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By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

In the State Senate race to succeed Becky Whitley, a former teacher and police officer is facing off against a longtime former state representative and lawyer.Republican Pamela Ean came to New Hampshire nearly 30 years ago, and has served as a teacher...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Once every month on Wednesday evenings, the Bank of New Hampshire Stage in Concord comes alive as the musicians of Andrew North and the Rangers band scatter across the stage to set up their instruments.Drum kits are checked, guitars tuned, and...

By JEFF WELLS

Jeff Wells lives in Concord. While the views of those who support the school charter may be informed by experience, they verge on an alarming philosophy that leans toward authoritarianism, where a small, elected board decides what’s “best” for the...

By HEIDI CRUMRINE

Heidi Crumrine is an English teacher and literacy coach at Concord High School, where she has taught since 2004. Before coming to CHS she taught for three years in the New York City public schools. I am a longtime Concord teacher and have three...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is asking a judge to dismiss Andy Sanborn’s attempt to terminate the ongoing criminal investigation against him or disqualify the current investigating team from continuing to pursue the case.Sanborn, the...

Free rides to polling places on Election Day are being offered throughout New Hampshire, including the Concord region. Concord Area Transit and Mid-State Transit are offering free voter shuttle service Nov. 5, from people’s homes or workplace to any...

By JENNIFER KRETOVIC

Jennifer Kretovic is a Concord City Councilor for Ward 3. The November ballot questions are a hot topic of discussion, and I’m often asked for my opinion. Personally, I am voting “no” on referendum question one and a “hell no” on question two.The...

By ALLAN HERSCHLAG

Allan Herschlag lives in Concord. Rep. McWilliams recently wrote that if elected Tara Reardon would need to recuse herself from any lobbying activity before the legislature by her husband Jim Bouley. For the record I have called out both on what I...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

State lawyers have racked up over $75,000 in legal fees and counting on cases involving Concord Casino owner Andy Sanborn, following a joint investigation by the New Hampshire Attorney General and Lottery Commission last year that accused him of...

By DAVID BROOKS

For a holiday centered around ghosts, cemeteries, spooky creatures and all-around scariness, Halloween sure produces its share of simple pleasures.“It’s so fun seeing the kids’ eyes light up and watching their reaction,” said Dave Bastien of Concord....

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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...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

For Melynda Parker, owning and running a women’s gym in Bow for eight years was all about pushing boundaries for herself and her clients. She thrived on the sweat, the grit and the relentless pursuit of fitness goals. But now, her latest venture is a...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

With a pink, fuzzy boa around her neck and a white sash over her shoulder, Donna Kuethe stood at the entrance to the large tent on Memorial Field smiling, shaking hands, offering hugs.“Are you a survivor?” she asked each person. “I am, too.”She...

By DAVID BROOKS

The city of Concord is making a final push to fish and remove lead from water lines, even private ones – except they don’t expect to find any lead. What they’re really looking for is galvanized steel lines installed decades ago.“Say I was building a...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Ian Scura started experimenting with a camera in elementary school. Using his older brother’s equipment, he created stop-motion videos with Legos and toyed around with other film projects with friends.“I just grew up loving using the medium of film to...

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 As children, we learned the legend of George Washington and the cherry tree. The story goes that George told his...

By JANE HUNT

Jane Hunt lives in Concord. We’re a peripatetic species. Some theorize we always have been, beginning deep in prehistory when, at least according to one notion, folks from what is now Asia trekked across a long-lost land bridge into what we call...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Kass Ardinger saw this coming.Last December, when the Concord School Board seemed poised to relocate the middle school across the river, she issued a warning.More than 100 people had turned out to the meeting, urging the board to rebuild Rundlett...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

To Matt Walsh, Concord’s housing market is a mixed blessing.In 2023, New Hampshire’s capital city was 10th on the list of most popular markets on Zillow. It shows Concord is attractive – people want to raise a family in the city and post-pandemic...

By DAVID BROOKS

From the perspective of a man who oversees getting more than a thousand students to school on time even in bad weather and when drivers call out sick – shifting the location of the middle school from Rundlett to a new school about six miles away...