Granite Geek: Science thrives with the long-term view – who’s going to pay for it?
Thorne’s of Concord to close storefront, shift toward intimacy coaching and education
Update: Man arrested in Pleasant Street barricade incident in Concord
Need a gift? Try some UNH-made beer, smoked fish or kelp oil
Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to
Bow man, 49, arrested for driving wrong way on I-93 and I-293
Squirrels, magic mushrooms and cat claws: A look at New Hampshire’s offbeat bills
Opinion: Seeing through the lens of sexism
Opinion: First came the ‘60s, now the counter-revolution
New Concord library online archives share local history with the world
Snowstorm cleanup in 1948. Views of Main Street from more than a century ago. A Woodworth Grocery receipt from 1907 for apples, oats, corn flakes and beer. The Concord Public Library holds a trove of city history in its archives, and now an online...
A Merrimack Valley sixth grade class welcomes a cow to school
Moo-ve over, class fish and hamsters. Merrimack Valley Middle School math teacher Becky King has adopted a cow.Bonnie, a Brown Swiss dairy cow, does not literally live in King’s sixth-grade classroom, but her presence is very much felt. The...
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Concord veteran finds connection through birds
A grand reunion: How one piano found its way back to the Franklin woman who once owned it
UNH stores electricity in the form of water – wait, what? 
Sports
Field hockey: All-State rosters released, Concord’s Armaganian named D-I Coach of the Year, John Stark’s Bolduc wins D-II’s Defensive POY
The New Hampshire Field Hockey Coaches Association recently released its end-of-season awards and All-State lists, with several area players earning selections.Two of the major awards also went to local programs. Concord head coach Nicole Armaganian...
Former Merrimack Valley dynamic basketball duo continues to perform for the NEC Pilgrims
Monitor names fall 2024 Players of the Season
Boys’ soccer: Hopkinton’s Murphy wins D-III Player of the Year, Zipke named Coach of the Year as Hawks lead area All-State selections
Tilton 14-year-old, Cole Thompson, wins the 300 Superbike Amateur race in DaytonaOpinion
Opinion: Let’s keep our forests as forests
Jack Savage is president, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. New Hampshire and Vermont are home to two great environmental success stories: the White Mountain and Green Mountain National Forests. Together they comprise some 1.2...
Opinion: Time’s up for the new planet Earth
Opinion: ‘Just trust me:’ Perceptions of the trustworthiness of the United States
Opinion: We condemned Russian and Hamas atrocities, but what about Israel’s?
Opinion: Divest from tests, invest instead
Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Politics
‘It hits government too’: With cuts on the horizon, here’s what to know about New Hampshire’s next budget cycle
It’s no secret that New Hampshire’s headed toward leaner times. Outgoing Gov. Chris Sununu hoped to get ahead of the revenue problem by asking state agencies to reduce their budgets requests.Still, this year’s proposals totaled nearly $17 billion...
‘Trash juice’ gets a legislative spotlight following management failures
A law enforcement resume helped Kelly Ayotte rise. It may also shape how she leads.
Republicans push to extend new voter ID law next year; Democrats seek repeal
Ayotte forms Public Safety Task Force to tackle labor shortages, bail reform
e-Edition
Arts & Life
Vintage Views: The first “Dual Controlled Automobile” in Concord
By JAMES W. SPAIN IIFor the Monitor“The road goes on forever, and the story never ends.”-- Robert Earle KeenThere was a time when the young people living in Concord had no concerns about cruising up and down Main Street or traveling great distances in...
Contoocook Artisans Holiday Craft Fair set for Dec. 6-8
Vintage Views: Our beloved clock and bell in Concord
Reed Cullen works remotely while building community in Concord
Obituaries
Debra Susan Mansur
Auburn, ME - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Debra Susan (Young) Mansur, 53, of Auburn ME, at Andwell Hospice House on Monday, November 25, 2024, after a courageous two-year battle with leukemia. Debby was b... remainder of obit for Debra Susan Mansur
Robert Selig
Bradford, NH - United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Robert E. Selig Jr, 92, passed away on November 25, 2024 at home after a courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his loving family. Born in Gloucester MA on December 6, 193... remainder of obit for Robert Selig
Eugene Barto
Eugene "Gene" Barto Penacook, NH - Eugene "Gene" Barto Jr. July 28, 1973 - November 24, 2024 Gene Barto, age 51, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at his home in Penacook. He was born July 28, 1973, in Augusta, M... remainder of obit for Eugene Barto
Grant Vincent Ohlund
Concord, NH - Grant Vincent Ohlund 5/26/1974 - 11/22/2024. Grant left this world recently for a better place. He attended Nashua and Manchester public schools, and completed certificate programs for work in his chosen field of substance... remainder of obit for Grant Vincent Ohlund
