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Concord

St. Paul's expands aid for summer program

A St. Paul's School summer program for New Hampshire high school students will provide free tuition to accepted students whose families earn $45,000 or less a year, school officials said. Tom Bazos, director of the Advanced Studies Program, said he hopes the offer will attract students who might otherwise shy away from applying to the 5½-week program at the Concord boarding school… 1

September 13, 2008

Concord

Architect to present school consolidation plans

An architectural firm is expected to provide cost estimates early next month for renovating two of the city's elementary schools and building the two schools anew. School officials said they'll use the estimates to help them decide how to proceed with consolidating the city's eight elementary schools. A plan repeatedly endorsed by the school board calls for shrinking the number… 0

September 12, 2008

Manchester

Judge allows Addison trial to go live on air

WMUR will be allowed to broadcast Michael Addison's capital murder trial live. Judge Kathleen McGuire yesterday granted the television station's request to broadcast the trial live on Channel 9 and its website, wmur.com. To support her ruling, McGuire cited a previous court case in which the judge found the press has "a presumptive right of access to judicial proceedings." 2

September 11, 2008

School bus stops back to normal in Concord

The Concord School District is scrapping the consolidation of its bus stops because the plan, designed to save on fuel costs, proved problematic, Assistant Superintendent Rob Prohl said. 11

September 11, 2008

Concord

Three candidates sign up for school board

Three candidates have signed up to run for the Concord School Board, one for a one-year term and two for three-year terms. John Stohrer, a former school board member, has signed up to run for the one-year term. Incumbent Bill Glahn has signed up to run for another three-year term. Eric Williams, who ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the board last year, also signed up to run for… 0

September 11, 2008

09/10/08

Bishop Brady High School Principal Jean Barker abruptly resigned Friday after 16 years at the school's helm, school officials said. A spokesman for the Diocese of Manchester, which oversees the Concord Catholic school, said he didn't know why, but Brady officials said her decision was health related. 1

September 10, 2008

Horn will face Hodes in November

Political newcomer Jennifer Horn, who promised to bring her experience as a mother and her fresh ideas to Congress, bested state Sen. Bob Clegg and four others yesterday to win the Republican primary for the 2nd District congressional seat. She will now face Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes. With 85 percent of precincts… 12

September 10, 2008

Bishop Brady High's principal resigns abruptly

September 10, 2008

Postscript

THREE MONTHS after her death, the family of Tasha Tudor will hold a public memorial service Friday in Wilmington, Vt. Tudor was a whimsical children's book illustrator who lived and worked at a Webster farmhouse for about 25 years before moving to Vermont in 1971. She died in June at age 92. The service will take place… 0

September 9, 2008

2nd District hopefuls push to finish

The Republicans vying for a chance to unseat Rep. Paul Hodes are crisscrossing the state's sprawling 2nd District in a last push for votes before Tuesday's primary. Yesterday, three of the five candidates stopped by a GOP fundraiser in Nashua to shake hands and, in one case, kiss babies. Event-goers were buzzing about… 4

September 7, 2008