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A tent lies collapsed (right) at a camp where homeless people live between Stickney Ave. and Storrs Street.

The issue is public safety, criminal behavior – not homelessness

Sunday, May 19, 2013

The Monitor has published several articles and columns in recent days detailing some of the individual circumstances of homeless people in Concord. I’d like to let readers know what the police department’s role has been in dealing with some very real safety concerns regarding homelessness in our city. Much of my time in recent months has been spent addressing the … 0

Gov. John King (center) stands in a state liquor store advertising the 1968 sweepstakes. Concord Monitor file

Capital Beat: 50 years later, state lottery fight echoes in N.H. casino debate

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Critics said it would promote immorality and lead to increased crime and corruption. Supporters called it a personal choice and said it would bring in much-needed revenue for the state government. If the arguments sound familiar, they should. On Wednesday, when the House takes up a bill that would allow a single casino … 0

Kira Zannoni, of Winchester, Massachusetts, shares a moment with her mother, Mary Boissonneault, of Pelham, after the graduation ceremony at New England College, where she finished her undergrad degree in fine arts. The ceremony was held at the Henniker campus on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (JOHN TULLY / Monitor Staff)

Kelly Ayotte speaks to New England College graduates

Sunday, May 19, 2013

At Sen. Kelly Ayotte’s own college graduation, she wouldn’t have believed she would someday hold public office. “But I’m living proof that life surprises you,” she told New England College graduates yesterday. Ayotte was the keynote speaker at the college’s commencement ceremony in Henniker, where she received an honorary degree. The Republican senator … 0

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Ronald Briggs of Epsom places a flower in memory of his nephew, Michel Briggs, in a wreath during the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony; Friday, May 17, 2013. The names of 44 officers who died in the line of duty were read ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff PHOTOS: Event honors officers killed in line of duty in N.H.
Amy McKean loads a box of T-shirts into a vehicle with Rock 'N Race team coordinator Donna Killion at St. Peter's Church in Concord; Tuesday, May 14, 2013. McKean's Rock 'N Race team, Amy's Advocates, raises more money for the Concord Hospital fundraiser than any other team. A survivor of Hodgkins Lymphoma, McKean organizes a team that now number 127 runners and walkers. Though it is the second-largest team, it has raised more money over the last few years than any other group. (ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff) Ray Duckler: Amy and her Advocates raise money for Concord cancer center like no other team
Joseph Foster is interviewed by WMUR before the ceremony where he is sworn in as state Attorney General on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in the Executive Council Chambers at the State House. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff) PHOTOS: Incoming Attorney General Joe Foster’s swearing-in ceremony
Graduates walk out of the University of New Hampshire School of Law building and towards their commencement on May 18, 2013 at White Park in Concord. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff)

Bush v. Gore lawyers send off UNH law school’s 2013 graduates

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Graduates from University of New Hampshire School of Law won’t cure diseases or rid the world of poverty, said commencement speaker, famed lawyer David Bois. But what they will do can be just as extraordinary. “You are probably … 0

Travis LaCouter, a senior at the College of the Holy Cross, has been selected to deliver the class of 2013 valedictory address at the College’s Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 24.

5 Questions: Local student to address Holy Cross senior class

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Travis LaCouter – smooth, articulate, confident, has lots of experience at public speaking, with various presentations to the academic world under his belt after four years at College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. On Friday, though, the … 0

Senate President Peter Bragdon, a Milford Republican, sits for an editorial review board at the Monitor; Thursday, February 24, 2011. (Alexander Cohn/ Monitor staff)

Top GOP state senator says Medicaid expansion is ‘a gamble’ that N.H. may not want to take

Saturday, May 18, 2013

The top Republican in the GOP-controlled Senate yesterday indicated he may oppose expanding New Hampshire’s Medicaid program under President Obama’s 2010 health care reform law – an expansion that’s supported by the Democratic-controlled House and Gov. Maggie Hassan, … 0

Ronald Briggs of Epsom places a flower in memory of his nephew, Michel Briggs, in a wreath during the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony; Friday, May 17, 2013. The names of 44 officers who died in the line of duty were read ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff

PHOTOS: Event honors officers killed in line of duty in N.H.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Several hundred people gathered at the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Officers Memorial yesterday to honor the 44 officers who died in the line of duty and express relief that no new names had to be carved into the … 0

Lizarda Urena has prayed on the steps of Concord High School nearly everyday since February. A mom of two students at Concord High School, she arrives at the school around 7-7:15 a.m. each morning to pray for the school's protection. (JOHN TULLY / Monitor staff)

Concord High mom prays outside school for peace each day

Saturday, May 18, 2013

In an all-white outfit with a cross necklace bearing the word “Jesus,” Lizarda Urena stands atop the steps outside Concord High School for 15 minutes every morning, arms outstretched and reciting verses from the Bible, which she holds … 0

Lawyer: Mom charged with abusing son cleared by DCYF

Saturday, May 18, 2013

The state Division of Children, Youth and Families has reversed its finding that Deborah Furst sexually assaulted her son after noting substantial inconsistencies in the child’s statements, according to a court filing by her lawyer. But the criminal case against the Epsom woman, which hinges on the word … 0

Students, faculty, friends and family lined each side as graduates walked in to a tent before the start of the 63rd graduation ceremony at NHTI held on Friday afternoon, May 17, 2013. (JOHN TULLY / Monitor staff)

Strong relationships, persistence keys to success for NTHI graduates

Friday, May 17, 2013

On many evenings for the past two years, Shannon Marquis has sat at a dining room table covered in nursing books while her four children run around it. When school was in session, she spent about 20 hours … 0

Grand jury indicts Concord man in rape case

Friday, May 17, 2013

A Merrimack County grand jury has indicted a Concord man on charges of raping his girlfriend despite the fact that a district court judge ruled in December that there wasn’t enough evidence for the case to go forward. Merrimack County Attorney Scott Murray declined to discuss the case … 0

Man guilty of simple assault in case involving police standoff, threatening of girlfriend

Friday, May 17, 2013

Marc Mallard, accused of initiating a police standoff last year after he threatened to kill his girlfriend and their child, has been found guilty of eight charges, each carrying a possible 2 to 5 year sentence. But the … 0

Friday, May 17, 2013

∎ Carey Spear, 41, of Crestwood Drive, was arrested April 23, placed under protective custody and charged with possession of alcoholic beverages. The police said Spear was arrested after an officer observed him attempting to cross Main Street and believed he was intoxicated. The officer said Spear dropped a … 0

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