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Girls’ Cross CountryMerrimack Valley 29, Bow 45, St. Thomas 57Key players: MV – Lily Moser (2nd, 21:45), Madison Geddes (3rd, 21:45), Reagan Jefferson (7th, 23:28), Emily Baca (8th, 25:17), Keira Cote (9th, 25:44); Bow – Hannah Pawlowski (1st,...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Organizations looking to apply for the city’s event grant program are now required to be 501(c)(3) non-profits and present a financing match, among other new requirements announced by the city manager’s office Monday. The grant program, created in...

By DAVID BROOKS

A just-released look at the attitudes of people in New Hampshire tells a sobering story: In recent years Granite Staters have been feeling more isolated and less connected to their town or city, have become more suspicious of government and are...

By DAVID BROOKS

A small, dilapidated building that once controlled railroad traffic throughout the region but has been on the verge of being demolished for years has been included on the latest Seven to Save list. “Because physical examples of railroad history and...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN and CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In recent weeks, Bow parents who wore pink armbands at soccer games to express their opposition to transgender girls participating on girls’ teams have sparked a heated debate over gender identity in sports and free speech.At the center of this...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

NORTH SUTTON – Hopkinton midfielder Noah Aframe’s throw-in acumen is thanks to his basketball skills, and he dished out two alley-oop-like throws to assist jumping strikers in the box. The throws backstopped the Hawks’ 3-1 boys’ soccer win over...

By DAVID BROOKS

If you’re looking for a Christmas tree this year, there’s a very New Hampshire-ish option to consider: Cutting down a wild one in the White Mountain National Forest.Yes, it’s legal and has been for well over a decade, although you do need a permit....

By JOHN GAGE

John Gage is the New Hampshire State Coordinator for Citizens’ Climate Lobby, a national, nonpartisan, grassroots climate solutions organization. This year’s presidential election is the last one that matters for the goal of holding global warming to...

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...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A Bow parent previously banned from school property for wearing a pink armband in protest of transgender girls playing on girls’ sports teams can now attend his daughter’s soccer games, following a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday.During the Sept. 17...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Evelyn Miller knew people living in a kibbutz, or community, in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. When a neighboring kibbutz was attacked by Hamas, some of them ran over to help. Four of them were killed, she said.It’s part of the reason she attended a vigil on...

By DAVID BROOKS

Tens of thousands of New Hampshire seniors will have to find new supplemental health insurance coverage next year because some companies, including Harvard-Pilgrim, Human and Ambetter, are pulling out of the Medicare Advantage business in the...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Merrimack Valley’s bus driver shortage grew so dire on Monday that Superintendent Randy Wormald found himself behind the wheel of a van en-route to Loudon.“We’re paper thin and have everyone driving,” Wormald said. “If I’m driving a van, we’re getting...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The Merrimack Valley School Board voted Monday to transfer approximately $1.1 million from two trust funds to cover gaps in special education and capital improvement expenses that have arisen since voters approved the district’s $48.3 million...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A shooting at Rollins Park Monday night left one person wounded, according to Concord Police.No charges have yet been filed as result of the incident, but everyone involved has been located and identified, Deputy Chief of Police John Thomas...

Girls’ SoccerHillsboro-Deering 4, Newfound 0Key players: H-D – Kathryn Thyng (3 goals, assist), Faith Daley (goal), Emery Greene (assist), Emma Davis (2 assists), Alexis Laporte (9 saves)Highlights: Senior captain Thyng played a part in all four gals...

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...

By ARIANNA MacNEILL

A flurry of pink-clad fans watched Concord High School’s football team prevail over Windham Friday night, supporting the team but also drawing attention to breast cancer.Concord cheerleaders wore pink to raise awareness as well.Oct. 1 marked the...

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Five soldiers from the New Hampshire National Guard are deploying to Florida early this week to help prepare for Hurricane Milton.Troops will head to Camp Blanding in the northeast corner of the state, about halfway between Gainesville and...

By DAVID BROOKS

A couple of recent events have created a really horrifying thought for me: “Oh my gosh, what if the cranks were right and I was wrong?!?”In this case the cranks – my term, not theirs – are the people who say fluoride shouldn’t be added to public...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Athletic directors do a little bit of everything, from overseeing game-day operations and scheduling to equipment management and communicating common visions to parents and fans. The role and its specific duties can seem elusive to the average...