Thursday, May 17, 2012
Deaglan McEachern is hoping to qualify for the Summer Olympics.
Deaglan McEachern said it takes 10,000 hours before someone can get really good at something and he has spent at least that much time rowing since he first took up the sport as a sophomore at Phillips Exeter Academy in 2000. Twelve years later, the 28-year-old Portsmouth native hopes to qualify for the men's pair event at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London and it will all come down to how well he and his teammate on the U.S. National Rowing Team perform in the qualifying race on June 12 in Princeton, N.J., where the U.S. National Rowing Team trains. McEachern is confident he can achieve a time of 6:24 or less in the 2,000-meter rowing event. There will be as many as 12 two-man teams from across the country who always want to compete …
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Phillips Exeter Academy
20 Main St, Exeter, NH
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
The race will be held May 19.
Lincoln Street School and Main Street School student on Friday held a rally ahead of the "Get Fit in May 5K" road race May 19. The rally was held at Lincoln Street School. The 14th annual race, organized by the Exeter PTO, regularly draws hundreds of students. Today is the last day to register for the race online. It costs $18 for the 5K run and walk. It costs $22 after today. The children fun run is $7 per child. You can register for the run here.
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Lincoln Street School
25 Lincoln St, Exeter, NH
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The Exeter Elementary School Board met Tuesday.
Below are five items discussed by the Exeter Elementary School Board at its meeting Tuesday night at the Lincoln Street School: 1. NO MORE TEACHERS, NO MORE BOOKS... The last day of school is tentatively scheduled for June 14. 2. LACE UP THOSE RUNNIN' SHOES. The 14th annual Exeter PTO "Get Fit in May 5K" race will be held May 19. Click here to register. 3. DOWN TO TWO. There are two finalists for the assistant superintendent position that was recently vacated by Laura Nelson, who took a superintendent job in Derry. A finalist for the job could be named by May 21. 4. DOWN TO TWO, PART 2. There are also two finalists for the principal job at Swasey Central School in Brentwood after Joan Ostrowski announced her retirement. 5. CAPS AND GOWNS. …
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Lincoln Street School
25 Lincoln St, Exeter, NH
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Monday, April 30, 2012
He was honored for his community work.
Cleo Castonguay, who was recently named Exeter's "Citizen of the Year," last week threw out the first pitch at a New Hampshire Fisher Cats game. Castonguay was honored by the team April 27 as the "Bellwether Community Champion" for contribuing to his community. Castonguay is president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society food panty, an Exeter organization that provides food, financial and emotion support to individuals and families in need. Castonguay was instrumental in the relocation of the pantry to a larger facility in Exeter. He leads the society's advoacy group, which offers financial assistance to families to avoid foreclosure and debt.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The Bruins will try to advance in the playoffs tonight.
The Boston Bruins will look to advance in the NHL playoffs tonight in a decisive Game 7 against the Washington Capitals. Gametime is 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised on NESN. If the Bruins win tonight, they will face the winner of the Ottawa Senators-New York Rangers series, which also features a Game 7 still to be played. Places to watch the game in Exeter include Shooter's Pub (6 Columbus Ave.) and Margaritas (93 Portsmouth Ave.), among others. Have photos to show your Bruins spirit? Post them here by clicking the "Upload Photos & Videos" button above. The Bruins are looking to repeat after winning the Stanley Cup last season, which sent Seacoast hockey fans into a frenzy.
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Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
93 Portsmouth Ave, Exeter, NH
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Saturday, April 21, 2012
It was held in Rye today.
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Saturday, April 21
Exeter resident Chris Ritchie, 28, won the "Whale of a 5K" race in Rye today. Ritchie beat out second-place finisher Andrew King, of York, Maine, by 2 seconds. Ritchie finished the race in 17 minutes, 52 seconds – making for a 5-minute, 46-second average per mile. Fellow Exeter resident Andrew Verville, who's 14 years old, finished in 20 minutes, 29 seconds – good for 24th place. Full results can be found here. A top 20 list can be found to the right under "PHOTOS." The race was held at the Seacoast Science Center. It was part of the Portsmouth Community Road Race Series, a series of eight races throughout the year in the Seacoast. The event highlighted tomorrow's Earth Day by recycling water bottles and other material used by runners. …
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Monday, April 16, 2012
See how they finished.
Several resident from Exeter and the surrounding area ran in today's Boston Marathon, which featured sweltering temperatures that nicked 90 degrees and forced some runners to bow out with exhaustion. Below is a chart of local runners who have finished so far. More results will be posted as they become available. The information below is from the marathon website. A dash means the runner has not yet finished.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Students will speak to the School Board about a teacher on leave.
A bunch of students tonight are expected to ask the School Board to reinstate a popular teacher who was placed on leave last month for an undisclosed reason. Literature teacher Katharyn Wheeler-Smith has been on leave for about two weeks. The school superintendent, citing privacy rules, has declined to give a reason and said he's looking into the matter. Students have said they will present a petition to the board urging that Wheeler-Smith come back to her job. They used a Facebook group named "Operation: Retrieve Wheeler" to organize the petition drive. More than 550 people have "liked" the Facebook page; close to 200 have agreed to sign the petition. Jason Ihm, an Exeter High senior who organized the Facebook page, posted: "I cannot …
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Exeter High School
315 Epping Rd, Exeter, NH
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Friday, April 6, 2012
Teacher Katharyn Wheeler-Smith was placed on leave.
Superintendent Michael Morgan is urging students to be patient as he reviews the issue of a popular teacher placed on leave. Exeter High School literature teacher Katharyan Wheeler-Smith has been absent from the school for about a week. Students want to know why she was placed on leave. Morgan, citing privacy rules, said he can't release that information. "It's a tough situation," he said. "I can't say very much ... out of respect for her." Morgan said he couldn't divulge if the reason she was placed on leave was personal or punitive. Students, alumni, and even parents have been reaching out to school officials asking for answers. They are organizing their effort on the Facebook group "Operation: Retrieve Wheeler." More than 250 people …
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Exeter High School
315 Epping Rd, Exeter, NH
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The team will take on the Detroit Tigers.
Play ball! The Boston Red Sox season opener is Thursday at 1:05 p.m. when the team travels to Comerica Park to take on the Detroit Tigers. The game will be televised on NESN and ESPN2. It will be broadcast on radio by WEEI (93.7 FM/850 AM) and WWZN (1510 AM). Places to watch the game in Exeter include Shooter's Pub (6 Columbus Ave.) and Margaritas (93 Portsmouth Ave.), among others. Jon Lester will be the starting pitcher for the Red Sox. He will take on Tigers' Justin Verlander. The Tigers also feature slugger Prince Fielder, who signed a huge contract worth more than $200 million on the offseason. The Sox will be without closer Andrew Bailey, who will be out until the All-Star break due to thumb surgery. Former New York Yankee Alfredo …
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Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
93 Portsmouth Ave, Exeter, NH
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Exeter Bowling Lanes
10 Columbus Ave, Exeter, NH
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Michael Schidlovsky
10:44 am on Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Congratulations to Cleo Castonguay who was selected by the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce as the 2012 Citizen of the Year. If you have not yet visited the beautiful new home of the St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Pantry on Lincoln Street, you should do so. The work being done by Cleo and his colleagues is amazing. Thank you Cleo! more ›