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The sport of Quidditch came into being a little more than 10 years ago.

But for most of that time, it was just an imagined game - the sport of witches and wizards in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books.

It involves flying broomsticks and magically charmed balls.

But in 2004 some adventurous Middlebury College students wondered if they could rewrite the Quidditch rules to suit a more earthbound crowd.

NHPR Correspondent Sean Hurley recently attended the College Quidditch World Cup at Middlebury's Vermont campus

He wanted to see how well the game held up on its strange journey from the page to the pitch.

The New Hampshire Food Bank has embraced the old proverb: give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

The Food Bank has begun a new program that trains unemployed and underemployed people for jobs in the food service industry.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports.

As the economic crisis continues, New Hampshire towns face rising costs and falling revenues.

And one of those bills is the town’s share of county expenses.

In Sullivan County, that expense has been especially painful.

The Vermont Standard’s Kevin Forrest reports.

The economic downturn has put lots of people into the job market. Many of them are seasoned professionals who haven’t had to navigate these waters for a long time. They’re using a blend of traditional methods as well as some new online tools to find work. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg has more.

Jurors have begun hearing testimony in the sentencing phase of the Michael Addison trial.

Addison had been found guilty of capital murder for the killing of Manchester police officer Michael Briggs more than 2 years ago.

And the jury has decided he is eligible for the death penalty.

This last phase of the trial will decide whether Addison is to be executed or sentenced to life in prison.

On Friday, attorneys on both sides laid out their cases.

NHPR Correspondent Ellen Grimm has more.