John Harrigan was a legendary New Hampshire figure. Harrigan was an avid newsman, a passionate outdoorsman, a generous spirit, a valued community member and a keeper of North Country knowledge and lore. As editor of the Colebrook News & Sentinel, he was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news in 1998. Harrigan, a friend to many on both sides of the Notches, died in December of 2022.
The New Hampshire Wildlife Coalition, which Harrigan co-founded with Chris Schadler, has created a scholarship at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation in his honor. The John Harrigan Memorial Scholarship Fund will help New Hampshire students who are studying Journalism and/or Environmental Science or Policy. The Fund will disburse annual awards to students studying toward an undergraduate or graduate degree or at a certificate-generating school of continuing education.
To contribute to the John Harrigan Memorial Scholarship Fund, visit give.nhcf.org/JohnHarriganScholarship.
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