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New Hampshire Attorney General seeks leads in Mother’s Day murder from 16 years ago
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is making a renewed call for information in the unsolved murder of a Wolfeboro mother who was killed 16 years ago, a day before Mother’s Day.
Concord Police investigating vehicle versus pedestrian accident in downtown
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
A woman was transported to Concord Hospital with serious injuries Friday morning after a collision involving a gray pickup truck near the intersection of School Street and Green Street downtown, according to Concord Police.
‘It was all about people’: New Hampshire remembers down-to-earth ‘humanity’ of David Souter, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Bill Dunlap remembers meeting David Souter as a child, shaking his hand.
Authorities believe mother shot three year-year-old son in Pembroke murder-suicide
By JEREMY MARGOLIS andSRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Officials believe a Pembroke mother killed her three-year-old son and then herself early Friday morning.
Effort to enable town budget caps passes N.H. Legislature
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Making good on their campaign promises, New Hampshire Republicans sent a bill to the governor that would allow towns to adopt local spending caps at their next town meeting.
Concord Police arrest Franklin man following Facebook Marketplace armed robbery
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Concord Police arrested a Franklin man Tuesday in connection with a robbery that occurred during a botched Facebook Marketplace sale outside the Forty Eddy Road Petco last month.
New Hampshire lawmakers weigh equity and impact of expanding casino industry
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
After a nearly hour-long tour through The Nash Casino, where the bright lights flickered and the celebratory sounds of gaming machines rang out with each win, state Rep. Thomas Schamberg had just one thing to say: The casino seems to have “the right philosophical approach.”
Robert Prevost becomes first American pope
By REBECA PEREIRA
Robert Prevost was chosen to succeed Pope Francis, becoming the first American to ascend to the papacy in history.
Skateboard company relaunch puts focus on Concord skatepark renovation
By ALEXANDER RAPP
Bud Stratford opened The Cleveland Superboard Factory in Concord in the early ’90s, making skateboards for the growing community of kids who skated at Kiwanis Riverfront’s park and makeshift ramps at Concord High.
Report reveals social isolation prevalent among New Hampshire’s aging population
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
In New Hampshire, one in four adults over the age of 65 lives alone, putting them at greater risk of social isolation and its negative impacts on both mental and physical health, according to a recent study.
‘Financially vulnerable’: Years of missteps led up to Merrimack Valley overspending by $2 million last year
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
A series of longstanding financial missteps combined to cause the Merrimack Valley School District to unknowingly spend roughly $2 million it didn’t have last year, superintendent Randy Wormald said this week.
Skeletal remains near I-393 identified as Concord man, 36
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Concord Police have identified remains found near the I-393 bridge downtown as 36-year-old Concord resident Curtis Ayer.
Proposed cuts to colleges, Medicaid draw crowd to NH State House
By JOSH ROGERS andANNMARIE TIMMINS
Hundreds of people turned out at the State House Tuesday to urge the state Senate to reverse spending cuts backed by the New Hampshire House in its proposed state budget.
When N.H. lawmakers refuse to vote with their party, it comes with political consequences
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Jonah Wheeler’s politics don’t necessarily align with those of Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut.
Beavers plug a culvert and flood Route 13 in Dunbarton
By DAVID BROOKS
Beavers that were – well, as busy as beavers – plugged up a culvert running under Route 13 near the center of Dunbarton overnight, which flooded the road and slowed morning traffic on the town’s major through-road.
Harassed by Assassin’s Creed gamers, a professor fought back with kindness
By HOLLY RAMER
Sachi Schmidt-Hori has never played Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but facing an onslaught of online harassment from its fans, she quickly developed her own gameplay style: confronting hate with kindness.
School board approves teachers assistant and tutors, preps for superintendent search
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
A three-year contract with the Concord Educational Assistants Association, approved by the Concord Board of Education, will create an additional wage step in the first year, followed by 3% increases in the following two years.
Granite Geek: Is bottled water the dumbest purchase you can make? Yeah, probably.
By DAVID BROOKS
When it comes to budgeting, you can’t get much worse than bottled water.
Amanda York to fill Merrimack Valley School Board seat vacated by brother-in-law
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Amanda York of Loudon was appointed Monday to the Merrimack Valley School Board, replacing her brother-in-law, Dan York Jr., who resigned in March.
Twelve acres near Concord Walmart cleared for future retail development
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
A Hopkinton-based logger cleared 12 acres of trees on land near Sam’s Club and Walmart in Concord to ready it for development.
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