Red Alert Skateboard Shop in Dover recently moved from its former Broadway Street location to 6 Grove St., where owner Mark Hutton is building an indoor skate park that should be finished in about six weeks. Hutton hesitates to call the new space a park, preferring to say it’s only a spot to skate and...

Barn Gallery shows regional art in Ogunquit The art in this year’s open, juried show at the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine, was selected by Stephen Halpert, curator of the University of New England’s Gallery of Art. “The difficulty is to narrow it down to a third of the entries,” Halpert said. Earlier exhibitions had...

Hackmatack Playhouse has opened its 38th season with “Rumors,” by comedy master Neil Simon. The premise is simple: a husband (who’s the deputy mayor of New York City) Charlie, and his wife, Myra, are celebrating their 10th anniversary with a party. Trouble is, when Charlie’s best friend and lawyer Ken Gorman (Tim Robinson) and...

‘What Was Lost’ by Catherine O’Flynn 240 pages, Henry Holt and Company, 2007 Finally, the much lauded “What Was Lost” is available in the United States, having won the prestigious Costa First Novel and garnered several other nominations. It doesn’t disappoint. Equal parts “Harriet the Spy,” “Clerks” and “The Lovely Bones,” Catherine O’Flynn’s debut novel is quirky...

soft drink zealots kick off summer lecture series in Wolfeboro It’s not hard to find the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro. It’s the only building on Central Avenue that has a World War II tank crashing through its brick façade. But visitors last Tuesday had the advantage of an extra landmark to help them find the...

Late in 1997, three major Hollywood blockbusters emerged at roughly the same time. “Titanic,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet; “Good Will Hunting,” with Matt Damon and Robin Williams; and “As Good As It Gets,” with Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt, all hit U.S. theaters within three weeks of each other. According to John...

Alta Vista Productions, 1959 starring: Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Antony Carbone and Julian Burton directed by: Roger Corman the plot: Walter Paisley (Miller) works as a busboy at the Yellow Door, a chic bohemian café frequented by beatniks, wannabes, stoners, loners, whackos and weirdoes. Walter daydreams about being an artist and hanging out with Maxwell Brock (Burton),...

rated G “WALL-E” is a lot of things: a cautionary, but not preachy, tale about the environment; a sweet, but never cloying love story and a sweeping sci-fi epic with lots of robot action. But most of all, “WALL-E” is great, a film that’s just about perfectly balanced in every way, even as it creates...

by Murkádee Epping often gets a bad rap. With its mega Wal-Mart blotting out the skyline and its resident killer Sheila LaBarre stealing the headlines, it’s easy to overlook the town’s more positive qualities. Among the positives Epping has produced are the indie pop rockers of Murkádee. This quirky quintet has serious Epping pride, and they’ve...

Coughlin tribute show The Press Room in Portsmouth will host a tribute show on Saturday, July 5, for former Hotrod Fury bassist Geoff Coughlin, who died of a drug overdose in May. The show will feature Coughlin’s Hotrod band mates, drummer Trish Muchemore and guitarist Jim Farquhar. Among the evening’s other performers are Nate Laban...

Many in medicine and law enforcement say electronic registries can reduce prescription drug abuse, but privacy advocates say government has no business collecting and sharing such deeply personal information. We’ll look at the debate on prescriptions and privacy.

We're a long way from the days where farmers used arsenic or mercury on crops, but insecticides still draw controversy. We talk with the author of a new book about the history of our war on bugs.

The vetting process is intensifying and many names are flying about. We’ll put you in charge as we ask who might end up as running mates for John McCain or Barack Obama.

The importance of maintaining marshes has been well established, but Rosemary explains that there are other kinds of "wetlands" that require protection, too.

Addison's attorneys are arguing that he was improperly warned of his right to have a lawyer present during questioning.

Express buses will soon be running from Londonderry, Concord and Salem. But buses into and out of Manchester are set to disappear.

As boomers age and find themselves single, love among the senior set becomes more common.

Nanotechnologies are hailed as the next industrial revolution, but little is known about their risks.

Several studies reveal rising needs for mental health services in New Hampshire.

New technologies often take their cues from the human brain and the human body.

WASHINGTON - Nearly two dozen leaders from Iraq's feuding factions who were brought together under the aegis of a University of Massachusetts at Boston professor are slated to unveil an agreement tomorrow aimed at healing the ethnic and sectarian rifts in their country.

At Sunday services and spaghetti suppers, churches and other religious groups across Massachusetts are fueling a growing movement to defend immigrants' rights, from raising money for detainees to lobbying lawmakers to overhaul immigration laws.

Black shoes squared, John Manson stands straight and true, as though out of respect to the history he has recounted for 30 years. His uniform, forest green and gray, is pressed and relatively unadorned: a small nametag over one chest pocket, a gold badge over the other.

An experienced surgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center operated on the wrong side of a patient this week, a serious medical mistake disclosed in an e-mail that hospital administrators sent to staff members yesterday.

WEYMOUTH - In a second-floor recording studio on a steamy afternoon, drums crash, guitar chords blare, and rock lyrics spew forth at a higher-than-usual pitch. Nine-year-old Nick Bell, his 10-year-old brother Jake, and their 11-year-old friend Andrew McElman are playing "Highway to Hell."

Officials say regulatory changes would attract investment and enhance U.S. competitiveness, but critics say the changes would dilute safeguards.

In Diyala Province, a trend of bombings by women may have arisen in part due to successes in detaining and killing members of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia.

The former senator had a courtly manner and opposed civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and modern art.

Holly Beach, La., a poor man?s resort town, was hit hard three years ago by Hurricane Rita. For some, it?s still the only place they have to vacation.

Officials denied that a ransom was paid for the release of hostages by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

Merrill Lynch, seeking capital, may sell its 20 percent stake in the financial data company, people involved said.

A fast-moving fire north of Santa Barbara, one of 60 in the state, has forced 2,000 residents from their homes.

Iran failed to address the central issue of whether it would halt its uranium enrichment activities, officials said.

The only thing between Roger Federer and his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title is his rival, Rafael Nadal.

The National Park Service sent out requests to study if the crown could be safely reopened, documents show.