Northern New England and Beyond – Reviews of Local and National Arts

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Mystery on the Isles of Shoals Book Review

Mystery on the Isles of Shoals by J. Dennis Robinson Book Review

History & Biography, Nonfiction

J. Dennis Robinson is a local author and revered historian with a number of books to his name. Mystery on the Isles of Shoals is narrative nonfiction that carefully reconstructs a notorious crime in 19th century New England using all of the evidence, the hearsay and conspiracy theories (and their origins) – a crime that is still hotly…

Portsmouth Memorial Day Parade 2015

Events

The Portsmouth American Legion puts on a Memorial Day parade every year in Portsmouth. The event wasn’t listed in the papers this year but it didn’t necessarily need to be – it’s an anticipated event. Scores of people were out and about downtown, enjoying the early summertime weather, and those who weren’t aware of the afternoon parade received a nice surprise….