AG: Use of deadly force justified against Gilford teen on New Year’s Day, 2023
The officers who responded to a Gilford home more than a year ago were legally justified in using deadly force against Mischa Fay, a teenager in a mental health crisis, the attorney general's office announced on Thursday.Sergeant Douglas Wall, who...
Utility to use $2.4 million from customers to help save Concord gasholder building
The utility that owns Concord’s historic gasholder building will contribute nearly $2.4 million collected from customers toward its preservation and revitalization, making it much more likely that the iconic brick building will be spared from...
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Signs of discord: Political placard for Haley gets fouled by one for Trump
In Pittsfield and Loudon, support for Trump remains strong
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Outside of Concord event, Trump fans remain loyal to their man
High schools: MV boys’ basketball upsets West, Kearsarge knocks off defending champs
Boys’ BasketballMerrimack Valley 52, Manchester West 48Key players: MV – Trevor Simonds (17 points), Logan Gabour (14 points, 10 rebounds), Nate Joubert (4 assists); West – Max Shosha (17 points, four 3-pointers)Highlights: The Pride started the...
High schools: Bow girls win 5th straight hoops contest, Tuesday’s basketball and Alpine results
Girls’ BasketballBow 47, Timberlane 22Key players: Bow – Juliette Tarsa (25 points), Ella Trefethen (11 points), Bry Szepan (4 points), Kate Labrecque (4 points)Highlights: The Falcons won their fifth straight game on Tuesday night.Records: Bow 7-2;...
High schools: Monday’s results
Girls’ BasketballHopkinton 42, Stevens 39Key players: Hopkinton – Shaylee Murdough (12 points), Sydney Westover (11 points), Lizz Holmes (7 points); Stevens – Kiley Bundy (16 points)Highlights: The Hawks and Cardinals had their second game in four...
A Look at the Lynx: Pembroke’s Dorr named conference player of the year
A weekly roundup of the local athletes at NHTIAdrienne Dorr of Pembroke capped an extraordinary debut season by being named Yankee Small College Conference Player of the Year and Second Team All-American.Despite an injury setback, the Pembroke Academy...
High schools: Concord, Bow hockey earn big victories; plus more results from Saturday
Boys’ HockeyConcord 5, Bishop Guertin 1Key players: Concord – Dawson Fancher (2 goals, 2 assists), Chad Lariviere (goal, 3 assists), AJ Dow (goal, 2 assists), Jack Showmaker (goal), Carter Doherty (2 assists)Highlights: The Tide scored three goals in...
What was the top story of 2023? Here’s what readers had to say
At the beginning of the month, we collected our top 10 most read stories of 2023 and asked readers to tell us which was their top story of the year.Out of nearly 100 responses, almost half (42.7%) said the plans for a large mixed-use development at...
Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. When I was young, I wasn’t religious. After I got back from Vietnam, God was dead. Enchantment was a foreign concept to me. A rare...
Opinion: When New Hampshire’s primary launched more than a candidate
Bill Shore, founder and executive chair of the anti-hunger organization Share Our Strength, worked in the New Hampshire primary campaigns of Senators Gary Hart (D-CO) and Bob Kerrey (D-NE) For nearly half a century I have been a New Hampshire...
Opinion: On gun violence, follow the State Hospital example
Nick Perencevich is a semi-retired surgeon from Concord. He teaches Geisel/Dartmouth medical students and residents in Concord and Lebanon. There have been several articles in the Concord Monitor about hospital safety in regard to guns since the...
Opinion: Restoring reproductive freedom is a matter of democracy
Louise Spencer and Claudia Damon both live in Concord and are members of the Kent Street Coalition. Late last month, the Executive Council voted 4-1 to confirm Governor Sununu’s nominee to the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The vote was along party...
Haley finishes second in NH, but she’s not going anywhere
Former Gov. Nikki Haley may not have pulled off the upset she’d hoped for in Tuesday night’s Republican primary, but she reassured supporters in Concord that she’s not going anywhere.“New Hampshire is first in the nation,” she said, “it is not the...
Trump wins NH primary as rematch with Biden appears increasingly likely
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump easily won New Hampshire's primary on Tuesday, seizing command of the race for the Republican nomination and making a November rematch against President Joe Biden feel all the more inevitable.The result...
It's a sweep for Haley in Dixville Notch
DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. — The six registered voters of tiny Dixville Notch in New Hampshire all cast their ballots for Nikki Haley at midnight on Tuesday, giving her a clean sweep over former President Donald Trump and all the other candidates.The resort...
Major shakeup ahead of NH primary: DeSantis out, endorses Trump
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump.The decision leaves Trump and...
Explainer: Preparing to vote in New Hampshire
Reviewing the candidates and where they stand on important issues is a prerequisite to voting in the New Hampshire Primary. Voters can find out who will be on your ballot by looking at a sample ballot on the Secretary of State’s website or checking...
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From the farm: The mysterious death of Maybelle the cow
Pregnant Maybelle stood at the 500-pound hay bale, swinging her wide Highland horns at any 15 weaning calves who got too close to her feast. When we set out the calves’ grain, she hung back, but when we opened the gate, Maybelle moved in to clean up...
From the farm: I’m bossy and I know it
‘Tell me what you just heard,” I asked.“As soon as Kavi goes through the gate, close it,” Matt replied. “Put her in the front of the pen and shut her in.”I smiled, gave him a quick nod, shook the grain bucket, and called the cattle. Seven pregnant...
Professional gardener to host art talk in Lakes Region
The Lakes Region Art Association will host an event Jan. 15 at 7 p.m., with Art Talk speaker Reia Marie Bustolin. Reia Marie has been a professional gardener for 17 years.After attending one year of school at Montserrat College of Fine Art and 2...
Live read of history play
After the success of the staged reading of last season’s “Montague and Capulet” by Jaydie Halperin, Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative begins the 2024 Spark Series with a reading of a historical thriller by Halperin called “The Boys in the...
Duo to present cabaret style show of popular songs
The Loft at Hermit Woods Winery & Eatery is set to host the exceptional duo of world-famous vocalist Vira Slywotzky and acclaimed pianist David Sytkowski on Jan. 13. This captivating cabaret performance promises an enchanting journey through the Great...
Jayne Golde
Concord, NH - Our beloved Jayne Ann Golde, 61, of Concord, passed away on January 17th after a brief battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loved ones at the time she passed. Jay... Read More
Eva J. Hodgins
Marion, MS, NH - Eva J. Hodgins, age 87, longtime resident of Northwood passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Beehive Homes in Marion, MS. She was born in Danville, NH... Read More
Zackary L. Sullivan
Penacook, NH - Zackary L. Sullivan, 19, of Concord died tragically in Concord on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Zackary was born in Concord, NH on December 4, 2004 to Audrey (Cahill) Moran and ... Read More
Gail Humphreys Taylor
Old Town, ME - Old Town --Gail H. Taylor, 87, passed away at home surrounded by her family on January 16, 2024, after a battle with Cancer. She was born on April 11,1936, in Concord New Ham... Read More
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