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By RACHEL WACHMAN

The cost of special education and the role of state assistance for schools took center stage at Epsom School District deliberative session Tuesday during one of the town’s most widely attended meetings in years, which drew more than 250 people to the Epsom Central School.

State Police are asking for the public’s help to locate the driver of a black 2014 Chevrolet Silverado that was reported stolen from a Cumberland Farms gas station on Route 4 in Epsom.

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By RACHEL WACHMAN

Selectman Meadow Wysocki’s decision not to run for re-election leaves an open seat on Epsom’s Select Board that both Michele Clark and Adam Perry hope to fill.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Edward Orr, like many residents of Epsom’s Water Village District, was alarmed to see a notice tucked inside his April water bill warning of forever chemicals in his drinking water.

By JONATHAN VAN FLEET

Keith Cota wanted to say thank you, but he still had concerns.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Drivers who passed Epsom Central School on any of the last few Fridays may have noticed a roaring fire burning as students trotted around in snowshoes and slid down a hill in little plastic saucers.

By JONATHAN VAN FLEET

After a steep increase in school taxes due to special education and transportation costs last year, Epsom is facing a steeper hike this year.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Epsom’s three select board members – Cheryl Gilpatrick, Virginia Drew and Meadow Wysocki – chatted in the refurbished basement of the town’s Old Meetinghouse, a building the town came together to restore.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Epsom voters will decide in March whether to approve a proposed cap that would likely reduce the school district’s budget by about 10%.

by RACHEL WACHMAN

Megan Katsirebas joined Girl Scouts in second grade. Growing up in Epsom, it have her space to broaden her outlook and her interests.“I met a whole bunch of friends,” Katsirebas said. “But then once high school hit, everyone kind of left because they...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Some Epsom residents can soon look forward to a service many may take for granted: high-speed internet.As part of a long-term initiative to expand broadband access in Epsom, the town and surrounding areas in the Suncook Valley – mainly along Route 202...

RACHEL WACHMAN

Lifelong Epsom resident Brittany Bishop works from home and sometimes struggles to connect to the internet. Some days, everything loads slowly, and others it does not load at all. When she cannot clock into her job on time, Bishop, a human resources...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLINand DAVID BROOKS

Eleven people have died on New Hampshire roadways in less than a week, including two motorcyclists in Concord in the last two days.“Across my 27 years in law enforcement I can’t remember there being this many fatalities this close together,” said...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A motorcyclist remains in critical condition after a crash with a pick-up truck in Epsom late Thursday afternoon. The motorcycle became lodged under a white Chevy truck after they collided on Route 28 not far north of the Epsom Traffic Circle around...

By RAY DUCKLER

The jackhammer rattled away for a good 20 minutes Tuesday before a faded copper and lead container was pried from the corner of the Department of Justice building in downtown Concord that had been home to several banks.Dozens of onlookers and state...

By RAY DUCKLER

Each year during the Epsom Old Home Day weekend, master of ceremonies Paul Morency announces the winner of the annual Citizen of the Year award.A strange scenario unfolded last summer when Morency wasn’t allowed to announce the award. Epsom Select...

By RAY DUCKLER andJONATHAN VAN FLEET

An attempt by Epsom residents to eliminate or restrict firearm sales in residential areas of town failed during ballot voting on Tuesday.Residents Mike Keeler and Robert Topik put forward 10 petitioned warrant articles after the planning board allowed...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Epsom police are asking for assistance from the public in locating 76-year-old John “Jay” Hickey. A member of Hickey’s family raised police concern earlier this week, according to Lt. James Kear.Hickey has dementia, according to his family, and was...

By ERIC ORFF

Eric Orff lives in Epsom. In my seventy-four years of life, most right here in New Hampshire, I have not witnessed a winter like this. To tell you the truth it is making me feel really uneasy. A knot in the stomach uneasy.You see, seventeen years ago...