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By DAVID BROOKS

Lawmakers may soon make New Hampshire the first state in the Northeast to eliminate required annual vehicle inspections, a change that would save drivers tens of millions of dollars while reducing highway funding by nearly $3 million and curtailing a program to reduce local air pollution from cars.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

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By ALEXANDER RAPP

MANCHESTER – Two minutes into overtime, Belmont-Gilford senior forward Evan Guerin picked the puck up in the neutral zone and had a touch of magic in his stick that he used to move seamlessly through Kingswood’s defense and around his back as he rounded the left-side face-off circle and approached the goal with speed. As he approached, the crowd went quiet for a second, and Guerin sent a powerful shot into the top of the net. Then the crowd erupted.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Inside EFAs is a Monitor series about New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program. Check out the other stories in the series here.

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Martha Bodnarik isn’t willing to budge on certain things. She keeps her house in Warner warm even if her heating bill is high. But when she’s in the grocery store, she tried to cut costs anywhere she can.

By DAVID PAIGE

Rep. David Paige (D-Conway) serves as the NH House of Representatives ranking member on Housing and previously served on the House Special Committee on Childcare.

By LISA BEAUDOIN

Lisa Beaudoin of Concord, principal of Strategies for Disability Equity, is the former executive director of NH’s leading disability justice organization.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

More than a year after the Concord City Council put off a vote on the Beaver Meadow clubhouse to develop more options, city proposals and flaring tensions have boxed the debate back into a starkly similar binary: all or nothing.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Jessica Bickford, a longtime special education teacher and administrator, will serve as the next superintendent of the Pembroke and Deerfield School Districts, SAU executive board chair Kerri Dean announced Tuesday.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

ROCHESTER – The Pembroke Spartans led the whole way, all four quarters, every second, except the first few before sophomore forward Javien Sinclair opened the scoring with a corner 3. Pelham gave them a run for their money, especially in the third quarter, but Pembroke did not wince once and claimed the victory, 57-42, in Monday’s Division II semifinal at the Rochester Recreation Center.

By DAN ATTORRI

A high school of over 1,400 versus a school with an enrollment of around 110. A Division I powerhouse versus Division I debutants. One team with a height advantage and a deeper bench compared to the other.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Services to honor the life of Concord firefighter Christopher “CJ” Girard will be held this week, including a funeral on Thursday at Christ the King Parish on South Main Street. 

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Teaching science in a classroom, knitting wool hats for charity and encouraging runners to step up for an annual 5K race have been part of how Perry and Suzy Seagroves have helped build community in the Concord area.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

SAU 53, which includes the towns of Pembroke, Deerfield, Allenstown, Epsom and Chichester, has narrowed down its search for its co-superintendent to two candidates: the current assistant superintendent Jessica Bickford and Hudson school district superintendent Daniel Moulis.

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

In the five years since Derek Narducci has lived in Warner, he’s watched his tax bill increase by 40 percent.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The New Hampshire Senate passed a parental bill of rights that would prohibit school districts from knowingly withholding or denying the existence of information about a parent’s child.

By ANDREA HECHAVARRIA

Andrea Hechavarria is president and CEO of NH Life Sciences, a statewide life sciences association built by and for the industry.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The three candidates for a Boscawen Select Board seat – incumbent Lorrie Carey and challengers Loren Martin and Jay Westgate – sparred over how to fund capital projects, the hours town offices should be open, a potential conflict of interest, and several other topics during a candidate forum this week.

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Former mayor Jo Brown wanted to set the record straight.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The Republican-controlled House Education Funding Committee on Tuesday endorsed a proposal to make New Hampshire’s school choice program fully universal starting in 2026.