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By JONATHAN P. BAIRD

Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Polls are omnipresent in America and I admit to deep skepticism about their accuracy. I think of Trump’s defeat of Hillary Clinton and the failure of the red wave to materialize in 2022 as examples that justify that...

According to collider.com, “Despite enjoying decades of loyal viewership, the game shows have considerably declined in numbers and popularity.” So, what’s an ex-game show host to do? The lights, the excitement, the pomp, the pressure, the advertised...

Watch out for out-of-state lobbyists spewing misinformation about our NH public schools. Andrew Yates, who works for a Virginia company that promotes school vouchers, tells us in a My Turn (Monitor, 4/17) that school vouchers will save us taxpayer...

So many anti trans bills have been introduced this legislative session! One of them, HB 396, would allow bans on trans people from bathrooms and locker rooms. This not only affects restaurants, conference centers, ski area, etc. where trans people can...

Good work America! First you visit your wrath on folks crossing your borders trying to survive and find a better life. Now you are beating up and arresting your own children on college campuses for trying to do what is right. Your children are way...

By VIKRAM MANSHARAMANI

Vikram Mansharamani of Lincoln is a candidate for Congress in New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District. He was previously on the faculties of both Yale and Harvard. Jewish students being warned to avoid college campuses for their own safety. Angry...

By DAVID BROOKS

The era of electric school buses has finally arrived in New Hampshire bringing less pollution, less road noise and maybe even students who are less rambunctious.“Anecdotally it brings the noise of the students down on the bus, because they’re not...

By DAN ATTORRI

NORTHWOOD – It’s only halfway through the season, but if Saturday is any indication, expect the Concord High girls’ track and field team to be a force in late May.Junior Ella Goulas set a meet record in the triple jump with a leap of 36 feet, 9...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A Boscawen resident is objecting to potential designs for a proposed town flag.Boscawen currently does not have a flag, but at a Beautification Committee meeting earlier this month, resident Josh Crawford proposed the idea. Crawford is a...

Baseball Bow 12, Coe-Brown 0 Key players: Bow – Sean Guerette (1-for-3, 3 RBIs), Owen Webber (2 hits), Owen Cray (2 hits), Chase Crowell (2 hits), Dillan Abbate (4 IP, 1 H, 5 K, 1 BB), Nate Kiah (1 IP, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB; Coe-Brown – Casey Colby (hit),...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Whether they’re running errands or socializing in the community, Greg Pollock and Amber Brouillette, are recognized as “the sunflower people” by Concord residents thanks to their Sunfox Farm, a sprawling 20-acre sunflower field on Loudon Road, that...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Plans to transform the dilapidated former Department of Transportation buildings off Stickney Avenue into 80 housing units have been held up because of outstanding questions about the condition and future of major city storm drains running underneath...

Concord Chorale presents The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins on May 4 and 5 at St. Paul’s Church in Concord.A Mass for Peace was composed by Karl Jenkins in 1999 as a tribute to the victims of the Kosovo crisis. The timeless text of this...

The cold winter was easing the strong grip it held on Concord all winter long. As the deep snow melted and prompted dreams of warmer days, thoughts turned to planting crops, tapping a maple tree or two for sap to boil into a sweet amber. A celebration...

By DAVID SHARP and JENNIFER McDERMOTT

The world’s largest 3D printer has created a house that can cut construction time and labor. An even larger printer unveiled on Tuesday may one day create entire neighborhoods.The machine revealed Tuesday at the University of Maine is four times...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

New Hampshire’s efforts to fight suicide have made progress, with a consistent decline in suicide death rates since 2018, according to the recently published 2022 Annual Suicide Report.The report, compiled jointly by the National Alliance on Mental...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

One of Nicole Petrin’s first cases in her new role as the Concord Police Department’s social worker drew frequent calls demanding officers’ attention.A senior woman with disabilities would often be wandering downtown. Chronically food insecure, she...

Despite late snow storms that dumped deep snow over much of New England, spring is right around the corner. Let’s take a look at some keys to a successful year in the vegetable garden.Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Yes, I grow about 40 tomato...

By PARKER POTTER

Parker Potter is a former archaeologist and historian, and a retired lawyer. He is currently a semi-professional dog walker who lives and works in Contoocook. Not long after my family and I returned from Ireland last summer, I started putting up...

Clipping cows means warm weather is near. Cow clipping is an annual ritual at Miles Smith Farm. Scottish Highland and Belted Galloway cattle grow thick, rich coats of hair to protect them from frigid winter weather. The lanolin in their hair repels...

By MARGARET LANDSMAN

Margaret Landsman has lived in Concord for 33 years. Before she retired, she taught English and ESOL at NHTI. I have long been happy Concord has a school board financially independent from the city council, and believe it generally has resulted in a...