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For the past two years, the week leading up to the Black Ice Pond Hockey Championships at White Park in Concord was an exercise in forecasting-watching and hand-wringing. Each year, organizers determined the weather just wouldn’t hold up and they pushed the annual event indoors.

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The Shaw’s supermarket in Fort Eddy Plaza is slated to close, although its sister store on Loudon Road next to Steeplegate Mall will stay open.

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Nature must be in cahoots with New Hampshire Tourism because this is looking like a perfect stretch of days for making maple syrup in preparation for New Hampshire Maple Weekend.

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The early morning glare of the sun against wet pavement led to two chain-reaction sets of accidents on Interstate 89 Friday morning.

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State and federal officials sent another set of warnings about scams in the form of fake e-mails and texts, with a familiar warning: Never click on links or give out sensitive information unless you’re absolutely, positively sure who it is from.

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Pembroke will delay its budget public hearing for one week in response to reports of inclement weather in the area this Thursday.

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A Franklin house was salvaged on Wednesday afternoon after an attached barn caught fire and burned to the ground. 

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A detached barn next to a single-family home in Andover was destroyed by fire Saturday night, authorities said.Firefighters were notified around 8:16 p.m. of a building fire at 82 Hoyt Road. By the time first responders arrived the the structure was...

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A Franklin resident pleaded guilty to stealing $118,000 in welfare benefits over the course of the last five years. Ryan Leblanc, 37, applied for both SNAP and childcare benefits with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, stating...

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The continuing legacy of Christa McAuliffe from her days as a social studies teacher at Concord High School through the tragedy of the Challenger explosion will be examined in a new NH PBS documentary airing Thursday.Producer Kathleen Young, who as a...

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Fall leaf collection is ongoing in Concord as crews look to erase the signs of fall before winter moves in.Bulk leaf collection began on Monday, Oct. 28, and workers started removing raked leaves from curbs with one crew beginning in the south end...

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A crew from Concord Public Properties was busy at The Barn at Bull Meadow on Bog Road Monday morning as the wedding and events venue was transformed into the Ward 2 polling location.Multiple U.S. flags were installed inside and bright orange signs...

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A 22-year-old man has been accused of attempted murder and other crimes following a shooting in Rollins Park in what police described as a marijuana deal gone bad.Makeeva Laroche, 22, of Concord, was charged one count of attempted murder following an...

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New Hampshire’s housing market has recorded median home sale prices exceeding $500,000 for the seventh consecutive month.In September, the median sales price for a single-family home was $520,000, a new high for the month and a 6.5% rise from...

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Vibrant fall colors outline a picturesque view of downtown Concord from the stretch of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail that meanders through Terrill Park.This 0.3-mile first phase of the greenway trail was finished in 2020 while a 0.7-mile...

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The Jewish Federation of New Hampshire will hold a “Memory and Hope” gathering at the State House this evening at 6 p.m. in remembrance of Oct. 7, 2023, the one-year anniversary. The event is meant to bring people together to “remember and rise in...

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In an effort to potentially save lives, state officials installed new stop signs on Mountain Road in Concord at the intersection with Hoit Road this week. The intersection has seen an increase in traffic since the new Market Basket plaza opened up at...

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Another case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus, or EEE, has been detected in a horse, this time in Northwood, according to the state Department of Health.Epsom, as a result, raised its arboviral risk to moderate from low, the town said in an email...

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After years in storage, a Concord coach has returned to public display in the rotunda of the New Hampshire Historical Society’s building on Park Street.This stagecoach was built around 1855 by the Abbot-Downing Co. and used on a mail line in...

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A body recovered from Casco Bay at the end of July has been positively identified by the Maine Medical Examiner as 31-year-old Bow native Edward Berke.Berke, an alumnus of Bow High School, was on a boating trip with three others when the Coast Guard...

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Concord has a new city planner, opting to promote Acting Planner AnneMarie Skinner into the permanent role, effective Wednesday.Skinner has served as acting city planner since October when the top post was vacated by Heather Shank, who became senior...