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EPPING — Ron Heath was all settled down to enjoy a comfortable retirement in Florida. But the roar of the engines — and of the crowds — called him back to New Hampshire and New England Dragway.Heath is the new general manager of the racetrack, taking over for longtime director Joe Lombardo, who retired earlier […]

EPPING — Larry Furey will always remember the contrast between his two sons’ high school graduations.Matthew, a 2016 graduate, had a full ceremony on the field behind Epping High School, with the school band and all the guests he could squeeze in. Joseph, who graduated last week, had a socially distanced commencement ceremony, with graduates […]

EPPING — In spite of COVID-19, the High Note Festival, a celebration of Epping and one of its native sons, will go on this September for its 20th year.The Festival will be held this year on Sept. 12 at the McPhee family farm on Prescott Road. Though it will look different from earlier celebrations, it […]

Four family-friendly movie nights will be presented in two locations in August, starting this weekend: two at the Brickyard Square shopping center in Epping and two at The Ridge in Rochester.O’Neil Cinemas, which has a theater in Epping, announced the outdoor shows in partnership with Waterstone Properties, which owns both shopping plazas.Billed as “Drive. Dine. […]

BRENTWOOD – Michelle Negri describes, somewhat ruefully, herself and her husband Dan as being “some of the most careful people in Rockingham County.”As a cosmetologist and owner of Bombshells Salon and Spa in Epping, she knew about safety precautions in the age of the coronavirus pandemic. She prepped herself and her staff for reopening in […]

EPPING — Melanie Bergin enjoys delivering home-cooked meals to Epping residents down on their luck.”I’m thankful that I can help someone else, someone who needs a break,” she said.But the doorstep delivery dinners also have an effect on her two children, who go with her to make the deliveries.”I’m proud,” she said, “to show them […]