More NH families than ever are opting into school choice, prompting questions about how to measure success
Flying Yankee train is headed to Conway – not Concord, alas
Ethics board finds no wrongdoing by committee chair
Granite Geek: Can a ‘just the facts’ approach move the needle on climate change?
Black bear and cub destroy car in Connecticut after getting trapped inside
A new NH law will investigate the impact of carbon offset sites on tax revenue
Sig Sauer guns hanging on soldiers’ hips may be firing without trigger pull
NH’s ‘supply and demand’ issue: Congressional candidates for District 2 weigh housing solutions
The Granite State has a major housing problem.It’s no secret – the supply is low, new developments are slow to evolve and the spots that are available for rent and purchase are too expensive for many to afford. Thirty-five percent of people listed...
Gubernatorial candidates say they talk daily about the housing crisis. Their ideas on root causes and resolutions vary.
New Hampshire’s gubernatorial candidates are in agreement with voters: housing in the state is at a crisis point.To Cinde Warmington, the lone Democrat on the Executive Council, there’s one person to blame for the current state of affairs: Governor...
Most Read
Two years after Emily Sotelo’s death, parents embrace her spirit on the trail
Concord’s latest arts and restaurant development breaks ground, set for April 2025 completion
Hiking bunny continues to bring joy to family after loss
Before Sanborn’s casino, developers looked to put housing on East Concord site
Citing cost, Dakota Partners pulls out of East Concord housing development
Local photographer focuses her lens on motherhood – specifically, breastfeeding
Editors Picks
In their 90s, Norm Abelson and Ellen Oppenheimer keep hope alive through their stories
‘Hot dog therapy’: In downtown Concord, hot dog stands rule summer
‘A giant in life’: With passing of Joe Kasper, a voice of Concord goes quiet
Meet the Monitor’s reader advisory board
Sports
‘I feel like I’m part of the group’: Hockey camp helps Concord 12-year-old overcome hearing challenges on ice
It’s hard for Jackson Yerkes to play hockey and not feel like he’s missing something. He’s a 12-year-old who lives in Concord, and he loves the sport. But when he takes the ice for practice, he encounters challenges that few of his peers do.Yerkes...
Two area goalies participate in Lions Cup soccer game
Concord’s Nick Reynolds planned to play D-III soccer in college. Now, he’s off to Tennessee as a javelin thrower
Golf: New London’s Rob Henley claims 121st State Amateur Championship crown
Golf: Home advantage runs its course on day 4 of state am
Opinion
Opinion: A case only this Supreme Court could love
Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. In a term featuring multiple precedent-shattering decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a shocker in Snyder v. United States. The Court narrowed the definition of public corruption in a case that centered on the...
Opinion: Lesson learned from the Republican National Convention
Opinion: Making our LGBTQ+ children safe in New Hampshire
Opinion: NH is taking a dark path discriminating against transgender children
Opinion: Turn down the heat on immigrants
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
New Hampshire seniors led voter turnout in 2020. Now some are sad, yet relieved, to see Biden go.
David Elberfeld felt steadfast in his convictions against former President Donald Trump and solemn about President Joe Biden stepping aside.To watch Biden, 81, chase the presidency throughout his lifetime – running several times before being the...
N.H. advocacy groups considering legal action against recently signed anti-LGBTQ+ laws
GOP promotes unity at Convention follow Trump assassination attempt
House candidate suspends bid over media coverage of 1989 murder conviction
Voting rights bill heads to Gov. Sununu’s desk
e-Edition
Arts & Life
Creative connections among the fruits of Jaffrey artist's labor
For nearly three decades, fine artist Jay Mercado has spent his career capturing the theme of sensuality through his oil paintings of fruit and vibrant tributes to farm laborers and their harvest in California. Then in 2022, he packed his brushes and...
Take Me Outside: Summer skies
Pick your own lavender bundle at Pumpkin Blossom Farm in Warner
Creative communities conversation at Twiggs Gallery
Annual New England Hot Sauce Fest returns to Hampton on July 27
Obituaries
Donald C. Glover
Pittsfield, NH - Donald Glover died peacefully at the Granite VNA Hospice House in Concord, with his family at his side, on July 15, 2024. He had lived in Pittsfield, NH for 25 years. He was born in Haverhill, MA where he graduated from... remainder of obit for Donald C. Glover
Melanie Ann Young
Concord, NH - Melanie Ann Young (62) Melanie was born in Brunswick ME, to John Young and Lois Young on February 15, 1962. She passed away on May 29, 2024 at Concord Hospital, after a period of failing health. Melanie grew up in Bow... remainder of obit for Melanie Ann Young
Darlene M. French
Pembroke, NH - Darlene French, 63, of Pembroke, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at her home. She was born on March 16, 1961 in Manchester to Noella (Beaudoin) Halen and the late Howard Halen, Sr. Darlene spent her ... remainder of obit for Darlene M. French
Kevin Fife
Canterbury, NH - Kevin Leon Armand Fife, 56, of Canterbury NH passed away Friday July 26, 2024 after a 3 year battle with cancer at the Concord VNA Hospice House with his brother John, sister-in-law Rose and sister Donna by his side. ... remainder of obit for Kevin Fife
