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Christmas Party

A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire November 30, 2016November 29, 2016

Every holiday season the members of FATSO (Flatlanders Adjusting To Solitary Oblivion) get together to celebrate the holidays, exchange gifts and reminisce. FATSO is a winter support group for new transplants started many years ago…

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New Hampshire Slopes Are Open!!

On The Trails & Summits November 29, 2016

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Many of us had less than a 24-hour notice that Bretton Woods lifts would be spinning on Sunday, November 13th. I first heard the news from reading a friend’s…

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Call It A Day Double IPA by Moat Mountain Brewing Co

Wicked Brew Review November 17, 2016November 15, 2016

Don’t you just love surprises? Like when you forget it’s your birthday and someone important in your life says ‘Happy Birthday dear.’ Or when you are getting up to start your day and your sweetie…

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Not Just Another Chicken

Not So Long Ago November 16, 2016November 15, 2016

by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer Why did the chicken cross the Rhode? Rhode Island, that is. The answer: To get to New Hampshire to experience a transformation . It has been…

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Trump Aftershocks

Op/Ed by Metzler November 16, 2016November 15, 2016

by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer NEW YORK – A jarring electoral earthquake has rocked America with a stunning upset win by Donald J. Trump, the Republican insurgent candidate. The epicenter of the…

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Divided Nation

A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire November 16, 2016November 15, 2016

It might just be the most divisive time in our Nation’s history. Never before have people been so diametrically opposed and there doesn’t seem much hope of the two sides ever meeting. We have seen…

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Georgiana Falls

On The Trails & Summits November 15, 2016

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Danielle and I met up just before 8 am at the Irving, the alien gas station, just north of I-93’s exit 33 on Route 3 in Lincoln. I get…

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Signal Mountain Fire Tower On The List Of 93

On The Trails & Summits November 3, 2016

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer There are lots of mountain lists and right here in New Hampshire we have many mountain lists. Some lists have been around a long time and are well known, while…

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Toasted Pumpkin Ale by 603 Brewery

Wicked Brew Review October 21, 2016October 21, 2016

As promised last week, we look at another great pumpkin flavored beer which embodies the spirit of what fall is about. The cooling temperature, the changing colors of foliage, and the time when we look…

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Boyhood Memories-Autumn

Not So Long Ago October 21, 2016October 21, 2016

by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer No fair for me, and that was no fair to me. October 12th was Columbus Day. Every year it was Columbus Day, and every year on…

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It’s My Party

A F.O.O.L. In New Hampshire October 21, 2016

I was contacted by the folks at the Guinness Book of World Records recently to inform me that I just might be included in their next edition. It seems that this election day will be…

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Abusers Seek Seats on UN Human Rights Council

Op/Ed by Metzler October 21, 2016

by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS -In a quiet but contentious campaign, countries are competing for new openings on the UN’s Human Rights Council. Many of the contenders for membership on…

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Autumn Hiking Along The Maine Coast

On The Trails & Summits October 19, 2016

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Why not? We could stay with our AT thru-hiking friend Carey Kish and his fine wife Fran in Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert Island. We could see the Ocean.…

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Pumpkins Everywhere!

Wicked Brew Review October 13, 2016October 12, 2016

Taking from the initiative began last week, October’s Brew Review is devoted to pumpkin-style beers which are typically a fall seasonal. Because of the very short season compared to summer ales and the like, pumpkin…

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Ambition Gone Awry

Not So Long Ago October 13, 2016October 12, 2016

by Robert Hanaford Smith, Sr. Weirs Times Contributing Writer A young man’s actions in the city of Laconia, New Hampshire in the year 1906 might be described as ambition gone awry, credit without credence, how…

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Christmas Party

New Hampshire Slopes Are Open!!

Call It A Day Double IPA by Moat Mountain Brewing Co

Not Just Another Chicken

Trump Aftershocks

Divided Nation

Georgiana Falls

Signal Mountain Fire Tower On The List Of 93

Toasted Pumpkin Ale by 603 Brewery

Boyhood Memories-Autumn

It’s My Party

Abusers Seek Seats on UN Human Rights Council

Autumn Hiking Along The Maine Coast

Pumpkins Everywhere!

Ambition Gone Awry