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Granite Geek: Forest streams are so pretty; too bad they’re such a pain to measure
By DAVID BROOKS
One of my favorite parts of hiking in New Hampshire is coming across a rushing brook or mountain stream. They are one of nature’s most beautiful creations. But we live in reality so I realize there are complications even when things are beautiful. For...
Vandals key cars outside NHGOP event at Concord High; attendee carrying gun draws heat from school board
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Vandals keyed the cars of at least 10 members of the state Republican Party while the group held its biennial convention inside Concord High School on Saturday. “There’s already too much vitriol in partisan politics,” Party Chair Chris Ager said. Ager...
Dinner over death in Concord
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Instead of light conversations around a meal, Granite VNA, in partnership with Bennett Funeral Home, is hosting a dinner on Wednesday where attendees will engage in conversations about death and dying.Guided by end-of-life experts from a hospice team,...
Another Chipotle coming to Concord
By RAY DUCKLER
A Chipotle is set to be built across the street from the Merchants Way shopping plaza, giving patrons another dining option.Two years after the City of Concord approved the construction of a new Starbucks on Whitney Road – a site located off Exit 17...
Former Franklin High assistant principal Bill Athanas is making a gift to his former school
By RAY DUCKLER
Bill Athanas saw the sign outside Laconia High School and flashed back to the hallways of Franklin High.He remembered walking past the plain Franklin High sign – white letters on a black background, flanked by two small brick pillars – and greeting...
Portsmouth temple again targeted with vandalism
By TODD BOOKMAN
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man captured on video shattering two light sconces featuring the Star of David attached to the exterior of Temple Israel in downtown Portsmouth.The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. Monday.“While...
NH resident pleads guilty to selling stolen body parts
WILLIAMSPORT. Pa. — The wife of a former Harvard Medical School morgue manager has pleaded guilty to a federal charge after investigators said she shipped stolen human body parts — including hands, feet and heads — to buyers.Denise Lodge, 64, of...
More than two years into war, Granite Staters continue to travel to Ukraine to provide aid and teach philosophy
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
It will take Brian Nolen and his 10-year-old springer spaniel, Annie, at least four days to travel from their home in Bedford, New Hampshire to Kharkiv, Ukraine.The five-leg trip – Nolen’s sixth to the country since the war broke out in February 2022...
Former Warner town administrator placed on leave in Newbury
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Diane Ricciardelli, the former town administrator in Warner, was placed on administrative leave from her new job in Newbury recently after an emergency non-public select board meetingScott Wheeler, the chair of the Newbury Board of Selectmen,...
Hometown Hero: Quilters, sewers grateful for couple continuing ‘treasured’ business
By RAY DUCKLER
When Randy and Holly Silver saw their chance two years ago to open a business they’ve always wanted, they wasted no time moving forward.They went to the bank almost immediately after an offer was made to buy the Bittersweet Fabric Shop, a staple in...
Concord martial arts studio builds life skills far beyond combat
By CHLOE RATTEE
Sometimes a life-changing moment can come from something simple, like a TV show.For Paul Averill, the longtime owner of Averill’s Martial Arts Academy, that change in his life’s trajectory came after he watched Kung Fu, which aired in the 1970s....
From today’s eclipse viewers to those in 2079: Items sought for special eclipse time capsule
By ARIANNA MACNEILL
To mark the impact and excitement of this week’s eclipse, enthusiasts are invited to make contributions to a time capsule that will be buried at the McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center and opened on May 1, 2079, the date of the next total solar eclipse...
FAFSA fiasco hits New Hampshire college goers and universities hard
JEREMY MARGOLIS
As early as last October, the Czarkowski family saw signs they were entering a college application season unlike any other.During the first college workshop Adam Czarkowski and his son, Tyler, attended, they learned the government was rolling out a...
Climate disasters elsewhere can raise home insurance rates here
By DAVID BROOKS
By the standards of the world’s increasing climate disasters – the tornadoes, wildfires and deadly heat waves that fill headlines every week – the back-to-back snowstorms that just clobbered New Hampshire’s power grid weren’t too bad. But don’t get...
Director of DCYF resigns after seven months in the role
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
After seven months leading the Division of Children, Youth and Families, Jeff Fleischer has resigned from his post as director.Flesicher began in the role in August after coming out of retirement to lead the state agency. He previously served as the...
In Littleton, a vending machine makes naloxone available 24/7
By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH
People in Littleton can now get the overdose-reversal drug naloxone from a vending machine that’s open 24/7, part of an ongoing campaign to expand access to the life-saving medication.The device is outside the Mt. Eustis Commons office building on...
NH Senate defeats bill to ban guns in schools
By RICK GREEN
The N.H. Senate on Thursday rejected, 14-9, a bill from Keene Sen. Donovan Fenton to prohibit people from carrying guns on school property.All the Democrats present voted in favor of Senate Bill 593, and all the Republicans voted against it.Fenton, a...
NH House passes marijuana legalization again
By RICK GREEN
The N.H. House of Representatives voted for a second time Thursday in favor of a bill to legalize the sale and possession of marijuana for recreational use by adults.It now goes to the Senate.This time, the vote on House Bill 1633 was 239-136. All of...
‘The ball is rolling’: Housing and homelessness hot topics at ‘State of the City’
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
After stumbling briefly with the accompanying PowerPoint in the first minutes of his remarks, Mayor Byron Champlin poked a little fun at his mistake.“And now I’m going to turn things over to former Mayor Bouley,” he quipped.Eliciting laughter from the...
Bow police department to revamp K9 program with Labrador Retrievers
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
The Bow Police Department bid farewell to their K9 Boris this year after his handler left the department.With K9 Boris no longer part of the team, the Bow Police Department is reinventing its K9 program, turning to employ canines for locating missing...
