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For 27 years, Pattie and Toby Fried were the hands-on owners of Lou’s Restaurant and Bakery in downtown Hanover.From time to time, Toby, an engineer-turned-pastry chef, would emerge from behind the kitchen’s double doors, smidgens of flour blotting...

"We dont know what to expect," Excessive heat and smoke a cause of concern for Idahos wineries By: KIVI Staff and last updated 2021-07-14 17:56:49-04 Idaho (KIVI) -- With about a month and a half left until the start of grape harvesting, the excessive heat and smoke is cause for concern for the hundreds of wineries in Idaho, Washington state, Oregon, and California. The Pacific Northwest has been baking this summer with record-setting heatwaves. “It’s kind of like Yos...

The owner of Fiddleheads Cafe in Mendocino posted signs on its windows on Monday announcing it would fine guests $5 for placing orders while wearing a mask.

Potential customers at a California cafe are being told they will be charged an additional fee if they place their order while wearing a personal, protective face mask.

When asked if he believed it fair to charge customers the extra fee, the owner said he...

As NH’s mask mandate expires, city and town rules remain in place Virginia Clerkin wears a mask while walking down South Main Street in Hanover, N.H., where she is the manager of J. Crew, Monday, July 27, 2020. The Town of Hanover will hold a public hearing on a mask ordinance next week. Currently signs throughout the downtown area request the use of face masks. A short time later Dwight Campbell, of West Lebanon, passed by on his way to a meeting with a friend and said he was pleased to see ...

Lawmakers have roughly three weeks to reach agreement on a budget, a period coinciding with an expected increase in Medicaid funding from the federal government. Florida lawmakers might be getting a $10 billion influx of money from Washington and an infusion of additional state tax dollars, but the Republican-controlled House and Senate passed dueling budgets this week that would slash funding for hospitals and other health care providers and do little to help people with disabilities get off a...