Anika Clark

Jan 24, 2025 | sentinelsource.com | Anika Clark

The curls of smoke looked nothing like the images on TV. But as they reached from dry patches of leaves and earth, their subtlety felt sinister. I kicked dirt on one of them in a clumsy attempt to put it out. Then I saw another and another and noticed one had given rise to a flame. My mom picked up her dog so he wouldn’t burn his feet. Some 40 hours before, my parents and I had evacuated from the Eaton Fire in Southern California.

Jun 7, 2024 | sentinelsource.com | Christopher Cartwright |Anika Clark

Age: 74Hometown: Born in Toronto; Greenfield resident since 2001Family: Wife, Nanette Perrotte; four sons; cat, Ella, and dog, AmiOccupation: Oral storyteller for groups and with N.H. Humanities; Airbnb owner; previously taught at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass., and at the N.H. Institute of Art. Quote: “I wish that storytelling was a major subject in high school and university. I have taught so many students how to be able to talk, who didn't dare talk.

Jun 7, 2024 | sentinelsource.com | Christopher Cartwright |Anika Clark

GREENFIELD — "The Epic of Gilgamesh," one of the world’s oldest tales, begins by describing the protagonist as “He who saw the source / Who knew all of the land / He who saw the secrets, and revealed the hidden things.”This opening in Sebastian Lockwood’s version of the poem, an ancient Sumerian tale, could also describe Lockwood himself.

May 25, 2024 | sentinelsource.com | Anika Clark

DUBLIN — The man whose body was found in Dublin Lake on Friday afternoon has been identified as a 51-year-old Massachusetts resident, Dublin police said Saturday evening. Timothy Aeschliman, of Fitchburg, was found unresponsive by paddleboarders and was determined to be dead when first responders pulled him from the water, according to a news release issued by Dublin Police Chief Timothy Suokko. He was wearing a wetsuit and swimming cap, and police found his vehicle and shoes near the shore.

May 17, 2024 | sentinelsource.com | Kiera McLaughlin |Anika Clark

The filing period for an open seat on the Keene City Council is underway and will continue for another week. Registered voters in Ward 1, in the southeastern part of the city, have until Friday, May 24, at 4 p.m. to file their candidacy at City Hall. The spot on the 15-member council became vacant after Ward 1 Councilor Raleigh Ormerod resigned April 1, leading to a two-week filing period for his successor.