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Opinion: Reflect on religion this election season
10-26-2024 7:00 AM

By TERRY DONOVAN ODELL

Rev. Terry Donovan Odell, MA, Ordained Interfaith Minister, lives in Penacook. As a religious educator within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester for over 30 years, I taught many and varied courses, but by far the one I most treasured teaching...

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In reversal, Concord now open to scaled-back Penacook housing development
11-01-2024 3:52 PM

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Reversing course, the city of Concord will consider a potential zoning change that would make a Penacook housing development possible, after the project vastly downsized, dropped a request for public assistance with infrastructure and proposed a new...


Hometown Heroes: Barbering brought this unlikely pair together. Now they give back via back-to-school cuts.
10-06-2024 12:01 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

They came from opposite ends of world: she from Rio de Jainero, Brazil, population 6 million; he from Fort Kent, Maine, five hours north of Portland, population 4,000.And they arrived for different reasons: she to support her sick sister in 1994; he...


Opinion: A bad idea returns
09-20-2024 3:52 PM

By ADAM CZARKOWSKI

Adam Czarkowski works in the technology sector and lives in Penacook. The commuter rail expansion project is a lot like Michael Myers in the Halloween franchise. Just when you think it is dead it pops back up again. This time it is governor candidate...


‘Assumed to be built out’: How a massive housing project hit a roadblock in Concord
09-05-2024 5:18 PM

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

When addressing the lack of housing in Concord, city officials often cite 3,000 units in the construction pipeline. Yet nearly a third of those come from a single project that the city manager and mayor now say they have no interest in seeing move...


City unveils rebuilt Penacook Community Center
08-11-2024 12:03 PM

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

In a few weeks, children will be back in the Penacook Community Center for the first time in nearly 18 months.But it will look quite different.At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, local officials and the Boys & Girls Club of Central and Northern New...


Long-envisioned riverfront park in Penacook nears completion
08-07-2024 5:05 PM

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The city’s first new park since 1988 is nearing the end of construction and will make a soft debut this fall. The Canal Street Riverfront Park project is part of the revitalization of Penacook Village and is transforming the 2.5 acres that once housed...


Deadly week on NH roads runs through Concord
07-16-2024 2:47 PM

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...


Motorcyclist killed in Clinton Street crash Tuesday morning less than 24 hours after Penacook fatal motorcycle crash
07-16-2024 9:02 AM

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday morning when the vehicle collided with a pickup truck on Clinton Street near the Hooksett Turnpike Tuesday morning less than 24 hours after another motorcyclist died in a crash in Penacook.Concord police reported that...


Penacook resident, MV alum Kristie Schoffield competes for a spot at Paris Olympic Games, finishes sixth in finals
06-25-2024 8:15 AM

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...


Memorial Day 2024 parades and events in Concord and surrounding towns
05-23-2024 1:30 PM

The following list was created from entries from community members who submit content for our weekly Talk of the Towns. Please check your town website for updated information, or if your town is not listed.Allenstown; May 27; Memorial Day Mass; St....


Opinion: A bad idea for New Hampshire
04-25-2024 3:52 PM

By ADAM CZARKOWSKI

Adam Czarkowski works in the technology sector and lives in Penacook. Susan McKevitt’s recent opinion column “It’s time to properly fund education” in the Concord Monitor reads like a case for a state income tax without saying the words “income tax.”...


At Penacook Landing, affordable housing marks two decades of development
04-03-2024 3:28 PM

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Bette Hill had one goal when her mom remarried and her family traded Concord for California when she was 14 years old – to move back “home.”It took her 56 years, but in 2010 after raising five kids, Hill returned to New Hampshire and settled down in...


Opinion: Healthcare in need of healing
03-23-2024 7:00 AM

By MARK CIOCCA

Mark Ciocca lives in Penacook. As a retiree with chronic health issues, I have frequent appointments at outpatient clinics run by Concord Hospital. Recently, signs have been posted at these facilities saying that “physical and verbal aggression will...


Merrimack Valley voters approve $48.3 million budget, ask for more transparency
03-09-2024 12:55 PM

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

After the moderator read the results of the Merrimack Valley School Board elections Friday night, Julia Jones dabbed away a few tears.Though she is the president of the Salisbury parent-teacher group, she relied only on word of mouth to promote her...


Spending impacts vary between towns sending students to Merrimack Valley
03-05-2024 6:45 PM

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Merrimack Valley School District voters will weigh a 5.9% budget increase and decide two contested school board races on Friday. The proposed operating budget for the five-community district is $48,298,106, up almost $2.7 million from last year. The...


Right on cue: Penacook to add billiards hall to a growing entertainment scene
02-11-2024 5:00 AM

By RAY DUCKLER

Once, the clanging of weights and humming of treadmills filled the 6,500 square-foot facility adjacent to the Thirty Pines plaza across Burough Road.Soon, though, a new sound – the crackling of pool balls smashing together – will join Penacook’s...


Special education and health insurance driving almost all of Merrimack Valley budget increase 
02-03-2024 4:26 PM

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The two drivers of next year’s budget increase in the Merrimack Valley School District are forces hitting its peers across New Hampshire: special education and health insurance.The proposed $48,298,106 budget for the district is up almost $2.7 million...


Opinion: New Hampshire is a low tax state
01-25-2024 6:30 AM

By ADAM CZARKOWSKI

Adam Czarkowski works in the technology sector and lives in Penacook. A recent My Turn in the Concord Monitor claimed that New Hampshire has higher taxes than Massachusetts based on one retired person’s situation. I would argue as a person that is...


Hometown Hero: Alan Andrian of Boscawen does more than run a beloved local restaurant
01-21-2024 7:00 PM

By RAY DUCKLER

You’ve probably seen the sign hugging Route 3 in Boscawen, near the Penacook border.It’s big and announces that the restaurant located there, Alan’s of Boscawen – a landmark in the region – remains open after a 40-year run. The owner and founder, Alan...


Opinion: Public education benefits us all
01-14-2024 7:30 AM

By CARISA CORROW

Carisa Corrow of Penacook is co-author of “126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education” and founder of Educating for Good. It’s been established by the state constitution and reiterated by the courts that the state bears the responsibility of...

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