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Opinion: Public school standards overhaul will impact every facet of public education in NH
Mold found in Bow Community Building
Christa McAuliffe sabbatical recipient plans to launch students into space through escape room-inspired game
NH single-family home median price tag hits $500,000
Flying Monkey, spared from serious fire damage, reopens on Friday
One NH town is trying to decarbonize their buildings – and build a workforce in the process
As lawmakers contemplate requiring voter ID, one organization is ready to help
Quickly extinguished fire leaves Concord man in critical condition
One man was sent to Concord Hospital in critical condition after a fire on Lantern Lane Thursday afternoon.Triggered by a fire alarm just after 3 p.m., Concord Fire escalated its response after seeing smoke at the back of the two-bedroom home upon...
With Concord down to one movie theater, is there a future to cinema-going?
With Concord reduced to a single movie theater for the first time in living memory and New Hampshire chain Chunky’s Cinema Pub closing two of its three locations, going out to the flicks in the Granite State just keeps getting harder.Don’t expect that...
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No deal. Laconia buyer misses deadline, state is out $21.5 million.
“It’s beautiful” – Eight people experiencing homelessness to move into Pleasant Street apartments
With Concord down to one movie theater, is there a future to cinema-going?
Quickly extinguished fire leaves Concord man in critical condition
Concord police ask for help in identifying person of interest in incidents of cars being keyed during Republican Party event
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What’s in a name? Ask an Epsom Yeaton.
Downtown cobbler breathes life into tired shoes, the environmentally friendly way
People of color incarcerated at higher rates in New Hampshire, but data is limited
Former Concord firefighter sues city, claiming years of homophobic sexual harassment, retaliation
Sports
High schools: Concord girls’ lax picks up first win, Tide softball handed first loss in pitchers’ duel
Girls’ LacrosseConcord 20, Nashua North 7Key players: Concord – Emma Pelletier (8 goals, 5 draw controls), Sofia Payne (6 goals, 2 assist), Sarah Leuci (3 goals, 10 draw controls), Sydney Brown (goal, assist), Ava Philbrook (goal, assist), Malie...
High schools: Coe-Brown softball wins 5th straight, Concord’s McDonald pitches first varsity win, Tide’s Doherty scores 100th career point
High schools: Bow’s Kelly lifts Falcon softball to victory in walk-off, more Monday results, plus Saturday’s track meets
Patriots’ draft approach likely to be different in post-Belichick era
High schools: Weekend results
Opinion
Opinion: A bad idea for New Hampshire
Adam Czarkowski works in the technology sector and lives in Penacook. Susan McKevitt’s recent opinion column “It’s time to properly fund education” in the Concord Monitor reads like a case for a state income tax without saying the words “income tax.”...
Opinion: Medical Aid in Dying would have spared my father’s suffering
Opinion: NH youth’s effort for a more robust climate curriculum
Opinion: Inherited hatred and how to stop it
Opinion: This stinks, but if you don’t speak up it’s going to reek
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...
Sununu says he’ll support Trump even if he’s convicted
NH mayors want more help from state on homelessness prevention funds
Two democrats with parallel views run for same State Senate seat
House passes bill removing exceptions to state voter ID law
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Arts & Life
Community Players of Concord present newest adaptation of Pride and Prejudice
“Not Your Grandmother’s Jane Austen…”Bold, surprising, boisterous, and timely, this Pride and Prejudice for a new era explores the absurdities and thrills of finding your perfect (or imperfect) match in life.The outspoken Lizzy Bennet is determined to...
Concord Monitor editor Mike Pride’s final book explores the lives, works of Northern New England poets
Active Aging: John Burke of Peterborough celebrated his 81st birthday with 81 hikes up Pack Monadnock
Vintage Views: From darkness to light
From the farm: Spring brings calves, beautiful calves
Obituaries
Joanna M. Cloe
formerly of Pembroke, NH - Joanna Mary (Cavanagh) Cloe, 79, passed away in Florida April 17th after a short illness. She was formerly a longtime resident of Pembroke, NH and member of St. John the Baptist Church. She was born in Bat... remainder of obit for Joanna M. Cloe
Rita A. French
Contoocook, NH - Rita A. French, age 98, of Park Ave, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 22, 2024 at her home. She was born in Barton, VT one of 7 Children to the late Samuel and Myra (Leonard) Paul. Rita worked at Concord Hos... remainder of obit for Rita A. French
Elizabeth G. Mahon
Elizabeth "Betty" G. Mahon Boscawen, NH - Elizabeth "Betty" G. Mahon, age 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 13, 2024 with family by her side. She was born in Salem, MA daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Tansey) Gannon.... remainder of obit for Elizabeth G. Mahon
Marylee Meagher
Hudson, NH - Marylee Meagher, 67, of Hudson, passed away Friday, April 19, 2024 at Southern NH Medical Center surrounded by her family and friends. She was born on October 15, 1956 in Nashua, daughter of the late Edgar and Agnes (Le... remainder of obit for Marylee Meagher
