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‘A little piece of everything I like’: New Pittsfield barbershop brings more than a haircut to downtown
By KIERA McLAUGHLIN
With a 1940s barber pole marking the outside and the fresh smell of a clean shave wafting from the window, the new single-chair barbershop is impossible to miss from downtown Pittsfield.
Ayotte vetoes bathroom bill, defeating it for second time in two years
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill that would have allowed the separation of bathrooms, locker rooms, sports and correctional facilities by biological sex, calling the Republican-led effort “overly broad and impractical to enforce.”
Charlestown plane crash injures one
By JOHN LIPPMAN
CHARLESTOWN — An ultralight aircraft crashed in a field in Charlestown early Sunday evening, resulting in serious injury to the pilot and sole occupant, who was flown via helicopter to the hospital after rescuers extracted him from the wreckage.
Ayotte vetoes ‘book ban’ bill, splitting with Republicans
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed a bill that would have banned sexual materials, including books, from classrooms and libraries in New Hampshire’s public schools, thwarting an effort from Republicans to create stricter parental controls over the content available to kids.
Right-to-know ombudsman role vacated as budget cuts take effect
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
The office that handles disputes over access to public records in New Hampshire is now vacant, putting all cases on pause until a new right-to-know ombudsman is selected.
Concord city council divided over raise for city manager to nearly $250K
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
One of New Hampshire’s highest paid municipal employees got a raise on Monday night, though not without some dissent
Concord belly dancing class teaches self love and connectedness: ‘I am enough’
By JANE MILLER
At the beginning of her belly dancing class, Dawn Higgins asks her participants to recite two mantras: “I am beautiful” and “I am enough.”
Cannon Mountain tram to shut for at least two years while replacement is installed
By DAVID BROOKS
If you’ve always wanted to ride the aerial tram to the top of Cannon Mountain, you’d better hurry up.
NH judiciary launches review of domestic violence case that led to murder of Berlin woman
By TODD BOOKMAN
New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald is ordering a review of a domestic violence case that ended in the fatal shooting of a 25-year old Berlin resident.
Granite Geek: As quantum mechanics turns 100, it is sneaking into everyday life
By DAVID BROOKS
There is no science more removed from practical life than quantum mechanics. Or so I thought.
‘Perfect fit’: Fabulous Looks Boutique shifts leadership, preserving brands and styles
By JANE MILLER
Fabulous Looks has been a home away from home for owner Sherry Spurr for over 30 years.
Free speech group, residents back Bow parents’ free speech appeal in case involving transgender athletes
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
A Philadelphia-based free speech group and two more residents have filed a legal brief in support of parents challenging a court ruling that sided with the Bow School District after it barred parents from wearing pink wristbands to protest transgender athletes in girls’ sports.
Loudon man killed in crash on I-89 in Concord on Sunday
By BRENDILOU ARMSTRONG
A Loudon man died after a two-vehicle crash in Concord on Sunday, closing a portion off the highway for three hours while rescuers tended to the wounded and cleared the wreckage from the road.
A look ahead at the ‘preferred design’ for Concord’s new police headquarters
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
The design for Concord’s new police headquarters would more than triple the size of the current police station on Green Street and carry a construction price tag of $41.3 million, about $3.5 million more than previously estimated.
Concord may finally buy long-closed rail line with hopes of creating city-spanning trail
By DAVID BROOKS
The long-simmering effort to create a walking/biking path the length of Concord may take another step forward when the city council meets on Monday to consider buying 5.7 miles of rail line from Horsehoe Pond to the city’s northern border.
New Cheers owners honor restaurant’s original menu while building something fresh
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Greg Tandy started asking around when he became the new owner of Cheers.
ZBA appointment to be reconsidered at Monday Council meeting
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Concord City Councilors will try to walk back the appointment of a woman to the city’s zoning board that they made last month.
‘Love you more’: Concord community remembers Glenn Chrzan
By YAA BAME
Deborah Eckland stood in front of section 47 at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, facing a small crowd of about a dozen people. She wiped her eyes with a white handkerchief.
Remembered: Friends recall stories about the lives of those who died without housing
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN and MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Skeletal remains were discovered in a shed near the state prison in late April. Just a day later, another man’s long-deceased body was found near the highway bridge beside the Friendly Kitchen. In early May, a 25-year-old living in an RV parked at the former Steeplegate Mall died in a fire. A local adult softball team, on a muggy June evening, found the body of a man in his campsite in the city-owned woods near Memorial Field.
Layoffs, grant funding cuts take effect at New Hampshire’s Council on the Arts
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
The New Hampshire Theatre Project set out to make people uncomfortable, touring the state with plays on difficult topics.
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