Exeter News

Exeter, NH -The Phillips Exeter Academy Chapter of the Cum Laude Society has elected 63 students this year as members of the academic honor society.

The Tommy Gallant Jazz Festival will be held at noon on Sunday, July 5 at Prescott Park in Portsmouth.

Flowers, balloons, gift baskets and cards have been flowing into the Exeter Post Office this past week to wish postal worker Karen Potvin farewell.

Perez was released after posting $500 personal recognizance bail. Wednesday, June 24 n 2:04 p.m. - Ralph Pond, 33, arrested on charges of operating after suspension.

Have a closet of unfinished projects? Bring them in and we will help you complete them.

An illustration by Abby Suchocki, 11, of Rye was chosen to be the official logo for the inaugural Exeter UFO Festival.

"Sweeney Todd" cast member Molly Bicks, 15, isn't shocked about the ingredients in Mrs.

In the midst of Thursday's heavy rains, 3,000 Unitil customers were without power.

The Summer Music Series at the Exeter Public Library continues on Wed., July 8, at 3:00 p.m., with fiddler Ellen Carlson.

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services announced the selection of 16 organizations, including Atlantic Distribution Services Inc.

The American Independence Museum is gearing up for the 19th annual American Independence Festival slated for Saturday, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Leading up to the festival AIM and the Exeter News-Letter teamed up again this year for the AIM Trivia Contest.

A hot dog vendor who has been told repeatedly to move his buns has some officials steaming.

Writer Brendan DuBois, a former reporter for Foster's Daily Democrat and the Hampton Union, is back with a recent reissue of "Dead Sand" - which in fact was his third novel, published in 1994.

Top Drawer, a lingerie and bra boutique established in 2005 and co-owned by Deanna Tinios and Deborah Robb, with locations in Exeter and Bedford, was named the state's Best Lingerie Store for 2009 by NH Magazine.

Exeter, NH -The Friends of the Academy Library of Phillips Exeter Academy will host 'An Evening with Paul Sullivan,' on Wednesday, June 24; the first of five concerts of the summer series in Rockefeller Hall, in the Class of 1945 Library, located on Front Street.

Thursday, July 2 n Exeter Farmer's Market - 2:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., Swasey Parkway.

Calling all princesses ages 4 to 6. Kids can dance and sing and pretend the week away.

With last Sunday marking the first day of summer and Wednesday marking the last day at the Lincoln Street School, it's been a good week for students.

Exeter High School Assistant Principal Walter Garland, who is cited in two civil lawsuits alleging he sexually assaulted two female students more than 30 years ago, will retire on Tuesday, June 30.

Next month, smokers, campers, drivers and boaters will dig deeper into their pockets to pay for the services New Hampshire will provide residents in an $11.5 billion budget passed Wednesday.