The State We’re In host Melanie Plenda is joined by Valley News Correspondent Patrick Adrian, Newport farmers Becky and Ben Nelson of Beaver Pond Farm, and state Commissioner on Agriculture Shawn Jasper, to talk about the impact of climate change on local farmers.
These Seacoast stops are on NH Ice Cream Trail, 'state's greatest summer adventure'
Ice cream lovers across the state are in for a treat, as the New Hampshire Ice Cream Trail is back with 50 ice cream shops in the lineup for 2022. The challenge began Memorial Day weekend and goes until Columbus Day so there's plenty of time to participate.
The trail is produced by Granite State Dairy Promotion, and it started in 2012. The goal of the trail is to encourage residents to visit all 50 locations around the state, collecting a “passport sticker” at each shop for a chance to get a free sweatshirt and participate in a grand prize drawing, according to Amy Hall, director of GSDP.
The State We're In - Juneteenth
The State We’re In host Melanie Plenda is joined by Gina Bowker, program coordinator at the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire; Najee Brown, a producer, director, and playwright, as well as founder and artistic director of Theater for the People; and artist, storyteller and culture keeper Richard Haynes, to discuss Juneteenth and celebrations across the state.
Gyms’ Memberships, Visits Nearing Pre-pandemic Numbers
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit more than two years ago, gym owners wondered what the future was going to look like.
Get Fit NH owner Meagan Baron was in an especially difficult position as she realized soon into the pandemic that her business, in its current state, would have an especially tough time bouncing back.
The State We're In - Keeping Graduates in NH
Face of Change: Conference explores the future of child advocacy in New Hampshire
Three state reps who have championed children’s rights in the legislature were honored with the Jack Lightfoot Voice for Children Award at a child advocacy conference in Concord Friday. Representatives Pat Long, Kim Rice and Mary Beth Walz, who all most recently stood up against House Bill 1431 that would have established a “Parental Bill of Rights,” were the recipients of the award that has been given out annually since the 1980s.
