Second arrest made in June shooting beneath South End bridge

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A second person is now facing multiple felony charges after police say he was involved in an armed robbery and shooting near the Water Street bridge last month.

Self-drawing coffee shop artwork re-creates the Declaration of Independence

By DAVID BROOKS

There’s something a bit odd about the framed drawing that hangs on the wall of Revelstoke Coffee: It keeps changing itself.

Look, up in the sky! It’s… an Airstream trailer?

By DAVID BROOKS

As Concord natives, Steve and Laurie Savage know a good downtown show when they hear about it.

Around Concord: Over The Moon Farmstead brings mead, beer, pizza and music to Pittsfield

By RACHEL WACHMAN

On a typical weekend night at Over the Moon Farmstead in Pittsfield, strings of fairy lights hang from the rafters and people sit in the cozy barn, swaying in time to music performed at the front of the room. Freshly-baked pizza rests on their plates, and home-brewed mead or beer fill their glasses. There’s conversation, laughter and the occasional voice singing along to the melody.

NH seniors and housing market

By Paul Briand

Any discussion about the future of housing in the state has to include aging Granite Staters.

Slots and no bet limits: State budget shakes up New Hampshire’s casino landscape

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Slot machines are expected to make their debut in some New Hampshire casinos by the end of the year, part of a broader effort to boost revenue for both the state and local charities. 

Chamber of Commerce names next president following departure of longtime head

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Bryanna Marceau will succeed Tim Sink as the president and CEO of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce this fall.

“A failure of supervision” — In murder trial, defense argues institutional shortcomings at Department of Corrections failed Matthew Millar

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Former corrections officer Matthew Millar didn’t receive adequate training or direction ahead of a fatal encounter where he restrained a psychiatric patient, a law enforcement standards expert testified on Tuesday.

Concord firefighter union negotiations ongoing as current contract expires

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

For a second consecutive summer, the city of Concord and one of its firefighter unions have not come to a new contract agreement before the previous one expired.

Photo: Christian Science Church gets a facelift

Supreme Court finds state must significantly increase education spending to fund adequate education

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A divided New Hampshire Supreme Court directed the state government on Tuesday to nearly double the base education adequacy payment it expends per student, but the court stopped short of calling for the change to take effect immediately, as a lower court had ordered.

Around Concord: The Balshaws bring a rustic revival to the Canterbury Country Store

By REBECA PEREIRA

David Balshaw’s intention as he approached retirement was to “wind down and be done.”

Tilton Island Park Bridge replacement is going ahead; removal may happen this month

By DAVID BROOKS

The historic Tilton Island Bridge is going to get repaired after all.

Bill to allow ‘no fault’ evictions makes it to governor’s desk

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

What constitutes a “legitimate” cause to evict a tenant?

Dunbarton’s ‘Dynamo’: Kristine Flythe brings new life to town recreation activities

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

For Kristine Flythe, the sight of overgrown weeds creeping behind the dugouts and practice areas at the softball field at Dunbarton Elementary School for nearly 15 years was hard to ignore.

Former Concord city councilor named New Hampshire Lottery Commission chair

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Former Concord city councilor Erle Pierce has been appointed to lead the New Hampshire Lottery Commission for the next three years.

From failed budget caps to a phone ban: 6 big education stories that shaped the 2024-25 school year

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

It was an academic year marked by sweeping victories for advocates of education privatization and parental rights and by numerous defeats for proponents of public education. From Kearsarge to Concord, the battles played out in local annual meetings, at the state capitol, in the state’s federal courthouse, and all the way from Washington.

Granite Geek: Enjoying the coolest summer of the rest of my life

By DAVID BROOKS

I was on vacation playing with a grandchild during last week’s heat dome, so I didn’t pay much attention to the details. Now I’m back at work and wondering: How bad was it?

Around Concord: Living in an 1856 schoolhouse is (mostly) delightful

By DAVID BROOKS

Creating a home out of a very old building that was never a home before is a lot of fun. Mostly.

Beyond the budget: Key bills from last week

By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH and ETHAN DEWITT

Thursday marked the last chance for New Hampshire lawmakers to approve or reject the remaining bills of this year’s legislative session.