‘Already behind again’: A Boscawen homeowner narrowly avoided losing her house to unpaid taxes. She expects her plight to continue.

12-26-2024 4:29 PM

Marilyn Lara had been there before.She was homeless when she moved into her manufactured house in Boscawen in 2011. Earlier this year she feared she’d be back out on the street again.She’d fallen behind on her tax bill and at the end of March and the...


First lights of Menorah outside State House lit Wednesday

12-26-2024 1:13 PM

With the help of a basket lift, the first lanterns on a large menorah outside the State House were lit Wednesday afternoon in celebration the first night of Hanukkah. At a ceremony in the State House courtyard led by Chabad Lubavitch of New Hampshire,...


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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 class analysis of our last presidential election
12-23-2024 6:00 AM

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Early in the “Communist Manifesto,” Karl Marx wrote these famous words: “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.” Whatever one thinks of Marx, it is undeniable that class...

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Rep. Laura Telerski, D-Nashua, speaks to representatives who attended a training on Thursday on ways to manage difficult conversations. About 90 lawmakers attended.
Trainers school NH lawmakers about respectful disagreements
12-20-2024 2:15 PM

CONCORD — Before disagreeing with someone, it is best to first make a connection with that person.This was one of the takeaways from a Thursday training session attended by about 90 members of the 400-person N.H. House of Representatives.Trainers...

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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 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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Concord, NH - Gloria J. Neary, 98, passed away on December 18, 2024, at her home at Havenwood Heritage Heights in Concord, NH. She lived a full life until her passing. Gloria was born in Central Islip, NY on July 4, 1926, the daughter ... remainder of obit for Gloria Neary

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Laconia, NH - Judith Gibbs Farr, 78, of Laconia, died peacefully in her sleep on December 13, 2024, following a long battle with the insidious disease, vascular dementia. Judy was born in Plymouth, New Hampshire, on September 12, 1946,... remainder of obit for Judith Gibbs Farr

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