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By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

The French company Saint-Gobain has begun the demolition of its Merrimack facility, where manufacturing processes released PFAS chemicals into surrounding communities for years, contaminating drinking water for nearby residents.Steel from the site...

By ALEX RAPP and DAN ATTORRI

Last season did not end the way the third-seeded Crimson Tide had hoped. They had a 14-4-1 record and reached the quarterfinals but were upset by No. 11 Exeter in overtime, 4-3.The Tide hockey team suffered its first back-to-back regular-season losses...

As energy costs continue to rise, many New Hampshire small businesses are struggling with unpredictable operational expenses. That’s why here at the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) we offer low-cost energy audits to help...

From Monitor staff reports

Since high school indoor track and field returned to New Hampshire following the pandemic in the fall of 2022, only one boys’ team – Coe-Brown Northwood Academy – has hoisted the Division II championship trophy.Coe-Brown scored 101 points, nearly...

By DAVID BROOKS

The cost of electricity from Eversource and Unitil is set to decline in February to approximately the same rate, marking a sharp year-on-year decline for Unitil, Concord’s main power utility.The Public Utility Commission has approved an energy rate of...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

The Pembroke School Board has a lot to weigh going into budget season for the next school year.The next proposed budget seeks to add $2 million in spending, bringing the total to $33.3 million.The schools are still feeling the effects of last year’s...

Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord will host New Hampshire author and social media expert Peg Fitzpatrick on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. Fitzpatrick will discuss her new book, The Art of Small Business Social Media: A Blueprint for Marketing...

By DEVON CHAFFEE

Devon Chaffee is the executive director of the ACLU of New Hampshire. Alongside a new year, 2025 will usher in a new Trump administration, a time that will represent a clear and present danger to our country’s democratic processes and institutions...

By PHIL GALEWITZ

With Donald Trump’s return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion is back on the chopping block.More than 3 million adults in nine states would be at immediate risk of...

Thank you to Sruthi Gopalakrishnan and Charlotte Matherly for their recent article on “niche” legislation for 2025, including a bill to prohibit sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps, commonly called glue traps, sponsored by Rep. Linda Haskins....

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Concord’s school board is at a crossroads.An election day vote threw plans to build a new middle school into the ringer, and the board now faces a variety of options about what to do next. None have officially been ruled out, but their once-fervent...

By AMY VIRGINIA EVANS and MONICA CIOLFI

Amy Virginia Evans is an author whose latest novel, “Debriefing Darly,” explores the impact of the Women’s Movement. Monica Ciolfi is a lawyer and reproductive rights activist. Both women live in Concord. Voters have decided against electing...

It will take humility, reflection, and time for Democrats and pro-democracy allies to determine why Vice President Harris lost the election, in spite of the most brilliant campaign I’ve seen, and Harry Truman was president when I was born. Meanwhile,...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

On election night, Republicans in New Hampshire delivered what many thought of as a slam dunk. But outgoing Gov. Chris Sununu doesn’t see Republicans’ trifecta control of the governor’s office, the House and the Senate in Concord as a free pass.The...

By ETHAN DeWITT

In Kelly Ayotte’s campaign for governor, the now-governor-elect was clear in ads and speeches: She would not be making changes to the state’s abortion law. That law, passed in 2021, bans abortions after six months of pregnancy except in cases of fatal...

Llewellyn Worldwide author Sally Cragin will discuss the annual Moon Sign Almanac, and speak about the new and full moon phases in 2025, on Jan. 8. The moon is full – things are a little crazy. The moon is new – everyone is a little lost. When is the...

By ZEKE MILLER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN LONG

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the...

By NED WOODY

Ned Woody lives in Bow. Ahmed Kutty’s recent My Turn was a timely one. With Medicare open enrollment under way, seniors face what is often a confusing choice about their Medicare options. While I generally share Mr. Kutty’s opinion that...

By RICK GREEN

New Hampshire lawmakers will pursue efforts to legalize marijuana for recreational use next year, but their chances seem slim, with Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte and new state Senate President Sharon Carson in firm opposition.“Hopes have dimmed to near zero...

By ETHAN DeWITT

The new law that will require hard proof of voter ID and citizenship to vote in New Hampshire just barely took effect – six days after the Nov. 5 general election.But already, Republican and Democratic lawmakers are seeking to change it this...