N.H.’s youngest legislators hope to empower others to join them

09-18-2024 3:47 PM

The first time 18-year-old Valerie McDonnell voted, she voted for herself.She ran for the N.H. House of Representatives in 2022 during her senior year of high school, which gave her a front-row seat to witness many of her classmates’ apathy for...


Judge: Andy Sanborn criminal probe records protected

09-18-2024 1:04 PM

A Merrimack County Superior Court judge wants to protect criminal investigative records into Andy Sanborn, owner and operator of Concord Casino, in the event that he is charged with a crime. Judge John Kissinger said that all documents in a civil case...


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High schools: Monday’s results
09-16-2024 11:42 PM

Girls’ Cross CountryMerrimack Valley 23, Kennett 32Key players: MV – Lily Moser (1st, 21:21), Madison Geddes (21:57), Reagan Jefferson (5th, 24:00), Emily Baca (7th, 24:15), Kendra Davidson (10th, 25:06)Highlights: Moser and Geddes went 1-2, topping...

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Opinion: Seeking a compassionate society
09-17-2024 6:00 AM

Richard E. Johnson, MD, lives in Dunbarton. We are once again in the political arena, using preborn humans to generate votes for a particular political agenda. We do this because we have devalued those lives to the point of barter without much thought...

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Secretary of State David Scanlan at a polling place in Londonderry on Sept 10, 2024. Scanlan is named as a defendant in the lawsuit.
NH Youth Movement sues to overturn new voter ID law
09-18-2024 12:14 PM

A new voter ID law is facing its first legal challenge.Gov. Chris Sununu signed the law last week. It requires all people registering to vote to show a passport, birth certificate or naturalization papers at the polls. Set to take effect after the...

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theatreKAPOW opens its 17th season this month
09-18-2024 6:30 AM

Life Sucks. But this play doesn’t.theatre KAPOW opens its 17th season with Aaron Posner’s profoundly humane and hilariously quirky comedy Life Sucks. at BNH Stage in Concord Sept. 20 through 22.A group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and...

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Obit photo for The Honorable Thomas Barry The Honorable Thomas Barry

Concord, NH - The Honorable Thomas Turley Barry, 76, an attorney and judge of Concord and Rye Beach, NH, passed away on Thursday, August 15, after a five-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was surrounded by loved ones. Born in ... remainder of obit for The Honorable Thomas Barry

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Concord, NH - Mary Elisabeth Gaul, of Concord, NH, and formerly Folsom, PA, died August 3, 2024, at the age of 73. She was the first child of Mary Alice Colbert and Harry Gaul. She is predeceased by her parents and her sister, Susan. ... remainder of obit for Mary Gaul

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Jeffrey Lee "Jeff" Angwin Northfield, NH - Jeffrey Lee Angwin "Jeff", 70, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at his home in Northfield, NH. Born in Concord, NH, on December 6, 1953, son of Paul H. Angwin and Rachel G. ... remainder of obit for Jeffrey Lee Angwin

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Lebanon, NH - Nancy Dana Fifield, 62, died peacefully in her home on September 11, 2024 in Lebanon, NH surrounded by her family. Dana was born on January 31, 1962 in Boston, MA to Ralph Brooks Fifield, Jr. and Sally Kleindienst Fifield... remainder of obit for Nancy Dana Fifield

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