NEW HAMPTON — What better place to celebrate one’s 104th birthday than at the Route 104 Diner?
Evelyn Quinn, a former Intervale resident who spent some time at Golden View Health Care Center in Meredith before moving closer to her youngest son in Goffstown, found the diner to be a perfect place for her birthday celebration.
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