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Kayla Smith recently led the Merrimack Valley Pride girls’ basketball team to great heights and was named the Concord Monitor’s Player of the Season.
Bedford 7, Concord 0
By ALEXANDER RAPP
The music boomed, the metal fences rattled, spectators cheered and the most skilled soccer players in Concord rose to the top. On Friday night at Keach Park, dozens of kids, teenagers, and young adults flooded the court to play a futsal tournament organized by Samba X Player Development.
By DAVID BROOKS
Concord may finally be joining the list of places putting solar farms atop their closed landfills.
Best Buddies will hold its Friendship Walk in Concord on Saturday, May 10. Over 1,000 people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities are expected to gather to walk for inclusion and celebrate the international nonprofit organization’s mission of establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, inclusive living, and family support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Justin Federico and his family left Manchester five years ago for the quieter small-town charm of Allenstown, attracted by the promise of a community offering all the essential services they needed, including curbside trash pickup.
By REBECA PEREIRA
A dump truck driver suffered severe, life-threatening injuries Sunday evening after veering off the road and crashing into a tree on I-93 South.
By RACHEL WACHMAN
When Andy Lane received the quilt, he felt moved beyond words.
By DAN ATTORRI
NORTHWOOD – As the largest team-scoring invitational in New Hampshire that falls around the middle of the season, the Black Bear Invitational can often be used as a measuring stick to see how the state’s high school track and field teams stack up against each other. This spring’s edition wasn’t a typical one, with wet and windy conditions forcing the cancellation of the pole vault and high jump events.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Budget talks took shape in the Senate this week as multiple agencies pleaded with senators to restore their funding – and in some cases, their very existence – that was cut by the House of Representatives.
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
As the bird flu drove up egg prices, Merrimack Valley High School senior Olivia Barto wondered whether raising chickens at home could save her family money.
By DAVID BROOKS
The most unusual home in Hopkinton, one that over the years has been nicknamed the Marshmallow House, the Space Pod, the Fiberglass Folly and more, is changing hands.
Concord 11, Nashua South 1
By RACHEL WACHMAN
Abby Rollins has always had an “otherworldly knowing,” one she denied for many years.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Rehabilitation and treatment programs will suffer and more people will return to prison after getting out. The state’s prison system will struggle to meet legal requirements and force officers to take on extra overtime shifts.
By ALEXANDER RAPP
Ryan Doherty was one of the top lacrosse prospects to come out of Concord’s youth hockey system in recent years. Now, it comes as no surprise that he’s tearing apart opposing defenses as a starting sophomore attacker for the Division 1 University of Albany Great Danes.
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Sierra Hubbard didn’t know what to do when Christina Laroe died.
The Community Players will conclude their 97th season with Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer prize-winning classic, “Our Town.” Set in the fictional town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, this classic play captures the everyday lives, dreams, and struggles of ordinary people as they navigate love, family, and mortality. The play’s innovative structure and minimalist staging highlight the universality of its themes, offering a poignant reminder of the beauty and brevity of life.
Concord 12, Nashua South 1
By ALEXANDER RAPP
The Crimson Tide baseball team fell, 3-1, at home to Windham after stranding multiple runners and failing to find the gaps to drive in runs. Despite a solid performance on the mound by junior Alex Turant, Concord struggled to find a way to overcome the deficit.
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