Kindergarten Readiness Checklist
By Janet Correia School has started and your little one is off to kindergarten. You’ve bought a new backpack, lunch box and wardrobe, but is your little one really ready…
Teens: Policing Fashion
By Karen Kaliski Just yesterday she was prancing around in her pink gingham jumper with the smocked front. He was so proud of his big boy chinos and polo shirt.…
Teens: Sports Concussions
By Dr. Michael Sparks Ben Bates played football like most 15-year-olds: full on, and with gusto. And, as is sometimes the case in contact sports, Ben has suffered a concussion.…
A Feast of Sunshine
By Adrienne Flowers Autumn is a time for gathering up the last bits of sunshine and storing them away for the long winter ahead. How perfect it is, then, that…
Fall Safety Tips
By Emma Wunsch You know fall is here when the kids get back on the big yellow bus, the leaves pile up, and the mornings are chilly enough for a…
Upper Valley Ghost Stories
Ghost stories and Halloween go hand in hand. Here are some spooky tales that take place right here in the Upper Valley. Compiled by Laura Jean Whitcomb Sure, everyone knows…
Local: Apple Picking at Windy Ridge
Pick Your Own It’s that time of the year — time to visit a local orchard and eat an apple right off the tree. By Laura H. Guion Photography by…
Eat: Mini Caramel Apples
Ingredients Toothpicks Melon baller Granny Smith apples (one apple makes 8 to 10 mini apples) Butterscotch or peanut butter chips Chopped nuts, nonpareils, sprinkles, shredded coconut (optional) Small paper candy…