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Concord transitional housing facility offers gardening to improve mental wellness
Concord crime rates fall below pre-pandemic levels
The Rebel Collective to perform in Henniker
Lawmakers reach deal on $16 billion two-year budget
Culvert replacement at Bow Brook in Concord
Scott Brown announces bid for U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeanne Shaheen
Concord Police accuse Barnstead man of vehicle theft after chase through city
Royal Gardens tenants worried about where they will live after building renovations
Audrey Alflen has accumulated a lot of stuff, the result of living in the same apartment for 22 years.
‘Over-regulation is going to create sneakier kids’: Concord High students react to impending bell-to-bell phone ban
The bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in schools that Gov. Kelly Ayotte is set to sign into law will bring about the biggest educational change in New Hampshire since the pandemic shutdown.
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Reclaiming Healy Park: A symbol of renewal and a reckoning with homelessness in Concord
Home buying gets tougher as prices in New Hampshire continue to rise, outpacing national increase
Boutwell’s is now the biggest candlepin center in the state
Suspect in Hampton Beach shooting arrested in Deerfield following police pursuit and shelter-in-place order
Pedestrian struck in Pittsfield, officials treat death as suspicious
Concord school leaders grapple with lunch debt exceeding $100,000
Editors Picks
A Webster property was sold for unpaid taxes in 2021. Now, the former owner wants his money back
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City prepares to clear, clean longstanding encampments in Healy Park
Productive or poisonous? Yearslong clubhouse fight ends with council approval
Sports
Athlete of the Week: Nate Kiah, Bow Falcons
Bow High School senior pitcher Nate Kiah had a stellar season on the mound and was a part of many deep playoff runs during his varsity career.
Track & field: Hopkinton’s Lane wins New England title in 3,200 meters, Concord’s Saysaw runs state record times in 100 and 200
Boys’ Lacrosse: Bears narrowly lose to Plymouth in D-III championship, 7-5
Boys’ volleyball: Coe-Brown wins program’s first championship, completes perfect season
Baseball: John Stark falls in D-II championship to top-ranked SouheganOpinion
Opinion: Iran and Gaza: A U.S. foreign policy of barbarism
When I swore an oath to enlist in the military, one important statement I’m to uphold is the “… I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
Opinion: There’s no place like firearms-free zones
Opinion: Outlines of a new dystopia
Opinion: Speechless in America no more
Opinion: Friends don’t let friends drive drunk
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A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
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Politics
New Hampshire school phone ban could be among strictest in the country
When Gov. Kelly Ayotte called on the state legislature to pass a school phone ban in January, the pivotal question wasn’t whether the widely popular policy would pass but how far it would go.
Concord became a Housing Champion. Now, state lawmakers could eliminate the funding.
‘A wild accusation’: House votes to nix Child Advocate after Rep. suggests legislative interference 
Sununu decides he won’t run for Senate despite praise from Trump
Town elections offer preview of citizenship voting rules being considered nationwidee-Edition
Arts & Life
Meet Moriah Billups, Young Professional of the Year
Moriah Billups has been named the Young Professional of the Year by the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce. Billups, 32, currently lives in Hooksett and works at Concord Hospital Trust as a philanthropy office. She was honored at the Chamber’s Pinnacle Awards in early June and previously was named Young Professional of the Month in February 2023.
Artist spotlight: Leah Kuehne
“A Time to Gather Stones,” based on a local historical crime, premieres in Pittsfield
Making music: Contoocook-raised Derek Astles celebrates new album, old collaborations
2025 Brodsky Prize for Excellence in Student Journalism awarded to Londonderry junior Obituaries
Elaine Merchant
Elaine (Lillios) Merchant Concord, NH - Elaine (Lillios) Merchant, 79, of Concord, passed away unexpectedly at home on June 19, 2025. She was born in Torrington, CT, on August 19, 1945, to her late parents, her father Spiro Lillios and h... remainder of obit for Elaine Merchant
Anita Wiswell
Pembroke, NH - Anita Wiswell, 77 of Pembroke, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at the Birches in Concord. She was born on December 13, 1947, in Manchester, NH; daughter of the late Aime and Madeleine (Petrin) Brisbois. Anit... remainder of obit for Anita Wiswell
Francis C. Evans Jr.
Francis C. Evans, Jr. Palm Coast, FL - Dr. Francis (Fran) C. Evans Jr. passed away peacefully on May 14th, 2025 at the age of 86 years. He will be greatly missed. He was born December 12th, 1938 and spent his early life in Staten Isl... remainder of obit for Francis C. Evans Jr.
Roberta Trombly
Roberta (Bobbie) Trombly Loudon, NH - Roberta (Bobbie) Trombly passed away on June 17, 2025. She was born on July 23, 1936, in Penacook, NH, to Frederick and Annette O'Keefe. She is predeceased by her husband, Paul Trombly, who passed a... remainder of obit for Roberta Trombly
