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Voice of the Pride: Merrimack Valley sophomore Nick Gelinas never misses a game
By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
If you’ve attended a sporting event at Merrimack Valley High School, the odds are high you’re familiar with the voice of Nick Gelinas.Perched atop the press box during the spring and fall sports seasons and in the bleachers of the MVHS gym in the...
The world’s largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one
By DAVID SHARP and JENNIFER McDERMOTT
The world’s largest 3D printer has created a house that can cut construction time and labor. An even larger printer unveiled on Tuesday may one day create entire neighborhoods.The machine revealed Tuesday at the University of Maine is four times...
Suicide rates in New Hampshire declining since 2018, report says
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
New Hampshire’s efforts to fight suicide have made progress, with a consistent decline in suicide death rates since 2018, according to the recently published 2022 Annual Suicide Report.The report, compiled jointly by the National Alliance on Mental...
Skepticism turns to enthusiasm: Concord Police welcome new social worker
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
One of Nicole Petrin’s first cases in her new role as the Concord Police Department’s social worker drew frequent calls demanding officers’ attention.A senior woman with disabilities would often be wandering downtown. Chronically food insecure, she...
Concord man charged felony criminal mischief following vandalism outside NH GOP event
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
A Concord resident was arrested Friday in connection to a slew of vehicle vandalism outside a state Republican Party event at Concord High School two weeks ago.Lawrence Dunlap, 37, is facing eleven felony charges of criminal mischief. Concord Police...
With new plan for multi-language learners, Concord School District shifts support for New American students
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Every time Leanna Kenza laces up her sneakers and steps on the track, it gives her reprieve from the day-to-day drama of eighth grade and the chance to find a new friend.While most Rundlett Middle School parents were enrolling their kids in sports in...
Getaway driver in Winnipesaukee hit-and-run arrested
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
A Pelham man has been charged as the getaway driver in a hit-and-run boat crash that occurred on Lake Winnipesaukee last August.Eight months after a 50-foot Sea Ray crashed into a dock in Wolfeboro’s Winter Harbor, State Police have arrested...
Head of NH Port Authority placed on administrative leave
By TODD BOOKMAN
Geno Marconi, the longtime head of the New Hampshire Port Authority, has been placed on paid administrative leave.The Pease Development Authority, which oversees the ports, declined to provide a reason for Marconi’s sudden removal from his post, only...
As UNH hosts rally against Gaza war, lawmakers weigh campus free speech protections
By ETHAN DeWITT
As campus demonstrations protesting Israeli actions in Gaza continue across the country, New Hampshire lawmakers are seeking to regulate how public colleges and universities respond to questions of free speech. House Bill 1305 would insert freedom of...
Update: Victim identified in Lantern Lane fire in Concord
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
The Concord man who died after his residence on Lantern Lane caught fire Thursday has been identified as 60-year-old Alan Thorgerson.Concord firefighters were dispatched to the two-bedroom home in the Crestwood neighborhood of manufactured homes just...
NH financial advisor fined for losing clients’ money in very risky securities
By DAVID BROOKS
A New Hampshire investment advisor who lost clients’ money by putting it into risky securities has been ordered to pay $4.9 million in restitution and $1 million in costs by the state Bureau of Securities Regulation.According to the Bureau, Thomas...
Mold found in Bow Community Building
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Mold found at Bow’s Community Building has left portions of the structure unusable until cleanup and disinfection are completed.After last week’s testing for the potential presence of mold at the 1959 community center on Bow Center Road, it was...
Quickly extinguished fire leaves Concord man in critical condition
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
One man was sent to Concord Hospital in critical condition after a fire on Lantern Lane Thursday afternoon.Triggered by a fire alarm just after 3 p.m., Concord Fire escalated its response after seeing smoke at the back of the two-bedroom home upon...
Christa McAuliffe sabbatical recipient plans to launch students into space through escape room-inspired game
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
When Christa McAuliffe boarded the Challenger space shuttle on Jan. 28, 1986, she planned to broadcast two lessons from space into thousands of American classrooms.The first – called "The Ultimate Field Trip" – would have involved a tour of the space...
With Concord down to one movie theater, is there a future to cinema-going?
By DAVID BROOKS
With Concord reduced to a single movie theater for the first time in living memory and New Hampshire chain Chunky’s Cinema Pub closing two of its three locations, going out to the flicks in the Granite State just keeps getting harder.Don’t expect that...
Police Standards and Training Council addresses reports of inaction in officer misconduct
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
The director of the Police Standards and Training Council said it couldn’t take action in the 2006 case involving Jonathan Stone, a full-time officer who reportedly made violent threats against colleagues, due to the lack of authority granted by...
NH single-family home median price tag hits $500,000
By MAUREEN MILLIKEN
The median sales price for an existing single-family home in New Hampshire hit the $500,000 mark in March, with condo/townhouse properties following close behind at $409,950.Despite the record-high prices, sales edged up slightly in the state,...
Flying Monkey, spared from serious fire damage, reopens on Friday
By ADAM DRAPCHO
Saturday night was playing out like a nightmare for Steve Southworth, general manager of the Flying Monkey theater. He had a nearly full house, and the headliner’s second set was just starting, when an employee reported smelling something...
One NH town is trying to decarbonize their buildings – and build a workforce in the process
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
On a chilly Wednesday night in early spring, a group of students from across New Hampshire gathered in a small classroom at the MAXT Makerspace in Peterborough to learn about energy efficiency. They passed around bags full of insulation, learned how...
Middle School Project budget will be set in July, new timeline reveals
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
The Concord School Board will get the first updated cost estimate in two years for its proposed new middle school in June and will ink a final “not to exceed budget” for the project on July 1, according to a new meeting schedule released by the...
