Concord city councilors reconsider their nomination process after appointment backlash

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Concord City Councilors didn’t want to be in this situation — preparing to publicly undo an appointment they made to the zoning board just days after unanimously approving it.

Pembroke Academy graduation: ‘We are equally deserving of this’

By KEIRA McLAUGHLIN

For Rosie Cummings, her time at Pembroke Academy was defined by the semesters she spent working with the unified sports program.

New Hampshire leads nation in child well-being, lags in student proficiency

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

New Hampshire continues to lead the nation in overall child well-being, securing the top position for the third consecutive year.

Photos: Concord High students strut their stuff at prom

With dresses, ties, sunglasses, and shoes of all colors, Concord High students rocked the red carpet at prom on Thursday evening. Smiles beamed bright and sparkles shone in the sunlight as people gathered with their dates and their friends to celebrate the conclusion of four years of hard work. Take a look at some of these stylish seniors with these red carpet highlights!

A Webster property was sold for unpaid taxes in 2021. Now, the former owner wants his money back

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Michael Durgin knew he couldn’t afford the three-bedroom house with gray siding in Webster that he’d inherited.

Hiker rescued off Mt. Washington as temperatures approached freezing

By DAVID BROOKS

Even if it’s 80 degrees in the valley, it can still be winter on mountain tops.

Where lawmakers disagree: Here are the last few issues still getting hashed out in the State House

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

With fewer than three weeks to decide the fate of every law proposed in the State House this year, legislators still have quite a few kinks to work out.

‘What are we allowing to go on?’ New Hampshire residents participate in Gaza solidarity fast

By RACHEL WACHMAN

By choice, Jesse Gillis has only eaten one small meal a day since May 22. Working as a forester, the reduced nutritional intake has taken a toll on his body.

‘Business as an agricultural enterprise’ — Concord Bee Company’s local apiaries flourish

By REBECA PEREIRA

Three years ago, a bear, intelligent in its nefariousness, bypassed an electric fence and broke into one of Jim Watt’s apiaries.

New hangar for private planes coming to Concord airport

By DAVID BROOKS

A new hanger capable of holding 10 small planes is coming to Concord Municipal Airport in response to a widespread push for more private aviation facilities.

Flights to JFK from Manchester start Friday

Nonstop flights from Manchester to J.F.K. Airport in New York City will start Friday morning, a welcome addition to the city’s biggest airport that comes several weeks after United Airlines discontinued its service from Manchester to Newark.

Both remaining Rite Aid stores in Concord slated for closure

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The final remaining Rite Aid stores in Concord will shut their doors, with this latest string of closures announced as part of bankruptcy proceedings for the national drugstore chain.

Universal EFA program sees 500 applications in day one of expansion

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program received an influx of about 500 new applications in the first 24 hours following the removal of an income eligibility cap, according to the administrator of the program.

Advocates push for private insurance to cover child mental health services in New Hampshire

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

At 10 years old, Cheryl Guerin’s son began running away from school and after-school programs, struggling with a mental health condition that overwhelmed both him and his family.

Big projects, both noticed and ignored, marked Chip Chesley’s long career in Concord

By DAVID BROOKS

During his 22 years leading the Department of General Services, building and operating and maintaining what might be called the underpinnings of Concord, Chip Chesley was involved with plenty of projects. Two of them, which cost millions of dollars and lasted many years, stand out.

Double-take: City Council raises alarm over manager’s zoning board nominee — after approving her

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Last April, as Concord Planning Board members weighed a rule change that would support the redevelopment of a historic downtown building, Mary Rose Deak urged them to “reject this evil project.”

Update: AG names police officers involved in Pelham shooting

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella has identified the three police officers involved in a shooting in Pelham last month.

Teen in critical condition after head-on crash with box truck

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A sixteen-year-old girl was transported to a Boston hospital with critical injuries after her Mitsubishi SUV collided head-on with a box truck on Langley Parkway Tuesday afternoon, police said.

At Wintergreen Botanicals, ‘good health grows in nature’

By YAA BAME

Plants have superpowers, and Maria Noël Groves wants everyone to capitalize on that.