SEABROOK — Family, friends and co-workers of the late Phil Englehardt will honor the man who presided over a cast of characters at the colorful Honey Bee Donut Shop and in his "Motorcycle Man" book series, at an informal gathering on...

HAMPTON — The Planning Board at its Wednesday meeting requested new traffic studies as part of its ongoing review of the Smuttynose Brewery's bid to come to town.

For Uncle Sam's birthday, 50 military brides will get a present.

HAMPTON — Ever think of what it takes to make the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival one of the "Top 100 Events in North America" work? Volunteers. Hundreds of them.

HAMPTON — Illegal fireworks set fire to the exterior of a cottage in Hampton on June 26.

HAMPTON — Plans are under way to bring the Hampton Beach that everyone knows and loves into the 21st century, with new amenities and facilities, including a brand-new Seashell Stage.

The Friends of the Lane Library holds a raffle to win tickets to see the Red Sox play the New York Yankees on Sunday, July 27, at 1:35 p.m. at Fenway Park. Raffle tickets are $2 at the library. Winning ticket will be drawn July 12 during the...

Citing "philosophical differences" with the Pease Development Authority's board of directors, Dick Green resigned from his position as the PDA's executive director effective immediately.

HAMPTON — Hampton firefighters and emergency medical technicians have been learning how to keep themselves safe and healthy so they can continue to do the same for the community.

HAMPTON FALLS — Discussion of a petition filed on behalf of police department personnel to form a collective bargaining unit was brief Wednesday, July 2 as all three selectmen voted to protest the petition.

HAMPTON FALLS — A local man claims he was hit by a car while walking home on Route 1. The driver stole his shoes and watch, he said, but left the $800 that was in his wallet.

HAMPTON FALLS — The Hampton Falls Fire Department responded to an electrical fire at the Hampton Falls Common, 97 Lafayette Road, the same place destroyed by a blaze last year.

SEABROOK — Residents protesting a planned methadone clinic on Stard Road asked selectmen on Wednesday, July 2, to hold a public forum on the issue.

The Science and Nature Center at Seabrook Station features more than 30 hands-on exhibits and displays including a touch pool, where visitors can hold starfish, hermit crabs and sea urchins. The center is also home to our very own blue lobster...

SEABROOK — New Water Superintendent Curtis Slayton spoke before selectmen for the first time as the town's new water superintendent on Wednesday. What he had to say was welcome news: the town's ban on outside watering could be lifted soon, he...

SEABROOK — School district officials agreed to extend a renewal contract to Seabrook Middle School Principal Stanley Shupe, according to SAU 21 Assistant Superintendent Maureen Ward.

The snowy winter and dry spring could mean significantly fewer mosquitoes this summer, according to one local mosquito trapper who has already seen the population cut in half in some Seacoast locations.

SEABROOK — Former clerk Debra Knowles is the new finance office manager, selectmen announced on Wednesday, July 2.

Upcoming Hampton Recreation and Parks Department activities. Call 926-3932 or visit www.hamptonnh.gov.

Hampton residents listed in the Rockingham County Sheriff Department's arrest report for June 22-28:

SEABROOK — Phil Englehardt, who presided over a cast of characters at the colorful Honey Bee Donut Shop in Seabrook and in his “Motorcycle Man” book series, has died.

SEABROOK — Phil Englehardt, former owner of the Honey Bee Donut Shop in Seabrook, disappeared on Friday, June 27, according to Kingston police.

HAMPTON — Board of Selectmen member Rick Griffin expressed concern about the town’s long-term planning, and specifically plans for a new fire station, at a meeting Monday night.

HAMPTON — A decision by the School Administrative Unit 21 Joint School Board on June 25 effectively reorganized the oversight responsibilities of the superintendent.

There is only one Miss Hampton Beach, and she has the crown and the free parking sticker at the beach to prove it.

SEABROOK — At least one resident says she wants citizens to have input on a proposed methadone clinic and is promoting attendance at a selectmen's meeting to discuss the issue Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Town Hall.

HAMPTON — It kills more than 100 people each year, waiting for swimmers to panic, fatigue and drown.

HAMPTON — Coast Guard crews responded to assist two people on Thursday when their 30-foot sailboat began taking on water four miles northeast of Gloucester Harbor, Mass., at 12:40 p.m.

HAMPTON — Douglas Cygan's presentation "Invasive Plants, Their History, Their Control" originally scheduled for Wednesday, July 2, at the Hobbs House Trinity Hall was postponed to July 29.

Tarantin Tank evened its Towns of Hampton Babe Ruth championship series at one game apiece with a 6 - 1 win over Exeter Rent-All.

CONCORD — Devinne and Seamus Cullinane from Hampton Recreation ... Billy Baker, Luke Wellington, Sydney Peterson, Haley Baker and Melanie Lamar from Exeter Parks and Recreation ... Sean and Erin Colford and Joseph Gaudette from Epping...

EXETER — Shawn Milne and Brooke O'Connor stole a page from Sir Isaac Newton's Law of Gravity Tuesday evening.

The Bulls, sponsored by the Hundred Club of New Hampshire, won the Seacoast Cal Ripken baseball league AAA championship with a 9-8 victory over the Isotopes on Sunday.

BRENTWOOD — Teddy King laughs when he says he's a hamburger kind of guy when it comes to professional cycling.

PORTSMOUTH — Although the Portsmouth Post 6 American Legion baseball team stranded 18 runners Friday night, Post 6 scored when it counted.

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PORTSMOUTH — After a bogey on the 12th hole left Brett Wilson in third place, the defending Seacoast Am champion asked himself a simple question.

RYE BEACH — Mary Chamberlain knew she was putting together a good final round, but she had no idea how her 2-under par (70) effort would leave her in the standings of the New England Women's Golf Association Championship.

Joey Payne Jr. didn't win the Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA) Midget event held at the Lee USA Speedway on Friday night, but quite honestly, he was lucky to even be there.

Perhaps the state's new and improved 10-year transportation plan, signed by Gov. John Lynch last week, should be granted a simple modifier — alleged.

North Hampton Selectmen's Chairwoman Emily Creighton deserves credit for rising above an unpopular and controversial mess to do the right thing.