Old diner travels to new home in downtown Concord as part of Arts Alley

12-10-2024 4:16 PM

An 80-year-old diner made its way down Main Street in two pieces Tuesday night to its new resting place as part of the downtown entertainment development called Arts Alley.The construction site at 24 South Main St. is the second phase of the...


Capital Region Food Program to distribute holiday vouchers on Dec. 14

12-11-2024 3:48 PM

Elena Alois jokes that the Capital Region Food Program is her family business.Her grandfather started the organization – which aims to provide food to people in need in the Concord area – over 50 years ago. She’s the third generation at the helm,...


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High schools: Franklin basketball splits doubleheader with Moultonborough
12-11-2024 12:29 AM

Boys’ BasketballMoultonborough 39, Franklin 37Key players: Moultonborough – Brode Bacon (17 points), Ethan Tilton (11 points); Franklin – Matt Carlsen (23 points), Harrison Kaplan (10 points)Highlights:  The Tornadoes led 26-19 heading into the fourth...

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Opinion: How the fight for our rights continues
12-11-2024 6:00 AM

Devon Chaffee is the executive director of the ACLU of New Hampshire. Alongside a new year, 2025 will usher in a new Trump administration, a time that will represent a clear and present danger to our country’s democratic processes and institutions...

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‘Absolutely needed’: Overwhelmed by onslaught of education bills, House will split them by policy and funding
12-08-2024 12:00 PM

In Rick Ladd’s 16 years in the State House, he’d never seen so many education bills.That is, until 2022, when they skyrocketed – so much so that Ladd, a Haverhill Republican and chair of the House Education Committee, said lawmakers can no longer...

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Remembering Ed Mottau: Peterborough musician who played with John Lennon and nurtured local talent
12-09-2024 10:29 AM

Longtime Monadnock region resident Ed Mottau, who died at his home in Peterborough Nov. 3 at age 80, is being remembered as a musician, a craftsman, a mentor, friend, father and devoted member of the community.Mottau was a guitarist and songwriter who...

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Obit photo for Pearl E. Cheney Pearl E. Cheney

Pittsfield, NH - Pearl E. Cheney (Dodge), 98, passed away on 11/27/2024. She was born in Epping NH on 10/08/1926, the daughter of William Dodge and Glayds Locke. Raised on their farm on Tilton Hill in Pittsfield, NH and attended local s... remainder of obit for Pearl E. Cheney

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Center Barnstead, NH - It is with heavy hearts that we announce Mark R. McCoo, age 62, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Barnstead, NH on November 29, 2024. Mark was born on August 9, 1962 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He grew up in ... remainder of obit for Mark R. McCoo

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Northampton, MA - Jane Beardsley Lemeland, age 86, of Concord, NH, passed away peacefully on December 5th surrounded by her daughters. She was born on January 2, 1938 in Los Angeles, CA. "Janie" was the cherished daughter of Charles E. ... remainder of obit for Jane Beardsley Lemeland

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Pittsfield, NH - Donald Warren Stevens, 91, a longtime resident of Pittsfield, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024 at Concord Hospital following a period of declining health. Don was born in Pittsfield on October 11, 1933, son of ... remainder of obit for Donald W. Stevens

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