
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.

In latest attempt to pass eviction bill, House votes to include in budget
Bob Lynn is hoping the third or maybe the fourth time is the charm.
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Sports

High school softball previews: Concord looks to bounce back from heartbreaking exit
Concord High’s 2024 softball season ended in heartbreak. After a strong 15-3 regular season, the No. 3 Crimson Tide were shut out in the prelims by No. 14 Portsmouth and sent home much earlier than expected.


Opinion

Opinion: An attack on the legal profession is an attack on us all
Attorney Joseph D. Steinfield lives in Keene and Jaffrey. He can be reached at joe@joesteinfield.com.



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.

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.




Obituaries

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.

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

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

[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