East Kingston - General:

Wingold Grange Anniversary Wingold Grange #308 Turned 100 years old this year officially receiving their charter March of 1809. On Saturday June 27, 2009 Wingold Grange #308 will be celebrating their 100th years of service with a small party. We will be officially donating the curtains, we purchased for the town hall, to the town. Recognizing Past Masters, and people that have been members of the grange for 25-80 years. We will have an open meeting from 1-4pm, at the East Kingsto...

East Kingston Schools:

SUPERINTENDENT’S CORNER By Michael A. Morgan June 23, 2009 12:02 PM New Hampshire’s new Commissioner of Education, Dr. Virginia Barry, began her work on June 1. During the following week she made two visits to SAU 16, accompanied by Roberta Tenney from the state Department of Education. They came to see some of the wonderful and varied programs available to students here. I was able to welcome her on behalf of the entire community and introduced her to students and staff involved in ...

East Kingston Schools:

East Kingston Elementary School receives $300,000 gift By Jennifer Feals jfeals@seacoastonline.com June 12, 2009 6:00 AM The town of East Kingston is seeking community and school input on how best to spend a $300,000 gift from a long deceased industrialist, who had an affinity for the town and elementary education. The generous donation — half the estate of Richard E. Sargent, who owned a lumberyard in Kingston — came to the town in December of 2008. In his will, which was created in ...

East Kingston - General:

There was a Seabrook Station Alert that was inadvertently triggered in East Kingston this morning at around 8:15am causing some of the sirens to activate. The Alert was caused in error while Seabrook Station was testing the Massachusetts alert system. For more information contact Seabrook Station: http://www.fpl.com/environment/nuclear/about_seabrook_station.shtml...

Upcoming Events:

Trio Epomeo: 3 p.m. Sunday, June 7 at Christ Church, 43 Pine St., Exeter, with a reception to follow. A string trio that formed on the slopes of the legendary volcano Mount Epomeo in the Mediterranean in 2008 at the Festivale d'alla Musica da Camera d'Ischia in Italy, the performers in Ensemble Epomeo are violinist Byron Wallis, violist David Yang and cellist Kenneth Woods. Tickets (at suggested donations) are available online at alientochamber.org, and at 944-7070, or at the door for $15 fu...

East Kingston - General:

Hey, kids! Exeter UFO Festival seeks logo and essays Sept. 5 event holds logo and essay contest By Lily Robertson features@seacoastonline.com June 03, 2009 1:40 PM Kids, get out your pens, pencils, crayons, paint, construction paper, and anything else you can think of. The Exeter UFO Festival is landing and wants to probe your imaginations. It will be up to you to decide what signs of intelligent life they will take back to the mother ship. This family friendly event, which will take...

East Kingston - General:

H1N1 flu cases confirmed at Phillips Exeter By Dave Choate dchoate@seacoastonline.com June 02, 2009 6:00 AM EXETER — Two cases of the H1N1 flu were reported at Phillips Exeter Academy on Monday, but the school said the ill students are recovering nicely and graduation will go on as scheduled on Sunday. Two unidentified students at the academy tested positive for the virus after samples were sent to the N.H. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday morning, according to an e...

East Kingston - General:

Exeter area business briefs June 02, 2009 6:00 AM Chamber readies for annual Sweepstakes The 26th Annual Sweepstakes event will take place on Friday, June 19 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Ashworth by the Sea in Hampton Beach. The theme this year is 50s Sock-Hop celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce. Dolls, come dressed in your favorite poodle skirt and saddle shoes and guys come dressed in your best white tee and jeans! Tickets are $100 each, whic...

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Exeter/Hampton/Rockingham community calendar June 02, 2009 6:00 AM tuesday, june 2 Newfields NEWFIELDS HOME EXTENSION: a member of the N.H. Circle of Home and Family, will meet at the home of Dona Morrill, Piscassic Road, Newfields, at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, for a potluck supper. Members are asked to bring either a casserole, salad or dessert. For information, call Dona at 772-5931. New members welcome. wednesday, june 3 Exeter n 29th annual Seacoast School of Technology ...

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The members of wingold grange #308 would like to thank all that had attended our last open meeting on Vericulture, and our ham and bean suppers. And would like to invite the public to our next meeting written below. Fighting Bac! Keeping Food Safe at Home program to be held June 12 Fighting Bac! Keeping Food Safe at Home will be the topic of a free program on Friday, June 12, 2009 at 8:00 PM at the East Kingston Town Hall home of Wingold Grange #308 in E. Kingston, NH. T...

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Exeter area news briefs May 22, 2009 6:00 AM Cello, piano concert set for May 24 Aliento Chamber Players presents an adjunct recital of directors Dorothy Braker on cello and Mary Towse-Beck on piano at East Kingston Community United Methodist Church, 34 Depot Road, East Kingston, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 24. Free will donations will be gratefully accepted on behalf of the music programs at the East Kingston Community United Methodist Church. Braker is a graduate of the Juilliar...

East Kingston Library:

Library Program The Friends of the East Kingston Public Library are proud to present Glen Swanson, PhD and "The Search for Identity in the Middle East". Investigate the riddle of identity within Islam, the rivalries, the responses, the importance of education – and the value of cultural awareness. When Muhammad brought the message of Islam to his followers, he revolutionized social, religious, and political systems. In place of the tribe he ordered a new focus, namely the “Ummah,” t...