‘Financially vulnerable’: Years of missteps led up to Merrimack Valley overspending by $2 million last year
Proposed cuts to colleges, Medicaid draw crowd to NH State House
Pembroke City Limits brings yoga, book club, line dancing, and more to Suncook Village
Garden Club blossoms in Chichester
School board approves teachers assistant and tutors, preps for superintendent search
Granite Geek: Is bottled water the dumbest purchase you can make? Yeah, probably.
Amanda York to fill Merrimack Valley School Board seat vacated by brother-in-law
High schools: Kearsarge, Bow boys’ lax win; more Monday results
When N.H. lawmakers refuse to vote with their party, it comes with political consequences
Jonah Wheeler’s politics don’t necessarily align with those of Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut.
Beavers plug a culvert and flood Route 13 in Dunbarton
Beavers that were – well, as busy as beavers – plugged up a culvert running under Route 13 near the center of Dunbarton overnight, which flooded the road and slowed morning traffic on the town’s major through-road.
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Twelve acres near Concord Walmart cleared for future retail development
25-year-old Concord man identified as Steeplegate Mall RV fire victim
Skeletal remains across from state prison identified as Concord fugitive
‘New Hampshire is just going to embarrass itself’: Former Child Advocate warns against proposed office cuts
Memorial Field plans, including parking, drainage, track and turf fields, due in the coming months
Bow parents appeal court ruling over free speech in transgender athlete protest
Editors Picks
The Monitor’s guide to the New Hampshire legislature
One year after UNH protest, new police body camera footage casts doubt on assault charges against students
‘It’s always there’: 50 years after Vietnam War’s end, a Concord veteran recalls his work to honor those who fought
‘We honor your death’ – Arranging services for those who die while homeless in Concord
Sports
High schools: Weekend track and lacrosse results
NH Distance Festival
Softball: Taylor sisters lead Concord to walk-off victory in extra innings
High schools: Concord baseball splits series in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Generals and Spartans battle it out in a Softball and Baseball doubleheader
High schools: Concord softball wins big, Wednesday’s area results
Opinion
Opinion: My memories of Vietnam 50 years later
Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com.
Opinion: Concord officials: Can we sit and talk?
Opinion: Trump versus the U.S. Constitution
Opinion: Protect our winters!
Opinion: That was then. This is now.
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Politics
‘A wild accusation’: House votes to nix Child Advocate after Rep. suggests legislative interference
Rosemarie Rung thinks of Elijah Lewis often.
Sununu decides he won’t run for Senate despite praise from Trump
Town elections offer preview of citizenship voting rules being considered nationwide
Medical aid in dying, education funding, transgender issues: What to look for in the State House this week
On the Trail: Shaheen’s retirement sparks a competitive NH Senate racee-Edition
Arts & Life
The Last Stand Country Band performing in Allenstown
On Saturday, May 17, the Allenstown Economic Development Committee and the Allenstown Parent Teacher Organization will host the first concert of the year at the Allenstown Community School, located at 171 River Road, across from Lavalley Farms.
A city for coffee lovers: Northeast Coffee Festival returning to Concord this weekend
Pittsfield Players present “The Laramie Project”
Artist spotlight: Elizabeth MacBride
NHTI to screen “The Conversation” for latest Night at the Movies
Obituaries
John Franklin Swope
Concord, NH - John Franklin Swope passed away on April 29, 2025. He had been a resident of Concord, NH, for 62 years and a lifetime summer resident of Woods Hole, MA. Born in Mount Kisco, NY, June 21, 1938, he was the son of Gerard Swop... remainder of obit for John Franklin Swope
Gerard H. Villemure
Manchester, NH - Gerard (Gerry) H. Villemure, 90, died Saturday, May 3, 2025, at The Courville in Manchester. He was born in Manchester on March 30, 1935, to the late Armand and Yvonne (St. Cyr) Villemure. He married Rollande Grenon on ... remainder of obit for Gerard H. Villemure
John Blackford
Exeter, NH - John Blackford, 95, of Exeter, NH passed away peacefully on April 14, 2025, surrounded by his loving family while within the close-knit care of the Riverwoods Retirement community in Exeter. John was born in Eldorado Ohio.... remainder of obit for John Blackford
Burton Hersh
Bradford, NH - Hersh, Burton David, "Burton," of St. Petersburg, Florida and Bradford, New Hampshire passed away peacefully, April 25, 2025 at St. Petersburg's Bayfront Medical Center in the Hospice Unit. Born in Chicago and raised in M... remainder of obit for Burton Hersh
