Dave Solomon has been working in community journalism since his first job as a reporter for a weekly newspaper in Maine in the late 1970s. He has been the editor of weekly and daily newspapers in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, serving as editor of the Portsmouth Herald in the 1990s and the Nashua Telegraph from 2001 to 2011.
NEW IPSWICH — Jessica Jamer, a sophomore at Mascenic Regional High School, is planning to attend college when she graduates. She is one of many high school girls in the school district who have made post-secondary education a priority, and she’s found a wealth of support among educators.
FRANCESTOWN — The Francestown Land Trust is celebrating its 25th birthday - and has received a significant gift in the form of a 1780 house and adjoining 40 to 50 acres of land adjoining the Rand Brook and South Branch of the Piscataquog Rivers.
WILTON — Students at the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative Middle and High School are spending the week of October 24 to 29 participating in National Red Ribbon Week, the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention program.
MASON — A birthday party was held in honor of Samuel Wilson, the original Uncle Sam, at one of his boyhood homes in Mason on Tuesday.
JAFFREY — The Monadnock Conservancy celebrated local agriculture on Saturday with a series of events that underscored the relationship between sustainable land husbandry and ecological conservation.
WILTON — After more than half a century of serving local Girl Scouts, the Anne Jackson Girl Scout Camp in Wilton Center will close its doors for good on July 29.
KEENE — Kate Ducheneau is a full-time nurse, but the 24-year-old had a chance to show off her musical talent and show her support for a cause in Keene Friday.
WILTON — A hot air balloon crashed into power lines on Pead Hill Road July 8 in the morning, according to Wilton police.