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Girls’ lacrosse: MV advances to program’s first championship game with big win over Merrimack
High schools: John Stark baseball advances to final four, Franklin softball falls in quarters
Girls’ lacrosse: Bow falls to top-seeded St. Thomas in semis, 17-6
Girls’ lacrosse: Hopkinton falls to Gilford in, 18-2, in rainy semifinal
Vintage Views: The Concord Mayoral Race Fiasco of 1939
‘Brady being Brady’: Graduating seniors reflect on lessons learned at Bishop Brady High School
Hopkinton graduates leaned on each other to get through high school
Licensed Nursing Assistant program for New Americans sends off first graduates
‘Insult to injury’ – Military honors and burial denied for mother in Pembroke murder-suicide
In a quiet corner of Blossom Hill Cemetery, two modest grave markers stand side by side on a bare patch of earth where fresh grass is just beginning to grow—Julia Byrne, 26, on the left, and her three-year-old son, Blake, on the right.
‘Shining our light as bright as the sun’ – Merrimack Valley graduates urged to care for others
Jacqueline Pearl is in love with her future and can’t wait to meet her.
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New fair coming next week to Everett Arena in Concord
New Hampshire filmmakers finish movie in Concord, ten years in the making: ‘Granite Orpheus’
‘Insult to injury’ – Military honors and burial denied for mother in Pembroke murder-suicide
More NH Rite Aid stores slated to close following bankruptcy — but none in Concord
‘Shining our light as bright as the sun’ – Merrimack Valley graduates urged to care for others
‘It’s hard not worrying about it’ – Local Market Basket employees, shoppers react to suspension of CEO Arthur T. Demoulas
Editors Picks
Missing in Manchester: A timeline of the missing persons investigation for Glenn Chrzan
Inside EFAs: How school vouchers have fueled a Christian school enrollment boom in New Hampshire
‘It’s always there’: 50 years after Vietnam War’s end, a Concord veteran recalls his work to honor those who fought
‘We honor your death’ – Arranging services for those who die while homeless in Concord
Sports
High schools: Bow, Hopkinton girls’ lax advance to D-III semis; baseball prelims
No. 5 Bow 16, No. 4 John Stark 8
Girls’ lacrosse: Second half comeback sends MV to semis
Baseball: John Stark’s Philibotte named D-II Player of the Year, All-State teams released
High schools: Softball prelims and other spring tournament results
Boys’ tennis: Kearsarge claims third D-III title in five years, Bishop Brady makes first appearance since 1973Opinion
Opinion: Concord should be run like a household, not a business
This My Turn was originally presented as testimony at a city council hearing.
Opinion: Our leaders’ puzzling decision to eliminate the State Council on the Arts
Opinion: How dark can it get?
Opinion: Unfair taxes, unfair schools: The New Hampshire way
Opinion: In the fight to stop sexual violence, can polio hold the solutions?
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.
Concord became a Housing Champion. Now, state lawmakers could eliminate the funding.
‘A wild accusation’: House votes to nix Child Advocate after Rep. suggests legislative interference 
Sununu decides he won’t run for Senate despite praise from Trump
Town elections offer preview of citizenship voting rules being considered nationwidee-Edition
Arts & Life
White Mountain art exhibition makes new home at New Hampshire Historical Society
The New Hampshire Historical Society’s newest exhibition, “A Legacy of Landscapes: Selections from the Linda and P. Andrews McLane Collection,” displays more than 60 paintings of White Mountain landscape art from a single private collection. Most of these paintings have not been on view to the public for many years.
A sneak peak of summer events in the Concord area
Pierce Manse reopens for the season
Vintage Views: The Liars Club
Two Villages Art Society begins summer members show
Obituaries
Michael R. Morin
Concord, NH - Michael R. Morin, 74, of Concord, NH died unexpectedly on June 2, 2025 while playing pickleball, a sport he loved and played regularly for many years. Mike was born in Derry, NH on July 19, 1950, son of the late Antoinette... remainder of obit for Michael R. Morin
Ann Vaughan
Concord, NH - Ann Vaughan of Concord, NH passed away on May 11, 2025. Ann was a beloved mother, grandmother, friend and longtime member of the Concord community. She was a member of Concord's Business Professional Women for years havin... remainder of obit for Ann Vaughan
Margaret H. Cotter
Margaret H. "Peggy" Cotter Concord, NH - Margaret H. "Peggy" Cotter, age 98, of Princeton Street passed away on May 30th at Concord Hospital. Margaret was born November 9, 1926 in Keene, NH, the daughter of the late Robert H. and Gertru... remainder of obit for Margaret H. Cotter
Donna Mae Birch
Plymouth, NH - Donna Mae (Cusano) Birch, 86, of Plymouth, NH and Zephyrhills, FL; passed away peacefully on June 5, 2025 in Manchester, NH surrounded by family. Donna was born on October 23, 1938, in Woodsville, NH; the daughter of the ... remainder of obit for Donna Mae Birch
