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Granite Geek: Free government software for taxes – what could go wrong? (Not much, as it turns out)
By DAVID BROOKS
This year’s tax season was like all the others, a real pain in the neck to get through especially if, like me, you had to file for an extension because one stupid piece of paper was late. Argh!!!Which made me wonder how things went with the intriguing...
On Thursday, public Q&A with Manchester airport director at NH Aviation Museum
Ted Kitchens, director of the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, will answer questions about recent airfield developments plus effects of the global aviation industry in a free talk, open to the public, on Thursday, May 9.The session comes as the...
UNH faculty and students call on university police chief to resign following his alleged assault on a student
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Five days after police arrested 12 pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of New Hampshire, students and faculty called for the resignation of university Police Chief Paul Dean after they say he assaulted a student while responding to last...
Hometown Heroes: Through dance, Sindy Chown teaches kids that they belong
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
For Sindy Chown, dance is belonging: within one’s own body, within a culture, within a community. “When someone dances with their heart, you see it in their face,” Chown said. Their eyes will light up, and a smile will bloom on their face. “It’s like...
When returning to the moon, politics – and fear of weapons in space – is part of the discussion
By DAVID BROOKS
NASA’s return-to-the-moon program Artemis has 18 New Hampshire companies and institutions supplying products or services, from temperature sensors to gaskets to research projects, so it was no surprise that business was featured when astronaut...
Low and moderate income homeowners property tax relief program open through June 30
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Applications for property tax relief through the Department of Revenue Administration are open through June 30. Single homeowners who make up to $37,000 a year and married couples who have an income of $47,000 can apply for a reduction on their local...
More details emerge from Diaper Spa hearing
By ANGELINA BERUBE
The Diaper Spa only saw three clients at its Atkinson location when it was in operation, its owner divulged during the third state board hearing to determine if the business was run unlawfully and without required medical licenses.Colleen Ann Murphy...
To snuff out cancer, NH firefighters seek regular screenings
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
One hundred New Hampshire firefighters will be screened for cancer this week at the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire’s convention, kicking off an effort to develop long-term, regular testing statewide. Cancer is now the leading cause of...
Steeplegate project to reopen to public comment as developer seeks to reduce required parking
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
The developer looking to turn the mostly vacant Steeplegate Mall into a bustling mix of residences and retail is seeking relief from the city’s minimum parking requirements to reduce the amount of pavement at the massive redevelopment project.The...
Students and staff welcome the opening of new Allenstown K-8 school
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Five years after planning for a new school building in Allenstown began and 19 months after builders broke ground at 171 River Road, the Allenstown Community School opened on Friday.The big day was celebrated with white shirts emblazoned with...
Recycled Percussion to perform free concert for first responders at Flying Monkey
By GABRIEL PERRY
PLYMOUTH — Alex Ray of The Common Man family of restaurants and Justin Spencer of Recycled Percussion and Chaos & Kindness are teaming up to thank first responders who fought a fire that threatened the Flying Monkey and burned adjacent buildings the...
School Board to vote on new Broken Ground principal nominee
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Concord School Board will vote on the nomination of Kyle Repucci, currently the superintendent of schools in Rochester, to be the next principal at Broken Ground elementary at its meeting Monday night. Repucci has been superintendent in the Lilac City...
Hopkinton chocolatier transforms chocolates into works of art
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Each handcrafted box of Clandestine Chocolates made by chocolatier Jonathan Doherty is a work of art so exquisite that it’s almost too beautiful to be savored.But when you succumb to temptation and indulge in a bite, you’re met with an explosion of...
Smoothie Bus Growing Despite Bumps in the Road
By MATTHEW J. MOWRY
All it took was a shower to put Josh Philbrick on the road to entrepreneurship. It wasn’t even his own. Sure, he and his wife Sonya had those offhand conversations every couple has when they are out. They were living in Florida where smoothie shops...
In Warner, housing committee driving conversation on new solutions
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
As Sally Metheany neared 80 years old, she decided to sell her house in Warner, bidding farewell to her garden beds in favor of renting a more manageable apartment along Main Street.Her new abode in downtown Warner sits at the top of a set of stairs,...
A turbulent 50-year history: Inside the rise and fall of a tiny Catholic college in Warner
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
At the foot of Mount Kearsarge in Warner, a campus designed to mimic a quintessential New England town is home to the smallest higher education institution in New Hampshire.Founded in 1973, Magdalen College – with a current enrollment of 65 – has...
A time of reflection for Greek Easter
By GEOFF FORESTER
The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Easter started Friday afternoon with the Service of Lamentation, marking the death of Christ. The highlight of Holy Friday is where the kouvouklion, a carved wood canopy, is decorated with ornate flower...
House narrowly votes down mandatory teacher disclosure bill
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
A controversial bill that would have required teachers to answer all questions from parents “completely and honestly” was narrowly voted down by New Hampshire’s House.The 185-176 vote to kill the bill was celebrated by LGBTQ advocates and the leaders...
New Hampshire jury finds state liable for abuse at youth detention center and awards victim $38M
By HOLLY RAMER
BRENTWOOD, N.H. — A New Hampshire jury awarded $38 million to the man who blew the lid off abuse allegations at the state’s youth detention center Friday, in a landmark case finding the state’s negligence allowed him to be beaten, raped and held in...
The murky world of town and city flags in NH
By DAVID BROOKS
When the Monitor ran a story recently that some residents in Boscawen were disagreeing about the design of a town flag, it produced this reaction among an awful lot of readers: “Wait – towns have flags?!? Who knew?”Not many people, it turns out,...
