Theater Review: Players’ latest examines a family come undone
THETFORD—“Buried Child,” the 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sam Shepard, is less a story and more of an environment — particularly in the staging of the new show at Parish Players in Thetford. The door to the small theater doubles as the door to the characters’ house.
Precinct presses town after court ruling
WOODSVILLE—Show me the money. That was the message from Woodsville officials to the Haverhill Selectboard during a public meeting on Monday night. Last week, the New Hampshire Supreme Court issued its ruling in Woodsville Fire District’s challenge to the state’s invalidation of two warrant articles approved by Haverhill town meeting voters in 2022.
‘Fair queen’ competition in its last days
NORTH HAVERHILL—On a humble wooden stage at the edge of the North Haverhill Fair, three plastic chairs sit arranged like a podium. A small but loving crowd murmurs in the bleachers. From backstage, there is a rustle of rehearsed cartwheels. The event of the evening is the long-running competition for Little Miss North Haverhill Fair, […]
WHS grad scores ‘Chopped’ win
Never someone to shy away from anything, Jennifer Swan’s standby adage to be “open to the possibilities” has opened many doors. Swan, formerly of North Haverhill, has lived in Buford, Georgia since 2012. She was recently a contestant on the Food Network’s “Chopped” cooking show.
Photo of the Week
A common loon stretches its wings in Ryegate on the morning of April 18.
