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How do you build a college football program from scratch? Kevin Kelly’s working on finding the answer
Of all the places Kevin Kelly’s coached football throughout his career, from high schools in the Northeast to the NCAA Division I level at Georgetown to the New York Guardians of the XFL, New England College in Henniker might be his greatest...
Hometown Hero: Quilters, sewers grateful for couple continuing ‘treasured’ business
When Randy and Holly Silver saw their chance two years ago to open a business they’ve always wanted, they wasted no time moving forward.They went to the bank almost immediately after an offer was made to buy the Bittersweet Fabric Shop, a staple in...
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FAFSA fiasco hits New Hampshire college goers and universities hard
Opinion: New Hampshire, it’s time to drive into the future
Hometown Hero: Quilters, sewers grateful for couple continuing ‘treasured’ business
Steeplegate Mall redevelopment, with Cosco and Whole Foods as well as 625 housing units, to be heard next week
Red barn on Warner Road near Concord/Hopkinton line to be preserved
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Concord martial arts studio builds life skills far beyond combat
Red barn on Warner Road near Concord/Hopkinton line to be preserved
FAFSA fiasco hits New Hampshire college goers and universities hard
Searchable Concord salary database: Top earners include more police, fewer women
Sports
Bow girls’ lacrosse coach Chris Raabe achieves milestone win
Chris Raabe’s not a big fan of all the attention. Being a high school coach is about the athletes and their accomplishments, not her own. But on Wednesday between the rain drops at Bow High School, Raabe won her 300th game as the girls’ lacrosse head...
High schools: Bow girls’ lax coach Raabe wins 300th game, more Wednesday results
Boys’ lacrosse: Hopkinton and Bow head to overtime in season opener
High schools: Monday’s tennis results
Boys’ lacrosse previews: Hopkinton focused on repeat championships
Opinion
Opinion: Eid al-Fitr in Gaza: A war against humanity itself
Robert Azzi is a photographer and writer who lives in Exeter. His columns are archived at robertazzitheother.substack.com. Tuesday was the last day of Ramadan fasting. At sunset, around the world, believers began calling or sending ‘Eid Mubarak’...
Opinion: Profits (and losses) of war
Opinion: Calling candidates for CD 2: Show me what democracy looks like!
Opinion: Revisiting our duty to warn, and the art of the bamboozle
Opinion: Making the belonging case for diversity

Politics
House passes bill removing exceptions to state voter ID law
The House narrowly approved a bill Thursday that would eliminate any exceptions to the state’s voter ID laws and require documentary proof of citizenship to vote, 189-185. The bill, House Bill 1569, would require a person registering to vote to...
League of Women Voters suing over AI robocalls sent in NH
As NH lawmakers eye statewide housing solutions, local control remains a barrier
On the trail: Haley was first in and last out
Haley will suspend her campaign and leave GOP to Trump
Arts & Life
Vintage Views: The greatest factory that never was
It was almost two hundred years ago when our Concord ancestors thought and planned and then they planned and thought again. They dreamed about what could be and about the riches that might follow. A period of time commonly referred to as the Second...
Inspired by Robert Frost, New Hampshire Poet Laureate Jennifer Militello has achieved her childhood dreams
From the archives: Civil War brewing
From the farm: Celebrate springtime
National Water Dances comes to NH
Obituaries
Winnifred H. Bailey
Boscawen, NH - Winnifred H. Bailey, age 81, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at Merrimack County Nursing Home. She was born in Concord, NH the daughter of the late Cecil an... remainder of obit for Winnifred H. Bailey
Richard Fleury
Allenstown, NH - Richard Fleury, 80, of Allenstown, passed away on Easter, March 31, 2024 at The Pines of Newmarket, where he lived for the past 2 years due to care he needed for dementia/A... remainder of obit for Richard Fleury
Robert L. Wickham
[IMAGE]Robert L. Wickham Concord, NH - Surrounded by those he held dear, Robert L. Wickham died April 12, 2024, at the venerable age of 96. He loved his family, his country, music, animals ... remainder of obit for Robert L. Wickham
Jean V. Lawrie
Concord, NH - Jean Lawrie of Concord, NH passed away peacefully at the age of 73 at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen on March 22, 2024. Jean was born on October 17, 1950 in... remainder of obit for Jean V. Lawrie

Opinion: Whatever a court decides, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn retains an important place in American labor history
High schools: Concord boys’ lax earns first win, plus more weekend results
Track & field: John Stark boys finish 2nd at 24-team Pelham Invitational
More than two years into war, Granite Staters continue to travel to Ukraine to provide aid and teach philosophy
Opinion: How our twin toddlers turned our lives (and chairs) upside down
Opinion: Back to the future or no future at all, it’s our choice
High schools: Wednesday and Thursday’s results

