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Culvert replacement at Bow Brook in Concord
Scott Brown announces bid for U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeanne Shaheen
Concord Police accuse Barnstead man of vehicle theft after chase through city
Department of Corrections running $10.8 million past its overtime budget in 2025
Special legislative session approved amid Ayotte’s budget standoff with GOP lawmakers
Meet Moriah Billups, Young Professional of the Year
Concord Monitor Spring Players of the Season
Reclaiming Healy Park: A symbol of renewal and a reckoning with homelessness in Concord
On a warm fall day in 2003, what had once been a dumping ground for coal byproduct along the Merrimack River in Concord was opened to the public as a city park.
Athlete of the Week: Ella Goulas, Concord High School
Concord High School track and field senior Ella Goulas recently won three NHIAA titles at the Division I state championship.
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Boutwell’s is now the biggest candlepin center in the state
Home buying gets tougher as prices in New Hampshire continue to rise, outpacing national increase
Police investigating decomposed body found near Memorial Field
Reclaiming Healy Park: A symbol of renewal and a reckoning with homelessness in Concord
Keep cool Concord: Four city pools open to residents and non-residents
Pedestrian struck in Pittsfield, officials treat death as suspicious
Editors Picks
A Webster property was sold for unpaid taxes in 2021. Now, the former owner wants his money back
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City prepares to clear, clean longstanding encampments in Healy Park
Productive or poisonous? Yearslong clubhouse fight ends with council approval
Sports
Athlete of the Week: Nate Kiah, Bow Falcons
Bow High School senior pitcher Nate Kiah had a stellar season on the mound and was a part of many deep playoff runs during his varsity career.
Track & field: Hopkinton’s Lane wins New England title in 3,200 meters, Concord’s Saysaw runs state record times in 100 and 200
Boys’ Lacrosse: Bears narrowly lose to Plymouth in D-III championship, 7-5
Boys’ volleyball: Coe-Brown wins program’s first championship, completes perfect season
Baseball: John Stark falls in D-II championship to top-ranked SouheganOpinion
Opinion: Iran and Gaza: A U.S. foreign policy of barbarism
When I swore an oath to enlist in the military, one important statement I’m to uphold is the “… I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
Opinion: There’s no place like firearms-free zones
Opinion: Outlines of a new dystopia
Opinion: Speechless in America no more
Opinion: Friends don’t let friends drive drunk
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
Artist spotlight: Leah Kuehne
This week’s artist spotlight, brought to you through a collaboration with the Concord Insider and the Concord Arts Market, focuses on Leah Kuehne, who lives in Rumney and grew up in Manchester. Kuehne graduated from Gordon College with a degree in Fine Art. She works in a range of mediums including, watercolor, gouache, acrylic, and oils. Her work is inspired by nature and includes, landscape, abstract landscape and florals.
“A Time to Gather Stones,” based on a local historical crime, premieres in Pittsfield
Making music: Contoocook-raised Derek Astles celebrates new album, old collaborations
2025 Brodsky Prize for Excellence in Student Journalism awarded to Londonderry junior 
Concord Hospital Health System welcomes New England College nursing cohortObituaries
Francis C. Evans Jr.
Francis C. Evans, Jr. Palm Coast, FL - Dr. Francis (Fran) C. Evans Jr. passed away peacefully on May 14th, 2025 at the age of 86 years. He will be greatly missed. He was born December 12th, 1938 and spent his early life in Staten Isl... remainder of obit for Francis C. Evans Jr.
Roberta Trombly
Roberta (Bobbie) Trombly Loudon, NH - Roberta (Bobbie) Trombly passed away on June 17, 2025. She was born on July 23, 1936, in Penacook, NH, to Frederick and Annette O'Keefe. She is predeceased by her husband, Paul Trombly, who passed a... remainder of obit for Roberta Trombly
Timothy Patrick Deal
Concord, NH - A Tribute to a Life Well Lived It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Timothy Patrick Deal, formerly of New Hampshire, who departed this world far too early on May 10, 2025. Tim passed quietly in his home... remainder of obit for Timothy Patrick Deal
Marilyn B. Ross
Concord, NH - Marilyn B. Ross; 96, of Concord, formerly of Pembroke, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Presidential Oaks in Concord, following a period of declining health. She was born on April 25, 1929, in Natick, MA; daughter... remainder of obit for Marilyn B. Ross
