For the town of Raymond, 2012 was the year of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Two hundred years ago, Hawthorne’s boyhood home was built by his uncle, Richard Manning, at the intersection of Hawthorne and Raymond Cape roads. After several major renovation projects, the Hawthorne Community Association, which oversees the building, is still going strong and reporting increased […]

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series highlighting Windham’s new state representatives, Tom Tyler and Jane Pringle. Tom Tyler, who grew up in North Windham across from the iconic Boody’s Store, is one of Windham’s two new state representatives, taking over the District 110 seat held by the term-limited Democrat Mark Bryant. […]

Simple paper snowflakes are being used to send a powerful message of support and love to Sandy Hook Elementary School and the community of Newtown, Conn., where on Dec. 14 a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six teachers. The goal of what’s been dubbed the “Snowflakes for Sandy Hook” project is to create a winter […]