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Wrestling: Depth, toughness in consolation brackets, lifts Concord to 4th at Capital City Classic
02-02-2025 11:28 AM

By DAN ATTORRI

Tournament wrestling doesn’t come down entirely to finalists. The Concord High School wrestling team didn’t have a single finalist on its home mats at Saturday’s annual Capital City Classic, but the Crimson Tide gutted out victories and pins through the consolation brackets, placing six wrestlers and finishing fourth out of 31 teams.

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One dead in Deering house fire Saturday night; everyone escaped Sunday night blaze in Franklin
01-27-2025 11:41 AM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

One person was killed in a fire at a single-family home in Deering on Saturday, while everyone escaped the flames at another residence in Franklin the following night. 


Community effort clears the way for ice rink in Franklin
01-23-2025 12:52 PM

By DANIEL SARCH

A video on social media showing people playing on river ice prompted a volunteer effort in the community to create a safe outdoor ice rink.


Fire tears through barn in Franklin
01-16-2025 10:40 AM

Monitor staff

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


‘What happens if Joe Six Pack comes in’: With a spirited debate, Franklin City Council approves liquor license at recreation lodge
01-08-2025 3:14 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Brad Gauthier paints a simple picture. After a day on his mountain bike at the Veterans Memorial Recreational Area, it’d be nice to drink a Kettle Head IPA beer in the lodge.


‘If I can make someone happy, then I’m happy’: 97 year-old woman crochets scarves for charity
12-29-2024 9:01 AM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Lucienne Boisvert sat by the fireplace with her crochet hook, a skein of purple yarn, and a half-completed scarf. As she wove the hook in and out of holes at the end of the scarf and wrapped the yarn accordingly, the 97-year-old began to explain her...


The most wonderful time of the year: Elementary school students serenade seniors in Franklin
12-18-2024 4:16 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Adorned with reindeer antlers, Santa hats, and festive sweaters, students from Jennie Blake Elementary School in Hill streamed into the lobby of Peabody Place in Franklin to serenade the senior citizens with holiday carols.Singing tunes such as...


Franklin resident pleads guilty to theft of $118,000 in welfare benefits
12-18-2024 3:56 PM

Monitor staff

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...


Wrestling: Concord finishes 2nd at Salem Blue Devil Classic, Sakakeeny wins heavyweight crown in first tournament of the season
12-15-2024 10:27 AM

By DAN ATTORRI

The Concord High School wrestling team capped a solid season-opening week by finishing in second out of 16 teams at the Salem Blue Devil Classic.Concord junior Wayne Sakakeeny claimed the heavyweight title, winning three bouts by pin, including a...


High schools: Bow wrestling drops season opener; Concord, Winnisquam win duals
12-12-2024 1:42 AM

WrestlingPelham 47, Bow 27Highlights:  The Falcons dropped their season opener on their home mats. Bow, the defending D-III champions, will compete against D-I teams at the Salem Blue Devil Classic on Saturday.Records: Bow 0-1Concord 41, Nashua North...


High schools: Franklin basketball splits doubleheader with Moultonborough
12-11-2024 12:29 AM

Boys’ BasketballMoultonborough 39, Franklin 37Key players: Moultonborough – Brode Bacon (17 points), Ethan Tilton (11 points); Franklin – Matt Carlsen (23 points), Harrison Kaplan (10 points)Highlights:  The Tornadoes led 26-19 heading into the fourth...


Meet James Thibault: New Hampshire’s youngest representative
12-06-2024 12:16 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

In the political library at Saint Anselm’s Institute of Politics, James Thibault sat down to do his homework in a gray suit. Pins of both the New Hampshire flag and United States flag were fastened to the lapel, and his red, white and blue tie was...


D-IV hoops previews: Gym renovation sees basketball return to Franklin HS for the first time in 30 years
12-06-2024 6:01 AM

By ALEXANDER RAPP

FRANKLIN – Franklin High girls’ and boys’ basketball is returning to the Golden Tornadoes’ high school building after 30 years of playing in the middle school gym. Franklin’s athletic director, Dan Sylvester, attributed the success of the project to...


Wrestling previews: Bow stays strong and are poised to defend D-III title
12-06-2024 12:35 AM

By ALEXANDER RAPP and DAN ATTORRI

The Bow Falcons won the Division III wrestling championship last year and went right back to work on the upcoming season as soon as they could. The team, helmed by coach Bill Chavanelle, said that despite losing many talented seniors, he expects the...


Field hockey: All-State rosters released, Concord’s Armaganian named D-I Coach of the Year, John Stark’s Bolduc wins D-II’s Defensive POY
11-26-2024 12:28 AM

By DAN ATTORRI

The New Hampshire Field Hockey Coaches Association recently released its end-of-season awards and All-State lists, with several area players earning selections.Two of the major awards also went to local programs. Concord head coach Nicole Armaganian...


Franklin High School’s coach William R. Heydt Sr. inducted into the NHIAA Hall of Fame
11-19-2024 3:11 PM

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Franklin High School’s former track and field coach, William “Bill” Heydt, Sr., was inducted into the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame this past Sunday for his long-time coaching, commitment and leadership.Heydt...


Football: All six Capital Area teams fall in Saturday’s playoff games
11-10-2024 12:04 PM

By DAN ATTORRI

Six Capital Area high school football programs made the playoffs this season, the most representation that the area has had in the post-pandemic era. But despite strong regular seasons, and in some cases historic seasons, none of those six teams...


A grand reunion: How one piano found its way back to the Franklin woman who once owned it
11-09-2024 4:57 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

In the lobby of Peabody Place, a retirement community in Franklin, Susan Chisholm sat by the baby grand piano as if it were an old friend. She doesn’t play much anymore, but decades ago, this piano kept her company on a daily basis.The piano,...


Football: Franklin hoists Kaplan Kup to secure first playoff spot since 2018 with win over Bishop Brady, H-D battles top-seeded Raymond
11-03-2024 1:55 PM

By DAN ATTORRI

It’s been several years since the Franklin High School football team has made the playoffs. That drought is now over.Franklin defeated Bishop Brady, 17-7, under the lights at Concord’s Memorial Field on Saturday to claim its first-ever Kaplan Kup and...


Former Mayor of Franklin fined for deleting emails from private account related to lawsuit against city
10-25-2024 2:12 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Former Franklin mayor Jo Brown was fined by a judge Friday for using a private email account for official city business after she did not produce all requested documents in an ongoing lawsuit filed by a business owner against the city. Miriam Kovacs,...


‘Luck of the draw’: Warner picks higher number, wins Franklin City Council seat
10-07-2024 8:55 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

The room fell silent as Franklin City Council candidate Valerie Blake reached into a plastic pumpkin bucket and withdrew a slip of paper. Her opponent, former school board member Al Warner, followed suit.Whoever drew the higher number would win the...

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