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MVSB (Meredith Village Savings Bank) Fund at New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has awarded $75,000 to 40 local nonprofit organizations. This includes $58,000 donated to 23 local agencies and $17,000 to 17 local food pantries to help address food...

Concord/Penacook■Penacook Branch Library, located at 3 Merrimack St., is open Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Thursdays from 12 noon to 5 p.m.■Penacook Winter Farmers Market is open every Wednesday, from 3 to 6 p.m., at Riverhill Grange, 32...

These are dire times in U.S. politics, as autocracy threatens with Trump poised for another run for the presidency. With the nation’s eye trained on the NH primary, independents, at 40% the state’s largest group of voters, are uniquely empowered. We...

By GREG BERGER

Greg Berger is the owner of Spring Ledge Farm in New London. We’ve been farming for nearly 40 years. We began seeing the changes about a dozen years ago: Frosts came later, we picked vegetables longer into the fall, droughts were more severe, but...

By PAUL LEVY

Paul Levy lives in Concord. A recent AP article in the Monitor (1/4) described Donald Trump’s promise to begin the largest deportation operation in American history even surpassing “Operation Wetback” conducted in 1954 during the Eisenhower...

Boys’ BasketballPembroke 81, Hollis-Brookline 57Key players: Pembroke – Joe Fitzgerald (33 points), Javien Sinclair (13 points), Devin Riel (12 points), Zach Bemis (8 points)Highlights: Fitzgerald scored 17 of his points in the second half as the...

JV resultsThe Hopkinton JV girls’ basketball team improved to 6-1 with victories over Newfound, 40-13, and Kearsarge 28-11. Against Newfound, Avery Chase (10 points), Aisling Madden (6 points), Viola Pietrabissa (defense) and Molly Donoghue (defense)...

By KATHY McCORMACK and SCOTT McFETRIDGE

CONCORD, N.H. — A major storm drenched the Northeast and slammed it with fierce winds, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands following a bout of violent weather that struck most of the U.S.The storm, which started Tuesday night and was moving...

This January, Mosaic Art Collective invites art enthusiasts and the community at large to witness the vibrant culmination of collaborative creativity in the exhibition, “This is Us Plus Some.” This transformative showcase, featuring the distinct...

By DAN ATTORRI

Since wrestling tournaments reemerged in 2021, Concord High head coach Ham Munnell has talked about “getting back to where (they) were.” The Crimson Tide showed a glimpse of its former glory by hoisting the champions plaque on Saturday.Junior Cullen...

Concord/Penacook ■The United Church of Penacook Food Pantry, serving Penacook residents only, is open every Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. year-round. (If Penacook Elementary/Merrimack Valley School District is closed due to weather, the pantry will...

By RAY DUCKLER

Kevin Steed was inside Citizens Bank in downtown Pittsfield just before it closed at noon on Saturday when one of the other customers grew upset about a transaction, shouted obscenities and stormed out.Minutes later, Steed and everyone else in the...

Girls’ BasketballHopkinton 44, Kearsarge 40, OTKey players: Hopkinton – Shaylee Murdough (17 points, 6 assists), Katie Brown (12 points), Helen Yeaton (8 points); Kearsarge – Ava Shapiro (12 points), Jada Kendrigan (9 points)Highlights: The Hawks took...

By RAY DUCKLER

Mentioning Stella made Lou Sillari’s tired eyes open just a tad wider.His memories were sharp, considering. But some of his recollections of events 80, 90, even 100 years ago challenged him, causing him to pause, eventually needing his son, Peter...

Boys’ Alpine SkiingPortsmouth 372, Concord 369, Keene 369, Bishop Guertin 346, Dover 341, Spaulding 327Key players: Concord – Lucas Golden (1st), Brett McDonough (5th), Carter Pratt (11th), Pablo Winn (24th)Highlights:  Golden won with a combined time...

By COLIN VAN OSTERN

Colin Van Ostern served as Executive Councilor for District 2 from 2012-2016 and lives in Concord. Here’s a resolution for 2024: let’s make this year the year that New Hampshire trusts all our citizens to make their own healthcare decisions, both in...

By DAVID BROOKS

The financial benefit seen by communities who are part of the Community Power Coalition will be reduced this year because all New Hampshire utilities have cut their electric rates.Things are different, however, for four towns that are doing community...

Boys’ BasketballMerrimack Valley 61, Bishop Brady 27Key players: MV – Nic Oglesby (19 points), Andrew Surpenant (13 points), Ethan Dukette (8 points), Boston Bradicich (8 points); Bishop Brady – Owen Thorton (11 points), Ryan Casey (9...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

BOW – It was far from a pretty game of basketball. In the first half, it was total slog. Pembroke (4-0) and Bow (2-2) ended the first quarter tied, 4-4, and headed to the locker room at halftime tied, 14-14. But over the final 16 minutes of play, it...

Boys’ Indoor TrackBishop Brady 4th, Bow tied 5th, Belmont 7th, Merrimack Valley 9th, Winnisquam tied 12thKey players: Bishop Brady –  Josh Gentchos (1st 55 dash in 6.74 seconds, 3rd 300), Alan Yap (2nd 300, 4th 55 dash); Bow – Alden Betterley...