‘If I can make someone happy, then I’m happy’: 97 year-old woman crochets scarves for charity

12-29-2024 9:01 AM

Lucienne Boisvert sat by the fireplace with her crochet hook, a skein of purple yarn, and a half-completed scarf. As she wove the hook in and out of holes at the end of the scarf and wrapped the yarn accordingly, the 97-year-old began to explain her...


New law to make follow-up breast cancer screenings covered by insurance

12-29-2024 9:00 AM

When Carrie Becker received abnormal results back from her yearly mammogram, she underwent a series of tests. Three biopsies, three ultrasounds, three mammograms, and one MRI later, she learned what the tests had confirmed: she had breast cancer.While...


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Football: Capital Area players receive All-State recognition
12-23-2024 12:54 AM

The winter season is well underway, but some fall accolades are still being doled out, with some football divisions releasing their All-State rosters as recently as last week. For Divisions I and II, each conference within the division selects its own...

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Opinion: A U.S. budget for the new year
12-28-2024 6:00 AM

John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. If we think it’s a puzzle how Santa gets down and up chimneys and carries enough toys and gifts in his sleigh for all the world’s people, we may have an allegory...

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On the Trail: Gearing up for a Scott Brown Jeanne Shaheen rematch?
12-28-2024 9:01 AM

The first time he ran for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire, former ambassador and former Sen. Scott Brown jumped in late.Brown launched his Republican Senate campaign in April 2014, just a few months after formally changing his residency to New...

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Remembering Ed Mottau: Peterborough musician who played with John Lennon and nurtured local talent
12-09-2024 10:29 AM

Longtime Monadnock region resident Ed Mottau, who died at his home in Peterborough Nov. 3 at age 80, is being remembered as a musician, a craftsman, a mentor, friend, father and devoted member of the community.Mottau was a guitarist and songwriter who...

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Obit photo for Lucille Anne Jordan Lucille Anne Jordan

Jaffrey, NH - Lucille Anne Jordan, 75, of Jaffrey, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2024, in her home, with her family by her side. She was born in Amityville, New York on May 5, 1949, the daughter of Henry and Alvina (Stegeman) K... remainder of obit for Lucille Anne Jordan

Obit photo for Janice L. Roy Janice L. Roy

Albuquerque, NM - February 1935-Dec 2024 Our Mom, Janice Roy was born February 1935 in Concord New Hampshire. She was adopted by Amos & Lillian Lewis and raised in East Concord. She spent most of her life in Penacook, before moving to ... remainder of obit for Janice L. Roy

Obit photo for Roger E. Hebert Roger E. Hebert

Hooksett, NH - Roger E. Hebert, 99, a lifelong resident of Hooksett, passed away in his home, surrounded by his family on Monday, December 23, 2024. He was born in Hooksett on December 17, 1925, son of the late Thomas and Jeannette ... remainder of obit for Roger E. Hebert

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Newmarket, NH - Elizabeth M. Philbrick NEWMARKET – Elizabeth M. Philbrick, formerly of Wentworth, NH, passed away on December 12, 2024 due to complications from heart disease. She was born in Jersey City, NJ, on October 21, 1940, t... remainder of obit for Elizabeth Philbrick

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