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By ALEXANDER RAPP

Johnny Huston was walking down Pleasant St. in Concord eating a bagel and spied the place of his dreams – an empty retail space perfectly sized for the clothing business he had always wanted.After flipping a coin to decide his future, the 24-year-old...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Cole Thompson has been glued to a motorcycle’s seat since he first got a Yamaha PW50 at age 3. Now 14, he has ascended from novice to amateur to compete in races across the region and country and aims to jump to expert races soon.Thompson and his...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Hopkinton High field hockey is graduating six seniors and coach Kate Hohenberger gave an emotional speech to her players and the crowd of fans that gathered around at the end of Tuesday’s game with Newport.Each player embraced her coach and received...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Athletic directors do a little bit of everything, from overseeing game-day operations and scheduling to equipment management and communicating common visions to parents and fans. The role and its specific duties can seem elusive to the average...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

“Movement is Medicine” reads the neon sign above the main desk, describing the core mission of Concord’s new gym.The latest addition to Concord’s fitness scene, Flexable Assisted Stretching and Wellness, which gets its name from the combination of the...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

One hundred fifty years ago, the sport we now know as baseball was starting out in America with underhand pitching, one-bounce catch-outs, and other rules that are vastly different from today’s game.Dirigo Vintage Base Ball Club — based out of...

By ALEXANDER RAPP and RACHEL WACHMAN

Democratic gubernatorial candidates Cinde Warmington and Joyce Craig began their days early by casting their votes and greeting voters in their home cities.In their final push to win the Democratic nomination, the candidates intend to spend their days...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Luke Diamond and Johnny Flaherty of Plymouth were offered the opportunity of a lifetime, to play baseball with other New England standouts at the Red Sox’s Dominican Republic academy with 10 Caribbean counterparts.They did more than just play ball....

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Malachi Gagnon’s videos usually feature him sitting on a couch while strumming a guitar. The first notes of his voice as he begins to sing, smooth and deep, offer an invitation into his living room. The tempo picks up and he loses himself in the...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

The 51st annual Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb drew hundreds of new first-time participants and the previous women’s record was broken.This year’s race had over 500 first-time participants and many returners of different age groups ranging...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The Concord man who died at the scene of a head-on crash Tuesday was driving at highway speeds in a stolen car at the time of the collision, according to Concord Police. Nicholas Fletcher, 29, was driving a blue Mazda that struck a black Nissan on...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A Belmont man and former student of Bishop Guertin High School is suing the school, claiming it failed to protect him from sexual assault by a teacher it knew was a pedophile. The administration of the private Nashua high school learned in 1970 that...

By RAY DUCKLER

Joel Harris, a restaurant entrepreneur whose fingerprints have been all over the New Hampshire food scene, had plenty of dough to cook brick-oven pizza but not enough customers eating slices to keep revenues up.On Saturday, Harris announced he was...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

On a busy afternoon, Beth Richards and her team were hard at work packing more than 100 meals at the recently relocated home of Local Baskit, a cook-at-home meal service formerly situated in Concord.The company now operates out of Hopkinton’s beloved...

By JACQUELINE COLE

Donald Trump had a two-fold message for a roomful of Republican women – he knows what they want and he plans to be president again in 2024.“Women want a strong border. Women want low taxes. They want good education. They want good schools. They don't...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

As the legislative session approaches its end, a bill focusing on landfill setbacks is facing growing discontent following the public release of email exchanges between the state’s Department of Environmental Services and representatives of Casella, a...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

In the three years that Charm Emiko has been reserving a room at the Concord community center to work with children as part of her organization, Project STORY, she has never faced any availability issues or been unable to secure a classroom.However,...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

With a new 10-year solid waste management contract with Casella Waste Systems approved by the City Council on Monday evening, the future of recycling remains uncertain for the city.The existing contract with the company includes no additional cost to...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Among the proposed landfill safety legislation circulating through the State House this session, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services supports only one bill.Senate Bill 61, which has earned DES’s support, gives the agency the...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

While Bow residents approved the every item on the warrant at the school district’s annual meeting held on Thursday evening, the school board’s decision to propose the renovation of Bow Elementary School this year was met with frustration from...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Concerns about landfill safety in New Hampshire and industries wielding too much power in environmental regulation decision-making have taken root in the North Country town of Dalton.Residents have been fighting against Casella Waste Systems, a...