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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,...
Jurors hear closing arguments in landmark case alleging abuse at New Hampshire youth center
By HOLLY RAMER
BRENTWOOD — Jurors heard closing arguments Thursday in a landmark case seeking to hold the state of New Hampshire accountable for abuse at its youth detention center.The plaintiff, David Meehan, went to police in 2017 and sued the state three years...
Senate President Jeb Bradley won’t seek re-election
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Senate president Jeb Bradley will not seek another term this fall, ending a 15-year run in the State House for the former U.S. Congressman.Bradley, a Wolfeboro Republican, informed colleagues of his decision at the end of the Senate session on...
Farmers and beekeepers divided over NH drone pesticide spraying bill
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
For Mary Ellen McKeen, the State Senate’s decision to endorse a bill permitting farmers to utilize drones for pesticide spraying without informing neighboring landowners was not the outcome she hoped for.“I was disappointed that the bees’ rights and...
Despite recent closure, LEAF Charter School in Alstead plans for graduation
By JAMES RINKER
A local charter high school that closed earlier this week still plans to issue diplomas and hold its graduation ceremony in June.LEAF Charter School’s board of trustees voted in an emergency meeting April 23 to dissolve the school on Baine Way...
Thieves steal American Legion money raised for charity in Meredith
By ADAM DRAPCHO
Police are investigating an apparent burglary at American Legion Post 33, in which thousands of dollars, intended for charitable purposes, was taken.Sgt. William Goulet, Meredith Police, said the break-in appears to have occurred sometime between...
Food insecurity on the rise in N.H.
By SCOTT MERRILL
Caitlyn O’Connor of Littleton has struggled at times to afford healthy food options to feed her family. The married mother with two young daughters, ages 4 and 9, works part-time and often plans ahead to purchase healthy food at the Littleton Co-op...
Man charged in shooting death of Conway woman
By DAYMOND STEER
The Mount Washington Valley community is rallying to help the family of a young woman who was shot and killed last Friday at River Turn Apartments in Conway.Alexis Leach, 23. leaves behind the 2-year-old son she shared with the 24-year-old man charged...
