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Bow power plant to add solar and batteries; coal use to end by 2028
The region’s last coal-fired power plants, located in Bow and Portsmouth, are expected to switch to large-scale solar power and battery-storage under plans put forward by their owner, Granite Shore Power, marking New Hampshire’s first big transition...
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On the trail: Kuster not seeking re-election this year
After six terms in Congress, Democrat Annie Kuster says she won’t seek re-election to the House of Representatives this year.“I always said I wouldn’t be there forever and most of my colleagues don’t realize this,” the Hopkinton lawmaker...
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Sports
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Hockey: Kearsarge’s Justin Garzia named D-III Coach of the Year, All-State rosters released
The New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association recently released its end-of-season awards and All-State rosters for the 2023-24 season. Kearsarge-Plymouth head coach Justin Garzia took home the biggest prize, getting named the Division III...
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Opinion
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Opinion: Why regular folks should care about wake sport legislation
Elizabeth Harper, PhD is the executive director of the Lake Sunapee Protective Association. It isn’t surprising that many New Hampshire residents are unfamiliar with wake boats and may not feel compelled to urge their representatives in the House to...
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Politics
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House passes bill removing exceptions to state voter ID law
The House narrowly approved a bill Thursday that would eliminate any exceptions to the state’s voter ID laws and require documentary proof of citizenship to vote, 189-185. The bill, House Bill 1569, would require a person registering to vote to...
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Arts & Life
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Franklin Footlight Theatre presents 'Nunsense’
Franklin Footlight Theatre presents Dan Goggin’s popular musical comedy, “Nunsense!”When the Little Sisters of Hoboken find themselves in dire need of burial funds following an accidental convent-wide poisoning, they decide that the best way to raise...
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Obituaries
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Tilton, NH - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Linda Marie Burns on March 16th, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. A resident of Tilton, New Hampshire since 1... remainder of obit for Linda Marie Burns
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Concord, NH - Matthew LaBrake, age 58, of Weir Road passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 24, 2024. He was born in Saranac Lake, NY the son of the late Llyod J. and Lulu B. (Goff) L... remainder of obit for Matthew LaBrake
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Concord, NH - Pandora (Phillips) Hamel Martel of Concord, NH passed away on March 15, 2024 at the Granite VNA Hospice House in Concord, after a long illness. She was 90 years old. Pandora w... remainder of obit for Pandora Martel
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Bow, NH - Patricia McCauley passed away peacefully after a brief illness. She was the only daughter of the late James J McCauley and Etta Doherty, and was predeceased by her older bothe... remainder of obit for Patricia McCauley