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12/06/2025

Janet Rich Edwards' new novel, "Canticle," is set in 13th-century Bruges and explores the little-told stories of medieval women—mystics, saints, anchoresses, and beguines.

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Check this Out features lively conversations with up and coming authors you may not have discovered yet. Check This Out is proud to partner with The PEN/Faulkner Foundation to champion new voices in literature.

A debut novel set in 13th century Bruges, a young woman’s exploration of faith, agency and love, with surprising resonance for today.

12/06/2025

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12/06/2025

It's shaping up to be a busy Saturday in the Granite State! Get all the details you need to make the most of your weekend here.

We found so many fun options this week, we couldn’t limit it to just 10 ideas.

12/06/2025

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12/06/2025

The new biopic “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” has a surprising New Hampshire connection: It's based on a book by Warren Zanes, an author from Concord.

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The basis for the movie is a book by Warren Zanes, an author from Concord, New Hampshire, who interviewed Springsteen and other artists about the musician’s process.

12/05/2025

JUST IN: Four members of the new veterans campus’s leadership team — including its head, former Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg — have resigned in protest in recent days, citing a range of concerns, including mismanagement and poor treatment by Easterseals.

Meanwhile, several of the two dozen veterans who have moved to the campus this year told NHPR they feel like Easterseals is putting their needs secondary to conference center guests and financial supporters.

In a statement, Maureen Beauregard, CEO for Easterseals in New Hampshire, defended Easterseals’ management of the facility, and said the leadership team that has now resigned failed to address issues despite being repeatedly asked to.

The $50 million complex in Franklin was meant to provide affordable housing, support services, and therapy to New Hampshire’s military veterans and...

12/05/2025

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12/05/2025

Cold temperatures are making early December in New Hampshire feel quite winter-like. And state officials are sharing reminders on how to stay safe — both indoors and outdoors.

Cold temperatures are making early December feel quite winter-like, and state officials are sharing reminders on how to stay safe — both indoors and outdoors.

12/05/2025

Sarah Skawinski, president of the Maine Library Association, says many libraries are seeing larger numbers of people experiencing homelessness or mental health challenges asking for help.

“We're finding more and more that libraries and librarians are being looked to to fill gaps in community services, and we are trying to maintain our role as a place of connection,” she said. “Like you don't come to the library necessarily for social services. You don't come to the library to meet with a social worker, but you can come to the library to make that connection.”

Besides checking out books and helping people sign up for library cards, Maine librarians are helping people find connection, access health care resources and apply for jobs.

12/05/2025

TGIF, and that also means it's time to play the weekly news quiz!

See how well you've kept up with the headlines on this December day.

Been keeping up with the headlines? Test yourself with the weekly N.H. News Quiz!

12/05/2025

"Red, it turns out, is a highly employed color in the nautical world," says Marina Henke, a producer for the Outside/In podcast.

"That’s because our eyes pick it up extraordinarily well — yes, against snow, but also water. The second reason for red’s popularity comes from a lighthouse’s need to be unique. With so many white lighthouses along the coast, sailors found that the structures could be hard to tell apart."

Lighthouses need to stand out. In the right environment, the color red can help.

12/05/2025

Today's news recap discusses allegations of systemic abuse and neglect in the state's disability care system. Reporters also outline significant changes to Medicaid and their impact, and how drought conditions have meant for Christmas trees at this time of year.

William Skipworth of the New Hampshire Bulletin and Kate Dario of NHPR join Morning Edition host Rick Ganley to discuss these top stories.

The Disability Rights Center in New Hampshire is investigating the state’s disability care system following reporting from the New Hampshire Bulletin, which revealed allegations of systemic abuse and neglect.