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Holocaust survivor Irene Butter poses for a portrait in The Centennial Hotel in Concord on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Butter spoke to students at Concord High School about her family's experiences in the Holocaust. TAEHOON KIM / Monitor staff

Holocaust survivor shares story, encourages Concord High students to fight for justice

Thursday, May 23, 2013

When Irene Butter came to America in 1945, family and friends told her to start a new life and to never speak about her past. For the next 30 years, Butter, a Holocaust survivor, listened to that advice. She kept inside vivid memories of a train that arrived at a transit camp every Saturday afternoon to take hundreds of Jews … 0

Greg Husband, of Franklin, N.H., the coach of the New Hampshire team, is seen during a practice session for the Shrine Bowl 2009 at the Kimball Union Academy football field in Meriden, N.H., on Friday, July 24, 2009. Valley News - Jakob M. Berr

Franklin School Board rejects offer to review DVD showing post-game altercation

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

As expected, the Franklin School Board rejected a request late Monday night to view a DVD that supporters of the fired high school football coach said would have cleared his name and, they hoped, led to his reinstatement. Charles Carey, the father of a player on the team, was one of at least … 0

Greg Husband, of Franklin, N.H., the coach of the New Hampshire team, is seen during a practice session for the Shrine Bowl 2009 at the Kimball Union Academy football field in Meriden, N.H., on Friday, July 24, 2009. Valley News - Jakob M. Berr

Video of post-game altercation was planned for Franklin School Board meeting

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The father of a member of Franklin High School’s football team had hoped to show a DVD at last night’s school board meeting that he said would prove that a post-game incident of unsportsmanlike conduct by Franklin after its win in the state championship game had been overblown by the state’s governing body … 4

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More than 2,500 students from 64 high schools attended the New Hampshire Scholars program graduation at the State House Plaza in downtown Concord; Wednesday, May 22, 2013. TAEHOON KIM / Monitor staff PHOTOS: New Hampshire Scholars Graduation
From left: Sybil Dupuis, House Speaker Terie Norelli, Gov. Maggie Hassan and David Berry cut a New Hampshire-shaped cake at the "New Hampshire Presidential Primary 100th Anniversary" celebration in the State House in Concord; Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Dupuis is the great-granddaughter of Stephen Bullock, author and sponsor of House Bill 430, which created New Hampshire's first official presidential primary. "This is one of the biggest honors of my life," Dupuis, who resides in Wells, Maine, said about being asked to speak at the celebration. (TAEHOON KIM / Monitor staff) PHOTO: New Hampshire primary at 100
A place setting announces Kentucky senator Rand Paul and GOP Chairman Reince Priebus as speakers for a fund-raising dinner for the New Hampshire Republican Party at the Grappone Center in Concord; Monday, May 20, 2013. ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff In Concord, Rand Paul raises cash for N.H. GOP and stokes 2016 speculation
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Dunbarton to welcome new principal

Friday, April 5, 2013

The Dunbarton School Board has hired a new principal to replace Carol Thibaudeau, who is retiring at the end of this school year. Owen Harrington, an assistant principal at Hampstead elementary and middle schools, will take over as elementary school principal July 1. In addition to his administrative … 0

Second graders from Canterbury Elementary School, from left, Anastasia Lando, 8, William Maxfield, 8 and Matthew Krasnecki, 8, work on a class assignment together at the one-room school house in Canterbury. (JOHN TULLY / Monitor staff)

Our Towns: Canterbury elementary students spend a school day in 1864

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Canterbury Elementary School students lined up patiently outside the town’s one-room schoolhouse early yesterday morning, with the girls in floral dresses and bonnets and some of the boys in caps, suspenders and button-down jackets. When teacher Karen Gingrich … 1

Concord school administrators consider privatizing food services

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The Concord School District is exploring the possible benefits of privatizing its food services, a move that is drawing sharp criticism from employees even in its early stages. “You give your all to something then all of a sudden – bam – they more or less push you … 5

Sixth-grader Trenton Holland hugs Faith Greene, who was named the Middle School Special Educator of the Year, during a school assembly; Monday, April 1, 2013. (ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff)

Merrimack Valley teacher named state’s special educator of the year

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Just before 2 p.m. yesterday, Merrimack Valley Middle School teacher Faith Greene was making what she thought was a trip to the gymnasium’s supply closet to find new classroom equipment. But as she got closer to the gym … 1

More colleges break the news to would-be students online

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Jenna Kress sat down at her computer one recent evening to check the status of her application to the University of Georgia. The 17-year-old senior at Walt Whitman High School in Montgomery County, Md., let out a scream when video fireworks lighted up her screen. She got in. … 0

Pembroke School Board taking applications for vacancy

Friday, March 29, 2013

The Pembroke School Board is accepting applications for a vacancy. Jeanne Byrne, who was elected earlier this month in an uncontested election, withdrew from the board, according to Superintendent Patty Sherman. Interested parties should send a letter to the school board via the SAU 53 office by April … 0

Windham school board votes to ban dodgeball

Thursday, March 28, 2013

The Windham School District has banned dodgeball and other “human target” activities over concerns about violence and bullying. The school board voted, 4-1, last week to remove the game and nine others from the district’s curriculum. The Eagle-Tribune reported the board voted after a committee of physical education … 12

School board adopts $73 million budget

Thursday, March 28, 2013

The Concord School Board adopted a $73 million budget for next year, which will increase the tax rate by an estimated 49 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value, at a special meeting last night. The vote was 8-0, with board member Bill Glahn absent from the meeting. … 1

Early number sense plays role in later math skills

Monday, March 25, 2013

We know a lot about how babies learn to talk and youngsters learn to read. Now scientists are unraveling the earliest building blocks of math – and what children know about numbers as they begin first grade seems … 0

Olivia Morrison, a third grader from the Peter Woodbury School in Bedford, stands by her invention, the Tug 'n Guard, while waiting for any final judges at the Fidelity Investments Young Inventors' Program on March 23, 2013 at Merrimack Valley High School. Morrison placed as best in the third grade in the Most Marketable category for her dog toy with a protective cup for a person's hand. "I want to get a patent for it," she said. Over 200 children from all over the state participated in this year's event, which awarded the students in different categories and for different challenges. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff)

PHOTOS: Young inventors

Sunday, March 24, 2013

More than 200 children from across the state participated in this year’s Fidelity Investments Young Inventors’ Program held at Merrimack Valley High School. The program awarded students in different categories and for different challenges. … 4

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