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By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

There was unlikely ever a time in Kendall Murray’s life when playing lacrosse wasn’t her calling — even if she didn’t realize it right away.Her three older sisters, Amanda (26), Shannon (23) and Makayla (21), all played in youth leagues growing up, as...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A new entertainment venue is set to open this summer in Bow, transforming a former rock shop into a place for game enthusiasts.Curtis Joyner and Justin Sheils, driven by their passion for puzzles and gaming, purchased the property that formerly sold...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Concord’s new solid waste contract, set to take effect in July, brings with it a $306,345 increase to the proposed city budget.Last year, Concord secured another 10-year solid waste management contract with Casella, which replaces what city officials...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

On Alice Nyazahabu’s wedding day, she wore a long white dress with lace sleeves and a bejeweled tiara. She told her husband that life brings three reasons to celebrate: births, deaths and marriage.Their official wedding was a sparse gathering. She...

By DAN ATTORRI

The Cougars knew that fate of the championship would likely come down to doubles. But the senior-laden top-seeded Plymouth Bobcats (17-0) were a little more aggressive and a little more confident, and used that experience to sweep the doubles matches,...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

BOW — Falcons senior Colby Smith can lay down a bunt about as well as any high school baseball player. Maybe better.A lanky left-handed hitter, he’s perfected both the placement and the force with which to contact the ball. That skill proved decisive...

As promised, the historic Norris House in downtown Concord has been torn down to make way for a commercial development after years of failed efforts to find somebody with the desire and finances to move it to a new location.The green Norris House,...

By DAVID BROOKS

Scores of kids will descend on an often-overlooked Concord property this Saturday and spend hours hunting down every bug, beast and plant they can find, all for a good cause. Actually, two good causes.“There’s the scientific – trying to inventory...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

In a voice vote on Thursday, the Senate rejected the landfill moratorium, once again, denying it the opportunity for discussion in both chambers.Senate Bill 134 was initially proposed to provide disability pensions for police and fire personnel who...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Even if Concord softball (15-4) wasn’t going to be able to defend its state championship title, few expected the journey to end so soon. After a loss to Salem to close the regular season dropped the Tide out of having a first-round bye, Concord had to...

By DAN ATTORRI

The Baseball Coaches Association of New Hampshire announced the All-State teams on Wednesday morning and four of the five majors awards in Division II went to area teams.John Stark senior Anthony Paolicelli was named the Division II Player of the...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

CONCORD — With the bases loaded and one out in the top of the seventh inning, Bishop Brady relief pitcher Payton Bryson had little margin for error. The No. 5 Giants (13-4) led their first-round playoff matchup with No. 12 Conant (7-10) on Wednesday,...

Former State Senator Jeff Woodburn will not be prosecuted a third time on simple assault and domestic violence charges stemming from an incident with his former domestic partner in 2017.New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Crime in Concord, which remains lower than many of its counterparts in the state, held relatively constant over the last five years and by broad metrics fell slightly in 2023, an annual report from the Concord Police Department shows.At the same time,...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Improving cell service in Bow is making headway as the company tasked with mapping out dead spots in town and devising a plan for better coverage has released its report.Isotrope LLC, a Massachusetts-based wireless communications company identified...

By DAVID BROOKS

As four electric buses in Henniker and Weare wind up their first full month of operation, news has come that Pembroke and Concord will receive some through the latest round of federal grants.In Wednesday’s announcement, part of an ongoing effort to...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A month after a bipartisan group of state representatives united to pass a bill that would increase state education funding, Democrat and Republican senators came together last week to vote it down.The legislation, HB 1583, would have increased...

By DAN ATTORRI

The Cougars defeated a familiar opponent on Tuesday. On Thursday, they’ll play another familiar foe for the championship.No. 2 Kearsarge (15-1) defeated No. 3 St. Thomas, 7-2, the Cougars third win over the Saints (13-3) this season, to set up a...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

PENACOOK — In case dominating its first round playoff game wasn’t enough cause for celebration, junior Alyssa Brodeur made sure to give Merrimack Valley even more reason for jubilation during the Pride’s meeting with Manchester Central on Tuesday.In...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

More than 135,200 New Hampshire residents are struggling with food insecurity according to a new study, prompting the New Hampshire Food Bank to launch a new program offering crucial assistance to families in need across the state.According to a study...

By DAVID BROOKS

Government grants are the life’s blood of modern science, providing money to help specific questions get answered and specific problems tackled. But a new federal grant has a different goal for the state’s 17 colleges and universities: Making it...