
A Franklin congregation loves its 19th-century home. Insurance woes could spell its decline.
Stephanie Van Horn loves the flower cutouts in the old wooden archways inside the Franklin Unitarian Universalist Congregation parish hall.

N.H. House votes to keep some Republican cuts, nixes others from state budget
The battle over the state budget underscores the partisan divide in the New Hampshire Legislature, with most conservative priorities prevailing and Democrats warning that critical programs and services will be harmed.
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High school girls’ lacrosse previews: Former Hopkinton coach Zahn takes over Concord rebuild
Concord has brought in a new head coach to take the program to new heights. Mike Zahn, who previously coached Hopkinton girls’ lacrosse, made four straight Division III championship appearances and won two titles with the Hawks. Zahn also led Hopkinton to four straight girls’ soccer championships.

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

Sununu decides he won’t run for Senate despite praise from Trump
Chris Sununu announced what many in New Hampshire’s political world had expected, that the popular former Republican governor would forgo a 2026 run for the U.S. Senate in the race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.
Arts & Life

‘If you’re proud of it, we want to see it’: Cars & Coffee on Capitol returning to Concord
In a few short days, the streets of downtown Concord will be filled with cars of every shape, size, make, model and age as people from across New England flock to New Hampshire’s capital city for the season opener of Cars & Coffee on Capitol.




Obituaries

Boscawen , NH - Pansy Fern Pebbles (Hoyt) passed away peacefully on the evening of March 19, 2025, with family by her side at the age of 99. Born on June 14, 1925, in Franklin, NH, to Carrie Keniston and Franklin D. Hoyt. Pansy was rais... remainder of obit for Pansy Fern Pebbles

Bow, NH - Nolan Santy, 87, of Bow, passed away on Monday, January 20th at Granite VNA's Hospice House after a brief illness. Nolan was born in North Haverhill Hospital on April 9, 1937. He was the eldest son of Littleton's former long-... remainder of obit for Nolan Santy

Bow, NH - Nolan Santy, 87, of Bow, passed away on Monday, January 20th at Granite VNA's Hospice House after a brief illness. Nolan was born in North Haverhill Hospital on April 9, 1937. He was the eldest son of Littleton's former long-... remainder of obit for Nolan Santy

Bow, NH - Jacqueline Phillips Currie, 75, of Bow, NH passed away on March 28, 2025. She was born on to Robert and Laure Phillips on August 5, 1949. Jacqueline attended three years of college, then found her passion in raising her ch... remainder of obit for Jacqueline Currie