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Pledging apolitical approach, Caitlin Davis confirmed to serve as next education commissioner
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
A day after she received glowing, bipartisan support, the Executive Council unanimously confirmed Caitlin Davis on Wednesday to serve as the state’s next education commissioner.
Butterfly bench installation and pollinator event to honor memory of Concord woman
By ABBY DISALVO
Natalie Duncan had an infectious passion for conservation and the outdoors.
‘Floating over the world’: Pittsfield hot air balloon festival takes to the skies this weekend
By JANE MILLER
Mike Olin has been a hot air balloon pilot for 10 years.
Education commissioner nominee Caitlin Davis receives unanimous bipartisan support on eve of confirmation vote
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Politicians from both parties heaped unanimous praise on education commissioner nominee Caitlin Davis on Tuesday in a major departure from the divisions that have defined education issues in the state in recent years.
Bow school district calls wristband protest ‘targeting and intimidation’ of transgender athletes as parents appeal for free speech rights
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
The Bow School District is standing firm on its decision to block a group of parents from staging a silent wristband protest against transgender athletes on school grounds, arguing that the demonstration amounts to “targeting and intimidation” of students.
Summer camp offers support and adventure for children being raised by grandparents: ‘These kids got to be kids’
By REBECA PEREIRA
Connor knew what he needed to say as he stood on the porch of the boys’ cabin and watched Brian Lobao cross a gully of woodchips in his direction.
‘Best day of the year’: Canterbury celebrates 67th annual country fair
By ABBY DISALVO
The last Saturday of July always draws a crowd in Canterbury.
Feuding Market Basket board, CEO will enter mediation
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Driver, rider hurt in single ATV crash on OHRV trail in Dunbarton
By DAVID BROOKS
Officials say alcohol and speed appear to be “primary contributing factors” when an ATV crashed on Stark Pond Trail in Dunbarton Monday evening, injuring both driver and rider.
‘Speak up and be proud of who you are’: Disability Pride Parade centers around empowerment
By JANE MILLER
High school student Tyler Mortimer sat in front of the podium next to his friend, Kathy Bates. A speaker dangled from his iPad, which he uses to express himself.
Trump’s order to end homelessness could overwhelm New Hampshire’s mental health system, advocates say
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Outreach coordinators and mental health advocates in New Hampshire are evaluating the potential impact of a new executive order that makes it easier for states to clear homeless encampments and mandate mental health or addiction treatment
Restaurant owner settles lawsuit against Franklin, but didn’t get what she sought
By EMILIA WISNIEWSKI
Miriam Kovacs wasn’t happy to settle her case against the city of Franklin.
Granite Geek: That weird carved plaque atop Mt.Kearsarge has seen better days
By DAVID BROOKS
In my long journalism career I have never had a chance to combine geometry, historical preservation, vandalism, hiking, map-making, state governance and giant poles atop nail kegs into a single article. Until today.
Ayotte takes credit for release of federal education funds in New Hampshire
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Gov. Kelly Ayotte took credit for the release of $20 million in frozen federal funding for schools in New Hampshire, saying she had met privately with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon “multiple times” since the funding was frozen late last month.
Small dam in Bear Brook State Park may be removed
By DAVID BROOKS
A 300-foot-long earthen dam in Bear Brook State Park may be removed next year as part of efforts to take out some of New Hampshire’s hundreds of outdated dams.
State budget mandates sale of mental health housing in Concord
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
In another perceived setback to New Hampshire’s mental health system, the state budget calls for the sale of the Philbrook Adult Transitional Housing Facility in Concord within two years.
Former Castro’s building to hold apartments and the cigar shop will return, eventually
By DAVID BROOKS
Castro’s Back Room is gone but the cigar shop will eventually return next door and the Depot Street building it occupied will be rehabbed into more than a dozen small apartments.
‘Absolute devastation’: Fire destroyed their homes. Now they must rebuild their lives from scratch
By RACHEL WACHMAN
Leah Liouzis still wakes up in the middle of the night and doesn’t know where she is. Most of the time, she can’t fall back to sleep.
‘Peace of mind’: As New Hampshire nixes car inspections, some Concord residents still plan to get them
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Sarah Summerlin of Concord still plans to get her car inspected next year, even though it won’t be required by law.
With Steeplegate still held up in court, city privately debates public investment
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Concord officials continue to consider how much public money might be invested into the private redevelopment of the Steeplegate Mall to get one of the most ambitious housing and commercial proposals in the city off the ground.
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