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Opinion: Medicare enrollment, seniors beware!
Vintage Views: Our beloved clock and bell in Concord
A historic tower clock in Concord will soon live again
Anybody who remembers the disappointment of Al Capone’s Vault, which was opened on live TV after being sealed for decades but turned out to be empty, will sympathize with the neighborhood group that has rehabilitated the Eastman tower clock monument...
Pittsfield veteran loses home, belongings in fire
Edward Smith was at the Pittsfield Post Office when he got the call.“Your house is on fire,” his neighbor at Deer Run Farm told him over the phone on Saturday, Nov. 16.The 61-year-old rushed back to 7 Shingle Mill Brook Road, where he lived for nine...
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‘Unacceptable’: School leaders express frustration at state and warn of rising tax bills to cover special education costs
Amid closure, Chichester deli owner reflects on small business struggles
Hometown Heroes: Lawyers who help make land conservation work
Pittsfield veteran loses home, belongings in fire
A historic tower clock in Concord will soon live again
City designing safer crosswalks, bus stops on North Main Street
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Concord veteran finds connection through birds
A grand reunion: How one piano found its way back to the Franklin woman who once owned it
UNH stores electricity in the form of water – wait, what?
Sports
Former Merrimack Valley dynamic basketball duo continues to perform for the NEC Pilgrims
New England College’s women’s basketball team has a 1-2 guard punch that’s been terrorizing teams across the state and region since they first played together in elementary school.The two, Macy Gordon and Mackenzie McDonald, now juniors in college,...
Monitor names fall 2024 Players of the Season
Opinion
Opinion: What it means to be anti-establishment in 2024
Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. As people sort through election results, one thread that has commonly emerged is the idea that Trump won because he was the “change” candidate. He was the disruptor, who was anti-establishment. This supposedly...
Opinion: An uncertain future
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Opinion: A call for Thanksgiving compassion

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
Republicans push to extend new voter ID law next year; Democrats seek repeal
The new law that will require hard proof of voter ID and citizenship to vote in New Hampshire just barely took effect – six days after the Nov. 5 general election.But already, Republican and Democratic lawmakers are seeking to change it this...
Ayotte forms Public Safety Task Force to tackle labor shortages, bail reform
On the trail: Sununu’s swan song
Advocates urge legislative panel to reject proposed landfill regulations
Ayotte looks to balance budget without cutting state services
Arts & Life
Reed Cullen works remotely while building community in Concord
Concord Young Professionals Network (CYPN) introduces you to the “Young Professional of the Month,” Reed Cullen, CPA. Each month, the CYPN Steering Committee recommends an individual in the community it thinks readers would enjoy getting to know...
Vintage Views: Ben and Charlie, Concord’s last two city-owned horses
How is a dog like a cow?
Obituaries
Nancy Johnson Bassett
North Pomfret, VT - Nancy Johnson Bassett of North Pomfret, Vermont, left this life on her own terms, November 15, 2024. After a vibrant and energetic life of 99 years and a brief illness, she died peacefully where and how she had wishe... remainder of obit for Nancy Johnson Bassett
Judith A. Johnson
Tilton , NH - TILTON, NH--Judith A. Johnson died Friday, November 8 at her Tilton home; she was 86. Mrs. Johnson was predeceased by her parents, Walter E. Brown and Marion (Young) Brown; brother, Douglas E. Brown; and husband, Walt... remainder of obit for Judith A. Johnson
Philip Clark Webster
Loudon, NH - Philip Clark Webster passed away on November 15th, 2024. He was a genuinely kind partner, brother, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him. His tenacity for life and his passion for golf, restoring boats an... remainder of obit for Philip Clark Webster
Richard Hill
Concord, NH - Dick Hill passed away peacefully on November 22, 2024. He was born in North Conway, NH, on June 14, 1931. Throughout his life, Dick recounted tales of all he learned from his upbringing in rural Chatham, NH. A "country boy... remainder of obit for Richard Hill

Field hockey: All-State rosters released, Concord’s Armaganian named D-I Coach of the Year, John Stark’s Bolduc wins D-II’s Defensive POY
Will the legislative parking garage be open to the public in the off-season?
A law enforcement resume helped Kelly Ayotte rise. It may also shape how she leads.
Granite Geek: Honoring a Concord icon with autism by donating his brain for research

Boys’ soccer: Hopkinton’s Murphy wins D-III Player of the Year, Zipke named Coach of the Year as Hawks lead area All-State selections
Tilton 14-year-old, Cole Thompson, wins the 300 Superbike Amateur race in Daytona
Girls’ soccer: Bow, Concord Christian lead area All-State selections; Falcon coaches sweep D-II awards
Photos: Monthly Concord classic car show wraps up ahead of winter
Hollywood-based performer returns to John Stark High School to guide seniors in final musical production