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By RAY DUCKLER

The drawers on a pair of wooden jewelry boxes were pulled out, one layered on top of another, forming a miniature three-story piece of furniture containing rocks.There were small stones, beautiful, smooth and shiny, with colors and patterns that...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Kilt making, Scottish Highlands dancing and Gaelic classes are some of the offerings that could be coming to the former Camp Spaulding property in Concord.The New Hampshire Gathering of the Scottish Clans – the organization that puts on the Highland...

By CARISA CORROW

Carisa Corrow of Penacook is co-author of “126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education” and founder of Educating for Good. Ethan DeWitt’s recent article in the New Hampshire Bulletin highlighted for me how much folks misunderstand competency-based...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Globs of paint splattered across the wood floor as Michael Bilodeau wedged off the metal cover of his paint bucket.Bilodeau poured the off-white paint into a tray for Austin Pratt, a local musician helping to bring new life into the old Citizens Bank...

By RAY DUCKLER

Sam York, a longtime assistant principal at Merrimack Valley High School, has been elevated to the principal’s role for the upcoming school year, replacing David Miller, who abruptly announced his resignation earlier this month to pursue other...

By RAY DUCKLER

Lexi Myers, who suffers from a rare form of brain cancer, said she felt strong Saturday morning, about 45 minutes before Merrimack Valley High School’s graduation ceremony.She had pushed herself the day before, on Friday, rising from her wheelchair...

By ADAM CZARKOWSKI

Adam Czarkowski lives in Penacook. On Sunday, June 4, my mom gave me an early Father’s Day present: it was a ‘Chris Sununu for president’ shirt. On Monday, June 5, Governor Chris Sununu announced he would not be running for president of the United...

By CARISA CORROW

Carisa Corrow of Penacook is co-author of “126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education” and founder of Educating for Good. For many years, science and math teachers have been in short supply, not just in New Hampshire, but nationwide. At the same time,...

By DAVID BROOKS

Fox Hardware, a Penacook institution for decades, has changed hands again but the casual customer might not even notice.That’s the idea, says new owner David Mitchell. He and his wife, Kim, bought the downtown store on Village Street, the building...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For 35 years, Ignatius MacLellan has volunteered in food pantries in Concord. For the first decade, the question for people coming through the door was simple – “What do you get for assistance?”With the cost of living skyrocketing, rent at an all-time...

By RAY DUCKLER

Some people like their job. And then there’s Ruthie Nichols of Penacook.“I can’t wait until the alarm goes off in the morning,” Nichols said, “so I can get ready for school.” She’s worked in the Merrimack Valley School District for 33 years, both as a...

An aquatic robot to help remove phosphorus pollution from local waterways has won Merrimack Valley High School another $50,000 of supplies in a national technology contest on top of an earlier award of $12,000, and put it in the running to win at...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Demolition of the former Penacook Community Center on Community Drive began Tuesday to make way for a new Boys and Girls Club center and library branch.The project calls for the demolition of two additional buildings – residential homes used as...

PENACOOKVolunteer Fair■The Penacook Historical Society will be at the Volunteer Fair at GoodLife, 254 N. State St., Unit L, Concord, on April 5, from noon to 2 p.m. GoodLife is hosting this fair with various local non-profits looking for help for...

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An aquatic robot to help remove phosphorus pollution from local ponds and rivers has won Merrimack Valley High School the state prize in a national technology contest.The Penacook school was the state winner in the 13th annual Samsung Solve for...

PENACOOKWinter Farmer’s Market■The Penacook Winter Farmers Market is open every Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Riverhill Grange, 32 Horse Hill Rd.■The United Church of Penacook Food Pantry, serving Penacook residents only, is open every Tuesday from...

PENACOOKParade meeting■The next Penacook Memorial Day Parade Meeting is on March 13, at 6 p.m., in the Media Center at Penacook Elementary School. The parade, sponsored by Penacook Village Association, is scheduled for May 28 at noon. Volunteers are...

PENACOOKCommunity garden■The Penacook Winter Farmers Market is open every Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Riverhill Grange, 32 Horse Hill Rd.■Plots in the Penacook Historical Society Community Garden, at 11 Penacook St., behind the Rolfe Barn, can now...

By LAURA MAGZIS

Laura Magzis lives in Penacook. I have been concerned about climate change since the late 1980s when I first read about it in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. This was a year or two before I moved to New Hampshire, where I hoped to resume the winter...

PENACOOK Food pantry ■The United Church of Penacook Food Pantry, serving Penacook residents only, is open every Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. year-round. If Penacook Elementary/Merrimack Valley School District is closed due to weather, the pantry...