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Budget cut reversals and directions for local zoning: What to watch in the State House this week
House committee mulls softening Senate’s mandatory minimums on fentanyl
SunCookin’ with Rob Azevedo: Cutting season
Ramp from I-93 to I-89 to be closed for repairs Tuesday
‘A top issue facing voters’: Halfway through State House session, checking in on top housing bills
The soggy spring means – no surprise – the drought is over for Concord
High schools: Weekend lacrosse results
Tapping into reserves, 2026 Concord city budget proposal carries 4% tax increase
Gardening brings out all genres of wellness
‘I hate to leave’: Three-alarm fire in Loudon burns centuries-old home to the ground
Billows of smoke still wafted up from the blackened rubble as Joe Brown drove by what remained of his Loudon home Sunday morning.
Granite Geek: There’s a very big battery in Moultonborough. We need a lot more of them
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To provide temporary shelter, Concord foots the bill for hotel stays for people experiencing homelessness
‘I’m a whole different kind of mother’ – Raising a four-year-old at age 61 is just life for Barb Higgins
Authorities believe mother shot three year-year-old son in Pembroke murder-suicide
‘I hate to leave’: Three-alarm fire in Loudon burns centuries-old home to the ground
Hometown Hero: Joan Follansbee energizes morning drop-offs with dance moves
Merrimack Valley superintendent Randy Wormald to retire at end of next school year
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The Monitor’s guide to the New Hampshire legislature
One year after UNH protest, new police body camera footage casts doubt on assault charges against students
‘It’s always there’: 50 years after Vietnam War’s end, a Concord veteran recalls his work to honor those who fought
‘We honor your death’ – Arranging services for those who die while homeless in Concord
Sports
High schools: Thursday’s softball, baseball, lax and track results
Coe-Brown 9, Campbell 4
Program offers discounted golf rounds for young players at Concord’s Beaver Meadow
High schools: Thursday’s area baseball, lacrosse, tennis and track results
High schools: Kearsarge, Bow boys’ lax win; more Monday results
High schools: Weekend track and lacrosse results
Opinion
Opinion: My memories of Vietnam 50 years later
Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com.
Opinion: Concord officials: Can we sit and talk?
Opinion: Trump versus the U.S. Constitution
Opinion: Protect our winters!
Opinion: That was then. This is now.
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
‘A wild accusation’: House votes to nix Child Advocate after Rep. suggests legislative interference
Rosemarie Rung thinks of Elijah Lewis often.
Sununu decides he won’t run for Senate despite praise from Trump
Town elections offer preview of citizenship voting rules being considered nationwide
Medical aid in dying, education funding, transgender issues: What to look for in the State House this week
On the Trail: Shaheen’s retirement sparks a competitive NH Senate racee-Edition
Arts & Life
Brookford Farm’s annual heifer parade celebrates family, sustainability, organic farming
Join Brookford Farm for a fun-filled day with a farm-fresh lunch, music and dancing on Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Get ready to explore the farm, meet the friendly cows, and learn all about sustainable farming practices.
Pembroke City Limits brings yoga, book club, line dancing, and more to Suncook Village
The Last Stand Country Band performing in Allenstown
Garden Club blossoms in Chichester
A city for coffee lovers: Northeast Coffee Festival returning to Concord this weekendObituaries
Barbara Jean Clark
Concord, NH - Barbara Jean Clark, age 85, of Concord, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. She was the loving wife of the late David L. Clark. Born in Portsmouth on February 24, 1940, Barbara was the daughter of the late R... remainder of obit for Barbara Jean Clark
Donald W. Levesque
Donald W Levesque Webster, NH - Donald W. Levesque, 85, passed away on January 29, 2025 in Naples, FL. He was born on May 20, 1939 in Webstbrook, Maine. Don was the son of Wilfred and Edesse Levesque. He was a devoted husband, father, gr... remainder of obit for Donald W. Levesque
Herbert Benoit
Bow, NH - Herbert Ray Benoit, 88, passed away on January 23, 2025, in Merrimack, NH. Born on December 17, 1936, in St. Johnsbury, VT, Herb graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1955 and served in the Air National Guard. After his fath... remainder of obit for Herbert Benoit
Rev. Dr. Louis George
Hillsborough, NH - Rev. Dr. Louis A George, (89) passed away peacefully on April 30th 2025, at Concord Hospital in New Hampshire. Louis (Lou) was born on July 27th, 1935 the son of Roy and Georgia (Martin) George in Sabinsville, Pennsyl... remainder of obit for Rev. Dr. Louis George
