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Paint can disposal could become easier with state’s proposed drop-off recycling program
High schools: Concord boys win home opener, more Friday tennis results
After 41 years, Business Committee for the Arts says its job is done
Girls’ tennis: Pembroke edges Coe-Brown in nailbiter, 5-4
Tuberculosis testing offered in Manchester due to possible exposure
Local schools join challenge to increase free breakfast participation
High school softball previews: Concord looks to bounce back from heartbreaking exit
Hometown Hero: How Concord High’s Izzie Boom ignited a fund-raising duck explosion for Rett Syndrome
Concord High School is experiencing a duck invasion. The birds line the cafeteria coffee bar, rest on teachers’ and administrators’ desks, and adorn the dashboards of students’ cars. There are soccer ducks, ugly sweater ducks, horse ducks and snowman ducks.
New White Park Playground price rises, fundraising underway
A long-awaited new playground at White Park will cost $60,000 more than expected, and residents are aiming to raise that amount in the next month.
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A Franklin congregation loves its 19th-century home. Insurance woes could spell its decline.
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The Monitor’s guide to the New Hampshire legislature
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Immigrants in New Hampshire face uncertainty as temporary protections expire soon
Sports
High schools: Thursday’s tennis and track results
Bow 5, Kennett 4
High school girls’ lacrosse previews: Former Hopkinton coach Zahn takes over Concord rebuild
Girls’ tennis: Growth and promise for Concord in season-opening loss to Dover
High schools: Wednesday’s season-opening tennis and track results
High school boys’ lacrosse previews: Hopkinton has sights set on D-III championshipOpinion
Opinion: An attack on the legal profession is an attack on us all
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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
Guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto to perform in Franklin
Hiroya Tsukamoto is a Japanese-born fingerstyle guitarist who moved to the United States in 2000 to attend the Berklee College of Music. Hiroya is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter. Franklin Opera House is pleased to welcome him back again for the third time on Saturday, April 12.
‘If you’re proud of it, we want to see it’: Cars & Coffee on Capitol returning to Concord
“A Universe of Rainbows”: Warner author releases children’s poetry anthology
Comics in Concord: Old School Comic Show bringing hundreds to Everett Arena
Margaritas in Concord holding 40th anniversary bash
Obituaries
Robert E. Sawyer Jr.
Robert E. Sawyer, Jr. EPSOM, NH - Robert E. Sawyer, Jr., 80, of Epsom, passed away March 30, 2025, at the Granite VNA Hospice House with his wife by his side. He was born in Concord on October 28, 1944, to Bob and Betty Sawyer of Penaco... remainder of obit for Robert E. Sawyer Jr.
Louis E. Eckhardt
Laconia, NH - Louis "Lou" Eckhardt took the final road exit from this life and backed his big rig to the dock at the gates of St. Peter on April 8th, 2025. Sign here, God -Load delivered. Lou was 88 years young. He had been residing at ... remainder of obit for Louis E. Eckhardt
Elaine F. Blinn
Concord, NH - Elaine F. Blinn, age 78, of Concord passed away on Monday, April 7th after a brief illness at the Jack Byrne Center in Lebanon. She was born in Reading, MA the daughter of the late Francesco and Doris (Wall) Cagnola. ... remainder of obit for Elaine F. Blinn
Karen Gruskowski Camp
[IMAGE]Karen Gruskowski Camp Dunbarton, MA - Karen Marie Gruskowski Camp was born on January 13, 1951 in Cambridge, Massachusetts and passed away after a brief illness on March 24, 2025 in Newtown, Connecticut, where she lived near her s... remainder of obit for Karen Gruskowski Camp
