Exeter Life

The Farmer's Market has returned to Swasey Parkway in Exeter on Thursday afternoons. Lara visits with the farmers, customers, musicians, and even visits the infamous fish pick up. 

Leslie Haslam retired in June of 2020 from her position as Director of Exeter Adult Education after a 39 year career in town. Lara sits down with Leslie to hear about the early days of adult ed, changes in the program, students whose stories Leslie can't forget, and what she will miss the most. This episode also includes several guest appearances from educators who worked with Leslie. 

Bonus: Listeners will also learn how Leslie got the nickname "The Angel of Nag."

Exeter resident Harry King is often seen on his daily walks from his home in downtown Exeter to the nursing home where he visits Marilyn, his wife of 68 years. Lara tells his story of walking and love in this 2019 Exeter Life column. This episode includes an update on how Harry and Marilyn have fared during the pandemic. Is he still walking? Have they seen each other? Listen in to find out.

Lara is joined by Barbara Rimkunas, the curator of the Exeter Historical Society, to get to the bottom of the urban legend about a house in town being used in the Addams Family. What's fact? And what's fiction? And what's the story with the Moses Kent House at the corner of Front and Linden streets. Listen in to find out.

Early on in pandemic life, columnist Lara Bricker came to rely even more on her local UPS deliver driver, John Hartz. She soon learned, the rest of the town appreciates him just as much (or more) than she does. 

Columnist Lara Bricker revisits her column from 2018 about surviving the squirrel apocalypse in Exeter. 

People always remember where they were when a big event in history took place. Columnist Lara Bricker recalls being in her fourth grade classroom when the Challenger exploded, and working as a newspaper staff writer on 9/11 when the Twin Towers were hit. In this March 2020 Exeter Life column, she recounts where she was when the coronavirus pandemic reached Exeter, while also checking in with area residents about their experiences. 

Lara Bricker has been writing about life in Exeter, New Hampshire for over two decades, but just how did she first arrive in Exeter? And what made her stay and become a permanent resident of the historic town on the New Hampshire Seacoast? In this episode, she revisits her first Exeter Life column and the stages of her life in town.