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With Kelly Ayotte sworn in as governor, supporters hope for action on housing and economic policy
Before he made it to Kelly Ayotte’s inauguration Thursday morning, Randall Clark had already received three phone calls from tenants in distress.
With subfreezing temperatures in Concord, city has no 24/7 warming center
Rebecca Carlman didn’t know what to do.
Sports
Basketball: MV sweeps Brady in doubleheader
On Tuesday night, Bishop Brady took a short bus ride to play crosstown rival Merrimack Valley in a Division II basketball doubleheader. The Pride claimed two big wins at home to start 2025 positively.
High schools: Tuesday night’s basketball results
Opinion
Opinion: Same old problem, only worse
Charles Martone lives in Concord.
Opinion: No war with Iran
Opinion: Don’t get wrapped up in plastic
Opinion: Canary in the coal mine
Opinion: The annihilation factor: The culture of contemporary America

Your Daily Puzzles
An approachable redesign to a classic. Explore our "hints."
A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
Word search but as a strategy game. Clearing the board feels really good.
Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Politics
Full-circle moment: A 19-year-old freshman state rep navigates his first day of the 2025 legislative session
James Thibault spent his final hours before the start of the 2025 legislative session on a tour of the New Hampshire State House.
On the trail: Ayotte spells out day one priorities
No answers from NH Democrats on education funding
Arts & Life
Library
There are so many words unspoken,volumes just waiting to be read,but the hour is very late,so very quiet instead.There is darkness in the great room,a scent of pages so old,wisdom has a way of doing that,perhaps something I have been told.I enjoy my...
Magnify Voices Art Contest open for youth submissions in New Hampshire
Janelle Drake spreads inclusivity across New England
First Act of War
Obituaries
Ann Marvin
Wolfeboro, NH - Ann Peters Marvin Ann Peters Marvin, born Ann Peters Crowley on February 11, 1926, in Danvers, Massachusetts, died in her sleep on January 3, 2025, on her farm in Denton, Maryland. The daughter of Daniel Napoleon Cr... remainder of obit for Ann Marvin
Nancy Clark
Pembroke, NH - Nancy, 76, passed unexpectedly in the home she and her husband built on Pembroke Hill over the holidays. Born August 10, 1948 to Robert James and Hazel Marie Veacock. She graduated Concord High School class of 1966. ... remainder of obit for Nancy Clark
Lisa Suzanne Beelle
Concord, NH - Lisa Suzanne Beelle, 58, of Concord, NH, passed unexpectedly following complications from Congestive Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Sunday, January 5, 2024, at Catholic Medical Center in Manches... remainder of obit for Lisa Suzanne Beelle
Leona Ruth Davis
Leona Ruth (Haines) Davis Concord, NH - Concord NH It is with great sadness that we announce that Leona Ruth Davis, 95, passed away early in the morning of December 21, 2024 at Concord Hospital due to complications of Pneumonia. She wa... remainder of obit for Leona Ruth Davis

Hockey: Crimson Tide boys stay undefeated, alone at the top; girls get a dominant 7-3 win
‘We have to win that fight’: Former Concord police officer testifies he acted reasonably while taking homeless man into protective custody
Cell phone bans, government efficiency: Here’s what to know from Ayotte’s inaugural address
‘A very precious resource’: Penacook housing project denied zoning exception
Andy Sanborn makes first court appearance in pandemic relief fraud case, GOP asks Supreme Court to allow Concord Casino sale
How do they know how cold it feels when it’s windy out?
Pappas, Goodlander among 48 Democrats to join House GOP in passing immigrant detention bill
Study: More than 9,000 have left NH labor market or cut back due to long COVID
High schools: Concord Nordic skiing opens season; Wednesday’s basketball, hockey and wrestling results
Continuing the beloved name: Bow resident buys Arnie’s Place
Inside Concord’s prominent role in Jimmy Carter’s unlikely rise to the presidency
Advocates and developers hope for progress on housing crisis in 2025
Inside the magic and challenges of creating Ice Castles
Crimson Tide track and field athletes broke eight records last spring, now, their records are up on the walls for all to see
High schools: Brady-Trinity-Bow girls’ hockey scores late to top BG, Concord puck and Belmont boys’ hoop pick up victories
High schools: Bow girls take 4th at Oyster River Invite, Sunday’s swimming and indoor track results
Republicans return to Concord in firm control — and facing steep budget challenges
As a new session begins, with 1,155 bills, here’s how to find, track, and testify on legislation
Leslie Scott-Lysan’s solo art exhibit celebrates New Hampshire’s natural beauty