Constructing hope, building futures: Habitat for Humanity prioritizes home repairs and reselling affordable refurbished dwellings

01-06-2025 2:14 PM

Back in September, a team of Habitat for Humanity volunteers began work on Beth Riley’s Loudon home, spending countless hours repairing the floors, plumbing, counters, doorways, stairwells, and exterior.Riley learned about Habitat for Humanity when a...


Granite Geek: What’s the dollar value of a forest that you can’t cut down?

01-06-2025 2:42 PM

What is a living forest worth in money? That’s a simple-sounding question which has flummoxed New Hampshire for a long time.We know what forests are worth when they are no longer alive, after they’re cut down and sold, but putting a dollar figure on...


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High schools: Bow girls take 4th at Oyster River Invite, Sunday’s swimming and indoor track results
01-05-2025 11:57 PM

Girls’ SwimmingBow 4th, John Stark 13thKey players: Bow – Lena Thompson (1st 50 free in 26.42 seconds, 1st 100 fly in 1:01.93), Ava Popielarz (2nd 200 IM, 4th 100 breast), Emily Hou (6th 200 IM), 200 medley relay (5th), 200 free relay (5th), 400 free...

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Opinion: Canary in the coal mine
01-06-2025 2:12 PM

Maureen F. Prohl lives in Elkins. This year’s annual KRSD Deliberative Session held on Jan. 4, will hopefully serve as a warning, as the proverbial canary in the coal mine, that public education is under attack.Hopefully, it will serve as a wake-up...

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NH Republicans resurrect efforts for a ‘parental bill of rights;’ gender reporting requirements not yet included
01-04-2025 4:00 PM

Anthony Foote has challenged the Bow School District twice in the past two years – once over a book he believed was inappropriate for schools, and now in a lawsuit over his pink armband protest at a girls’ soccer game.In 2025, a new law could cement...

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Janelle Drake spreads inclusivity across New England
01-06-2025 11:31 AM

Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Janelle Drake. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends an individual in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know...

Obituaries

Obit photo for Patricia Phillips Patricia Phillips

Concord, NH - Patricia (Provencher) Phillips, 81, of Concord, NH and formerly of Superior, WI and Manchester, NH, passed away Monday, December 23, 2024 after a short illness surrounded by her family and friends. Froggy was preceded in d... remainder of obit for Patricia Phillips

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Swanzey, NH - Sharon A. King 80, of Swanzey, NH, passed away on December 13, 2024, at the Cheshire Medical Center Dartmouth Hitchcock Keene. Her parents, Arthur A. and Florence A. (Mills) McKew welcomed their daughter into the world... remainder of obit for Sharon King

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Hopkinton, NH - Joan (Hodge) Joos passed away peacefully in her sleep on Christmas Eve day, 2024, with her husband and two daughters nearby. She was 87. Joan was born on March 26, 1937, in New Haven, CT to Hubert C. and Grace (Tinker) H... remainder of obit for Joan H. Joos

Obit photo for Karen Makocy Philbrick Karen Makocy Philbrick

Bradford, VT - On the evening of Monday, December 9, Karen Makocy Philbrick, 73, of Bradford VT, died peacefully at home after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. She crossed into eternity while held in the arms of her best frien... remainder of obit for Karen Makocy Philbrick

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