
Concord school leaders weigh the future of middle school project without state building aid
The state’s $16 billion budget for the next two years two-year confirms something Concord officials had long dreaded: no state aid for school building projects will be coming to the city for at least the next two years.

Fire in Webster fully engulfed one garage, spread to another
A fire destroyed a garage in Webster on Monday night and spread to another structure on the same property.
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Local golfers tee off at 122nd Amateur Championship
When the 122nd New Hampshire Amateur Championship tees off on Monday at Rochester Country Club, more than two dozen golfers with ties to the Capital Area will be in the field.

Opinion

Opinion: What Coolidge’s century-old decision can teach us today
One hundred years ago this July, a quiet man from Vermont — Calvin Coolidge — made a decision that changed the course of Sino-American relations.





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

New Hampshire school phone ban could be among strictest in the country
When Gov. Kelly Ayotte called on the state legislature to pass a school phone ban in January, the pivotal question wasn’t whether the widely popular policy would pass but how far it would go.

Arts & Life

AROUND CONCORD: Your guide to free summer music
With a good camp chair, a cool beverage and a worn, cozy sweatshirt, the perfect New England summer evening might just be enjoying the music of local musicians at dusk.




Obituaries

Carroll "Pete" Thompson North Sutton, NH - Carroll "Pete" Leslie Thompson, 92, of Baker Road, North Sutton died Saturday July 5, 2025. He was born in Sutton, New Hampshire on November 1, 1932 the son of Andrew L and Viola J Ayer Thompso... remainder of obit for Carroll Thompson

, 90, of Wells, ME, passed away peacefully July 1, 2025. He was born June 14, 1935 in Derry, NH to Charles J. and Blanche L. (Converse) Whittemore. James graduated from Concord High School in 1953 and then joined the US Navy right out of... remainder of obit for James Arthur Whittemore

George Warren Steele, friend of theater, ballet dancer on the tennis court, died December 16, 2024 in the good hands of the Ascension Medical Center, Austin Texas. He spent his final days discussing atheism and theology with his nurses, and ... remainder of obit for Warren Steele

Rodolphe "Rudy" Arthur Begin Concord, NH - Rodolphe "Rudy" Arthur Begin, age 94, of Concord passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at Presidential Oaks in Concord. He was born the son of the late Joseph and Nora (LeCompte) Begin. He was a... remainder of obit for Rodolphe Arthur Begin