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Cottage community rebuilds beloved dock after it was destroyed in boat crash
The Keewaydin Cottages feel like the set of a movie.Tall pines stand sentry on Lake Winnipesaukee’s rocky shoreline, and the air’s humidity-muffled stillness is cut only by the quiet lapping of waves against the small beach and the deep, hollow...
‘A little bit of kindness can go a long way’: Belmont continues honoring legacy of Jake Deware
Belmont baseball coach Matt LeBlanc looked up at the scoreboard and saw that his Red Raiders had scored 11 runs against Winnisquam. He felt a chill move up his spine.On May 6, the program had partnered with the Jake Deware Kindness Project to carry on...
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Sports
High schools: Wednesday’s baseball, softball, lacrosse and tennis results
BaseballBelmont 5, Gilford 0, 8 inn.Key players: Belmont – Anakin Underhill (8 IP, 1 H, 4 BB, 15 K), Michael Collette (2-for-4, RBI, run), Hutch Haskins (1-for-5, 2 RBI), Owen Waldron (1-for-3, walk, run), Wyatt Divers (1-for-3, RBI, run)Highlights:...
Opinion
Opinion: Show support for transgender girls
John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. He can be reached at johndbuttrick@gmail.comIt is no surprise that some people are uncomfortable when issues of sex and gender are acknowledged to be a part of the...
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An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Politics
Transgender sports ban heads to Sununu
The New Hampshire Senate passed a bill Thursday that would ban transgender girls from participating on public school-sponsored sports teams starting in fifth grade.The bill, HB 1205, was passed by the House in March and now heads to Gov. Chris...
Arts & Life
Vintage Views: Our old neighborhood schools
Our little town of Rumford was growing. People were arriving, and the frontier was becoming a town. Governor Benning Wentworth determined that the name would be changed to Concord to mixed emotions within the community, and the Revolution arrived,...
Obituaries
Contoocook, NH - Mary Bradbury died peacefully on March 18, 2024 at the age of 95. Mary was born on July 16, 1928 in Greenwich Connecticut, daughter of Helen Beales (Cornelius) and James A.G. Beales. A long-time resident of Contoocook, ... remainder of obit for Mary Bradbury
Tilton, NH - Pamela Szacik, 68, of Tilton, NH has passed away on May 6, 2024. She was born in Concord, NH to John E. Ward and Frances L. Ward. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree, she went on to have a lengthy career with the ... remainder of obit for Pamela R. Szacik
Bow, NH - Don passed away peacefully in his home on November 17, 2023, after complications of Leukemia. He was born on September 6, 1947 in Manchester, NH, the son of Harry W. Bennert, MD and Elizabeth McIntire Bennert. He spent his ea... remainder of obit for Donald M. Bennert
Concord, NH - Richard Strome, 92, of Contoocook, New Hampshire died on July 7, 2023 and his loving wife Connie Strome, 90, also of Contoocook, died on May 6, 2024, both at The Birches in Concord, and both after long battles with Alzheim... remainder of obit for Richard and Connie Strome