A time capsule to remember when the sun disappeared for 3 ½ minutes
You just knew that Rik Yeames had one last solar-eclipse extravaganza in him.Yeames has spent more than five years getting New Hampshire excited about the eclipse we just experienced – the Monitor first wrote about his efforts in March 2019 – so it’s...
Spring sprouts downtown: outdoor dining, farmers market, First Friday
Just as warm weather finally arrives in Concord, more than flowers will be blooming downtown this week: outdoor dining has returned, the Concord Farmers’ Market will officially launch for the season and this month’s First Friday will bring a boom to...
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Sports
High schools: MV track piles up wins in quad meet, plus more results from Tuesday
Girls’ TrackMerrimack Valley 94, Kennett 88, White Mountains 30, Kingswood 28Key players: MV – Elizabeth Barrington (1st shot put, 1st triple jump, 1st high jump), Tessa Lynch (1st long jump, 3rd 100 hurdles, 5th javelin), Madison Geddes (1st 1,600),...
Opinion
Opinion: In the debate on Medical Aid in Dying, facts matter
Steven M. Gordon lives in Hopkinton and is senior counsel to Shaheen & Gordon. A recent Concord Monitor Letter to the Editor argued that the passage of the bipartisan NH End of Life Options Act (HB 1283) that would allow medical aid in dying as an...
Politics
Charities will not have to pay rent to casinos under new law
Deb Leahy can finally breathe easy, freed from the fluctuating rental fees each time her organization partners with a New Hampshire casino for donations.Thanks to a new law, casinos are now prohibited from imposing rent charges on charities for...
Arts & Life
PILLAR Gallery + Projects opens fourth exhibition in Concord
PILLAR Gallery + Projects is a new exhibition space in Concord. Their fourth exhibition, Into The Ether, will be on view until June 7.Into the Ether, focuses on the nebulous and ephemeral — in hazy, high-key abstraction, airy pastels and immersive...
Obituaries
Concord, NH - Daniel Auger Ellis (71) passed away at Concord Hospital on Saturday April 27, 2024. Daniel was born on July 3rd, 1952 in Franklin, N.H. the son of Carl and Pauline (Auger) Ellis. Daniel went to school in Sanbornton, the... remainder of obit for Daniel Ellis
Interlachen, FL - Judith Ann Landry passed away on April 16 2024 at the age of 77 at Haven Hospice in Palatka Florida. Judy was born on December 16 1946 to Paul and Arlene (Tyrer) Landry. She was a graduate of Franklin High class of 64.... remainder of obit for Judith Ann Landry
Minneapolis , MN - Bill Willey passed away on April 29, 2024 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis, MN where he resided for many years. He was born in Concord on January 2, 1946, the son of Bernice (Heath) Willey and Ellery Will... remainder of obit for William Charles Willey
Greenfield, MA - Robert A. York passed away peacefully on April 24, 2024 at his home in Greenfield, MA, surrounded by his wife and children. He was 77 years old. Bob had been battling 5 unrelated cancers since 2008. He was born on Febru... remainder of obit for Robert A. York