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On most days, summer streets in Antrim, New Hampshire, would be quiet.

The town houses only 2,500 people.

But last weekend was different.

The Contoocook Valley Villager's Matt Casey has the story.

Now that primary season is over, political campaigns are gearing up for the general election in November.

It won't be long before New Hampshire is awash in attack ads, mailers, and everybody's favorite- lawn signs!

Over the next seven weeks, candidates will be trying to stay on message and bring out the base- among other tried and true political strategies.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein looked at the state's two Congressional races and provides this preview of what to expect.

A new report ranks the Granite State at the top of the list for saddling our college students with the highest level of student debt in the nation. We’ll ask why, and look at what other states are doing to help their students manage- and minimize their debt load. Richard Ager hosts. His guests are Tara Payne, Director of the New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation (NHHEAF) Center for College Planning and Robert Shireman, Founder and Executive Director of the The Institute for College Access and Success. He is also a Visiting Scholar at the University of California at Berkeley ’s Center for Studies in Higher Education and serves as a congressional appointee to the Federal Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance. Robert's group released the study (pdf) under The Project on Student Debt, which is part of the T-I-C-A-S. We'll also hear from Lou D'Allesandro, State Senator from Manchester who is Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and also Chairman of the New England Board of Higher Education.