Murderous therapy? At a group therapy session on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, patients arrive to find that their psychiatrist is missing in a Stephen Sondheim and George Furth comic mystery/thriller, Getting Away with Murder. The Milford Area Players perform it Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. from March 7 through March 16 at the Amato Center, 56 Mount Vernon St. in Milford, 566-2951. Ticket costs range from $7 to $12. Buy them at Toadstool Bookshops in Milford, www.MilfordAreaPlayers.org or at the door. The ensemble cast includes Eliot Johnston of Stratham; Len Deming, Gail Angellis, and Chris Vick of Nashua; Caity Glover and Kevin Roberge of Manchester; Todd Kuty of Brookline; Christina Hamilton of Dover; and Kristina Kattar and Glen Grimard of Lowell, Mass. Jason Plante of Chester directs.

There are many signs of spring in New Hampshire. Perhaps the most delicious is the sight of smoke and steam from the sugar shacks that dot the landscape. It’s maple syrup time. The sap has begun to run in the trees, which happens when daytime temperatures are in the low 40s and nighttime temps are in the high 20s.

It was an eventful week for the local pro teams. Some of it good and some of it not so good. Here’s my take on some of the biggest stories.

OK. I was biased. I was pulling for HD DVD to win.