America has its fair share of strange dishes, but few can compare to Shoofly Pie, a gooey, sticky concoction of molasses and flour, baked into a pie crust. It’s a product of Pennsylvania Dutch country, the southeastern region of the state. Comprised mainly of the Amish and Mennonites, these ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic required educators and students to pivot to online learning almost overnight, Rivier University’s academic community responded to the challenge. Faculty transitioned their face-to-face courses to online and supported students during an unprecedented time. Recognized ...

The 21th annual Merrimack Knights of Columbus Fall Craft Fair will be held 5 pm – 8 pm Friday, November 5 and 9 am - 3 pm Saturday, November 6 in the Mastricola Upper Elementary School, 26 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack, NH.  There will be more than 35 crafters offering a wide variety of ...

Merrimack residents Jim and Michelle Demerjian use common sense and creativity to nurture the spacious yard that surrounds their Greenleaf Street home, an abode they built 17 years ago that is serviced with well water. The setup prompts their goal of conserving every possible drop of water. ...

HUDSON – At 80 years young, grandmother Ginger Smith enjoys substitute teaching at Alvirne High School and has hosted some 20 exchange students in her home over the years. Now she’s scouting the area, looking for a Hudson family who might be interested in hosting a high school exchange ...

From about 50 years before the Civil War, enslaved people were risking their lives to escape to free Northern states and to Canada. Fifty years earlier, a similar situation enabled slaves in Spanish Florida to escape to Mexico. The, system as we know it, was called “The Underground ...