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How to give back to children, families and animals in need in the new year

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Saying goodbye to a great year With the end of 2019 coming up, I want to say it has been an outstanding year for the Seacoast Scene. As 2020 approaches, the bi-monthly editions will continue through Larry Marsolais March 19 and starting April 16, the weekly issues will startup again. We have an amazing staff and I want to thank each and every one of them for their hard work and dedication to publishing the best product that they can! I also want to take this time to thank all of our amazing advertisers for their business and our amazing readers for a wonderful 2019! Get

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First Night Portsmouth, a non-alcoholic and non-smoking, family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 31, with entertainment and activities throughout the city from 4 p.m. to midnight. There will be ice sculptures, magic and puppet shows, street dancing and performances, live music including children’s music, children’s activities, food and fireworks. Admission buttons for children under 12 cost $3. Adult buttons purchased before Dec. 27 cost $15 per person or $20 for two people, or you can purchase buttons for two adults and two children for $25. Button prices after Dec. 27 are TBA. Visit proportsmouth.org.

Fireworks on the beach

Pack a blanket and bring the family for a special fireworks display at Hampton Beach (169 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton) on Tuesday, Dec. 31, starting at 8 p.m. Visit hamptonbeach.org or call 926-8717. Prior to the fireworks, the State of New Hampshire, Division of Parks and Recreation will be holding its yearly Open House from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Seashell Oceanfront Pavilion Banquet Room located behind the Seashell Stage. Refreshments are provided and the entire event is free and open to the public.

Adults-only New Year’s Eve

If you want to stay super local, here are a few options to help you ring in the New Year: • Ashworth by the Sea (295 Ocean Blvd., Hampton 926-6762) 6:30 p.m. Dinner, dancing and a throwback vibe at this hotel’s annual bash.

• Blue Ocean Music Hall (4 Oceanfront North, Salisbury, Mass., 462-5888) 7 p.m.

Annual New Year’s Eve celebration with The Fools offers optional dinner buffet, Champagne toast, party favors and midnight balloon drop. Dinner & show $97; show only $28.

• Chop Shop (920 Lafayette Road, Seabrook, 760-7706) 8 p.m. Inner Child, a hardrocking band from Tewksbury, Mass., plays the annual party.

• CR’s (287 Exeter Road, Hampton, 929-7972) 7 p.m. Rico Barr Trio is back for an annual gathering.

• Old Salt (409 Lafayette Road, Hampton, 926-8322) 8 p.m. NYE Party with Jimmy D. • Wally’s Pub (144 Ashworth Ave., Hampton, 926-6954) 9 p.m. All Night Thing AllStars recalls one of the best events of the past few years, the annual tribute to Chris Cornell and other departed rockers.

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New Hampshire State Parks hosts New Hampshire First Day Hikes, a series of free, organized hikes held around the state on Wednesday, Jan. 1, beginning at noon. This year’s hiking destinations includes Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, if you want to stay close to home, or, if you want to make a day of it, head to Milan Hill State Park in Milan, Monadnock State Park in Jaffrey, Franconia Notch State Park’s Flume Gorge in Lincoln and Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown. Call 271-3556 or visit nhstateparks.org.

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Christmas may be behind us, but nonprofit agencies want people to know that the need for help doesn’t stop when the holidays are over. Check out what a few local nonprofits are doing to support kids, families, seniors and animals in need, plus what you can do to help.

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194 Main St., Amesbury, ourneighborstable.org Established in 1992, ONT serves 12 communities in northeastern Essex County, including Amesbury, Newburyport and Salisbury, Mass., and South Hampton, N.H. Its mission is “to establish a community that provides for the whole person with nourishing food, kindness, and dignity.”

“We serve those for whom hunger is a temporary problem as they face unexpected illness, job loss or eviction, and others on fixed incomes where hunger is a constant struggle,” said Lyndsey Haight, executive director. “We nourish and empower northeastern Essex County residents by

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providing dependable food access and the embrace of community in uncertain times.”

Its grocery programs, she said, welcome any resident of the 12 communities served

by ONT to come and “shop” every week at no cost.

“Our markets are filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, dairy and eggs,” she said. “Quality is one of ONT’s core values, and we are proud to provide fresh, wholesome food to the guests we serve.”

Additional ONT programs include a weekly hot three-course meal, a weekly market in Amesbury and Newburyport, three community-based mobile markets, a home delivery program, 24/7 emergency food assistance, and holiday grocery programs.

“ONT grocery programs provide groceries, fresh foods, and toiletries to more than 600 households each week,” she said.

Regardless of the program location, Haight cited “a dignified shopping experience and personal choice” as hallmarks of ONT’s services.

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experience much like a grocery store,” she explained.

According to Haight, ONT is unique in that it provides customer-centric experiences, offers guests choices and puts an end to restrictions that commonly prevent access to fresh, wholesome food.

“What distinguishes ONT’s program model from traditional interventions is our commitment to service with dignity,” she said. “We recognize the shame people carry through the doors and we know that asking for help is not an easy thing to do. In response, we make every effort to restore power and dignity to all of our guests.”

With that in mind, Haight said, they train volunteers to understand the challenges faced by their guests.

“We extend compassion and respect as neighbors helping neighbors,” she said.

Seasonally, ONT runs summer lunch programs that provide additional groceries to 1,000 children and their families that cover the breakfast, lunch and snacks they would usually get in school through the free and reduced lunch program.

“Each holiday season, we distribute spe-

cial holiday groceries and turkeys to more than 1,000 families so they can enjoy Thanksgiving at home with their loved ones,” added Haight.

In 2019, ONT projects to serve a total of 4,300 individuals. Even though the holidays are now over, there are still ways to help ONT, such as donating your time, giving food or monetary donations.

“Volunteers are crucial to our operations,” said Haight. “It is thanks to 550 hours of volunteer service each week that we can operate our programs.”

Noting they always accept new volunteers, Haight said you can fill out an application at ourneighborstable.org.

Monetary donations are also accepted at ouneighborstable.org/give.

“Every dollar donated puts one nutritious meal on the table of someone in our area in need,” said Haight. “We accept food donations year-round, and a great way to bring your friends or co-workers together is to organize a food drive and collect donations for Our Neighbors’ Table.”

A list of ONT’s most-needed donated items may also be found on its website.

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221 County Farm Road, Dover, cvhsonline.org If you have not heard of Pope Memorial Humane Society - Cocheco Valley, it is not because it has not been part of the community for decades.

“We were founded in 1984 and were known as Cocheco Valley Humane Society until August 2019 when we changed our name to Pope Memorial Humane Society - Cocheco Valley,” said Development Director Deborah Shelton. “The change was made to recognize Mr. Lyman Pope Jr., who generously donated $1 million to make our new shelter a reality.”

With Pope Memorial Humane Society - Cocheco Valley in a newly built facility, Shelton said they now have more space to expand their programs.

“We will be offering a full range of puppy and dog behavior classes as well as birthday parties and camps during school and summer vacation,” she said.

Information regarding these new programs will be available in early 2020.

As for its mission, it is “to provide quality, compassionate care and shelter to our animals in partnership with educating the community concerning humane animal treatment and welfare.”

In total, Shelton said Pope Memorial Humane Society - Cocheco Valley annually provides direct shelter services to more than 1,000 animals with additional services to thousands more.

“We provide a safe place for abused, neglected, lost and homeless animals, giving them a second chance to find a loving forever home,” she said.

To achieve its mission, Shelton said, they offer a wide range of core programs and services, some of which include humane education, low-cost spaying and neutering, behavioral training, safe pets program and service learning projects.

They also offer a pet food assistance program, which she said helps people who are

in a financial bind feed their pets so they do not have to surrender them.

“At any given time we can have up to 40 families using this service,” added Shelton.

“They apply for this program and, once approved, are given food for their animals until they can purchase it themselves.”

She said they also partner with Chris’ Pets for Vets to help veterans pay the adoption fees for their pets.

“They still must be approved adopters and go through the adoption process,” noted Shelton, who also cited a safe pets program.

“This program helps those with medical issues or those in domestic violence situations safely house their pets until they can be reunited,” she added.

They also offer puppy and kitten yoga when they have them available.

“These are very popular classes,” she said. “They are promoted on social media with Bending Bodhi Yoga, who run the classes.”

As for how you can help the agency now that the holidays are past, Shelton cited the need for volunteers.

“We always need volunteers to help care for the animals,” she said. “The dogs get walked three times a day so we need people to come whenever they can to help walk dogs.”

She said they also need help cleaning the small animal area, cat cages and play area.

“We need volunteers to help staff the front desk when we are open to answer the phone and greet visitors,” she added. “We have a variety of special events throughout the year and we can always use volunteers to help with those, too.”

In-kind donations are also helpful with items needed year-round such as bleach, non-clumping litter, Purina One dog and puppy food, contractor trash bags, Purina One cat and kitten food, limited ingredient dog treats, Kong toys (large and XL sizes), zip-close bags, American Journey limitedingredient dog food (salmon or venison), plush, interactive and chew dog toys and pet store supply gift cards.

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“These types of gifts,” Shelton said, “allow us to use the funds we raise to support things that cannot be donated such as medical care. … General cash donations also help us because they allow us to use the funds where they are needed the most.”

To learn more, visit cvhsonline.org.

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staying at SFP with food, shelter and case management services while families work toward self-sufficiency,” she said. “This program is such a gift to not only the families served but to all of the 1,700 volunteers from throughout the Seacoast region who support them,” she said.

To learn more, visit seacoastfamilypromise.org, or call 658-8448.

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The mission of Seacoast Family Promise is “to empower families with children experiencing homelessness to achieve sustainable independence through a community-based approach.”

“Families with children are the fastest-growing segment of the homeless population both in New Hampshire and across the nation,” Executive Director Pati Frew-Waters said.

According to Frew-Waters, Seacoast Family Promise provides much more than initial temporary housing, food and shelter.

Some of these services include case management, financial planning and budgeting, parenting and literacy training and resources for education and training opportunities after families return to their communities.

“It is essential to changing the long-term outcomes of those who are struggling,” she said. “Communities benefit in a variety of ways as families become and remain strong, intact and healthy.”

She said that children who remain with their families, attend school regularly and have health, dental and mental health supports will flourish and become “our citizens of the future.”

“They will dare to dream, hope and eventually become educated parents themselves,” she said.

As for how you can help Seacoast Family Promise now, Frew-Waters cited gift cards for gas and items such as diapers from Walmart and pharmacy stores.

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One of 10 New Hampshire state-designated community mental health centers, SMHC serves nearly 6,000 children, adolescents, adults and families on an annual basis.

Its mission is to provide “a broad, comprehensive array of high-quality, effective and accessible mental health services to residents of the eastern half of Rockingham County.” These communities include Brentwood, Deerfield, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Fremont, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Kingston, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, North Hampton, Northwood, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Raymond, Rye, Seabrook, South Hampton and Stratham.

In describing their services, SMHC Vice President of Community Relations Rebecca Throop said they cover a broad spectrum.

“It’s helping someone with schizophrenia stabilize medication and find long-term employment,” she said. “It’s therapy located in a child’s school or a substance use disorder group therapy session. It’s stabilizing a family’s housing or connecting an elder with a supportive outreach team. It’s so many things.”

According to Throop, the goal behind their services, which includes clinical ther-

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apy, addiction medication management and therapy and other community supports, is focused on empowering a family unit and/ or individuals to build on health, community and resilience.

“We do this within a collaborative treatment model,” she explained. “From identifying emerging needs and creating services to meet those needs to collaborating with local organizations to improve the delivery of our mental health services, we create an extensive support system for individuals that we serve.”

Throop said such services are available regardless of someone’s ability to pay.

“Insurance reimbursement and government funding do not always cover the full cost of the services,” she said.

As for how you can help SMHC at this time of year, monetary contributions are “especially impactful.”

“You can literally change someone’s entire life story with any level of contribution,” said Throop. “$50 helps provide one therapy session for bipolar disorder,” she said. “$100 supports a SUD group therapy session. $250 enables a day of community outreach to the homeless. $500 provides a day of therapeutic services in a school.”

To learn more or give, visit smhc-nh.org, or contact Throop at rthroop@smhc-nh.org or 957-5743.

Transportation Assistance for Seacoast Citizens 200 High St., Hampton, tasc-rides.org

Need a ride and over the age of 55 or with a disability? You may be able to access help from TASC, which serves just such residents in the towns of Brentwood, Exeter, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, North Hampton, Rye, Seabrook and Stratham.

“Our mission is to help people maintain their health, independence and dignity by mobilizing volunteer drivers to provide

rides to eligible residents of the New Hampshire Seacoast communities we serve,” said Executive Director Carol Gulla.

Volunteer drivers, she continued, are essential to the agency.

“The program would not exist without them,” she added. “Volunteer drivers help provide rides requested by TASC passengers, but those rides are provided based on the volunteer’s schedule and availability.”

With that in mind, Gulla said TASC always needs more volunteer drivers “to help meet the increasing need for transportation assistance.”

“Volunteer drivers must be at least 25 years old, have a favorable driving record and a legally registered, inspected and insured vehicle,” she said. “Volunteer drivers provide rides based on their own schedule; once a week, once a month, once in a blue moon.”

Noting there is no charge for rides with TASC, Gulla said they do not want cost to represent another obstacle for people to access health care appointments and other essential life needs.

“The rides are not free, though,” she explained. “There is a cost to coordinating rides and supporting our volunteer drivers, so financial donations are always welcome, too.”

In total, TASC volunteer drivers provide more than 4,000 rides each year. According to Gulla, the impact of these rides on the lives of local residents can be best summed up by Anne, a stroke survivor and former TASC rider. ‘“The service was a godsend to us,”’ she quoted. ‘“Being able to go to rehab has helped me recover so much function and skills for daily living. Our appreciation can’t be fully expressed in words, but thank you to all. You make an important difference.”’

To find out more about TASC, email Gulla at coordinator@tasc-rides.org, visit tasc-rides.org, or call 926-9026.

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Granite State Independent Living 750 Central Ave., Dover, gsil.org What it is: Provides home care and disability support Needs: Monetary donations and volunteers to help with sponsored events and fundraising efforts

Operation Hat Trick 1 Tenth St., Hampton, operationhattrick.org What it is: Dedicated to honoring, supporting and rebuilding the lives of American service members and veterans Needs: Monetary donations and supporting their Shop Online Program, which features special headwear, clothing and merchandise offered by some of their partners, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Dick’s Sporting Goods

Great Bay Kids Co. Exeter, greatbaykids.org What it is: Early childhood education and school-age enrichment programs Needs: Wish list includes digital camera, board games, card stock, children’s helmets, children’s music on CD, colored copy paper, construction paper, crayons, decks of cards, dry erase markers, duct tape, flour, salt and crème of tartar (for play dough), fuse beads, glue sticks, masking tape, Nerftype balls, pencils, play dough, poster board, recycled scrap paper, sandbox toys, Scotch tape rolls, shaving cream, sports balls, bats and gloves, tennis balls, tricycles, washable markers, and white copy paper.

Journey Home Thrift 180 Lafayette Road, North Hampton, journeyhomethrift.org What it is: Supports hospice care organizations through thrift shop locations Needs: Donations of items such as housewares, clothing, furniture, toys and electronics. Volunteers are also needed to work inside the thrift shop locations as well as outside marketing and promotions.

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What have been your biggest joys so far in Melissa: It started when we were guests on your business? a panel at The Loft, discussing photography Amy: Bagels. Cupcakes and cocktails. and design in branding with members of the Someone to share the work with, brainstorm Newmarket Business Association. We hadn’t with, talk to. Getting to know each other personmet before except for this one time when Amy ally and professionally. Finding our individual unknowingly crashed my headshot mini-ses- strengths and helping each other maximize effision at The Loft — a story for another day. ciency, streamline productivity and deliver the Through that evening, though, we answered best possible outcomes for our clients. attendee questions, sometimes finishing each other’s sentences about establishing a clear When you are not working, what do you do brand message, the elements of effective design for fun? and photography, and the importance, above all Melissa: I am a workaholic, so if I am not else, of keeping a brand simple and consistent. working on my photography business then I am working on You’re A Big Deal. I will, howevSounds like you made an immediate er, sometimes sneak away for day trips and day connection. drinking with my wife, or some karaoke if I can Amy: When the event was over, Melissa, stay up past 9 p.m. who doesn’t usually throw out open invitations Amy: I am a creative homebody. When — because #strangerdanger — asked, ‘Does there’s downtime, I like stretching out with my anyone want to get a drink?’ I am usually hur- human family and our hairless cat. Other hobrying home after any public event — because bies include obsessing about messaging, gin #introvert — but I said, ‘Yes.’ What followed martinis, supporting community arts, staying in was a good meal, great drinks and the discov- unique Airbnbs ... and having big ideas. ery of our mutual love for eating and drinking all the time, helping people understand and Anything exciting on the horizon for you showcase what makes their brand special, and that you would like to share? ‘quippy,’ effective one-liners.

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The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire in Dover will be celebrating the upcoming new year in a way that all kids will be able to enjoy, without staying up way past their bedtimes. On Tuesday, Dec. 31, the museum will have special activities and three countdowns to “midnight” at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2 p.m.

“The Children’s Museum has been celebrating the new year in some form or another pretty much since the museum was founded 36 years ago. The event has always been a successful, fun day,” said Neva Cole, communications director for the museum.

The museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on that day, and all exhibits are open for play and discovery. Besides the exhibits, there will be a photo booth, party hat decorating, and writing New Year’s wishes on a “wish blimp” launched from the top of the “Build It! Fly It” exhibit at the moment the glittery disco ball drops.

“Making a New Year’s resolution is a tradition in our culture. Wishes are more relatable to kids and they are used to being asked to make a wish at birthdays. Sending them into the crowd from our exhibit is a fun way to make confetti a little more meaningful. It’s also our way of making ‘fireworks’ go off at midnight,” said Cole.

Cole said that one of the activities that kids enjoy the most is making party hats.

The museum saves Christmas wrapping paper just for this occasion where kids can decorate a party hat to wear during the countdown.

“It’s fun to upcycle and be a little creative,” she said.

The three countdowns to midnight are scattered throughout the day to accommodate parents and kids with their own schedules.

“We understand kids. Nap times, meals, snacks and moods are all real factors in our kids’ days, and parenting usually requires a bit of flexibility. This way, whenever you choose to visit that day, you’ll have a chance

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to enjoy a countdown celebration before you leave, regardless of any deviations from your plans,” said Cole.

Another reason for hosting the New Year’s Eve celebration at the museum is to allow kids an opportunity to celebrate without making it more of an adult event or excluding the kids entirely.

“Parents with young kids usually don’t want to risk their sanity by keeping them up until midnight to celebrate, but that doesn’t mean they don’t want to celebrate at all.

Kids deserve a chance to welcome the new year, surrounded by their family in an environment that is all about them,” Cole said.

If you would like to attend the celebration with your kids and participate in the New Year’s Eve fun, there is no additional cost. Everything is included with museum admission, which is $11 per person for everyone over the age of 12 months. Children under the age of 12 months are free and seniors age 65 and up are $9 per person. There are no food or drinks provided, but families are welcome to bring their own snacks to eat in the snack room. The museum is located at 6 Washington St. in Dover, near Henry Law Park. Visit childrens-museum.org.

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Dear Car Talk: I own a 2009 VW Rabbit with 116,000 miles.

The headliner started to detach in the front and eventually in the back too. The cost of the repair at the dealership was

By Ray Magliozzi astronomical. They recommended I take it to a specialty shop. That shop did an excellent job for a very reasonable price. The professional told me this is a common problem in different cars, including expensive ones such as Toyota and Acura, and that the time for the headliner detachment was variable. I have owned several Honda cars in the past that never had the problem. Is the reason poor design? Poor quality of the materials? Is my local weather too cold or too hot?

— Julio You’re talking about the fabric that lines the roof of your car. That fabric is actually glued onto a foam substrate. And sometimes, that glue fails. I think the guy at the specialty shop is right. It can happen on pretty much any car.

The common denominator is that the car is old.

It could be due to substandard glue, the glue could have been poorly applied or extreme environmental conditions could have caused the glue to degrade.

The reason it’s astronomically expensive at the dealership is because they won’t re-glue your existing fabric. They’ll replace the whole headliner, including the foam backing and frame. Not only is the part expensive, but in order to get the old one out and the new one in, they often have to remove the front or rear windshield. My guess is that the specialty shop just sprayed some new glue on the back of the headliner and reattached it to the foam backing.

You might want to ask if they have a “buy 10 headliner repairs get one free” card, because it certainly could fail again at some point.

If the headliner starts to sag again someday, I’d suggest you can take a ride to the Abe Lincoln Museum in Springfield, Illinois. Then go to the museum store and buy four stovepipe hats. And have each of your passengers wear one when they’re riding with you. That’ll keep the headliner from sagging.

Dear Car Talk: I take my two vehicles to a local car repair shop. They are “family owned” and have been in business a long time. They are endorsed by that famous automobile association. Twice now I have caught them trying to cheat me. Their attitude is very lackadaisical, not apologetic and very unconcerned that they got caught.

No conscience whatsoever. I am 69 years old

and have heard my whole life about unscrupulous car repair practices. I called the famous automobile association and found they mostly check the mechanics’ credentials and how clean they are and so on. The BBB is worthless and will not disclose anything or do anything.

When a technician performs the same work (work that is recommended every 100K miles) at two consecutive oil changes, does he not think, “Gee, wasn’t this just done a few thousand miles ago?” Does anyone watch these service shops? Any way to tell the good guys from the bad guys?

— Anthony This has been a problem since the Model T. And it’s not limited to auto repair. Whenever people require an “expert” to do something that they themselves don’t understand, there’s always an opportunity for unscrupulous people to take advantage. And it sounds like you found a less-than-honest family business.

I can assure you that there are plenty of honest mechanics out there. But you’re right that you can’t count on AAA or BBB (or CCC or DDD) to police the field for you.

Fortunately, thanks to the internet, consumers have more tools than ever to be alerted to sleazy operators. There are now plenty of sites that post reviews and ratings of businesses. Just go to a search engine and type in “reviews of

[fill in name of shop],” and see what comes up.

And while you should be wary of a single loudmouth who complains about a business (because there are difficult or uneducated customers, just like there are unscrupulous businesses), a pattern of complaints should tip you off that this is a business to avoid.

We also have our own repair shop recommendation tool called the Mechanics Files (mechanicsfiles.com). We decided that rather than accept complaints, we’d only accept positive “recommendations” from our readers and listeners. In other words, we asked people, “if you have a repair shop that you’ve used for a long time and really like and trust, tell us about it and recommend it to others.”

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Do your homework. And take a few minutes to leave some reviews of your current shop on Yelp or Google Reviews, to warn other potential victims about your experience there. Online reviews aren’t perfect. But they’re far more useful than the AAA and BBB in selecting a repair shop, and consumers are lucky to have them.

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AT BLUE HARBOR COFFEE ROASTERY & CAFE Coskun Yazgan’s family has been roasting their own coffee beans for more than three decades at Caffe Kilim in Portsmouth. Earlier this year Yazgan found a space in downtown Hampton to create his own unique coffee blends and baked goods. Blue Harbor Coffee Roastery & Cafe (446 Lafayette Road, Hampton, 812-5834, find them on Facebook and Instagram @blueharborcoffee) is a small-batch roaster of artisan coffees that sources its beans from all over the Coffee Belt, including Central America, Africa and even Papua New Guinea. The cafe features a full menu of hot and cold coffee and espresso drinks, plus a variety of pastries baked on site, like cranberry scones, banana breads, blueberry muffins, raspberry crumb cakes, chocolate chip brownies and garlic and Parmesan chai scones. Most of its coffee beans are also available bagged by the pound for sale inside the shop and online soon as well.

The Scene recently caught up with Yazgan, who is originally from Turkey, to talk about some of his favorite coffee blends and what he said makes Blue Harbor Coffee unique.

How long has Blue Harbor Coffee Roastery & Cafe been around?

We opened three days before Thanksgiving.

What makes Blue Harbor Coffee Roastery & Cafe unique?

We roast all of our own coffees in a beautiful San Franciscan roaster. We have fair-trade organic coffees roasted daily, and we sample all of our coffees that we get shipped to us before we buy them in large quantities. I have a love and passion for coffee. I don’t

look at it so much as a business as I do a lifestyle.

What is your personal favorite coffee on the menu?

We have a unique espresso drink we created ourselves called the Harbor Cafe latte.

That’s my favorite because I love espresso.

It’s delicious and not bitter. It’s smooth and velvety, but also mild, so you get everything at once. The Sugar Shack latte is also really good. We steam and froth the milk with local maple syrup and we can do any type of milk you like.

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What is a coffee that everyone should try?

Our dark roast blend, which is called Orca. It’s a really smooth and mild blend with a low acidity. Everybody likes that one because it’s a very nice, good balanced blend.

What is an essential skill to running a coffee shop?

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tomer service is also obviously one of the most important things in this business. You have to introduce yourself and your product, and to teach your team members the same exact things that you learn.

What is your favorite thing about being on the Seacoast?

The people. There are such great people here that are so supportive of us and appreciate that we are here. There’s a very strong community here in Hampton and it’s really encouraging for us.

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Ringing in 2020 with new and different wine Wednesday, Jan. 1, will be not only the first day of a new year; it will be the first day of a new decade. Welcome the next decade by trying new and different wines — wines with a global experience. Tuesday evening, New Year’s Eve, should be celebrated with great food and accompanied by great wine. A New Year’s Eve standard is Champagne. But it doesn’t have to come from the Champagne region of France.

South Africa produces great wine that is not given its due. The Graham Beck Brut Non-Vintage, (originally priced at $24.99 and on sale at the New Hampshire Liquor and Wine Outlets at $19.99) is a “bubbly” that is exceptional. It comes from the Western Cape town of Robertson, which produces several sparkling wines and was the celebratory drink of choice at Nelson Mandela’s inauguration and Barack Obama’s presidential win. It is composed of 57 percent pinot noir and 43 percent chardonnay. It has a light, slightly yeasty aroma, with fresh lime fruit on the nose. It has a rich creamy complexity on the palate, and the fine mousse (bubbles) contributes to its overall freshness.

The Graham Beck Brut Rosé Non Vintage (also originally priced at $24.99 and on sale at $19.99) is just fun, with tiny bubbles that burst gently on your tongue.

It has a silver-pink blush and boastful character for those who appreciate a bit of flair with their “bubbly.” It is composed of 58 percent pinot noir and 42 percent chardonnay. It has aromas of raspberries and cherries with just a touch of minerality.

The bubbles are lively with subtle berry flavors. While flirtatious, it is structured and elegant. It could be considered “an affair of the senses”!

Our next wine takes us to southwestern France, about 100 miles east of Bordeaux.

Château de Cénac 2014 Cuvée Prestige, Cahors, France (originally priced at $34.99 and on sale at $16.99) is a wine to be tried as it is different and made from malbec grapes instead of the usual cabernet sauvignon or cabernet franc of the region. This grape originated in this region but today is more closely associated with Mendoza, Argentina. It is mixed with small quantities of tannat and merlot grapes. It is darkly colored and has a meaty herb-tinged nose, with hints of black cherries and a whiff of leather. It has dense tannins with ripe black plum fruits to the taste. The strong mineral character from the chalky soil gives the wine a powerful texture and structure that will allow the wine to age in the cellar. Decanting is recommended.

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This block on a south-exposed slope has unique shale and iron-rich soil which creates incredible complexity in the wine. The color is intense with deep inky-purple edges; the aroma is complex with wild cherries and chocolate. The taste is full-flavored, with a hint of the dark chocolate and blackberries coming through. It has a long finish with persistent tannins, dubbed “chewy” by some. Chapoutier’s wine labels are distinctive because of their inclusion of Braille writing on all their labels since 1996.

A new decade should inspire us to be creative and explore new horizons.

Expand your “wine map” and try these distinctively different wines. You will be happy you did!

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Impromptu gatherings and last-minute invites seem to be the norm for me this time of year, and personally, I love the spontaneity and all the extra socializing. However, I know they also can induce moments of stress, as you wonder, “I just invited people over for a cocktail. What am I going to serve?”

Obviously you can Easiest, cheesiest mushrooms. Photo by Michele Pesula Kuegler. go with the traditional menu of cheese and crackers or chips and dip, but how about gin and tonic all work nicely. As for serving a hot appetizer that requires two beer, I’ll let you figure that out, as I’m ingredients and takes almost no time to not a fan. make? Oh yeah, and it also is a reciIf you aren’t hosting but have been pe that will get huge praise from your invited to a last minute gathering, these guests. Sounds like a win win to me. mushrooms will work there also. HowThe only trick to this appetizer is that ever, you’ll want to heat them after you you probably need to stop by the store arrive so the cheese is nice and bubto grab some mushrooms. Let’s be hon- bling hot, which means you need to be est. If you’re inviting people off the close enough with the host to ask to use cuff, you probably need to stop by the the oven. I’d tell you how these mushstore for some items anyway, right? So, rooms work as a cold dish, but I have while you’re there, get the mushrooms. never had a batch last long enough to Get the Parmesan cheese also, if that find out. isn’t something you keep on hand.

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The New Hampshire Theatre Project in Portsmouth will be putting on It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play for the second year in a row, after the play — based on the 1946 movie — proved popular last year.

“NHTP brings productions back that are not only financially successful, but also have a powerful impact on the audience,” said Genevieve Achiele, executive director of NHTP. While the play is based on the classic holiday movie, it has the twist of being staged as a live radio broadcast. It is considered to be a play within a play, as the “radio actors” performing the live broadcast in front of a live audience also have their own individual personalities. The play also makes use of a Foley artist, who creates live sound effects during the production such as footsteps or breaking glass. There will be a new addition to the play this year, with live music performed on the piano.

“Our 2019-2020 season is focused on the theme ‘Can one person make a difference?’” said Catherine Stewart, artistic director of NHTP. “Although It’s a Wonderful Life is a lighthearted holiday favorite, it also deals with serious themes including depression, suicide and our individual responsibility to society. The character of George Bailey is blessed with the rare opportunity to see the difference he has made in his community.”

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play will be directed by Robin Fowler and features the same actors as last year’s production, Bill Humphreys, Todd Hunter, Peter Josephson, Kathleen Somssich and Genevieve Aichele. Kate Kirkwood will be the Foley artist and Tobin Moss is on piano.

“Audiences particularly loved this show because it appeals to ages 8 to 108.

Many third- and fourth-generation families attended together,” said Stewart. “It has

something for everyone: a beloved holiday story with a beautiful theme, traditional holiday music and hilarious radio commercials, audience interaction, some of the Seacoast’s favorite professional actors and the fun of watching a period piece.”

NHTP has been around since 1988 and is based in a 50-seat black box theater in Portsmouth’s West End. The project uses the art of theater-making to spark conversation, connect individuals and strengthen communities, according to its website. It is a nonprofit organization that is supported in part by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, New Hampshire Humanities, New Hampshire State Council for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

It is also supported by local businesses, private foundations, community organizations and individuals within the community.

“As an applied theater company, we feel that theater is an incredible catalyst for conversation, transformation and community-building,” said Achiele. “NHTP’s acclaimed Elephant-in-the-Room Series tackles hard-hitting subjects like the opioid epidemic and mental illness, encouraging social change by creating safe opportunities for meaningful conversations across the community. Our Theatre for Life professional development program harnesses the power of theatrical techniques to nurture the leadership skills of individuals and manage diverse groups.”

The NH Theatre Project’s West End Studio Theatre is at 959 Islington St. in Portsmouth. It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play will be performed Dec. 26, Dec. 27 and Dec. 28 at 8 p.m., and Dec. 29 at 2 p.m. General admission tickets are $30 and tickets for seniors, students and veterans are $26. Tickets can be purchased online at nhtheatreproject.org.

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Owen himself wasn’t reckless; he had a bad Silence, please. cold on that China flight and believes that loss For more than 51 million Americans, there’s of cabin pressure contributed to his condition. either too much of it, or too little. An estimated And sometimes it’s not our recklessness to 1 million of us are completely deaf; roughly 50 blame, but that of others. Owen’s grandmothmillion of us have tinnitus, a perpetual ringing er’s hearing was permanently damaged when a or hissing in our ears. hunter fired a gun near her ear.

I’m one of the latter and joke that I’m part Although music — both in live concerts and cricket, since I’m accompanied by their song in earbuds — is a major cause of hearing prob24-7. David Owen is part cicada. A staff writer lems, so too are guns; one professor told Owen for The New Yorker, he’s had that sound in his that the biggest threat to ears in Texas is recreears since 2006, when he got off a flight from ational shooting. And people who have served China with a high-pitched whine in his ears in the military have high rates of ear damage. that never left. He wrote about this in The New (Not-so-fun fact: One veteran told Owen that Yorker in 2017; his new book Volume Control he used cigarette butts as ear plugs in Vietnam. expands on that article and Owen’s search for Thankfully, the Army now has more high-tech a relief for his own hearing problems and those ear protection for soldiers.) of others.

The book explores not just tinnitus but total There’s a big audience for this topic. and partial hearing loss, the plethora of hearTwo-thirds of Americans 70 and older have ing aids, the stigma associated with hearing hearing loss, and Baby Boomers who grew up on loss, and medical interventions such as cochleloud rock ’n’ roll are increasingly among them. ar implants, like the radio host Rush Limbaugh Pete Townshend and Eric Clapton are among has. Among its more interesting revelations: the musicians with severe hearing issues because village of Chilmark, on Martha’s Vineyard, at of long-term exposure to loud music. My own one time had the highest concentration of deaf ears were irrevocably damaged on the top row people in the U.S. This was later found to be at a BTS concert. “Wear earplugs,” Townshend because of a recessive genetic mutation “whose said. I did. The crickets sing anyway. effects had been multiplied, over generations, Owen’s book is a cautionary tale that will by the limited marital opportunities available likely be read primarily by those who are sim- within what was then an isolated farming and ilarly afflicted; “those of us who can hear are fishing community.”

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Volume Control provides camaraderie for those of us with ear issues, and is thick with interesting anecdotes but short on hope. Owen has interviewed top hearing doctors but has not found a meaningful solution for his tinnitus. He does offer some useful information — cupping your ears is a surprisingly useful way to home in on specific sounds; Bose makes a product called Hearphones that helps people hear better in noisy environments.

But, as he says, “No one should ever take medical advice from a freelance writer,” and the main advice he offers for those seeking solutions is to “start with free, and work your way up the cost ladder.” There’s a German company, for example, that is promoting a therapy that purports to rewire the brain and relieve tinnitus, which is a phantom noise the brain generates when hair cells in the ear have been damaged.

But Owen is skeptical of the $4,500 cost and says he expects an app will soon arise that does the same thing for much cheaper.

Although Owen is a capable wordsmith, I found Volume Control to plod at times, particularly in his descriptions of how the ear works.

To be fair, it’s hard to make discussion of basilar membranes and submicroscopic stereocilia scintillating to the masses. But connected as we are through cicadas and crickets, I expected to be rapt, not mildly interested.

Also, one product that the author uses and recommends — Bose’s noise-masking sleepbuds — has been discontinued because of

battery issues, and the company is offering refunds through the end of December. (Details on Bose.com.) This was announced shortly before the book was published, so it’s not a failing of Owen or his publisher, but be forewarned.

Meanwhile, the book’s most important message is also its simplest: If you have hearing damage, wear earplugs. If you don’t have hearing damage, wear earplugs. As Owen says, “Our ability to deafen ourselves with ordinary activities has never been greater than it is now.” B— Jennifer Graham

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“Originally, I got involved in art as a hobby. I went to college to become a nurse [and then became] a stay-at-home mom,” Hennigan said. “Art was something I did in the evening to give me a break from child care.”

She took up decorative painting in the early 1990s, and she produced, sold and taught the craft for 10 years. Later she learned how to paint with watercolors, then acrylics, and eventually she stuck with oil painting.

“Around 2008 I took some oil painting classes and have been painting ever since.

I settled on oil painting simply because it’s fun,” she said.

Hennigan grew up in Binghamton, New York, and went to college in Syracuse.

She lived in Chicago for some time before moving to Hampton to be closer to family.

Hennigan said she loves New England and living in a coastal community.

“I love the working ports, lobster boats, the neighborhoods of Portsmouth, the tugboats of Newburyport, the unique New England architecture, the waves and coastline … and I love [all of the] color,” she said. “There seems to be some interesting subject everywhere you turn around here.”

Hennigan’s inspiration changes every so often, but when she sees something eyecatching, she takes a reference picture.

“I try not to depend on reference photos, but you can get some information from them,” she said. While a photo may not have the exact values or color, it can help with getting started.

When it’s time to paint, Hennigan sometimes paints an original landscape outdoors

on a smaller panel before reproducing it in the studio on a stretched canvas. While she will occasionally use acrylics, she mostly paints with oils in a limited palette of primary colors.

“The end product [with oils] has the look I like. Acrylic can look flat or plastic sometimes,” Hennigan said. “I’m still exploring different techniques, materials and inspirations. This is a lifelong learning pursuit.”

Hennigan said that while art can be a very personal thing, it can be fulfilling to see others get enjoyment from a piece of art.

“It may remind you of something from your own past. It may make you laugh or smile. If my artwork can do that, I’ll be happy,” she said.

As for the future, Hennigan said her goals are to continue improving her art and keep learning. She would also like to focus on creating some series of paintings.

As the featured artist, Hennigan’s work will be displayed at the Seacoast Artist Association until Dec. 27.

“Participating in the featured artist program has been a wonderful experience,” she said. “[I] spent a lot of time getting ready for it. I painted some new works [as well as] some fun pieces, mostly landscapes and some small affordable still life paintings.”

Hennigan said she is interested in hearing any feedback on the work featured throughout the month, and hopes it makes everyone happy.

“Artwork brings such good things to everyone’s life. It’s important,” she said.

The Seacoast Artist Association gallery is located at 130 Water St. in downtown Exeter and is free to explore. After Dec. 28, Hennigan’s exhibit will move to 100 Domain in Exeter to show for another month.

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Nightlife in 2019

A look back at the year in music and comedy

Michael Bernier (left). Nobody’s Girl (right). Courtesy photos.

From the sands of Salisbury Beach to the cobblestone streets of Portsmouth, the Seacoast had an uplifting year on the live music and comedy scene. Musically, many high points came with a look back. In early March, 3S Artspace curated a month-long retrospective of The Clash, which culminated with an all-star local group playing the English punk rock pioneers’ ground-

breaking double album, London Calling.

The Seacoast’s alternative music scene burst wide open in the 1990s, and few places captured the moment like The Elvis Room, a downtown coffee shop turned performance space that was open for most of the decade. A retrospective series throughout the city in October marked the 20th anniversary of its closing, with many sto-

ried bands reuniting for shows, including a memorable double bill with Fly Spinach Fly and Heavens to Murgatroid.

In the here and now, plenty happened.

Jammy trio Back on the Train returned with a sprawling new album, the 15-track Less Talk More Play, a guest-filled gem.

Rockwood Taylor, a rootsy duo based in Newburyport, released an EP brimming with melancholy and remembrance. Finding Home was a fitting title, as the duo of Lynne Taylor and Charlie Rockwood spend a lot of time touring the country.

The disc earned a New England Music Awards nomination.

There were several standout shows in 2019. Early in the year, Alejandro Escovedo played an incendiary set at the Music Hall Loft featuring songs from his timely new album The Crossing. Adam Ezra returned to Salisbury Beach for the 10th edition of his charity show, The Ramble, which fortuitously included Rhode Island band Cody James & the Ramblers. All artists donated their time, and collection stations around the event raised a record amount to help homeless veterans.

In Newburyport, the Maudslay Arts

Center hosted some great shows, including stomp box stalwart Danielle Miraglia and her band The Glory Junkies, singer-songwriter Jonathan Edwards and jazz vocalist Amanda Carr. Up and coming Boston acoustic trio Honeysuckle mesmerized the crowd at Firehouse Center for the Arts, and Michael Bernier, the Freevolt front man who recently debuted a solo project, hosted another Funk & Jam Out Festival in September at NBPT Brewery, this one featuring New York’s Sophistafunk.

Other great nights included Austin supergroup Nobody’s Girl at Portsmouth Book & Bar, a rousing release party for Cold Engines’ latest at Stone Church, John Mayall reminding a Rochester Opera House audience why he’s the Godfather of English blues, and a plethora of near-free shows at Prescott Park in Portsmouth. Jenny Lewis, Drive-By Truckers, Aimee Mann and Warren Haynes (in a rare solo turn), all appeared at the outdoor venue.

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minating with another Year In Review run at The Music Hall in Portsmouth — four shows this time around. The annual Hampton Beach Comedy Festival, with a bunch of mostly Boston comics performing then playing cards at Jimmy Dunn’s beach house, returned in the summer.

Smaller venues like Curlie’s in Rochester, regular comedy nights at Stone Church, Jonathan’s in Ogunquit, Players’ Ring Theatre in Portsmouth and longtime Salisbury standup incubator Winner’s Circle even a hip-hop and comedy festival at Cloud 9 in Hampton Beach, all contributed to the scene.

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New Kingston, a band with Jamaican roots dating back to the birth of Rock Steady in the early 1970s, played outdoors at Salisbury’s Surfside; Boston’s Dub Apocalypse did several energetic area shows.

It was a good year on Hampton Beach.

The Casino Ballroom routinely packed its 2,000 seats for acts like Black Label Society, Eddie Money (one of the late singer’s last concerts), Josh Turner, Boz Scaggs and Billy Currington. Comedy continued to be a big draw for the Hampton venue, with Jay Leno, maternal duo #IMomSoHard, Tom Segura and Brian Regan.

To the latter topic, standup stood out on the Seacoast, on the beach and beyond.

Maine comic Bob Marley did a bunch of area shows, all sold out, and beloved local Juston McKinney had a great 2019, culComing Up Mark these shows in your 2020 calendar

Ian O’Neil w/ Dominic Lavoie & Midwestern Medicine The Press Room, Portsmouth, Jan. 9, 8 p.m.

The Deer Tick and Titus Andronicus guitarist is touring in support of his first solo album, Ten Years of It. Stephen Kellogg Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport, Mass., Jan. 10, 8 p.m.

New England native beloved for his heartful songwriting. His latest, Objects in the Mirror, explores the struggles of daily life.

Though many of Kellogg’s songs depict lives bruised by sorrow and regret, the singer-guitarist is a happily married father of four kids. He’s simply a great storyteller.

Lenny Lashley & Jesse Ahern WSCA Button Stage, Portsmouth, Jan. 23, 8 p.m.

Known for his bands Lenny Lashley’s Gang of One, Darkbuster, Street Dogs, and Lenny and the Piss Poor Boys, Lashley performs stripped-down versions from his catalog, including selections from his latest, All Are Welcome.

Mother of a Comedy Show Blue Ocean Music Hall, Salisbury Beach, Jan. 24, 8 p.m.

A female-centric night of comedy with Kelli Louise, Christine Hurley and Kelly McFarland. The headliner broke out as an Oprah regular, which led to a guest appearance on the debut episode of The Dr. Oz Show. She made it to the finals on Last Comic Standing and has her own special on AXS-TV’s Gotham Live.

Dustbowl Revival 3S Artspace, Portsmouth, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

After a well-received show last July, the adventurous group returns. Their sound blends New Orleans funk, bluegrass, soul, pre-war blues and roots music into a “genre-hopping, time-bending dance party that coaxes new fire out of familiar coal.”

Lake Street Dive The Music Hall, Portsmouth, April 13, 8 p.m.

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• Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Think your superhero doesn’t need a costume? As I learned the hard way, fans have come to expect that a superhero will have a costume. The Fantastic Four didn’t have costumes for the first two issues of their series. Jack Kirby and I wanted to break away from what, even fifty years ago, was something of a cliche. … A deluge of letters from our readers told us in no uncertain terms that the Fantastic Four had to have costumes, and in issue #3, we gave the team its familiar blue outfits. Visual cues are helpful.

• Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) ...There are entire books devoted to defining what a superhero is or isn’t, and there are ongoing debates in fan and academic circles about what defines a superhero. The case is not closed.

• Aries (March 21 – April 19) Most superheroes are 9 1/2 heads tall…. Artists use the heads measurement as a unit of comparison.

That way, no matter how small or large the figure they’re drawing, they always know the proportion of the character’s body as compared to his head. Try to keep things in proportion.

• Taurus (April 20 – May 20) The first person named Hero was actually a woman, a priestess of Aphrodite, the goddess of love. You don’t need heroics as much as you need love.

• Gemini (May 21 – June 20) To begin with, superheroes have superpowers — except those who don’t. But either way, everyone has powers.

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• Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) Helpful Hideout Decorating Tips … Yes, most everything is digital now. But have you thrown out all your books? Neither has your hero. There should be literally thousands of books. You can imply this; no need to draw every book! After you consider the superhero library, ponder the superhero sock drawer.

• Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Where do you go when the stresses of everyday life get to be too much — when even the apps on your smartphone cease to provide any solace? …

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Unclear on the concept

WJAR reported that an unnamed substitute teacher was fired on Dec. 16 for smoking marijuana in a classroom at North Attleborough High School in North Attleborough, Massachusetts. Peter Haviland, principal at the school, said students reported the incident and the teacher was removed from the school premises. Haviland also said the teacher not only used the drug, but led a discussion in class about marijuana.

Campuses in the district are drug-free.

Update

Last year during the holiday season, former NASA engineer Mark Rober of Santa Clarita, California, created a glitter bomb exploding package in response to having a package stolen from his front porch. This year, Rober has a new and improved version: When it is touched, the BBC reported on Dec. 17, the box explodes in glitter and emits an unpleasant odor along with a soundtrack of police chatter. As a coup de grace, it also takes a video of the thief and uploads it to the cloud. One of the sponsors for Rober’s project is “Home Alone” actor Macaulay Culkin.

Rober calls it a labor of love: “I have literally spent the last 10 months designing, building and testing a new and improved design for 2019,” he said.

Family values

It may not be the oldest fruitcake still (mostly) uneaten, but it could be the most beloved. The Detroit News reported that the Ford family of Tecumseh, Michigan, has been cherishing Fidelia Ford’s fruitcake since 1878 — over five generations.

Julie Ruttinger, great-great-granddaughter to Fidelia, inherited the confection from her father, Morgan Ford, who kept it in an antique glass compote dish in his china cabinet until his death in 2013. It doesn’t much look, or smell, like a fruitcake anymore (“Smells like old people,” Morgan once said), but Ruttinger is determined to keep Fidelia’s legacy alive. Each year, Fidelia made a cake that was meant to age until the next Christmas season. But in 1878, she died before her cake could be enjoyed.

When Morgan was buried, the family tucked a piece of the cake into his jacket pocket. “He took care of it to the day he left the Earth,” Ruttinger said. “We knew it meant a lot to him.”

Oops

A driver in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, caused an “enormous bang,” according to witnesses, on Dec. 14 when he lighted a cigarette in his closed car after spraying air freshener. Nearby buildings shook from the impact, and the car’s windshield was blown out, along with windows of nearby businesses, the Man-

chester Evening News reported. The driver sustained only minor injuries. West Yorkshire Police said the situation could have been worse and implored people to open their windows when using aerosol cans and open flames.

No good deed

Virginia Saavedra, 37, ran to a home in Sophia, North Carolina, on Dec. 11, telling the resident she had just escaped being kidnapped by a stranger. When the man let her sit in his truck to warm up while he called 911, Saavedra allegedly stole the truck, according to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. Officers responding to the 911 call spotted the truck and engaged in a 26-mile high-speed chase before trapping the truck.

The Associated Press reported that Saavedra then rammed a patrol car before trying to flee on foot. She was eventually charged with more than a dozen crimes, including felony assault with a deadly weapon on a government official.

Bright idea

Around 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 18, an unnamed 17-year-old girl jumped a fence at Fresno Yosemite International Airport in Fresno, California, and climbed into the cockpit of a private airplane parked there. She put the pilot’s headset on and was able to start one of the engines of the small plane, but instead of flying away, she steered the plane into a chain-link fence, causing substantial damage to the aircraft, the Fresno Bee reported.

Airport officials said she appeared disoriented when officers reached the plane, but no others were endangered in the incident.

She was booked into juvenile hall on charges of theft of an aircraft.

Compelling explanation

Police in Tooele, Utah, conducting a welfare check on 75-year-old Jeanne Souron-Mathers on Nov. 22, found the woman dead of natural causes in her apartment, but as they searched further, they came upon the body of her husband, Paul Edward Mathers, in a freezer chest. With his body was a notarized letter, signed by Mathers and dated Dec. 2, 2008, stating that his wife didn’t kill him. “We believe he had a terminal illness,” police Sgt. Jeremy Hansen told Fox13. Paul was last seen alive on Feb. 4, 2009, at a doctor’s appointment at the Veterans Affairs hospital. Investigators are probing whether the couple made the plan so that Jeanne would continue to receive her husband’s government benefits.

A neighbor, Evan Kline, said: “The story ... was her husband walked out on her. ... It was probably the plan for her to keep the money because it was her only source of income.” Officials believe she received at least $177,000 in benefits over 10 years.

Hampton Beach Village District

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Spectacular Fireworks Display!

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State of NH Open House 6-8 pm at the Sea Shell Pavilion 2nd Floor

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8 pm

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