North Hampton News

The bell tolled noon on Saturday as town officials in top hats rode an ox-drawn cart to town hall for a re-enactment of the opening of the historic municipal building.

Friday marked the 11th annual Bike/Walk to Work Day that promoted residents leaving their vehicles behind and exercising a healthier option for their commute.

Just seven months after the old bathhouse at the North Hampton State Beach closed its doors forever, a new, updated facility is preparing to open.

Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company brought the civil suit last week against the owner and developer of the Sewall Farms condominiums and several other defendants following the explosion caused by a propane gas leak inside Lori Breard's condominium at 16 Cortland Ave., Stratham, on June 23, 2010.

Brian Ferguson, distiller at Flag Hill Winery & Distillery in Lee, works on one of its 'boutique spirts.' Flag Hill is debuting its new rum at the annual distiller's dinner this weekend.

The feral cats living at the town's recycling center will soon be on their own for food, water, and shelter.

The Select Board has increased the size of the town's new Economic Development Committee to eight members.

The end of the school year is just around the corner, and many schools are celebrating with time-honored traditions.

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The Conservation Commission is holding its second annual painted rain barrel auction to be held on Saturday, May 18, during the Hampton Garden's Club's plant sale at the Town Hall parking lot.

The town of North Hampton was recently recognized by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance for outstanding achievement in the rehabilitation of Town Hall.

In honor of National Historic Preservation Month, three North Hampton organizations will be hosting three events that highlight the town's historic buildings - Town Hall, Centennial Hall, and the UCC Church.

Several national gardening organizations are highlighting fragrance gardens for 2013.

If traffic on the Seacoast is a little lighter next week, thank the hundreds of commuters participating in the 11th annual Seacoast Bike/Walk to Work Week, May 13- 17.

Historic preservation is vital to the southeast region's cherished environment, economy and quality of life.

The idea being put forward on how the New Hampshire Local Government Center will raise the money to repay $17.1 million to member communities doesn't make sense, one selectman told the organization's executive director Monday.

The current bridge over Interstate 95 on Route 111 was initially designed with sidewalks in anticipation of the town putting sidewalks in the area of Dearborn Park.

Restoration of a cobbler shop in Dunbarton and the town hall in North Hampton are among 10 projects lauded by the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance at its annual awards ceremony.

Mr. Bilodeau was born Feb. 3, 1943, in Nashua, the son of the late Henry F. Bilodeau and Ethel Bilodeau Nadeau.

The Gundalow Company of Portsmouth was recognized for re-creating the Piscataqua, a flat-bottomed boat used to transport goods along the Piscataqua River.