Motorcycle enthusiasts from across New England will hit the roads Saturday, May 2 for a charitable ride supporting women in recovery.

The International Female Ride Day event is organized by the New England Motorcycle Group, according to a community announcement. The ride will start at Big Moose Harley-Davidson in Gorham, Maine, and will end at Seacoast Harley-Davidson in North Hampton, NH, with a stop at Harley-Davidson of Rochester along the way.

The event is open to all riders, regardless of gender, experience level or type of motorcycle, according to the announcement.

Proceeds from the ride will benefit Dismas Home of New Hampshire, a residential treatment and re-entry program for women recovering from incarceration. The organization, based in Manchester, is currently constructing a new, larger campus in Rochester, which is expected to open this summer and serve an additional 20 women at a time.

More: Dismas Home of NH expanding to Rochester, helps women restart lives

Registration

Registration for the ride is $45 per person, which includes breakfast, a mid-ride snack, a cookout and one raffle ticket. A $60 option is also available, which includes a commemorative International Female Ride Day 2026 Challenge Coin. Participants are encouraged to register online in advance and arrive with a full tank of gas. Registration can be completed at dismashomenh.org.

Schedule

On-site registration and check-in will take place from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., with the group ride beginning at 10 a.m. The midpoint stop at Harley-Davidson of Rochester will offer riders a chance to snack, socialize and refuel. The ride will conclude around 2 p.m. with a community cookout, remarks and an opportunity to hear from Dismas Home residents about their journeys. Raffle winners and 50/50 prizes will also be announced.

Last year, more than 150 riders participated in the event.

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CONCORD, NH — New Hampshire Lottery players made more than 550,000 wagers totaling more than $25 million on this year’s men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments, according to the lottery.

The tournaments began with conference play and continued through the NCAA brackets. Michigan won the men’s tournament, while UCLA won the women’s title.

“March is a special time of year for basketball, there’s nothing like these tournaments,” Charlie McIntyre, the executive director of the New Hampshire Lottery, said. “Dozens of games at all times of the day to kick off, buzzer beaters that send home tournament favorites, Cinderella runs from unassuming small schools, all culminating in two teams on the top of the mountain — and hopefully lots of wagers won by our New Hampshire players. With so many ways and opportunities to bet, March Madness is our largest sustained sports betting driver every single year. While I love watching as many games as I can, the best part of the tournaments is seeing all these wagers come in to support New Hampshire public education.”

Before the tournaments began, New Hampshire players heavily wagered on UConn, Florida, and Duke to win the men’s championship, according to the lottery. On the women’s side, the pre-tournament favorites among New Hampshire bettors were UConn, South Carolina, and UCLA.

The lottery said only one pre-tournament favorite for New Hampshire bettors won a title this year: the UCLA women. UCLA defeated South Carolina in a game oddsmakers had expected to be close. On the men’s side, Michigan won its first national title since 1989 in a championship game against UConn, which the lottery identified as New Hampshire’s betting favorite.

Sports betting has generated significant revenue for education since it launched in the state on Dec. 30, 2019, according to the lottery. Granite Staters have wagered nearly $4.5 billion, generating $187 million to support New Hampshire public education.

The lottery said New Hampshire residents can place wagers through the DraftKings Sportsbook app, the exclusive digital sportsbook operator in the state. The agency also said DraftKings offers responsible gaming tools, including My Stat Sheet, limit setting, cooling-off periods, and self-exclusion.

The New Hampshire Lottery said it has contributed more than $3 billion to education in the state since 1964. The commission, based in Concord, manages lottery operations in New Hampshire and regulates charitable gaming, simulcast racing, fantasy sports, and sports wagering.

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