Granite Geek: Can you grow radishes on the moon? NHTI students tried

05-13-2024 2:01 PM

If you, like me, often despair of producing a garden in the mix of stones, sand and grit that New Hampshire optimistically calls “soil,” remember that it could be worse. You could be working with dirt from the moon.“It’s hard to grow in this material....


Speaker in Pembroke seeks to shed light on the ongoing war in Gaza

05-13-2024 5:18 PM

For years, lecturer Mohamed Defaa has sought to demystify the social, cultural and historical complexities surrounding the Middle East for Western audiences.Then, on Oct. 7 of last year, this combustible region, already a difficult subject to...


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Baseball: Three takeaways from Concord’s tight game against Goffstown
05-11-2024 9:46 AM

CONCORD — In spite of Concord’s struggles this season, head coach Scott Owen’s never been disappointed with the effort from his group. That theme came up once again on Friday, when the Tide dropped a tight game against Goffstown, 3-2. Sophomore Alex...

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Opinion: Bode Miller film, The Paradise Paradox, highlights mental health struggles in ski towns
05-13-2024 5:03 PM

Jim Doremus is chair of the board at Riverbend Community Mental Health. He lives in Henniker. Mental health is a serious concern in every corner of the Granite State, but a relatively hidden problem is the high incidence of depression, anxiety and...

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Bill advances allowing parental opt-outs for LGBTQ+ topics in school
05-13-2024 9:40 AM

In early May, Democrats in the House defeated the “Honesty in Education Act.” The bill was the latest effort to require public school teachers to answer parents when they ask about changes to their child’s gender identity. But another bill is moving...

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Vintage Views: The Concord Tree Planting Day of 1924
05-12-2024 7:00 AM

The citizens of Concord have always held the sanctity of trees very close to their hearts. When the first unpaved streets were established there was much discourse to travel the roads with the blaring sun of summer, frozen earth so bumpy to each horse...

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Obit photo for Elizabeth Black Elizabeth Black

Concord, NH - Elizabeth Leggett Black, aged 97, died peacefully in her sleep on April 27th at The Birches at Concord. She was born on February 16, 1927, and was raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Her parents were Milton W. Leggett and Lucile Sho... remainder of obit for Elizabeth Black

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Concord, NH - John Philip Dunlap passed away in his sleep on April 17, at the age of 65, at his home in Sarasota, FL. John was born in Concord, NH on March 20, 1959, and raised in nearby Hopkinton. As a child, he was a voracious reader,... remainder of obit for John Philip Dunlap

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Laconia, NH - June Marie Rich, 74, of Provencal Road, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024, at Concord Hospital in Laconia. June was born on December 16, 1949, in East Derry, NH, the daughter of Raymond and Marie (Marcotte) Larochelle. ... remainder of obit for June Marie Rich

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Concord, NH - Michael Rayno, age 76, of Stone Street in Concord passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, March 30, 2024. He was born in Franklin, NH the son of the late Wilfred Preve and Sophia (Costa) Rayno. Michael was pro... remainder of obit for Michael Rayno

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