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  • Tom Crowell of Peterborough, Mandy Cawthorn of Hillsborough, Mark Mackesy of Bennington and Jen Grant of Hancock stand in shock after moving from 30-degree water to below-freezing winds Sunday at Hampton Beach.
    NEW TODAY

    Taking the plunge

    After the first time he jumped into the 30-degree water eight years ago, Mark Mackesy swore he’d never do it again. “Every year I say I’m never doing it again,” said Mackesy yesterday. “Then when it comes to July or August and I’ve had a chance to thaw out, I say,. . . (read more)

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  • Nila Gandhi-Schwatlo chops mangoes to make her Sweet Heat chutney in the Monadnock Fusion kitchen in Peterborough on Saturday morning.
    HANCOCK

    Becoming a New Englander

    HANCOCK — After years of living between two cultures, Nila Gandhi-Schwatlo has learned to blend the two in creating her own recipes of a traditional Indian condiment. Nila’s chutneys mix both Indian and New England cuisine, as her chutney recipes have names like Cranberry Craze, Pumpkin Power and Nutty Apple. “These are. . . (read more)

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  • Orthopedic surgeon Bradley White of Jaffrey uses sunlight to examine an X-ray.
    JAFFREY/PETERBOROUGH

    Operation Haiti

    Bradley White had two weeks off in January, and no concrete plans. So when an earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 12, he scrambled to find a way to the small Caribbean country to offer his skills as an orthopedic surgeon. White and Dr. Joseph Lupo, of Monadnock Anesthesia Associates, managed. . . (read more)

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  • Sara and Benjamin Hardwick of Francestown watch over their 2-day-old son, Hunter, who went from 98 to negative 10 degrees when he entered the world Saturday in the passenger seat of his parents’ truck.
    FRANCESTOWN

    Early entry

    FRANCESTOWN — Hunter Hardwick got his first real taste of New England living a little earlier than most. In Saturday’s wee hours, just minutes after his mother, Sara, went into heavy labor, Hunter entered the world in the front passenger seat of a Toyota pickup in below-zero temperatures.

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  • With a slight pump fake, WLC’s Kyle Jennings gets a pair of Sunapee defenders to leave their feet during the second half of a 50-39 win on Friday.
    BOYS BASKETBALL

    A big win

    WILTON — The Wilton-Lyndeborough boys basketball team needed a statement win. The kind of win a team can hang its hat on.

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