David Backler News Today

States from Texas to New Hampshire are in the eclipse's path of totality.

Snow days are nothing unusual in New Hampshire, but some North Country school districts are giving students a day off next week for a much more uncommon reason.

Tanner Grone of Gorham went to the University of New Hampshire for one year before he found his calling in the U.S. Army, and hoped to become a helicopter pilot

MILAN — Superintendent David Backler and Principal Amy Huter announce that the Milan Village School held its annual bike-a-thon/ walk-a-thon fundraiser on Sept. 16.

ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY — A “recent and rapid increase in the rate of COVID infections in the community” has led Berlin and Gorham to issue Code Red warnings asking residents to get vaccinated, wear masks and stay home as much as possible.“We’re in the...

GORHAM — School Administrative Unit 20 has finalized its plans for the start of the school year, with final approval of those plans expected this week.

MILAN — Sandy Fitzmorris, technology teacher at the Milan Village School, was selected as the winner of the 2021 Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) award by the New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers. The society, made up of engineering firms from all over the state, annually presents the award to a teacher in the STEM field. Representing the society, Robert Rotier presented the award to Fitzmorris at a surprise meeting at the Milan Village school Tuesday, April 13. â...

ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY — Local school officials were still scrambling Monday to learn more about Gov. Chris Sununus order that all schools in the state must reopen fully five days a week by April 19. Both Berlin and Gorham schools operate in a hybrid mode, with a majority of students in-school and some in remote learning. All were caught off guard by Sununu’s announcement Thursday afternoon. At the Berlin school board meeting Thursday night, Superintendent of Schools Julie King told the ...

Three additional deaths announced Tuesday Update: Tuesday, March 16, 8:03 p.m. State health officials announced three additional COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday. All three residents were older than 60. New Hampshire has recorded 1,202 deaths from the coronavirus since the pandemic began. The state reported 286 new cases, 2,074 active infections, and 66 hospitalizations on March 16. - NHPR Staff Update: Tuesday, March 16, 7:35 a.m. Several local hospitals are loosening visitor policies, as cor...

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