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By MIKE MOFFETT

State Representative Mike Moffett (R-Loudon) played college basketball at Plymouth State before the advent of the three-point shot. I’m someone who sometimes thinks “outside the box,” to use that timeworn cliché.For example, as a state representative...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The night after the man she considered her grandfather pleaded guilty to assaulting her as a child, Haley Dempsey had a dream.“It was the same scenario: everything looked like that day in the courtroom,” she recalled. “But as he was put in handcuffs,...

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Each year on Veterans Day, Janice-Ann Sinclair thinks about her father. A master sergeant in the Air Force for 21 years, followed by two years in the Navy Reserves, Merrill Wentworth Sinclair felt pride in serving his country.He passed away in 2019 at...

By DAVID BROOKS

When faced with a half-ton cow bearing horns that are two feet long, Carole Soule knows what to do: Tell it to lie down.“The thing that I have learned about myself with the farm is that I absolutely love training cattle – to be ridden, to drive, to...

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 RACHEL WACHMAN

Children and their parents gathered outside the Loudon Police Department on Wednesday morning in anticipation of Loudon’s Walk and Roll to School Day. Some brought their bikes, others boasted scooters, and the rest wore their best walking shoes for...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Before Dana Flanders II decided to enter law enforcement, he thought he wanted to become a teacher. But by the end of college – Flanders studied physical education and played offensive line on the Plymouth State University football team – he began to...

By MIKE MOFFETT

State Representative Mike Moffett (R-Loudon) is a retired professor who chairs the House Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs. Over three years ago our New Hampshire Education Commissioner stopped me at the State House, just...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Francine Clave, a supervisor of the checklist in Loudon, was surprisingly thrilled when town officials received a hand-delivered letter from the Secretary of State’s office around noon on Election Day.Loudon had won a lottery of sorts: Along with nine...

Polling locations for the Sept. 10 primary elections in New Hampshire.Allenstown: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.. at Allenstown Elementary School, 30 Main St.Andover: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. a.m. at Andover Elementary Middle School, 20 School St.Barnstead: 7 a.m. to 7...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

At the age of 16, as the pandemic began, Charity McRae dropped out of Concord High School.“I don’t learn like most traditional kids, so sitting in a classroom with 40 kids wasn’t really the best for me,” McRae said.Over the ensuing four years, she got...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The town of Loudon has made an offer to a new police chief.Dana Flanders, who has served as acting chief since former chief Kris Burgess resigned in May, was selected by Loudon’s Board of Selectmen late last month.The offer is contingent on the town...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Former Loudon Police Chief Kris Burgess quietly resigned from the department in May and took a job as a patrolman in neighboring Gilmanton, according to Loudon Board of Selectmen Chair Jeff Miller and to Gilmanton Board of Selectmen meeting...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Two minors were injured when their UTV rolled over in Loudon Sunday afternoon, according to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.The minors were part of a group of three – all of whom were under the age of 18 – operating a UTV on private...

By MIKE MOFFETT

State Representative Mike Moffett (R-Loudon) chairs the House Committee on State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs. I left the hilltop military base shortly after my relief arrived at 2000 hours. I warily drove out the gate and down the hill,...

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...

The eight-year-old who died in a head-on collision in Loudon on Friday was Aria Enciso, police said Monday.Aria was a passenger in a Mazda 3 driven by Philip Sparacio, age 36, which collided with a Toyota 4Runner driven by Stacy Sargent, 52, around...

An eight-year-old child died following a head-on car crash on Route 106 in Loudon Friday night.State police said a Toyota 4Runner driven by Stacy Sargent, 52, and Mazda 3 driven by Philip Sparacio, age 36, collided around 6:30 p.m. “Preliminary...

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The Great Race, a multi-state endurance rally for cars at least 50 years old, will come through Loudon on Friday, featuring 140 cars, including some that pre-date World War I. The cars will be on display at the New England Racing Museum, on the...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

At 274 students, Loudon Elementary School is too small to sustain both a principal and vice principal, but the school’s size doesn’t completely diminish the scope of administrative responsibilities that must be handled.At some schools without an...

By DAN ATTORRI

She was the last one to qualify for the semifinals. She was the last one to qualify for the finals. But in Monday night’s 800-meter race, competing against former national champions, world champions and Olympic medallists, Penacook’s Kristie...