Update: Following the trail of evidence in Concord double-homicide

 By JAMIE L. COSTA

The day before the bodies of Steve and Wendy Reid were found near a city hiking trail, Concord police came in contact with a homeless man living near the murder scene who has now been charged with the crime. Logan Clegg, who initially identified...

After three years of delays, Maggie Doorlag sentenced for 2019 drunk-driving crash that killed Angelica Lane

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

It was 2 a.m. on Friday morning when Samantha Lane was struggling to find the words that she would read in court just hours later.Trying to sum up her little sister's life, the pain of her family in the aftermath her death, and the build of up of a...

Trial starts Monday against last coal-fired power plant in New England

By DAVID BROOKS

A trial starts Monday on whether Merrimack Station in Bow releases too much warm water into the Merrimack River in violation of its EPA permit, a case that could decide the fate of the last coal-fired power plant in New England.The lawsuit, brought by...

Denise and Paul Pouliot teach about the intersection of indigenous and modern life

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Narratives of Native American history are frequently misunderstood and riddled with terms such as savages or primitives.Denise and Paul Pouliot, head speakers of the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook Abenaki People, are altering the narrative by...

State surplus auction Saturday at White Farm in Concord

The twice-annual auction of surplus government property returns Saturday at White Farm in Concord, and crowds are expected.The auction sale, held each spring and fall, unloads hundreds of surplus items from the state and municipal governments ranging...

Catholic Medical Center hires outside firm to review its handling of a former cardiac surgeon

By TODD BOOKMAN

Catholic Medical Center has hired an outside law firm with experience in the healthcare industry to review its cardiac surgery unit, following a Boston Globe Spotlight investigation that raised concerns about a former CMC surgeon with one of the...

Walden Mutual Bank on Main Street set to open

By DAVID BROOKS

The country’s first new mutual bank in a half-century has received final approval and will be opening the doors of its Concord office soon, with full service for the general public coming later this fall.Walden Mutual Bank, which labels itself as a...

'We have Always Been Here': Despite Misconceptions, Native Americans Have Long History in New Hampshire

By JENNY WHIDDEN and KELLY BURCH

Editor’s note: This story is the first in the ‘We have always been here’ series that will examine where NH stands when it comes to acknowledgment of and support for its indigenous people, what steps other New England states have taken and what Abenaki...

The National Guard came calling once his Navy career had ended

By RAY DUCKLER

Mark Patterson of Weare had it all figured out.Fresh off six-years of service in the Navy, he’d then finish his business degree at what was then called New Hampshire College. He’d be a college graduate, the first member of his family to do so.He’d...

Some customers frustrated with problems at Rymes Oil and Propane

By DAVID BROOKS

Concord-based Rymes Oil and Propane, which was sold to a Canadian firm in 2020, appears to be having difficulty with computer and back office systems that have left some customers frustrated and unable to contact them.“It’s not just that we can’t get...

Former director of Capital City Charter School reaches financial settlement

By EILEEN O’GRADY

The former director of Capital City Charter School and her mother have agreed to pay $80,000 as part of a settlement agreement in a bankruptcy lawsuit accusing them of misusing funds for personal use.Stephanie Alicea, founder and former director of...

Why would a tuition-dependent college cut its tuition by 62%? Survival

By DAVID BROOKS

In response to the host of headwinds facing small liberal-arts colleges, Colby-Sawyer College in New London has decided to shake up one of the industry’s long-standing trends: Ever-growing tuition partly offset by ever-growing financial aid.“Higher...

Key suspect in murder-for-hire case pleads not guilty

By WILSON RING

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Los Angeles biotech investor pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a transcontinental murder-for-hire conspiracy that led to the 2018 abduction and killing of a Vermont man.Serhat Gumrukcu, a 39-year-old Turkish citizen, appeared in U.S....

Schools enforcing rules to keep students focused in class, off social media

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Since cell phones were banned in class at Concord High School at the start of the year, 11th grader Skyler Hubbard says she has been able to focus better.After a tough stretch of remote learning when students could easily escape the gaze of their...

Simply Birkenstock relocating to downtown Concord

By JAMIE L. COSTA

The popular footwear store Simply Birkenstock is moving to a new location in downtown Concord. Now located near the intersection of South Main Street and Pleasant Street next to Pitchfork Records, the new storefront will be opening about a block away...

Dartmouth assesses after deaths cast pall over start of fall term

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — At the end of the second week of fall term classes, roughly 500 members of the Dartmouth College community gathered the evening of Sept. 23 in front of Baker-Berry Library to listen to the college’s president, chaplain and student leaders...

Splash pad construction underway in White Park

By JAMIE L. COSTA

By next spring, Concord officials expect to open a new splash pad at White Park where kids can tromp among familiar structures like a whale, mushrooms and tumble buckets.For the next few weeks, though, the hub of activity will come from construction...

Breezeline to open customer service office on Main Street

By DAVID BROOKS

The cable company Breezeline is taking the next step in its expansion into New Hampshire, opening a customer care center at 41 North Main St. in Concord.The company, formerly known as Atlantic Broadband, signed a cable franchise agreement with the...

Driver who killed cyclist gets prison

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NEWPORT — A 32-year-old Claremont man who had multiple convictions for using a mobile device while driving and who tried to prevent police from examining his mobile phone after he struck and killed a cyclist earlier this year in Newport, will serve at...

Granite Geek: Mystery dog illness in N.H. shows how bad we are at spotting disease outbreaks

By DAVID BROOKS

An unusual plea for veterinary clinics to donate money to a state laboratory so it can diagnose a mysterious syndrome hurting New Hampshire’s dogs is another reminder that we aren’t doing enough to spot emerging diseases – as if a reminder was needed...