provide effective representation. Sometimes that means taking a case to trial, but approximately 95% of federal criminal cases, and a similar percentage for state cases, are resolved by some type of plea agreement. As a result, to be an effective defense attorney in today’s environment, one must be able to advocate to prosecutors in a compelling, sympathetic and effective way to achieve the most favorable outcome for clients. It is important to get to know your client, understand how they have come to the position that they’re in, and work with them to achieve their goals, which vary from case to case.” 62 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Wilbur A. Glahn III McLane Middleton
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Jamie N. Hage
Rath Young Pignatelli
603-226-2600 1855 Elm St., Manchester
James P. Harris
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
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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
Matthew R. Johnson
Devine Millimet & Branch
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” — Mark Twain
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
James S. LaMontagne
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Ovide M. Lamontagne
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Derek D. Lick
Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
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 White Mountain Highway North Conway
Jack B. Middleton McLane Middleton
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Kelly Gagliuso Gagliuso Legal Solutions Construction Law
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
Neil Nicholson
Nicholson Law Firm
603-856-8441 58 North State St., Concord
Thomas J. Pappas
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
603-626-3300 900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester
“I’ve been a construction lawyer for more than 30 years. My experience includes representing clients in every phase of the building process, while working for both large and small law firms. The sum total of that experience led me to open my own small legal office where I focus primarily on creating and negotiating custom contract packages for construction industry professionals. I enjoy the contract stage of the relationship, because it allows me build trust between the key players in a construction project who will inevitably spend several months or even years working together. Too often, I see this phase of negotiation become adversarial and the relationship suffers. I prefer to play a positive role in building a team, emphasizing fairness and inspiring collaboration when the relationship is being forged. We work hard, but the spaces between are filled with warmth, laughter and mutual respect.” nhmagazine.com | November 2023 63
• 2024 Jennifer L. Parent McLane Middleton
“Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.” — Philip Stanhope
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Terri Pastori Pastori Krans
603-369-4769 82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord
Michael A. Pignatelli Rath Young Pignatelli
603-889-9952 20 Trafalgar Sq., Suite 307, Nashua
Charles Powell
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
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
Edward Sackman
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 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 81 Pleasant St., Concord
Mary Elizabeth Tenn Tenn And Tenn
603-624-3700 16 High St., Suite Three, Manchester
Melissa Hanlon Sulloway & Hollis Medical Malpractice Law — Defendants
Roy W. Tilsley
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Jeremy T. Walker McLane Middleton
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
“I have had the privilege of representing hospitals and health care providers in New Hampshire and Maine for over 20 years. I truly love getting to know and working with my clients. Being named in a lawsuit is a deeply personal and stressful thing for health care providers, and helping my clients through that process is challenging and rewarding. I was attracted to the legal profession because I am a lifelong learner. With medical malpractice defense, no two cases are the same, and I really enjoy the challenge of learning the often complex medicine at the heart of each case.” 64 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
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
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Timothy E. Britain
“A man said to the environment: ‘Sir, I exist!’ ‘However,’ replied the universe, ‘the fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.’”
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603-224-7761 Two Capital Plaza, Fifth Floor, Concord
Peter F. Burger Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Charles F. Cleary
Wadleigh, Starr and Peters
603-669-4140 95 Market St., Manchester
Peter Cline
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Scott W. Ellison
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
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603-621-7100 1000 Elm St., 17th 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, Fifth Floor, Concord
James D. Kerouac
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Caroline K. Leonard
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Bradford Melson Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Jonathan M. Shirley
Cullen Collimore Shirley
603-881-5500 37 Technology Way, Suite 3W2, Nashua 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 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Arnold Rosenblatt Hinckley Allen Bet-the-Company Litigation
Matthew R. Johnson
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
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
“I represent businesses and individuals at a very challenging time in their business lives. That client may be accused of stealing confidential information or may be involved in a painful dispute among owners, or they may be threatened by a competitor who is competing unfairly. My job is to understand the business, to help steer my client towards a solution whether through persuading a judge or jury that my client is right or through negotiating a rational resolution. That process can be absorbing, intellectually interesting and satisfying. When things work correctly, I hopefully have tilted the playing field and helped make the world a little less indifferent towards my client.” nhmagazine.com | November 2023 65
• 2024 Frank P. Spinella, Jr.
“To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life!” — James Joyce
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 CONSUMER LAW
Richard C. Gagliuso
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
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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 Finch & Maloney
603-622-8456 Gateway One, Suite 300, Manchester
James G. Cook
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-621-7100 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester CORPORATE COMPLIANCE LAW
Michael A. Delaney McLane Middleton
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LAW
Tabitha Croscut
Devine Millimet & Branch 603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
James D. Kerouac
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., 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
Carolyn Garvey Douglas, Leonard & Garvey Family Law
603-628-4000 900 Elm St., Manchester
Matthew H. Benson
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
John Bentas
McLane Middleton
“For almost 30 years, my practice has focused on handling complicated family law matters. This is an enormously challenging area of the law, presenting a wide array of issues and legal complexities. There are different paths to resolution. Mediation is successful in some cases and litigation is necessary in others. Through all of this, clients must endure one of the most difficult ordeals of their lives. Inevitably, strong emotions pervade the process. Guiding my clients through their ordeal and helping them rebuild their lives is incredibly rewarding, but there’s no set playbook, and each client’s situation requires creativity and compassion.” 66 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
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
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Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Kenneth Cargill
Cooper Cargill Chant
603-356-5439 2935 White Mountain Highway North Conway
Peter Cline
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
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
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-621-7100 1000 Elm St., 17th 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
Christopher M. Dube McLane Middleton
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Scott W. Ellison
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-621-7100 1000 Elm St., 17th 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, Fifth Floor, Concord
Jamie N. Hage
Rath Young Pignatelli
603-226-2600 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
Steven Burke McLane Middleton Tax Law
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
“I have found a sense of purpose in the law. It’s not just about interpreting laws and regulations, it’s about making a positive impact on the lives of clients and their families. Every day, I have the privilege of providing guidance that helps clients, their families and businesses navigate their burdens and secure their future. What truly makes this journey truly meaningful is the collaboration with my exceptional colleagues at our firm. Together, we bring our collective expertise to bear, ensuring that we deliver the useful solutions for our clients’ unique needs.” 68 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
603-410-1500 57 North Main St., Concord
Daniel P. Luker
Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios
603-410-1500 57 North Main St., Concord
Colleen Lyons
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
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“Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.” — Sherrilyn Kenyon
J. Daniel Marr
Hamblett & Kerrigan
603-883-5501 20 Trafalgar Sq., 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
Bradford Melson Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Kristin A. Mendoza Abridge Law
603-318-2002 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., Sixth Floor, Manchester
Robert Previti
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken 603-627-3700
889 Elm St., Sixth 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
Tony Sayess Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Jon B. Sparkman
Lisa Snow Wade Orr & Reno Personal Injury Litigation — Defendants
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Henry B. Stebbins
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
John M. Sullivan
“My educational background was in engineering, and I approach legal problems the same way I would an engineering problem. Understand the legal principles that govern the situation, know your client’s business or dispute, develop a theme or strategy to address the problem or to build a case if litigation is inevitable or filed, then build the solution or case around that central theme. It saves time and money by not wasting the client’s resources on issues not relevant to the case, and promotes early resolution by identifying strengths and weaknesses in the client’s position. I seek to advise clients on good risk management strategies before the threat of litigation or an administrative enforcement action arises, but I am ready to represent them in litigation just in case they do.” 70 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
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603-410-1500 57 North Main St., Concord
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Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios
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603-628-4000 900 Elm St., Manchester
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603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
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603-644-8211 Bedford Place, Suite 32, Bedford
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603-716-2895 670 N. Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester
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603-819-4231 107 Storrs St., Concord
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603-288-1403 14 South St., Concord
James D. Rosenberg
603-224-5800 Two South State St., Concord
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603-819-4231 107 Storrs St., Concord
Judith L. Bomster
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Anthony Sculimbrene
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
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855-645-2971 142 Main St., Suite 16, Nashua
Ann N. Butenhof
603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
Mark L. Sisti
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Jon Meyer
603-224-4220 387 Dover Rd., Chichester
David R. Craig
603-244-3282 116 Lowell St., Manchester
Phil Waystack
603-487-3915 Five River Rd., New Boston
Richard E. Molan
603-237-8322 251 Main St., Colebrook
Ann Meissner Flood
603-206-5470 85 Sheffield Rd., Manchester
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Francis G. Murphy
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Donna J. Brown
603-669-4140 95 Market St., Manchester
Robert S. Carey Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Jonathan Cohen Cohen & Winters
603-932-6682 64 North State St., Concord
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603-433-7117 78 Fleet St., Portsmouth
Cathy J. Green
Shaheen & Gordon
603-819-4231 107 Storrs St., Concord
Michael J. Iacopino
Brennan Lenehan Iacopino & Hickey
603-734-5461 85 Brook St., Manchester
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603-232-2085 121 Bay 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
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603-224-4220 387 Dover Road, Chichester
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603-932-6682 64 North State St., Concord CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR
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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
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Kathleen M. Robinson
Robinson, Boesch, Sennott & Daly
603-427-5380 195 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 255 Portsmouth
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603-871-4144 353 Central Ave., Suite 200, Dover
Terri Pastori Pastori Krans
603-369-4769 82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord
Andrea L. Sennott
Christopher J. Pyles
603-427-5380 195 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 255 Portsmouth
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603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
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Shaheen & Gordon
603-635-4099 180 Bridge St., Manchester
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Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Mark T. Broth
Drummond Woodsum
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603-716-2895 670 N. Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester
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Devine Millimet & Branch
Lauren S. Irwin Upton & Hatfield
603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
Anne E. Jenness
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-228-1181 214 North Main 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
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Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-621-7100 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
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603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
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603-716-2895 670 N. Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester
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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
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603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
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603-716-2895 670 N. Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester
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603-669-4140 95 Market St., Manchester
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603-436-2818 100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140 Newington
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603-669-4140 95 Market St., Manchester
603-433-7117 78 Fleet St., Portsmouth
Orr & Reno
Molan Law Office
Theodore Lothstein
James A. O’Shaughnessy
Alan J. Cronheim
David R. Craig & Associates
Backus, Meyer & Branch
Sean O’Connell
Donna J. Brown
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Upton & Hatfield
603-433-6300 15 North Main St., Suite 204 Concord
603-223-2800
Orr & Reno
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-546-0004 191 Main St., Nashua
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Robert S. Carey
Annis & Zellers
Douglas, Leonard & Garvey
Jan P. Myskowski
603-448-4780 79 Hanover St., Lebanon
Sarah S. Murdough
Wadleigh, Starr and Peters
Ansell & Anderson
Schuster, Buttrey & Wing
Peter D. Anderson McLane Middleton
ELDER LAW
McLane Middleton
603-628-4000 900 Elm St., Manchester
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EMPLOYMENT LAW – INDIVIDUALS
Heather M. Burns Upton & Hatfield
603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
Christopher Cole
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-431-1222 75 Portsmouth Blvd., Suite 110 Portsmouth
Kathleen A Davidson Pastori Krans
603-369-4769 82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord
Andrea G. Chatfield
James P. Reidy
603-621-7100 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Anna B. Cole
K. Joshua Scott
603-716-2895 670 N. Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester
603-559-2700 100 International Dr., Suite 363 Portsmouth
Drummond Woodsum
Christopher Cole
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-431-1222 75 Portsmouth Blvd., Suite 110 Portsmouth
Kathleen A Davidson
Beth A. Deragon
Pastori Krans
603-369-4769 82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord
Beth A. Deragon
Pastori Krans
Downs Rachlin Martin
603-369-4769 82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord Pastori Krans
603-369-4769 82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord
Jackson Lewis
Donald Lee Smith
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
David Wolowitz McLane Middleton
603-436-2818 100 Arboretum Drive, Suite 140 Newington
Names highlighted in red were selected by Woodward/White as “Lawyers of the Year.”
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Suzanne Brunelle Ronald J. Caron Pierre A. Chabot Steve Cohen Tabitha Croscut Andrew D. Dunn David P. Eby Charles T. Giacopelli William F. Gramer Joyce M. Hillis Matthew R. Johnson Rebecca S. Kane Renelle L. L’Huillier Angela B. Martin Anu R. Mullikin Pamela A. Peterson Charles R. Powell Thomas Quarles, Jr. Jennifer R. Rivett Donald Lee Smith Jon B. Sparkman Marrielle B. Van Rossum ONES TO WATCH
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• 2024 ENERGY LAW
Robert P. Cheney
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-223-2020 Two Eagle Sq., 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
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
Roy W. Tilsley
Jane M. Schirch
Richard C. Gagliuso
Jason D. Gregoire
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
603-594-8300 35 East Pearl St., Nashua
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
Sherilyn Burnett Young Rath Young Pignatelli
603-226-2600 One Capital Plaza, Concord 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
Judith A. Fairclough Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
James V. Ferro, Jr.
Ferro Law & Mediation Group
603-288-1403 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
Chrissy Hanisco The Stein Law Firm
603-228-1109 81 Pleasant St.., Concord
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 603-369-4769 82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-223-2020 Two Eagle Square, Third Floor, Concord
Viggo C. Fish
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
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
Robert A. Stein
603-244-3282 116 Lowell St., Manchester
603-594-8300 35 East Pearl St., Nashua
Pastori Krans
Crystal M. Maldonado Shaheen & Gordon
603-635-4099 180 Bridge 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
Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Katherine M. Hanna
James J. Tenn, Jr.
603-436-2818 100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140 Newington
603-624-3700 16 High St., Suite Three, Manchester
FRANCHISE LAW
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Nixon Peabody
Mark S. McCue
603-228-1109 81 Pleasant St., Concord Tenn And Tenn
Mary Elizabeth Tenn Tenn And Tenn
603-624-3700 16 High St., Suite Three, Manchester
Kimberly Weibrecht Weibrecht Law
603-842-5525 65 Main St., Suite Two, Dover Law Office of Manning Zimmerman & Oliveira
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
Catherine E. Shanelaris Shanelaris & Schirch
603-594-8300 35 East Pearl St., Nashua
James J. Tenn, Jr. Tenn And Tenn
603-624-3700 16 High St., Suite Three, Manchester
McLane Middleton
Daniel Deane
603-628-4000 900 Elm St., Manchester GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRACTICE
Michael A. Delaney McLane Middleton
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Robert J. Dietel
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
James V. Hatem
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Richard A. Samuels McLane Middleton
Lindsay E. Nadeau Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
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 603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord 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
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Lisa Snow Wade Orr & Reno
IMMIGRATION LAW
Shaheen & Gordon
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
Emily A. White Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
John R. Wilson GoffWilson
603-228-1277 1000 Elm St., 20th Floor, Manchester INSURANCE LAW
Mark T. Broth
Drummond Woodsum
603-716-2895 670 N. Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester
Gary M. Burt
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
Cullen Collimore Shirley
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
Orr & Reno
Christina Ferrari
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Sarah S. Murdough
Sulloway & Hollis
FIRST AMENDMENT LAW
603-626-3300 900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
603-626-3300 900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester
Henry B. Stebbins
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
Sulloway & Hollis
HEALTH CARE LAW
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
David P. Van Der Beken
Peter A. Meyer
603-635-4099 180 Bridge St., Manchester
Beth G. Catenza
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
603-225-4334 650 Elm St., Manchester
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
Hinckley Allen
Ronald L. Abramson
Mark C. Rouvalis
Donald J. Pfundstein
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
Jim Merrill
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
603-444-4008 106 Main St., Littleton
Jonathan A. Lax
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
603-628-4000 900 Elm St., Manchester
Orr & Reno
Denise J. Deschenes
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green 603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Nixon Peabody
FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION LAW
William L. Chapman
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Melissa M. Hanlon
David Wolowitz
L. Jonathan Ross
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
Backus, Meyer & Branch
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
The Stein Law Firm
603-624-7200 87 Middle St., Manchester
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Robert P. Cheney
Jon Meyer
Carolyn S. Garvey
Douglas, Leonard & Garvey
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
Shanelaris & Schirch
Anna Goulet Zimmerman
Heather E. Krans
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Catherine E. Shanelaris
603-836-5400 99 Middle St., Manchester
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Thomas S. Burack
Shanelaris & Schirch
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Kevin Collimore
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
Andrew D. Dunn
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
• 2024 Gregory Eaton
George W. Roussos
David W. McGrath
603-225-0477 95 North State St., Concord
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Hess Gehris Solutions
Orr & Reno
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
James V. Hatem
Linda M. Smith
James A. O’Shaughnessy
603-628-4000 900 Elm St., Manchester
603-622-3400 650 Elm St., Suite 201, Manchester
603-716-2895 670 N. Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester
Nixon Peabody
Morrison Mahoney
Russell F. Hilliard
Adam C. Varley
603-436-7046 159 Middle St., 1st Floor, Portsmouth
603-226-2600 One Capital Plaza, Concord
Upton & Hatfield
Steven J. Lauwers
LABOR LAW – MANAGEMENT
Rath Young Pignatelli
Mark T. Broth
603-226-2600 One Capital Plaza, Concord
Adam R. Mordecai Morrison Mahoney
603-622-3400 650 Elm St., Suite 201, Manchester
Sarah S. Murdough Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
William D. Pandolph 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
Brian M. Quirk
Anna B. Cole
Drummond Woodsum
603-716-2895 670 N. 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
Christopher J. Pyles 603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
James P. Reidy
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-431-1222 75 Portsmouth Blvd., Suite 110 Portsmouth
LABOR LAW - UNION
Jackson Lewis
603-559-2700 100 International Dr., Suite 363 Portsmouth Drummond Woodsum
Richard E. Molan
Steven M. Gordon
James D. Rosenberg Benjamin Siracusa Hillman
Lawyer of the Year Lawyer of the Year
603-889-5959 39 East Pearl St., Nashua
Gottesman & Hollis
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Derek D. Lick
Sulloway & Hollis
Andrew Bauer
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Gottesman & Hollis
603-889-5959 39 East Pearl St., Nashua
Peter J. Loughlin
Law Office of Peter J. Loughlin
Cleveland, Waters and Bass
603-431-6466 Leonard Cotton House, Strawbery Banke Portsmouth
Suzanne Brunelle
Gregory Michael
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
603-224-7761 Two Capital Plaza, Fifth Floor, Concord
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
Devine Millimet & Branch
D’Amante Couser Pellerin & Associates
Ari B. Pollack
Christine Fillmore
Robert Previti
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-224-6777 Nine Triangle Park Dr., Concord
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Drummond Woodsum
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
603-716-2895 670 N. Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
John H. Sokul, Jr.
Thomas Hanna
Molan Law Office
603-206-5470 85 Sheffield Rd., Manchester
Christopher J. Pyles
BCM Environmental and Land Law
603-352-0013 41 School St., Keene
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
603-224-7761 Two Capital Plaza, Fifth Floor, Concord 603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Christine M. Craig
D. Michael Noonan
Randall E. Smith
Lawyer of the Year
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
Names highlighted in red were selected by Woodward/White as “Lawyers of the Year.”
McLane Middleton
Jared P. O’Connor
603-225-4334 650 Elm St., Manchester Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
Cleveland, Waters and Bass
Thomas W. Hildreth
Francis G. Murphy
Hinckley Allen
Henry B. Stebbins
Philip M. Hastings
Sulloway & Hollis
603-716-2895 670 N. Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester
Tracey Goyette Cote
Orr & Reno
Raymond P. D’Amante
Sulloway & Hollis
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Debra Weiss Ford
Morgan Hollis
Timothy E. Britain
Christopher Cole
Meghan Glynn
603-436-0666 127 Parrott Ave., Portsmouth
Stephanie K. Annunziata
Drummond Woodsum 603-716-2895 670 N. Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Sulloway & Hollis
Hoefle, Phoenix, Gormley & Roberts
Rath Young Pignatelli
Drummond Woodsum
LAND USE AND ZONING LAW
John L. Arnold
Alexander E. Spadinger
Cathy J. Green
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Attorneys for you. Congratulations to our attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers® this year!
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William H. Shaheen
Colleen D. O’Connell
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Laura T. Tetrault
Ronald L. Abramson
James Armillay Ones to Watch
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Leah Cole Durst Ones to Watch
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• 2024 Roy W. Tilsley
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
William C. Tucker
Wadleigh, Starr and Peters
603-669-4140 95 Market St., Manchester
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW – DEFENDANTS
William C. Saturley
Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios
603-410-1500 57 North Main St., Concord
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY LAW
Peter F. Burger Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord LITIGATION – BANKING AND FINANCE
Arnold Rosenblatt Hinckley Allen
603-225-4334 650 Elm St., Manchester
Jeremy T. Walker McLane Middleton
Ovide M. Lamontagne
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
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
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 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Christopher D. Hawkins
Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella
603-766-1686 111 Maplewood Ave., Suite D Portsmouth
Nicholas K. Holmes
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Matthew R. Johnson
603-225-4334 650 Elm St., Manchester
603-622-3400 650 Elm St., Suite 201, Manchester
603-716-2895 670 N. 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 603-626-3300 900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
Michael J. Quinn
Gregory Eaton
603-436-2818 100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140 Newington
603-225-0477 95 North State St., Concord
McLane Middleton
Sherilyn Burnett Young Rath Young Pignatelli
603-226-2600 One Capital Plaza, Concord LITIGATION – FIRST AMENDMENT
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
William S. Gannon
Drummond Woodsum
603-226-0400 11 South Main St., Suite 500, Concord
McLane Middleton
LITIGATION – BANKRUPTCY
603-226-0400 11 South Main St., Suite 500, Concord
Adam R. Mordecai
Doreen F. Connor
William L. Chapman
McLane Middleton
Kathleen M. Mahan
Viggo C. Fish
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Sabrina Beavens
LITIGATION – INSURANCE
Mark T. Broth
Orr & Reno
Richard C. Gagliuso
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Steven M. Gordon Shaheen & Gordon
603-819-4231 107 Storrs St., Concord LITIGATION – HEALTH CARE
Beth G. Catenza Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Melissa M. Hanlon Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Bradley Holt
Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Jonathan A. Lax
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Peter A. Meyer
Sulloway & Hollis
Hess Gehris Solutions
Jonathan M. Eck Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Erin R. Feltes
Drummond Woodsum
603-716-2895 670 N. Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester
Hinckley Allen
Arnold Rosenblatt
Thomas J. Pappas
603-225-4334 650 Elm St., Manchester
603-626-3300 900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester
Hinckley Allen
Jennifer L. Parent
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
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 LITIGATION – LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Elizabeth A. Bailey
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Russell F. Hilliard Upton & Hatfield
603-436-7046 159 Middle St., 1st Floor, Portsmouth
Derek D. Lick
Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Adam R. Mordecai Morrison Mahoney
603-622-3400 650 Elm St., Suite 201, Manchester
William D. Pandolph
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Heather M. Burns Upton & Hatfield
603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
Megan C. Carrier
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Christopher Cole
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-431-1222 75 Portsmouth Blvd., Suite 110 Portsmouth
Sulloway & Hollis
Kathleen A Davidson
Adam B. Pignatelli
603-369-4769 82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord
Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
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Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Elizabeth K. Rattigan Downs Rachlin Martin
603-448-2211 67 Etna Rd., Suite 300, Lebanon
Arnold Rosenblatt Hinckley Allen
603-225-4334 650 Elm St., Manchester
Edward Sackman
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
K. Joshua Scott Jackson Lewis
603-559-2700 100 International Dr., Suite 363 Portsmouth
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 LITIGATION – LAND USE AND ZONING
Donald Lee Smith
603-369-4769 82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord
Orr & Reno
Pastori Krans
Megan C. Carrier
Devine Millimet & Branch
Debra Weiss Ford
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
LITIGATION – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
603-559-2700 100 International Dr., Suite 363 Portsmouth
Bourque & Associates
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Christopher T. Hilson
Michael J. Bujold
Lauren S. Irwin
603-778-0686 16 Acadia Ln., Exeter
603-622-8456 Gateway One, Suite 300, Manchester
603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
603-226-2600 One Capital Plaza, Concord 603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Jackson Lewis
Christopher Cole
603-431-1222 75 Portsmouth Blvd., Suite 110 Portsmouth
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Lisa Snow Wade
Christopher J. Pyles
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
603-623-5111 835 Hanover St., Suite 301, Manchester
603-628-4000 900 Elm St., Manchester
603-369-4769 82 North Main St., Suite B, Concord
Beth A. Deragon
Adam B. Pignatelli
Nixon Peabody
Pastori Krans
Rath Young Pignatelli
Courtney H. G. Herz
Kierstan Schultz
Terri Pastori
Robert S. Carey
Daniel J. Bourque
603-226-2600 One Capital Plaza, Concord
McLane Middleton
Pastori Krans
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord Rath Young Pignatelli
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
Edward Sackman
Melissa M. Hanlon Sulloway & Hollis
Morrison Mahoney
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella
Upton & Hatfield
Morgan Hollis
Christopher Cole
James F. Laboe
603-889-5959 39 East Pearl St., Nashua
603-431-1222 75 Portsmouth Blvd., Suite 110 Portsmouth
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Finch & Maloney
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Jamie N. Hage
Rath Young Pignatelli
603-226-2600 1855 Elm St., Manchester
Gottesman & Hollis
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Gregory Michael
Jack B. Middleton
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
McLane Middleton
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
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Gregory Michael
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
McLane Middleton
Robert H. Miller
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
James E. Morris
Jennifer L. Parent
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
LITIGATION AND CONTROVERSY – TAX
William F. J. Ardinger Rath Young Pignatelli
603-226-2600 One Capital Plaza, Concord
Orr & Reno
Peter T. Beach
McLane Middleton
Kelly L. Ovitt Puc
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Ari B. Pollack
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester 603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Orr & Reno
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
Thomas Quarles, Jr.
Thomas Quarles, Jr.
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Devine Millimet & Branch
Devine Millimet & Branch
Roy W. Tilsley
John H. Sokul, Jr.
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester Hinckley Allen
603-225-4334 650 Elm St., Manchester
Henry B. Stebbins
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
Roy W. Tilsley
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
LITIGATION – SECURITIES
Arnold Rosenblatt Hinckley Allen
603-225-4334 650 Elm St., Manchester LITIGATION – TRUSTS AND ESTATES
Andrea L. Daly
Robinson, Boesch, Sennott & Daly
LITIGATION – MUNICIPAL
603-427-5380 195 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 255 Portsmouth
Drummond Woodsum
Devine Millimet & Branch
Demetrio Aspiras
603-716-2895 670 N. Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester
Biron Bedard
Ransmeier & Spellman
603-290-5104 One Capitol St., Fourth Floor, Concord
Christopher T. Hilson
Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella
603-778-0686 16 Acadia Ln., Exeter
Barton L. Mayer Upton & Hatfield
603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
Kathryn Bibbo
Rath Young Pignatelli
603-226-2600 One Capital Plaza, Concord
Derek D. Lick
Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., 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 / CLASS ACTIONS – PLAINTIFFS
Christine M. Craig Shaheen & Gordon
603-871-4144 353 Central Ave., Suite 200, Dover
David P. Eby
D. Michael Noonan
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
603-871-4144
Jonathan M. Eck Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Shaheen & Gordon
Gary M. Burt
Pamela J. Newkirk 603-836-3376 Three Executive Park Dr., Suite 265 Bedford
Kevin Collimore
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Cullen Collimore Shirley
603-881-5500 37 Technology Way, Suite 3W2, Nashua
Sulloway & Hollis
Dennis T. Ducharme
David W. Rayment
603-935-7292 20 Market St., Suite 206, Manchester
Ducharme Resolutions
Cleveland, Waters and Bass
Daniel J. Bourque
603-224-7761 Two Capital Plaza, Fifth Floor, Concord
Gregory Eaton
603-623-5111 835 Hanover St., Suite 301, Manchester
Elise H. Salek
603-225-0477 95 North State St., Concord
LITIGATION – PATENT
Bourque & Associates
Hess Gehris Solutions
Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
James V. Ferro, Jr.
Jamie N. Hage
603-226-2600 1855 Elm St., Manchester
Benjamin Siracusa Hillman
603-836-5400 99 Middle St., Manchester
Arnold Rosenblatt
603-819-4231 107 Storrs St., Concord
John Burwell Garvey, Mediation & Arbitration Services
603-225-4334 650 Elm St., Manchester
Robert A. Stein
Rath Young Pignatelli
Hinckley Allen
Shaheen & Gordon
The Stein Law Firm
LITIGATION – REAL ESTATE
603-228-1109 81 Pleasant St., Concord
Cleveland, Waters and Bass
David Wolowitz
Jonathan M. Eck
603-436-2818 100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140 Newington
Timothy E. Britain
603-224-7761 Two Capital Plaza, Fifth Floor, Concord Orr & Reno
McLane Middleton
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
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603-493-3827 91 Bay St., Manchester
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW – DEFENDANTS
Beth G. Catenza Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Pierre A. Chabot
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Melissa M. Hanlon Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Todd J. Hathaway
Wadleigh, Starr and Peters
603-669-4140 95 Market St., Manchester
Bradley Holt
Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Rose Marie Joly Sulloway & Hollis
Ferro Law & Mediation Group
John Burwell Garvey 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
Fradette Law Office
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 & Oliveira
603-624-7200 87 Middle St., Manchester
Michael P. Rainboth
Rainboth, Murphy & Lown
603-212-1747 439 Middle St., Portsmouth
Anna Goulet Zimmerman Law Office of Manning Zimmerman & Oliveira
603-624-7200 87 Middle St., Manchester MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS LAW
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Peter T. Beach
Peter A. Meyer
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Sulloway & Hollis
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-626-3300 900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester
603-716-2895 670 N. Commercial St., Suite 207 Manchester
Richard E. Fradette
Mulvey, Cornell & Mulvey
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Charles P. Bauer
Abramson, Brown & Dugan
William A. Mulvey, Jr.
Pete W. Mosseau
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
Kevin M. O’Shea
603-627-1819 1819 Elm St., Manchester
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Ralph F. Holmes McLane Middleton
Kevin F. Dugan
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
353 Central Ave., Suite 200, Dover
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Matthew R. Serge Drummond Woodsum
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
David W. McGrath
Devine Millimet & Branch
Gregory G. Peters
Wadleigh, Starr and Peters
603-669-4140 95 Market St., Manchester
Michael A. Pignatelli Rath Young Pignatelli
603-889-9952 20 Trafalgar Sq., Suite 307, Nashua
William N. Smart Morrison Mahoney
603-622-3400 650 Elm St., Suite 201, Manchester
Marrielle B. Van Rossum Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Lisa Snow Wade Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW – PLAINTIFFS
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Abramson, Brown & Dugan
603-627-1819 1819 Elm St., Manchester
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Abramson, Brown & Dugan
603-627-1819 1819 Elm St., Manchester
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603-627-1819 1819 Elm St., Manchester
Heather M. Burns Upton & Hatfield
603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
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Peter F. Burger Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
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603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
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Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
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603-621-7100 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
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Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
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603-621-7100 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
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603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Susan B. Hollinger
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Colleen Lyons
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603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
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603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
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603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
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603-410-1500 57 North Main St., Concord
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603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
David P. Van Der Beken
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
603-323-0828 848 Elm St., Suite 200, Manchester
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617-925-5520 37 Governor Wentworth Rd., Amherst
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
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Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Ovide M. Lamontagne
Matthew V. Burrows
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Devine Millimet & Branch
McLane Middleton
Nieves IP Law Group
Bradford E. Cook
Jon B. Sparkman
Michael B. Tule
Stephen R. Finch Finch & Maloney
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
Philip B. Taub
Finch & Maloney
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
Gary M. Burt
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
603-626-3300 900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester
Robert S. Carey
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John Edward Durkin Burns, Bryant, Cox, Rockefeller & Durkin
603-742-2332 100 Central Ave., Dover
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
John Burwell Garvey
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603-496-5571 P.O. Box 935, New London
Todd J. Hathaway
Wadleigh, Starr and Peters
603-669-4140 95 Market St., Manchester
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603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
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603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
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603-883-0797 29 Factory St., Nashua
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603-889-9952 20 Trafalgar Sq., Suite 307, Nashua
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603-669-4140 95 Market St., Manchester
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603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
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603-627-1819 1819 Elm St., Manchester
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603-669-4140 95 Market St., Manchester
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603-836-5800 99 Middle St., Manchester
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• 2024 Matthew B. Cox
Jared R. Green
Heather Menezes
William H. Shaheen
Peter G. Webb
603-627-1819 1819 Elm St., Manchester
603-635-4099 180 Bridge St., Manchester
603-871-4144 353 Central Ave., Suite 200, Dover
603-882-5157 402 Amherst St., Suite 302, Nashua
Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Burns, Bryant, Cox, Rockefeller & Durkin
603-742-2332 100 Central Ave., Dover
Christine M. Craig 603-871-4144 353 Central Ave., Suite 200, Dover
Paul M. DeCarolis 603-889-5959 39 East Pearl St., Nashua
Charles G. Douglas III
Douglas, Leonard & Garvey
603-288-1403 14 South St., Concord
Kevin F. Dugan
Abramson, Brown & Dugan
603-627-1819 1819 Elm St., Manchester
John P. Sherman
Jack S. White
603-627-1819 1819 Elm St., Manchester
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
603-570-4837 111 Bow St., Unit 2, Portsmouth
603-883-0797 29 Factory St., Nashua
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Nicholas Wright
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
603-623-9300 282 River Rd., Manchester
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
603-623-7222 799 Mammoth Rd., Manchester
Robert A. Stein
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
603-856-8441 58 North State St., Concord
603-228-1109 81 Pleasant St., Concord
The Stein Law Firm
D. Michael Noonan
James J. Tenn, Jr.
603-734-5461 85 Brook St., Manchester
603-871-4144 353 Central Ave., Suite 200, Dover
603-624-3700 16 High St., Suite 3, Manchester
Brennan Lenehan Iacopino & Hickey
603-742-2332 100 Central Ave., Dover
Joseph F. McDowell III McDowell & Morrissette
603-623-9300 282 River Rd., Manchester
David M. Gottesman
Michael S. McGrath
603-889-5959 39 East Pearl St., Nashua
603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
Upton & Hatfield
Shaheen & Gordon
Tenn And Tenn
Sean O’Connell
John J. Tenn
603-871-4144 353 Central Ave., Suite 200, Dover
603-624-3700 16 High St., Suite 3, Manchester
Shaheen & Gordon
603-624-7200 87 Middle St., Manchester
Gottesman & Hollis
Nicholson Law Firm
Michael J. Iacopino
603-493-3827 91 Bay St., Manchester
603-496-5571 P.O. Box 935, New London
Devine Millimet & Branch
Neil Nicholson
McLane Middleton
Law Office of Manning Zimmerman & Oliveira
John Burwell Garvey, Mediation & Arbitration Services
McDowell & Morrissette
Ralph F. Holmes
Maureen Raiche Manning
John Burwell Garvey
Welts, White & Fontaine
Donald Lee Smith
Richard E. Fradette Fradette Law Office
Sherman Law
Mark D. Morrissette
Burns, Bryant, Cox, Rockefeller & Durkin
McLane Middleton
McLane Middleton
Scott H. Harris
Sarah E. Lavoie
Bruce W. Felmly
Winer and Bennett
Jack B. Middleton
McLane Middleton
Gottesman & Hollis
Shaheen & Gordon
Holly B. Haines
Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Shaheen & Gordon
Shaheen & Gordon
Tenn And Tenn
Jennifer L. Parent
Mary Elizabeth Tenn
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
603-624-3700 16 High St., Suite 3, Manchester
McLane Middleton
Tenn And Tenn
Michael P. Rainboth
John L. Ward
603-212-1747 439 Middle St., Portsmouth
603-232-5220 28 Webster St., Manchester
Rainboth, Murphy & Lown
Ward Law Group
Christine M. Rockefeller Burns, Bryant, Cox, Rockefeller & Durkin
603-742-2332 100 Central Ave., Dover
Phil Waystack
Waystack Frizzell
603-237-8322 251 Main St., Colebrook
Bouchard, Kleinman & Wright
Anna Goulet Zimmerman Law Office of Manning Zimmerman & Oliveira
603-624-7200 87 Middle St., Manchester PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY LAW
Cameron G. Shilling McLane Middleton
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester PRIVATE FUNDS / HEDGE FUNDS LAW
John P. Beals Nixon Peabody
603-628-4000 900 Elm St., Manchester PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION – DEFENDANTS
Andrew D. Dunn
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Names highlighted in red were selected by Woodward/White as “Lawyers of the Year.”
Deb Ford
Kevin Sibbernsen
Josh Scott
Nancy Oliver
John Prendergast
Ashley Theodore
Sam Martin
Kim Sullivan
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. Debra Weiss Ford, K. Joshua Scott, and N ancy Oliver were recognized in the 2023 Edition of Chambers USA.
Jackson Lewis P.C. ● 100 International Drive ● Portsmouth, NH ● 603-559-2700 ● www.jacksonlewis.com
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• 2024 Gregory Eaton
Peter F. Burger
603-225-0477 95 North State St., Concord
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Hess Gehris Solutions
Christina Ferrari Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson 603-623-8700
674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Derek D. Lick
Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION – PLAINTIFFS
Christine M. Craig
Proudly serving all of New Hampshire.
Shaheen & Gordon
Personal Injury lawyers with offices in:
Jared R. Green
MANCHESTER · LITTLETON · CONCORD · PORTSMOUTH · PLYMOUTH · NASHUA · NORTH CONWAY
Abramson, Brown & Dugan
603-627-1819 1819 Elm St.,, Manchester
Robert A. Stein
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
• Personal Injury • Social Security • Civil Litigation
603-871-4144 353 Central Ave., Suite 200, Dover
• Family Law • Workers’ Compensation • Estate Planning
The Stein Law Firm
603-228-1109 81 Pleasant St., Concord PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW – DEFENDANTS
Christopher D. Hawkins
Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella
603-766-1686 111 Maplewood Ave., Suite D Portsmouth
WARDLAWNH.COM
Gregory A. Moffett
CONTACT OUR NEW HAMPSHIRE ATTORNEYS AT 603-232-5220 FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION TODAY!
Ranked as Best Lawyers for 40 Consecutive Years 2024 Best Lawyers
Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios
603-410-1500 57 North Main St., Concord
QUI TAM LAW
Mark Knights
603-647-4200 740 Chestnut St., Manchester
Andrew Bauer
Gottesman & Hollis
603-889-5959 39 East Pearl St., Nashua
Mark E. Beaudoin Nixon Peabody
603-628-4000 900 Elm St., Manchester
Timothy E. Britain
Cleveland, Waters and Bass
603-224-7761 Two Capital Plaza, Fifth Floor Concord
Suzanne Brunelle
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D’Amante Couser Pellerin & Associates
603-224-6777 Nine Triangle Park Dr., Concord
Beth H. Davis
Hamblett & Kerrigan
603-883-5501 20 Trafalgar Sq., Suite 505 Nashua
Laura Dodge
McLane Middleton
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
John F. Griffin, Jr. Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
603-626-3300 900 Elm St., 19th Floor, Manchester
Barbara Westgate Halevi Winer and Bennett
603-882-5157 402 Amherst St., Suite 302, Nashua
Philip M. Hastings
Cleveland, Waters and Bass
603-224-7761 Two Capital Plaza, 5th Floor, Concord McLane Middleton
603-889-5959 39 East Pearl St., Nashua
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Baroff & Craven
603.626.3300
Raymond P. D’Amante
Devine Millimet & Branch
Martin J. Baroff
WWW.PRIMMER.COM
603-669-4140 95 Market St., Manchester
Morgan Hollis
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Washington DC
Wadleigh, Starr and Peters
PUBLIC FINANCE LAW
Renelle L. L’Huillier
Orr & Reno
Vermont
Charles F. Cleary
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
REAL ESTATE LAW
GTON DC
603-224-7761 Two Capital Plaza, Fifth Floor Concord
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
John L. Arnold
You can trust Primmer.
Cleveland, Waters and Bass
Thomas W. Hildreth
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-628-4000 900 Elm St., Manchester
Manchester Portsmouth Littleton
Tenley Callaghan
Pete W. Mosseau
Nixon Peabody
We are honored that Best Lawyers has recognized attorneys at our firm for the past 40 years.
Orr & Reno
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Gottesman & Hollis
Rebecca S. Kane
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
James D. Kerouac Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
Simon C. Leeming Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios
603-410-1500 57 North Main St., Concord
Caroline K. Leonard Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Derek D. Lick
Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Lizabeth M. MacDonald
Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella
603-778-0686 16 Acadia Ln., Exeter
Susan A. Manchester
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
• 2024 Gregory Michael
James F. Raymond
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
Upton & Hatfield
Denis O. Robinson
James E. Morris
Pierce Atwood
603-433-6300 Pease International Tradeport, Suite 350 Portsmouth
Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Kelly L. Ovitt Puc Orr & Reno
Lyndsee D. Paskalis
William C. Tucker
Wadleigh, Starr and Peters
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-669-4140 95 Market St., Manchester
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Erin M. VandenBorre
Denise A. Poulos
Orr & Reno
Donahue, Tucker & Ciandella
603-766-1686 111 Maplewood Ave., Suite D, Portsmouth
Robert Previti
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken 603-627-3700
889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
Margaret E. Probish
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Kenneth A. Viscarello
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
J. Bradford Westgate Winer and Bennett
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Scott W. Ellison
McLane Middleton
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
Ari B. Pollack
William V.A. Zorn
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Devine Millimet & Branch
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
603-224-6777 Nine Triangle Park Dr., Concord
McLane Middleton
603-882-5157 402 Amherst St., Suite 302, Nashua
Caroline K. Leonard
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Julie R. Morse Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Richard A. Samuels
Annis & Zellers
Steve Cohen
SECURITIES REGULATION
Henry B. Stebbins
D’Amante Couser Pellerin & Associates
Richard A. Samuels
603-224-5800 Two South State St., Concord
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord 603-225-4334 650 Elm St., Manchester
Bryan L. Pellerin
603-433-6300 Pease International Tradeport, Suite 350 Portsmouth
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
603-621-7100 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Hinckley Allen
603-627-3700 889 Elm St., Sixth Floor, Manchester
Pierce Atwood
Jeffrey J. Zellers
McLane Middleton
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
John H. Sokul, Jr.
Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken
Scott E. Pueschel
Steven M. Burke
Michael D. Ruedig
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Beth Fowler
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
McLane Middleton
TECHNOLOGY LAW
Matthew H. Benson
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
James G. Cook
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Dodd S. Griffith
603-621-7100 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
603-228-1181 214 North Main St., Concord
Kathleen M. Mahan
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
Amy K. Kanyuk
TRADE SECRETS LAW
Hinckley Allen
McDonald & Kanyuk
603-225-4334 650 Elm St., Manchester
TAX LAW
Christopher R. Paul
Daniel J. Bourque
Rath Young Pignatelli
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
603-623-5111 835 Hanover St., Suite 301, Manchester
McLane Middleton
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
William F. J. Ardinger 603-226-2600 One Capital Plaza, Concord
Peter T. Beach
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Kathryn Bibbo
Rath Young Pignatelli
603-226-2600 One Capital Plaza, Concord
603-228-9900 Seven Hills Ave., Concord
TRADEMARK LAW
McLane Middleton
Bourque & Associates
Elise H. Salek
Michael J. Bujold
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
603-622-8456 Gateway One, Suite 300, Manchester
Sulloway & Hollis
Finch & Maloney
Jon B. Sparkman
Douglas Verge
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Devine Millimet & Branch
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
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, Donna J. Brown, and Michael Mortimer
for their continued recognized excellence and inclusion in
The Best Lawyers in America© 2023* 95 Market Street Manchester, NH 03101
(603) 669-4140 www.wadleighlaw.com
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• 2024 Mark A. Wright
Steve Cohen
Amy K. Kanyuk
David Mulhern
Robert A. Wells
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
603-228-9900 Seven Hills Ave., Concord
603-436-1211 381 Middle St., Portsmouth
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
McLane Middleton
Devine Millimet & Branch
McDonald & Kanyuk
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
Patrick O. Collins
John S. Kitchen
Ansell & Anderson
603-436-2818 100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140 Newington
603-226-1000 64 North Main St., Suite 302, Concord
Tina L. Annis
Bradford E. Cook
603-224-5800 Two South State St., Concord
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Christine S. Anderson 603-644-8211 Bedford Place, Suite 32, Bedford
McLane Middleton
Annis & Zellers
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Stephanie Annunziata
Denis P. Dillon
603-819-4231 107 Storrs St., Concord
603-436-2818 100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140 Newington
Shaheen & Gordon
William S. Boesch
Robinson, Boesch, Sennott & Daly
603-427-5380 195 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 255 Portsmouth
McLane Middleton
Ann Meissner Flood Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Judith L. Bomster
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
603-228-1109 81 Pleasant St., Concord
The Stein Law Firm
Joyce Hillis
603-623-8700 674 N. Commercial St., Suite 108 Manchester
603-226-1000 64 North Main St., Suite 302Concord
Timothy W. Caldwell Caldwell Law
603-643-7577 367 NH-120, Suite B-6 Lebanon
Devine Millimet & Branch
John E. Hughes McLane Middleton
McDonald & Kanyuk
603-228-9900 Seven Hills Ave., Concord
Mary Susan Leahy 603-436-2818 100 Arboretum Dr., Suite 140 Newington
Thomas N. Masland Ransmeier & Spellman
603-290-5104 One Capitol St., Fourth Floor, Concord
Caitlin G. McCurdy McLane Middleton
Vera B. Buck
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
Megan C. Knox
McLane Middleton
Chrissy Hanisco
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Joseph F. McDonald III McDonald & Kanyuk
603-228-9900 Seven Hills Ave., Concord
Willemien Dingemans Miller Downs Rachlin Martin
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th FloorManchester
603-448-2211 67 Etna Rd., Suite 300, Lebanon
Marcia Hennelly Moran Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Methodology for Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch® In America This list is excerpted from the 2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, the pre-eminent referral guides to the legal profession in the United States. Published since 1983, Best Lawyers® lists attorneys in 148 specialties, representing all 50 states, who have been chosen through an exhaustive survey in which thousands of the nation’s top lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America is based on more than 13 million evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. The method used to compile Best Lawyers remains unchanged since the first edition was compiled more than 40 years ago. Lawyers are chosen for inclusion based solely on the vote of their peers. Listings cannot be bought, and no purchase is required to be included. In this regard, Best Lawyers remains the gold standard of reliability and integrity in lawyer ratings. The nomination pool for the 2024 edition consisted of all lawyers whose names appeared in the previous edition of Best Lawyers, lawyers who were nominated since the previous survey and new nominees solicited from listed attorneys. In general, lawyers were asked to vote only on nominees in their own specialty in their own jurisdiction. Lawyers in closely related specialties were asked to vote across specialties, as were lawyers in smaller jurisdictions. Where specialties are national or international in nature, lawyers were asked to vote nationally as well as locally. Voting lawyers were also given an opportunity to offer more detailed comments on nominees. Each year, half of the voting pool receives fax or email ballots; the other half is polled by phone. Voting lawyers were provided this general guideline for determining if a nominee should be listed among “the best”: “If
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Mulhern & Scott
McLane Middleton
Sally Mulhern
Jeffrey J. Zellers
603-436-1211 381 Middle St., Portsmouth
603-224-5800 Two South State St., Concord
Mulhern & Scott
Annis & Zellers
Anu R. Mullikin
William V.A. Zorn
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor, Manchester
Devine Millimet & Branch
Jan P. Myskowski Pierce Atwood
603-433-6300 15 North Main St., Suite 204, Concord
McLane Middleton
UTILITIES LAW
Mark W. Dean Mark Dean
Colleen D. O’Connell
603-230-9955 49 Franklin St., Concord
603-635-4099 180 Bridge St., Manchester
Matthew H. Benson
Shaheen & Gordon
Michael P. Panebianco McDonald & Kanyuk
603-228-9900 Seven Hills Ave., Concord
VENTURE CAPITAL LAW
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green
603-668-0300 1000 Elm St., 17th Floor, Manchester
Philip B. Taub
Christopher R. Paul
Nixon Peabody 603-628-4000
603-625-6464 900 Elm St., 10th Floor Manchester
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW – CLAIMANTS
McLane Middleton
900 Elm St., Manchester
John C. Ransmeier
Benjamin T. King
603-290-5104 One Capitol St., Fourth Floor, Concord
603-288-1403 14 South St., Concord
Ransmeier & Spellman
Douglas, Leonard & Garvey
Nelson A. Raust
Maureen Raiche Manning
603-290-5104 One Capitol St., Fourth Floor, Concord
603-624-7200 87 Middle St., Manchester
Ransmeier & Spellman
James F. Raymond Upton & Hatfield
603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
Jennifer R. Rivett
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Kathleen M. Robinson
Robinson, Boesch, Sennott & Daly
603-427-5380 195 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 255 Portsmouth
Jeanne Saffan Upton & Hatfield
603-224-7791 10 Centre St., Concord
Elise H. Salek
Sulloway & Hollis
603-223-2800 9 Capitol St. & 29 School St., Concord
Andrea L. Sennott
Robinson, Boesch, Sennott & Daly
603-427-5380 195 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 255 Portsmouth
Virginia Symmes Sheehan Orr & Reno
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Benjamin Siracusa Hillman Shaheen & Gordon
603-819-4231 107 Storrs St., Concord
Laura Tetrault
Law Office of Manning Zimmerman & Oliveira
Francis G. Murphy Shaheen & Gordon
603-546-0004 191 Main St., Nashua
Jared P. O’Connor Shaheen & Gordon
603-546-0004 191 Main St., Nashua
A. Gerard O’Neil, Jr.
Normandin, Cheney & O’Neil
603-524-4380 213 Union Ave., Laconia
John L. Ward
Ward Law Group
603-232-5220 28 Webster St., Manchester
Mark D. Wiseman
Cleveland, Waters and Bass
603-224-7761 Two Capital Plaza, Fifth Floor, Concord WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW – EMPLOYERS
Michelle A. Broadhurst Bernard & Merrill
603-622-8454 814 Elm St., Manchester
John Fitzgerald III Patch & Fitzgerald
603-647-2600 25 Bay St., Manchester
Charles T. Giacopelli
Devine Millimet & Branch
603-669-1000 111 Amherst St., Manchester
Shaheen & Gordon
Paul R. Kfoury, Jr.
Laura E. Tobin
603-935-7566 3 Executive Park Dr., Suite 263 Bedford
603-635-4099 180 Bridge St., Manchester
Trombley Kfoury
Orr & Reno
Michael Mortimer
603-224-2381 45 South Main St., Concord
Wadleigh, Starr and Peters
603-669-4140 95 Market St., Manchester
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NH
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Best Lawyers in America
LAWYER OF THE YEAR Litigation– Labor and Employment
HEATHER M. BURNS
Employment Law - Individuals, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
LAUREN S. IRWIN
Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
JEANNE SAFFAN Trusts and Estates
LAWYER OF THE YEAR
Personal Injury Litigation– Plaintiffs
MICHAEL S. MCGRATH
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Attorney Ryan L. Russman
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s 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 155 Fleet Street, Portsmouth • (603) 373-1664 | 14 Center Street, Exeter • (603) 772-3433 36 Salmon Street, Manchester • (603) 373-1664 | 104 Washington Street, Dover • (603) 772-3433 www.russmanlaw.com 86 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
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Be Our Guest How a New Hampshire author set the tone, and table, for America's most unifying feast STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHEW MEAD
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iving thanks is a deeply rooted ritual in the lineage of New Hampshire history. In fact, the look and style of the national holiday was conceived right here in the Granite State. It's true that the pilgrims and American Indians held the very first feast in the colonies, but it was many years later when Sarah Hale, author and magazine editor from Newport, used her writing skills to lobby President Lincoln to establish a national day of thanksgiving. In September 1863, Hale’s plea to the president described a unifying thanksgiving dinner that could be created in any part of the country. And what a description it was, where every family member was gathered around a well-appointed dining table with all the abundant trimmings of the season. A magnificently roasted turkey accompanied by an array of freshly harvested vegetables as well as homemade breads, rolls and, of course, pumpkin pie were the focus of the event. Hale’s depiction of the meal was so moving and unifying that it solidified Abraham Lincoln's proclamation that the last Thursday of November be observed as a national day of thanks. With that idyllic setting in mind, the entire nation adopted Hale's approach to the lavish meal and the celebration of Thanksgiving as we know it was born. Sarah Hale or "the mother of Thanksgiving," as she came to be known, shared her vision that a dressed table and attractive place setting for the meal was as important as the food itself. A perfect table to her includes "a table set with linens and special goblets and glasses with each place arranged with attention to detail." Her instructions meant that the celebration would be a delightful and memorable experience. Her hope was to bring people together, share ways to replicate the gathering and inspire the country to do it every year. For our Thanksgiving 2023 tablescape, we gathered complementary serving pieces from thrift shops and local antiques stores, and dried herbs and flowers and fresh pumpkins from farm stands. We found delicious pies and breads from local bakeries, or made simple Thanksgiving desserts right at home. For a brighter appeal, we choose maize-colored linen napkins and a white rustic country table. An inverted copper tray creates an elevated table runner to hold a mix of yellow bowls, piled with gourds and pumpkins, as well as roses and dried blooms. Amber-colored drinking glasses and autumn-toned flatware add seasonal color notes to the tablescape and pair well with a scattering of pressed autumn leaves that dot the table top. FRUIT & FLOWERS > Create instant floral arrangements. Stack fruit in a compote. Add water and tuck in leaves and rose blooms. Change water daily. nhmagazine.com | November 2023 89
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NUTS ABOUT DESIGN > The abundance of food at harvest can inspire all kinds of engaging displays. Place taper candles in nut-filled juice glasses to create a luminous centerpiece for a sideboard.
BOTTLED UP > Autumn-colored glass is a perfect way to decant water or wine, while its warm tones add sparkle to the tablescape. 90 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
TABLE TALK > A centerpiece needn't be a single arrangement of flowers, but rather a more eclectic grouping of candles, vases and glasses filled with a mix of dried flowers, nuts and gourds.
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A week before the big feast, make sure your table necessities are all at the ready. • Iron all table linens. • Select serving vessels and utensils for foods. • Gather taper and pillar candles for the table. • Assemble centerpiece elements and corral dried flowers and gourds/squash. • Create place cards. • Clean flatware and drinking glasses.
Where to shop DRIED AND FRESH FLOWERS The Flower Kiosk Inspiring and unusual fresh and dried blooms 61 Market St., Portsmouth flowerkiosk.com PUMPKINS AND SQUASH McQuesten Farm Stand A mix of fresh seasonal produce both edible and ornamental. 330 Charles Bancroft Hwy., Litchfield / Facebook PIES AND BAKED GOODS Wicked Sweets Cakes and Treats Holiday pies and breads in a wide selection of flavors. 2370 NH-114, Bradford wickedsweetcakesandtreats.com
DISHES AND GLASSWARE Etcetera Shoppe A large selection of vintage serving dishes, plates and glassware. 65 NH-25, Meredith / Facebook LINENS Main Street Kitchens An array of tablecloths, napkins and dish towels in colors and patterns. 6 Allen St., Hanover main-street-kitchens.com CANDLES Der Markt at Marklin A wide selection of candles in multiple shapes, sizes and colors. 28 Riverside Drive., Contoocook Facebook nhmagazine.com | November 2023 91
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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 10
Fall Family Farm Day > What better way to spend a Friday morning than to milk a cow or goat with your children? Maybe by taking a wagon ride, petting bunnies, making arts and crafts or pony rides? The Fall Family Farm Day has events for the entire family. Prices vary. 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., The Inn at East Hill Farm, 460 Monadnock St., Troy. east-hill-farm.com 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
November 18 - December 17
5th Annual NH Jingle Bells Winery Tour > Participants will have the opportunity to visit seven festive wineries throughout New Hampshire over the course of five weekends ending on Dec. 17. This is a self-guided tour through New Hampshire wine country. The self-guided traveling tasters will have from Nov. 18 through Dec. 17 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. $55-100. Saturdays and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., locations vary. (603) 659-2949; Facebook. New Hampshire Magazine is a proud sponsor of this event.
Thanksgiving November 20
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. Gingerbread will be served in the 1940s kitchen, and 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 23
17th 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 92 New Hampshire Magazine | November 2023
November 23
Dover Turkey Trot > This 5K race is designed for walkers and runners of all ages and abilities. This funfilled community event benefits Garrison School PTA and is the final race of the Dover Race Series. $12-$30. 8:30 a.m., Shaw’s Lane, Dover. doverturkeytrot.com November 23
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, personalized bib, free race photos and finish line video. The first 1,500 registrants will also receive a free race T-shirt. $15-$40. 9 a.m., Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, 1 Line Drive, Manchester. millenniumrunning.com
Miscellaneous November 2
Distiller’s Week and the Distiller’s Showcase > The New Hampshire Liquor Commission will host the inaugural Distiller’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
Performing Arts & Music November 3-4
Bob Marley > Bob loves being a comedian. He’s “wicked” good at it. He lives in Maine, which is the best state in the world and maybe even the universe. He’s featured regularly on Sirius XM radio and he even won their Superbowl of Comedy, and he has put out over 20 comedy CDs and DVDs. He has also been on over 100 TV shows including “Leno,” “Letterman,” “Conan,” “Jimmy Fallon” and “Comedy Central” to name just a few. He has toured the U.S., Europe, Canada, Kuwait and Iraq. $48.50. 8 p.m., Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main St., Concord. (603) 225-1111; ccanh.com November 4
Seth Meyers > New Hampshire’s own Seth Meyers is returning home for a special show in support of our children. Seth’s first performance in 2018 for CASA of NH and the Granite State Children’s Alliance was a huge success, and no doubt the show on Nov. 4 will be just as hilarious — and impactful. Proceeds benefit both organizations, so enjoy a night of laughter and fun with the knowledge you’re helping children throughout the state. Prices vary. 8 p.m., SNHU Arena, 555 Elm St., Manchester, (603) 644-5000; snhuarena.com/events 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 incredible journey. Ticket prices and times vary, The Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. (603) 668-5588; palacetheatre.org
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“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “The Nutcracker” > Safe Haven Ballet is thrilled to bring their spirited, full-length ballet of “The Nutcracker,” and their more contemporary and interactive “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” to the Rochester Opera House, Colonial Theatre, Nashua Center for the Arts, the Lowell Memorial Auditorium and the Capital Center for the Arts. SHB is a trauma-informed touring professional ballet company and pre-professional school located in Portsmouth, and it exists to offer free trauma-sensitive classes to survivors of sexual/domestic violence and trauma. Many of these survivors will be in the production, bringing the magic of the season to you. Ticket prices and times vary, safehavenballet.org/events.
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Yesterday: A Tribute to the Beatles > Performing the Beatles since 2001, Yesterday — A Tribute to The Beatles was founded by Don Bellezzo. Yesterday is based in Las Vegas and tours not only in the U.S., but internationally. With seven tours of Japan, dozens more to Canada, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Bahamas, and United States military bases throughout the World, these entertainers have performed on five continents. Yesterday is endorsed by Sir Paul McCartney himself! Prices vary. 8 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester. (603) 335-1992; rochesteroperahouse.com
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 2023, TSO brings a completely updated presentation of the multigenerational holiday tradition, “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve.” This event will sell out quickly. $43$113. Shows at 3 and 7:30 p.m., SNHU Arena, 555 Elm St., Manchester. (603) 644-5000; snhuarena.com Find additional events at nhmagazine.com/ calendar. Submit events eight weeks in advance to Elisa Gonzales Verdi (egonzalesverdi@nhmagazine. com) or enter your own at nhmagazine.com/calendar. Not all events are guaranteed to be published either online or in the print calendar. Event submissions will be reviewed and, if deemed appropriate, approved by a New Hampshire Magazine editor.
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The Rise of Adult ADHD It’s time to pay attention to the misdiagnosed and undiagnosed cases BY KRYSTEN GODFREY MADDOCKS / ILLUSTRATION BY HENRY NATSU
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f you’ve experienced difficulty filling an Adderall prescription this year, you aren’t alone. In August, the Food and Drug Administration addressed the ongoing shortage of common stimulants such as Adderall and Vyvanse, drugs commonly used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The letter asked stakeholders to work diligently to ensure patients get access to medications they need. However, with the nationwide rise in ADHD diagnoses, shortages aren’t likely to end soon. There are several reasons why. One drug maker experienced a manufacturing delay. But most of the shortages can be attributed to skyrocketing demand. Between 2012 to 2021, stimulant prescriptions rose by more than 45% in the United States. A recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points to virtual prescribing, permitted widely during the pandemic, as another reason for the demand. These drugs are also hard to come by, because more adults than ever are taking drugs to treat newly diagnosed ADHD. In New Hampshire, adults between the ages of 30 and 39 accounted for the biggest percentage increase in the number of ADHD prescriptions written between 2000 and 2022, according to New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
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reports. Women were more likely than men to take ADHD medication. In some of these cases, ADHD might’ve been missed during childhood. In others, adults are overreporting their symptoms and getting prescriptions. “Right now, there’s an epidemic on social media, convincing people they have disorders or diseases they may not have based on vague symptoms,” says Dr. Maria Boylan, a board-certified family practice doctor with Elliot Family Medicine in Bedford, New Hampshire. “The problem is people scroll social media platforms like TikTok for several hours that tell them they’re distracted and having trouble concentrating. Just because you feel that way, it doesn’t mean you have ADHD. Getting the proper diagnosis is important.” How ADHD Presents in Adults ADHD is first suspected in children and can look like fidgeting in chairs, interrupting the teacher or daydreaming. There are three types of ADHD: inattentive, hyperactive/ impulsive and a combination of both. • Inattentive ADHD is characterized by difficulties in focusing, forgetfulness, unfinished tasks and carelessness. • Hyperactive/impulsive ADHD is marked
by restlessness, impulsivity and difficulty waiting one’s turn. These symptoms look similar in both children and adults. The DSM-V, the psychiatric diagnostic manual, describes ADHD as a condition that occurs prior to the age of 12 and persists in at least two settings for at least six months. It’s unlikely an adult would suddenly develop ADHD in their 30s or 40s, Boylan says. “Either they were unrecognized or not diagnosed as a child, or there’s another explanation for their current symptoms.” Adults with ADHD may miss deadlines, have trouble completing projects or forget appointments. In severe cases, symptoms can lead to job loss or fractured relationships. ADHD does not just pop up in specific situations or environments; it pervades your entire life. For example, you just wouldn’t experience symptoms of ADHD at work but manage tasks in other parts of your life without difficulty, Boylan says. In some cases, people might think they’re experiencing ADHD symptoms because they’re juggling multiple responsibilities or frequently getting distracted by phones, watches or social media feeds. “The way we live today, being so reliant on technology, and working more than we ever have, makes life distracting,” Boylan says. “If I see someone who is a successful CEO at a big company with a million things on their plate, tasks to juggle and a family and a home, how can you say their life has been negatively impacted? It’s not the same. A person with untreated ADHD would have a very difficult time even getting to that level of success.” Mental and Physical Factors to Consider Before doctors can give adult patients an ADHD diagnosis, they should take a detailed health history and corroborate a patient’s history with input from family members, friends or partners. A comprehensive evaluation can rule out other physical health issues, such as thyroid problems or anemia. Health care providers should look at various demands in a patient’s life, including their job, workload and potential distractions,
Boylan says. It’s important for providers to screen for anxiety and depression, because a lot of the symptoms are similar and can present like ADHD but not be. Getting the right diagnosis is critical to ensure proper treatment, Boylan says. “Getting diagnosed with ADHD is not a quick in-and-out thing — it takes a couple of visits to get diagnosed,” she says. “In some cases, I might consider sending a patient for a neuropsychological evaluation to see if there are other areas of concern.” Even if you were medicated for ADHD as a child, you may not need to continue taking stimulant drugs if you’ve developed coping strategies. Some adults adapt by choosing professions that align with their ADHD tendencies. Others learn to set reminders. On the other hand, ADHD symptoms can intensify when individuals regularly use alcohol, nicotine or marijuana, Boylan says. ADHD Medication Misuse Most medications used to treat ADHD are amphetamine-based stimulants that pose a serious risk for misuse. These pills can improve focus, provide a burst of energy and aid in weight loss, but those aren’t reasons
for adults to take them. If you truly have ADHD, it will make you feel more evenkeeled and able to do everyday tasks. In addition to increasing blood pressure and interfering with sleep, ADHD medications like Adderall and Ritalin can cause anger, irritability and even psychosis. They should only be prescribed when medically necessary. “People become dependent, and we’re seeing that more and more,” Boylan says. To help prevent misuse, the state of New Hampshire runs a prescription drug-monitoring program that requires health care professionals to monitor Adderall, Vyvanse, Ritalin and Concerta in the same way it monitors opioid prescriptions. The database tracks patient refills that can be checked by health care providers and pharmacists. Patients also must sign an agreement that acknowledges that there is a risk of misuse if not taken as prescribed and commit to annual follow-up visits. Is Adult ADHD Underdiagnosed or Overdiagnosed? Depending on what study you read, ADHD
in adults is either woefully underdiagnosed or overdiagnosed. Some research reports that only 20% of adults with ADHD take medication to treat it. However, it’s not harmful for adults to forgo medication treatment if they have milder symptoms or if they’ve developed coping skills that allow them to manage their lives. In the past several years, adults have been overdiagnosed with ADHD due to patient demand for treatment, she says. Physicians might not have enough time or resources to properly diagnose it and cut corners to appease patients looking to feel better. “I call this ‘fast-food medicine,’ where patients just want to get a diagnosis and a prescription and walk out the door,” Boylan says. “I always tell patients I don’t prescribe fast-food medicine; I want to make sure I’m doing the right thing for you.” If you think you might have ADHD, talk to your primary care provider and investing the time to get the right diagnosis. “If somebody truly has ADHD, it has a big impact on several areas of their life,” she says. NH
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hanksgiving. A time of bounty. If you’re lucky. For frugal yankees (is there any other kind?), it’s a conundrum. So much food, piled high, no way to eat it all at one sitting. Yet we try. Somebody peeled those onions and basted that Tofurkey. Time to put on the feedbag. Bounty is the flip side of frugality. If you’re frugal, eventually you reap reward. Indigestion be danged. You rub your belly and moan, “Why did I eat so much?” The host suggests pie. No yankee worth their poultry seasoning refuses pie. Just a sliver. Of each. For days afterward, it’s pie for breakfast with snappy-old-snap-snap cheddar. Leftovers become casseroles; soups; sandwiches; a cracker, snappy-old-snapsnap and pickle charcuterie. Even in the season of bounty — especially then — little is wasted. In my childhood home, one slice of bacon always remained untouched on the platter after breakfast. At other meals, a wedge of potato would go cold in the pot. Maybe the bacon became a dog treat and the potato, eventually, turned into hash browns, but in the moment, these uneaten morsels symbolized plenty. More than enough. Ample sufficiency. “I’ve had ample sufficiency,” the satisfied
yankee asserts. “Anything more would be anathema to my delicate constitution.” Meanwhile, the littlest yankee, when asked if he’s had “plenty to eat,” replies, “I didn’t know there was any!” No child at our house had to be told to leave the last slice of bacon. Nor did they need to be told, when company dropped in at meal time, “Family hold back.” A look from Ma sufficed as she fixed waffles or salmon wiggle (canned salmon creamed with peas over toast). Once, in a pinch, she assembled corn chowder. Easy. Peel potatoes, chop onions, simmer, add milk. Most of the chowder had been gratefully consumed when it struck her: “I forgot the corn!” “Eat it up, wear it out, make do, or do without,” is often attributed to Calvin Coolidge, though it seems like a mouthful for the famously taciturn Vermonter. In other words: waste not, want not. Like a tea bag. Reuse it until the flavor’s gone, then compost it. Like electricity. A Deering observer said, with admiration, in all the years he’d driven by his neighbor’s house, he’d never seen “but one light on.” Carol Harvey Clapp, in her Epping
memoir, “’Til the Cows Come Home,” tells how her brother and her father, Daniel Webster Harvey, went looking for a neighbor in the neighbor’s barn. It was so dark, Dan tripped over a sill. The cows were “coughing and rattling their chains.” Man and boy could barely make out “the rear ends of bony Holsteins.” Dan yelled, “Jimmy, you in here?” “Who is it?” Jimmy replied. Dan and son groped through the darkness, turned the corner. There sat Jimmy on a stool, milking. A single lightbulb hung overhead. Jimmy finished with that cow, unscrewed the bulb, moved to the next stall, screwed the bulb into that socket, and proceeded with his milking. That’s thrifty! Recession, inflation, layoffs, illness, tree through the roof, winter itself — these are among the challenges that reinforce our genetic frugality. Faced with the bounty of the harvest, we say: “We eat what we can, and what we can’t we can.” (I’m not fussy enough to can, so I freeze.) Less is more until there’s not enough. We save for the lean times we know, in our bones, will come. And if those lean times, miraculously, don’t come? That’s even better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. NH
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