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Another lawsuit delays Steeplegate Mall demolition
By DAVID BROOKS
If you’re wondering why nothing obvious is happening at the closed Steeplegate Mall to convert it into a massive mixed-use development, consider the situation of the largest remaining tenant, JCPenney.
Swanzey forest stewards battle red pine killer
By SOPHIA KESHMIRI
Stewards of the Yale Toumey Forest plan to take down many more of the forest’s red pines over the next two years due to an infestation of an invasive species that kills the trees. Yale University has been cutting red pines and replacing them with other species since long before the pest’s discovery last year in preparation for an eventual infestation, said Joseph Orefice, director of forest and agricultural operations.
Driver acquitted in bikers’ deaths in New Hampshire pleads guilty to impaired driving in Connecticut
By DAVE COLLINS
A commercial truck driver who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire pleaded guilty and was sentenced Monday for driving under the influence in Connecticut a month before the deadly crash — an offense that should have resulted in his license being revoked.
Granite Geek: It takes a village to keep nasty bugs away
By DAVID BROOKS
You don’t have to tell Alan Cattabriga that the invasive spotted lanternfly is a real pain. The senior manager at Millikan Nursery in Chichester has been out in the rain looking for the nasty bugs’ egg masses on imported plants more times than he cares to remember.
New Hampshire set to ‘welcome home’ veterans with new 15-acre campus in Franklin
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Maureen Beauregard thought of her brother first.
A Venezuelan man was tackled in a New Hampshire courthouse and sent by ICE to Texas
By HOLLY RAMER
A Venezuelan man facing misdemeanor charges in New Hampshire was apprehended in a courthouse by federal agents who also knocked over a bystander as they tackled him.
Federal judge finds Bow School District’s actions ‘entirely reasonable’ in transgender athlete protest by parents
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
A federal judge has ruled against a group of Bow parents who claimed their First Amendment rights were violated when the local school district barred them from wearing pink wristbands to protest against transgender athletes playing in girls’ sports.
Update: Coe-Brown High deemed safe following bomb threat
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Police did not find any explosives at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Monday following a bomb threat posted to social media.
Attorney General’s office to investigate police shooting in Dover
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
An investigation is underway after a New Hampshire State Police trooper shot a woman following a vehicle chase in the Seacoast region early Sunday morning. She was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police chase Chichester man through three towns
By Monitor staff
State police say a Chichester man is in custody following a pursuit that passed through Loudon, Chichester and Pittsfield before being called off for public safety reasons.
In latest attempt to pass eviction bill, House votes to include in budget
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Bob Lynn is hoping the third or maybe the fourth time is the charm.
Cannabis bills and the next budget phase: What to look for in the State House this week
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
The House of Representatives passed its version of the next state budget on Thursday, but not without some drama.
New White Park Playground price rises, fundraising underway
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
A long-awaited new playground at White Park will cost $60,000 more than expected, and residents are aiming to raise that amount in the next month.
Paint can disposal could become easier with state’s proposed drop-off recycling program
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
In many homes, half-empty paint cans sit untouched in basements and garages, collecting dust as homeowners wait for that one day a year when they can finally drop them off at their local transfer station.
Hometown Hero: How Concord High’s Izzie Boom ignited a fund-raising duck explosion for Rett Syndrome
JEREMY MARGOLIS
Concord High School is experiencing a duck invasion. The birds line the cafeteria coffee bar, rest on teachers’ and administrators’ desks, and adorn the dashboards of students’ cars. There are soccer ducks, ugly sweater ducks, horse ducks and snowman ducks.
After 41 years, Business Committee for the Arts says its job is done
By DAVID BROOKS
After 41 years of encouraging New Hampshire businesses to support the arts, the NHBCA is doing something unusual for a non-profit advocacy group: shutting down even though it doesn’t have to.
Ethics complaint about Beaver Meadow Golf Course board handed off to Concord City Council
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
With a decision looming about the multi-million dollar plan to build a new clubhouse at Beaver Meadow Golf Course, an ethics complaint about a committee that helps govern the city-owned facility has fallen into the lap of the Concord City Council.
SNHU, UNH international students and graduates face status terminations and visa revocations
By REBECA PEREIRA
The federal government has revoked visas and terminated the student status of some international students and graduates at Southern New Hampshire University.
‘He went home’: Remembering Rodney Moody, ‘the mayor’ of Concord’s homeless community
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
No one thought the thin blue plastic mattresses were very comfortable, least of all Rodney Moody.
What to know about the plan to allow students to attend any public school in the state
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Starting next year, New Hampshire may allow all students to attend any public school in the state that has space for them.
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