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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

Their motto speaks volumes about the type of business they wanted to create.

By REBECA PEREIRA

At the polls on Tuesday, Richard Martell, an Allenstown homeowner, reflected on voting in Town Meeting as an avenue for “keeping control of what’s going on in the community.”

By REBECA PEREIRA

In Canterbury, a waiting game is underway. 

By REBECA PEREIRA

In 2022, after more than two decades behind the moderator’s podium, Dennis Fowler retired from overseeing Allenstown’s deliberative sessions. As he approached the microphone on Saturday, he was free to slough off the obligatory cloak of impartiality that came with the position.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The five members of the board were torn.

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 SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Narratives of Native American history are frequently misunderstood and riddled with terms such as savages or primitives.Denise and Paul Pouliot, head speakers of the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook Abenaki People, are altering the narrative by...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Chris Schleyer knew the new elevator shaft with crisscrossed beams installed behind his apartment building on South State Street was the perfect canvas for something special. “After it went up, we saw the steel beams crisscrossing up and down and it...

By JEREMY BLACKMAN

Convicted former Manchester lawyer says defense failed her in sexual exploitation trial- A former Manchester lawyer serving more than 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting a teenage girl has requested a new trial, claiming her former attorney rushed through the case and ignored several plausible defenses.In a motion filed Wednesday...