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How one Allenstown bus driver’s removal from his route divided the school community
Four of Heather Sargent’s children came home crying on Monday afternoon after their bus driver, Shawn Newell – known as “Mr. Shawn” to the kids he transports – was removed from his role driving for Allenstown Community School’s purple bus route, she...
Ringing in the holidays
Rosie Palamara has been ringing bells for the Salvation Army around the Holidays for 11 years. She knows first-hand the difference that charitable giving can make: her father died when she was young, and her mother leaned on churches and food banks...
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Sports
High schools: Coe-Brown, MV, Pembroke basketball sweep opponents
Boys’ BasketballCoe-Brown 78, Bishop Brady 36Key players: Coe Brown – Jack Matson (16 points, 14 rebounds), Matt Flanagan (12 points), Grant Hayes (10 points), Bruce LaPierre (8 points, 7 rebounds), Ryan Kouchoukos (6 points, 9 assists, 6 steals),...
Opinion
Opinion: All forests are important. Old forests are priceless.
Jim Furnish served for 35 years in the US Forest Service, including as Deputy Chief from 1999 to 2002. Forests are complex ecosystems, beyond our full comprehension. But making the right call for the future of our national forests shouldn’t be nearly...
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
On the Trail: Trump won the election, but not in New Hampshire, electors vote
Presidential electors gathered at state capitols across the country on Tuesday, to cast their electoral votes in the 2024 election, a key step in formalizing President-elect Donald Trump’s White House victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.At the...
Arts & Life
Remembering Ed Mottau: Peterborough musician who played with John Lennon and nurtured local talent
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...
Obituaries
Loudon, NH - Gladys Murphy of Loudon, NH passed away on December 13th at the Presidential Oaks nursing home. Born in Sandown, NH in 1921, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Barbara Kelley of Derry, NH. She graduated from Pin... remainder of obit for Gladys Murphy
Meredith, NH - It is with incredible sadness that we announce the death of Kim Robert Cedarstrom on December 8, 2024 from complications of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia and lymphoma. Kim was the only child of Pauli and Robert Cedarstr... remainder of obit for Kim Robert Cedarstrom
Concord, NH - Yvette Theresa Lascelle, 81, passed peacefully on December 16, 2024, after spending weeks surrounded by her loved ones. Born 10/24/43 in Suncook, NH to Arthur and Simone Girard, Yvette was an incredible Mémére, Mother, Sis... remainder of obit for Yvette T. Lascelle
Meredith, NH - Irene Lucille (Potter) Sutkus, 77, of Meredith, NH, died December 10, 2024, at Concord Hospital in Concord, NH. Irene was born on February 25, 1947, in Waltham, MA, the oldest daughter of Robert and Lucille Potter and th... remainder of obit for Irene L. Sutkus