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Bow voters reject noise ordinance, approves all other warrant articles
Daniel Snodgrass found it downright absurd that a quaint town like Bow would even entertain the idea of implementing a noise ordinance.The proposed noise ordinance sought to tackle the issue of disruptive early morning construction activity sounds by...
In Warner, attempt to cap taxes fails, voters give food pantry free rent
Michael Cutting opened Warner’s Town Meeting with a mea culpa. The long-time town budget committee chair admitted town spending over the last five years had gotten out of control.Since 2019, the town’s annual operating budget has increased from $4...
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Sports
Girls’ basketball: D-II season recap
Area girls’ basketball teams made up three of the four semifinalists in Division II this season, with No. 1 Concord Christian ultimately taking down No. 3 Pembroke for the state championship. Sunday was the Kingsmen’s third straight state title,...
Opinion
Opinion: Two states, one climate crisis - New Hampshire and Oaxaca
Judith Elliott lives in Canterbury. Like many Granite Staters, my husband and I like to head south when winter comes. Since retirement, we’ve been lucky enough to spend winters in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca (pronounced “wa-HAH-ka”), mostly...
Politics
As NH lawmakers eye statewide housing solutions, local control remains a barrier
The goal behind the bill is bold: Allow any property owner to build residential housing units in a commercial zone – whether the zone allows for it already or not.Proponents of the legislation, House Bill 1053, argue it is a way to fast-track the...
Arts & Life
Q&A with local musician Lucas Gallo
What first got you into music/art/performance? There was always music in my house as a child. On weekends, there were always the sounds of Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Aerosmith, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, etc. blasting out of my father’s Bose...
Obituaries
Hopkinton, NH - Kenneth Alan Sauer, born January 21, 1947, in Philadelphia to Enno and Marie Sauer, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2024. Ken's life was a testament to love, laughter, an... remainder of obit for Kenneth Alan Sauer
Andover, NH - Howard D. George, 88, of Bridge Road, died Thursday, March 7, 2024 at the White River Junction VA Hospital. He was born in New London, NH on Sept. 22, 1935 the son of William... remainder of obit for Howard D. George
Canterbury, NH - Anna Dragon, born Anna Marie Waltos, 77, was born on May 8th, 1946, and died in Concord, New Hampshire, on March 11th, 2024. She grew up in Franklin, New Hampshire. Ann... remainder of obit for Anna Dragon
Franklin, NH - Charles Edwin Hanson, 95, of Franklin, NH, passed away peacefully on Monday Morning, March 11, 2024, at Laconia Rehabilitation Center, Laconia, NH, surrounded by family. ... remainder of obit for Charles E. Hanson