People walk between the campfires and vendor tents during the fourth annual Night of Lights on Fryeburg's Bradley Street on Wednesday. The New Year's Eve celebration included food vendors, campfires sponsored by local businesses, a local DJ and a small fireworks display. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
People walk between the campfires and vendor tents during the fourth annual Night of Lights on Fryeburg's Bradley Street on Wednesday. The New Year's Eve celebration included food vendors, campfires sponsored by local businesses, a local DJ and a small fireworks display. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Katelyn Callaghan (left) and Joan McBurnie from the Fryeburg Academy Special Olympics team organizers roast marshmallows for s'mores during the fourth annual Night of Lights on Fryeburg's Bradley Street on Wednesday. The New Year's Eve celebration included food vendors, campfires sponsored by local businesses, a local DJ and a small fireworks display. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
People get free hot chocolate and glowsticks at the town and police tent during the fourth annual Night of Lights on Fryeburg's Bradley Street on Wednesday. The New Year's Eve celebration included food vendors, campfires sponsored by local businesses, a local DJ and a small fireworks display. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
People walk between the campfires and vendor tents during the fourth annual Night of Lights on Fryeburg's Bradley Street on Wednesday. The New Year's Eve celebration included food vendors, campfires sponsored by local businesses, a local DJ and a small fireworks display. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
People walk between the campfires and vendor tents during the fourth annual Night of Lights on Fryeburg's Bradley Street on Wednesday. The New Year's Eve celebration included food vendors, campfires sponsored by local businesses, a local DJ and a small fireworks display. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Chelsea Goncalves of New Bedford, Mass., scans a prize poster with a specialized QR code hanging at Badger Peabody & Smith Realty as part of the "North Conway's New Year's Night Out" event in North Conway Village on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Dozens count down and cheer as the sparkly ball drops for 2026 at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around the noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Dozens count down and cheer as the sparkly ball drops for 2026 at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around the noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Colleen Wile, who lives part-time in Conway and Newburyport, Mass., clinks glasses with daughters Addy (left) and Lilly while holding son Cameron after the ball drop at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around the noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway locals (from left) Kristine Peterson, Brittany Russo and Jenny Burkett strike a "silly pose" together by the 2026 backdrop at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around a noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway locals (from left) Kristine Peterson, Brittany Russo and Jenny Burkett smile together by the 2026 backdrop at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around a noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Wishes for the new year are pinned on a board at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around a noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The sparkly commemorative ball hangs above the 2026 sign at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around a noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Fireworks burst over the crowd gathered in North Conway's Schouler Park during the town's New Year's Eve fireworks display on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fireworks burst over the crowd gathered in North Conway's Schouler Park during the town's New Year's Eve fireworks display on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fireworks burst over the crowd gathered in North Conway's Schouler Park during the town's New Year's Eve fireworks display on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fireworks burst over the crowd gathered in North Conway's Schouler Park during the town's New Year's Eve fireworks display on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
People walk between the campfires and vendor tents during the fourth annual Night of Lights on Fryeburg's Bradley Street on Wednesday. The New Year's Eve celebration included food vendors, campfires sponsored by local businesses, a local DJ and a small fireworks display. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
People walk between the campfires and vendor tents during the fourth annual Night of Lights on Fryeburg's Bradley Street on Wednesday. The New Year's Eve celebration included food vendors, campfires sponsored by local businesses, a local DJ and a small fireworks display. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Katelyn Callaghan (left) and Joan McBurnie from the Fryeburg Academy Special Olympics team organizers roast marshmallows for s'mores during the fourth annual Night of Lights on Fryeburg's Bradley Street on Wednesday. The New Year's Eve celebration included food vendors, campfires sponsored by local businesses, a local DJ and a small fireworks display. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
People get free hot chocolate and glowsticks at the town and police tent during the fourth annual Night of Lights on Fryeburg's Bradley Street on Wednesday. The New Year's Eve celebration included food vendors, campfires sponsored by local businesses, a local DJ and a small fireworks display. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
People walk between the campfires and vendor tents during the fourth annual Night of Lights on Fryeburg's Bradley Street on Wednesday. The New Year's Eve celebration included food vendors, campfires sponsored by local businesses, a local DJ and a small fireworks display. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
People walk between the campfires and vendor tents during the fourth annual Night of Lights on Fryeburg's Bradley Street on Wednesday. The New Year's Eve celebration included food vendors, campfires sponsored by local businesses, a local DJ and a small fireworks display. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fireworks burst over the crowd gathered on and around the Fairbank Lodge patio during Cranmore Mountain's New Year's Eve fireworks display in North Conway on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fireworks burst over the crowd gathered on and around the Fairbank Lodge patio during Cranmore Mountain's New Year's Eve fireworks display in North Conway on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Crowds packed the Fairbank Lodge patio during Cranmore Mountain's New Year's Eve fireworks display in North Conway on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fireworks burst over the crowd gathered on and around the Fairbank Lodge patio during Cranmore Mountain's New Year's Eve fireworks display in North Conway on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fireworks burst over the crowd gathered on and around the Fairbank Lodge patio during Cranmore Mountain's New Year's Eve fireworks display in North Conway on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Festive visitors crowded inside Koessler's at the Fairbank Lodge before Cranmore Mountain's New Year's Eve fireworks display in North Conway on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Visitors sled on the lighted slopes at Cranmore Mountain's new "Arctic Lights Night Tubing" before their New Year's Eve fireworks display in North Conway on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Visitors sled on the lighted slopes at Cranmore Mountain's new "Arctic Lights Night Tubing" before their New Year's Eve fireworks display in North Conway on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Visitors sled on the lighted slopes at Cranmore Mountain's new "Arctic Lights Night Tubing" before their New Year's Eve fireworks display in North Conway on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A prize poster with a specialized QR code hangs at Badger Peabody & Smith Realty as part of the "North Conway's New Year's Night Out" event in North Conway Village on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Chelsea Goncalves of New Bedford, Mass., scans a prize poster with a specialized QR code hanging at Badger Peabody & Smith Realty as part of the "North Conway's New Year's Night Out" event in North Conway Village on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A prize poster with a specialized QR code hangs outside the Conway Scenic Railroad station entrance as part of the "North Conway's New Year's Night Out" event in North Conway Village on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Brittany Zolt of Wilmington, Mass., scans a prize poster with a specialized QR code hanging at Poppy and Vale as part of the "North Conway's New Year's Night Out" event in North Conway Village on Wednesday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Dozens count down and cheer as the sparkly ball drops for 2026 at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around the noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Dozens count down and cheer as the sparkly ball drops for 2026 at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around the noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Colleen Wile, who lives part-time in Conway and Newburyport, Mass., clinks glasses with daughters Addy (left) and Lilly while holding son Cameron after the ball drop at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around the noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway locals (from left) Kristine Peterson, Brittany Russo and Jenny Burkett strike a "silly pose" together by the 2026 backdrop at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around a noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway locals (from left) Kristine Peterson, Brittany Russo and Jenny Burkett smile together by the 2026 backdrop at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around a noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Wishes for the new year are pinned on a board at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around a noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The sparkly commemorative ball hangs above the 2026 sign at Settlers Green's "Noon Year's Eve" event in North Conway on Dec. 31. Centered around a noontime ball-drop rather than the traditional midnight, the event, located just outside Carter's, included juice boxes and sparkling seltzer for attendees, free raffle tickets for gift cards to several of the nearby stores and music from a DJ on site. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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