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By ROBERT S. KIEFNER
Robert S.Kiefner, MD lives in Concord. “One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
The state will buy the office building that has housed the Department of Justice since last year after the Executive Council approved $21 million in state money for the purchase Wednesday.The department left its pink granite location on Capitol Street...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Concord City Councilors unanimously voted to follow through on the $4.1 million property purchase for relocating police headquarters Monday, even if the $41.5 million proposal to create the station gave them “sticker shock.”“I was glad that I’m...
By ARIANNA MACNEILL
The Shell gas station on Loudon Road was allegedly robbed by a masked man who reportedly handcuffed the clerk and put a pillowcase over his face.Police were called to the station around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday to the report of a robbery – the clerk was able...
By KASSANDRA ARDINGER
Kassandra Ardinger is a former chair of the Concord School Board. She’s lived in Concord for 35 years, and her three children went to Concord public schools. She currently serves as a member of the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees....
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
People often go to the library looking for something quite specific: the next mystery novel in a series, a tax form or maybe a political memoir. But, as any regular knows, libraries hold so much more than books between the stacks: free and engaging...
By JOHN BUTTRICK
John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. He can be reached at johndbuttrick@gmail.com. The Concord Police chief writes on the police website, “Our department strives to develop strong relationships with...
By DAVID TEUNE
David Teune of Concord is a donation coordinator for New England Donor Services (NEDS). Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are currently on the national organ transplant waitlist. Patients anxiously await the phone call to inform them that a stranger...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Four months after agreeing to buy the former Concord Group Insurance building along North State Street for $4.1 million, city councilors will consider spending another $41.5 million or more to transform it into a new police headquarters.City staff...
By ARIANNA MACNEILL
An inmate who died earlier this week at the state prison was found to have passed away from natural causes, according to the state Department of Corrections.Uno Kim, 64, was found to have hypertensive and coronary heart disease in an autopsy,...
By ARIANNA MACNEILL
Heavy, wet snow and wind from the late winter storm that tore through the region Wednesday into Thursday resulted in scattered power outages.As of 4:50 p.m., Eversource was reporting that over 20%, or 109,204, of its customers in New Hampshire were...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
A group of activists upset about the Concord School Board’s decision not to rebuild a potential new middle school at the current site have issued an ultimatum: reverse the vote or risk losing your autonomy.At Monday’s board meeting, Charlie Russell of...
By ARIANNA MACNEILL
Concord police say they're investigating a reported random attack of a resident on her back porch Saturday night.Police were called for the incident to Iron Works Road near Martin Field and Madison Street, they said.There, the resident told police she...
The city of Concord is banning on-street parking overnight Wednesday as a storm bears down on the region.No on-street parking will be allowed from midnight until 7 a.m. Thursday, the city said in a notification.Parking on the street can hinder snow...
By ALLAN HERSCHLAG
Allan Herschlag lives in Concord. Two issues caught my attention recently. Both concern your right to know what government is doing. One can limit your access to government records, making them difficult to access unless you can afford to pay for...
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Despite a forecast for snow, heavy rain and high winds Wednesday night into Thursday, the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness will not reopen their emergency winter shelter for the night.The shelter, which is open from December through March, to...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Five Concord elementary school teachers were told last week they’d lose their positions at the end of this year.While the district budget approved by the Concord School Board for next year did not include outright teacher layoffs, the board knew these...
By DAVID BROOKS
The sponsors of the historical marker for Elizabeth Gurley Flynn have asked a judge to reconsider his ruling that they don’t have status to sue the state over removing the marker.Mary Lee Sargent and Arnie Alpert made the request of Merrimack County...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Concord joined a growing number of school districts across the state Monday calling on lawmakers to increase state funding for education.The school board’s resolution, which passed unanimously, asks legislators to support a school funding system in...
By RAY DUCKLER
The visions her father left behind will keep Maia Bradley smiling for the rest of her life.When she thinks of her father, Mike Bradley, she remembers his dedication to her, though he often wouldn’t talk about the great lengths he took. Think rising at...
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