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By JEREMY MARGOLIS, RACHEL WACHMAN, and SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Retired fisherman Billy Benincase doesn’t live in a political echo chamber – and he likes it that way.Andover, the tiny town 30 minutes from Concord that Benincase calls home, is a dying breed – a politically split community in an era of rapidly...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

In her decades of public service in Concord, Tara Reardon has held the titles of county commission chair, city councilor, school board member, state representative and commissioner of the department of Employment Securities. With a roughly 27...

By DAN ATTORRI

The Hopkinton girls’ cross country has proven time and again that the Hawks are one of the best in the state. Now, they’ll get to compete against the best in New England.Sophomore Maddy Lane finished second at Saturday’s Meet of Champions with a time...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The state’s Legislative Ethics Committee declined to determine whether or not a new conflict of interest law would require Senate candidate Tara Reardon to recuse herself from certain legislation if she is elected next month primarily because she is...

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...

D-III Field HockeyNo. 6 Bishop Brady 2, No. 3 Mascenic 0Key players: Bishop Brady – Kimble Rose (goal, assist), Madison Mundy (goal), Camdyn Despres (assist), Olivia Lazear (assist)Highlights: Rose opened the scoring at 6:48 in the first quarter off a...

By DAN ATTORRI

MANCHESTER – Last year, the Hopkinton girls’ cross country team was undefeated, but fell just shy of its ultimate goal. This year, the Hawks finished the job.Sophomore Maddy Lane easily defended her title, senior Shaylee Murdough (third) and freshman...

By DAN ATTORRI

All area high school cross country programs will compete in their respective NHIAA division championship on Saturday at Derryfield Park in Manchester. Only six teams (three boys and three girls) will claim team titles, but 36 can extend their season...

By DAVID BROOKS

The failure of a piece of electric equipment known as a hot line clamp knocked out power for 1,400 customers in Hopkinton on Tuesday afternoon, including Harold Martin School.The problem occurred around 1 p.m. and was fixed by 2:30 p.m. Students...

By DAN ATTORRI

Finishing your senior season as a champion is something that student athletes dream of. Aiden Boule experienced that this past week - twice. After leading Bishop Brady to a Division III team title on Thursday, Boule earned his second title of the week...

By DAN ATTORRI

PENACOOK – The Capital Area Cross Country Championship annually serves as a final gauge for local teams before the division championships. If Thursday’s results are any indication, area runners should do very well.Concord junior Josiah Conley won the...

Field HockeyHopkinton 5, Sanborn 0Key players: Hopkinton – Autumn Meier (4 goals), Emma Brock (goal)Highlights:  The Hawks wrapped up the regular season with a shutout and will have the No. 4 or No. 5 seed for the postseason tournament starting next...

By DAVID BROOKS

A hands-on program to help people reduce window drafts by building them insulated inserts is coming to Canterbury Town Hall – which is, it turns out, a most appropriate location.“We convinced the town that our 200-year-old Town Hall could use it,”...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The Hopkinton Select Board has granted a five-year tax relief to local developer, Brian Cressy, who is investing over $2 million to restore the building that once housed the Contoocook Covered Bridge Restaurant.At Tuesday’s meeting, the select board...

By DAN ATTORRI

We’re just over halfway through most fall sports, but the NHIAA golf season is almost done. All four team championships will be decided this week on Tuesday and Thursday at different courses across the state, while five individual titles will be...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

An outdoor patio with scenic views of the Contoocook River, where diners can sip on beer and enjoy a meal, is part of the plans for a building that sits in the center of Contoocook Village. The structure at 16 Cedar St. in the village, which formerly...

GolfHopkinton 79, Sunapee 75, Belmont 58, Prospect Mountain 42Key players: Hopkinton – Bronson Ammann (26 points), Tate Doolan (19 points), Coley Wells (18 points), Aidan Clay (16 points); Belmont – Max Ryder (17 points), Jordan Defrancesco (16...

Boys’ SoccerConcord 3, Timberlane 3Key players: Concord – Irankunda Mvuyekure (2 goals, assist), Dean Ayotte (goal), Sammy Iranzi (assist), Festo Bahininwa (8 saves), Sadiki Rumbukuzi (midfield)Highlights: Ayotte scored to open the match, which was...

By DAN ATTORRI

In the preseason, the Coe-Brown boys’ cross country team was eager to prove itself and demonstrate that the Bears belong with the best in Division II – and the state. Saturday was another huge step in that direction.Led by freshman Patrick Youngs’...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A card game helped put things in perspective for Finan Murphy.As he sat in a church in Concord, where residents at Family Promise’s emergency shelter stayed the night, and played a game against one of the teenagers living there at the time, he...