The News and Sentinel Publishes Its Final Newspaper

The News and Sentinel in Colebrook, under its third generation of Harrigan family ownership, ceased publication Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, its last print edition after publisher Karen Harrigan, the daughter of storied North Country legend John Harrigan, announced the closure and said efforts to sell the paper two years ago were unsuccessful.

Form of Cyanobacteria, Gloeotrichia Causes Multiple Lake Winnipesaukee Warnings

The state Department of Environmental Services reports a form of cyanobacteria known as gloeotrichia which presents as blobs floating up and down in the water column, are the primary concern on the Big Lake while other water bodies are having some form of cyanobacteria warnings or watches including Lake Wentworth in Wolfeboro and Pool Pond in Rindge.