Patch and T-Mobile are recognizing the people, places and moments that made this year brighter.

Michaela Parkinson and Riley Studley curled up together on a bench, waiting for the band to start. Looking for something to do on their day off as counselors at Camp Brookewoods on Lake Winnipesaukee, ...

Also: Crashes; fugitive sought; state rep faces nonconsensual dissemination charge; vehicle plunges into pond; Christmas happenings.