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AG’s office to play offense, defense
Bow’s school district budget up by 5.9%
Wilmot Town Meeting preview
Bow voters reject noise ordinance, approves all other warrant articles
Daniel Snodgrass found it downright absurd that a quaint town like Bow would even entertain the idea of implementing a noise ordinance.The proposed noise ordinance sought to tackle the issue of disruptive early morning construction activity sounds by...
Epsom rejects restrictions on gun store in residential zone, passes almost everything else
An attempt by Epsom residents to eliminate or restrict firearm sales in residential areas of town failed during ballot voting on Tuesday.Residents Mike Keeler and Robert Topik put forward 10 petitioned warrant articles after the planning board allowed...
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Woman killed in Tuckerman Ravine skiing accident was ‘star’ UVM student
Town Meeting 2024 Election Results
Activists unsuccessfully lobby Concord City Council for Gaza ceasefire resolution
In Pembroke, steep tax increase leads residents to cut school budget
In Salisbury, residents approve $1.55 million budget, will see tax decrease next year
Editors Picks
Monitor Sports Podcast – Dave Smith previews Coe-Brown’s semifinal against No. 1 Pelham
‘Stronger in different ways’: For the first time, CRTC’s emergency services program has mostly female students
As maple weekend nears, a small Warner sugarhouse does it the same as always (just earlier)
Opinion: Two states, one climate crisis - New Hampshire and Oaxaca
Sports
Girls’ basketball: D-II season recap
Area girls’ basketball teams made up three of the four semifinalists in Division II this season, with No. 1 Concord Christian ultimately taking down No. 3 Pembroke for the state championship. Sunday was the Kingsmen’s third straight state title,...
Boys’ basketball: D-II season recap
Opinion
Opinion: Protect affordable internet access for Granite Staters 50-plus
Christina FitzPatrick of Bow is AARP NH State Director. Visit aarp.org/ACP for more information. It’s not hard to understand why a program that connects lower income Granite Staters to the internet has improved their quality of life. Without access...
Opinion: Alabama’s anti-abortion movement has collided with itself
Opinion: Own a Frenchie or a Persian cat? NH could call that cruel
Opinion: Make bread, not war: The survival of humanity depends upon it
Opinion: Delay is the name of the game

Politics
As NH lawmakers eye statewide housing solutions, local control remains a barrier
The goal behind the bill is bold: Allow any property owner to build residential housing units in a commercial zone – whether the zone allows for it already or not.Proponents of the legislation, House Bill 1053, argue it is a way to fast-track the...
On the trail: Haley was first in and last out
Haley will suspend her campaign and leave GOP to Trump
Supreme Court rejects state attempts to ban Trump from ballot over Capitol attack
On the trail: Haley returns to New England ahead of Super Tuesday
Arts & Life
Q&A with local musician Lucas Gallo
What first got you into music/art/performance? There was always music in my house as a child. On weekends, there were always the sounds of Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Aerosmith, Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, etc. blasting out of my father’s Bose...
Mia Vassilev and Co. rock the Audi on March 16
Vintage Views: The last sugar bucket
From the farm: The magic of oxen
Love notes to our family home on the Heights
Obituaries
Kenneth Alan Sauer
Hopkinton, NH - Kenneth Alan Sauer, born January 21, 1947, in Philadelphia to Enno and Marie Sauer, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2024. Ken's life was a testament to love, laughter, an... remainder of obit for Kenneth Alan Sauer
Linda Frawley
Belmont, NH - Linda Frawley, 74, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 8, 2024, after a brief illness. Daughter of Patricia (Barrows) and Francis D. Frawley, Linda was the first born ... remainder of obit for Linda Frawley
Alma T. Hardy
Concord, NH - Alma Hardy, born Rose Alma, 95, of Concord, NH, passed away peacefully at her home on March 9, 2024. Alma was born in Concord, NH, July 6, 1928, to Arthur and Antoinette (Bela... remainder of obit for Alma T. Hardy
Floyd S. Potter Jr.
Loudon, NH - Floyd S Potter, JR passed away peacefully at his home with his wife Cathy and stepdaughter Tammy by his side. Floyd fought a courageous battle of cancer for many years. He was ... remainder of obit for Floyd S. Potter Jr.

Winter 2023-24 Players of the Season
Vermont Troopers Association seeks support for corporal in critical condition following crash
Henniker’s thumbs-up beats Weare’s thumbs-down for John Stark budget
Opinion: It’s time to protect, not strip away, voting rights
Weare voters leave East Road land future unsettled with conflicting votes
New equipment behind proposed tax increase in Canterbury

Girls’ basketball: No. 3 Pembroke’s strong season ends in state championship defeat
Girls’ basketball: Concord Christian reaches another level in D-II championship victory
Boys’ hockey: Pembroke-Campbell’s program-best season ends with a championship game defeat