Kathleen Greenley and Tami Webster have each been awarded a $600 scholarship from the Zonta Club of Concord to be applied to tuition at NHTI in the spring semester. Kathleen is a general studies major with a 4.0 grade point average. She hopes to enter the nursing program. Kathleen works full-time at Quest Diagnostics while attending NHTI in the evenings. She is married and has two sons, ages 13 and 10. Tami Webster is majoring in general studies and hopes to enter the radiologic technology program. She is the vice president for NHTI’s student senate as well as an orientation leader for incoming…

In honor of National Poetry Month, the Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library will host an online celebration of New Hampshire poets and poetry. Each day in April the center will feature a different N.H. poet on its blog, Book Notes (nhbookcenter.blogspot.com). A variety of poets have signed up to participate in the celebration - many whose work is well known, and some who may be a wonderful new discovery. The featured poets will be revealed one at a time as their work is featured on the blog, making the event a month-long reading and learning experience. Each day's poetry posting…

On Wednesday, New Hampshire chefs and restaurants will gather for Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation. Taste of the Nation Manchester has raised critical funds needed to support efforts to end childhood hunger in New Hampshire and across America for the past 20 years. This year's event will take place on May 6 at The Radisson Hotel - Center of New Hampshire, 700 Elm St., Manchester,…

With spring comes your chance to get involved in reptile and amphibian conservation by taking part in the Reptile and Amphibian Reporting Program. RAARP is a volunteer-based activity, part of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department's Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program, in which people report sightings of reptiles and amphibians to help biologists determine the distribution of species in New Hampshire. All observations, from spotted salamanders to spotted turtles, will help! The full report of 2008 observations made by RAARP volunteers has just been released and can be seen at wildnh.com.…

Like to write? Join me at Horseshoe Pond Place Senior Resource Center, 26 Commercial St., on April 8 at 5 p.m. I will be facilitating a free writing workshop for all ages and all writing levels. Not a fan of my writing? What's wrong with you?!? Just kidding. Don't worry, you don't need to be. This is just a group for like-minded people, young and old, who want to share their writing with others, get feedback or just finally make time in their busy schedules to get some writing done. Bring something you are working on if you want, bring a friend, bring some snacks . . . whatever, just be sure…

If I had to draw a diagram of my heart, there would be one large soft spot dedicated to animals. To the right of that (equal in size) would be the portion of my heart devoted to food. Of course, there would also be sizable areas for my fiancé, ’80s music and Insider readers, but this Q&A is really about the first two subjects: yummy things and cuddly, furry animals. When I discovered that the Concord-Merrimack…