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Rock ’N Race draws 3,250 participants, still has further to go to meet fundraising goal

The rain let up just in time for the 3,250 participants in the 22nd Annual Rock’N Race to make their way through Concord.The number of people who joined the race Wednesday night was up from about 2,900 last year.“We’ve been on our way back up from the...

Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Concord to foster inclusivity

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

More than 500 people are set to take part in the Friendship Walk in Concord this Saturday to foster inclusivity and celebrate those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.At the State House Plaza, the Friendship Walk, organized by Best...

$38 million decision: Judge won’t reconvene jury after disputed verdict in New Hampshire youth center abuse case

By HOLLY RAMER

The judge who oversaw a landmark trial over abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center won’t reconvene the jury but says he will consider other options to address the disputed $38 million verdict.David Meehan, who alleged he was repeatedly raped,...

Neighboring landowner objection stalls Steeplegate redevelopment approval

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Plans to redevelop the former Steeplegate Mall will remain before the Zoning Board a little longer after a nearby landowner aired full-throated objections.Onyx Partners, which bought the former Steeplegate Mall and Regal Cinemas properties last year,...

Two Manchester men face robbery-related charges after Shell station hold-up

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

After a month-long investigation, Concord Police have arrested two Manchester men on robbery-related charges in response to a hold-up at the Shell Gas Station on Loudon Road. John Donnell, 35, is facing two counts of robbery and kidnapping. Luke...

Monitor Way developer seeks $4.67 million from city for proposed new road

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Developers looking to build nearly 1,000 housing units near Penacook are asking the city to put $4.7 million towards road building as part of the first construction phase of the project.The Monitor Way project — so dubbed because much of the land will...

Following budget cut, Pembroke revisits future of elementary school re-build

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A massive budget cut sustained by the Pembroke School District in March has thrust the future of a long-planned elementary school building project into uncertainty.The plan to renovate or rebuild the kindergarten through fourth grade Pembroke Hill...

Friends Program completing shelter renovation for families experiencing homelessness

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Nancy McKeon hopes that when people think of their time with the Friends Program, where she is the executive director, they’ll remember that they lived in the white house on Thompson Street, rather than a shelter while they were experiencing...

NH residents have one year left to get their REAL ID

By KATE DARIO

Representatives from the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles, the Transportation Security Administration and the Manchester-Boston regional airport kicked off a year-long campaign encouraging New Hampshire residents to obtain a REAL ID ahead of...

Expanded degree offerings at KSC, Plymouth State among panel's recommendations

By JAMES RINKER

Public colleges and universities in New Hampshire should reduce financial barriers, expand online degree offerings and engage with businesses to identify workforce needs throughout the state.These are just some of the recommendations from a task force...

Dartmouth administration faces fierce criticism over protest arrests

By FRANCES MIZE

HANOVER — Dartmouth President Sian Beilock and college administrators faced pointed criticism at a meeting with faculty regarding the arrest of 89 students, staff, faculty and community members by police in riot gear at a protest on the college Green...

Here’s why the verdict in New Hampshire’s landmark trial over youth center abuse is being disputed

By HOLLY RAMER

“Duped.” “Devastated.” “Sickened.” That’s how a jury foreperson felt after learning that the amount awarded in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center could be slashed by nearly 99%.A jury on Friday awarded $38 million...

Gaming company skips funding for problem gambling efforts

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

An ongoing review of the state’s charitable gaming laws has sparked concerns over Ainsworth, a company operating nearly half of the historical horse racing terminals that avoids paying money to fund problem gambling services.While the company’s...

Bradley Haas Act to provide death benefit to all security officers under new amendment

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Lawmakers moved to expand the proposed Bradley Haas Act to provide a death benefit not only to the family of the fallen security officer but also to other security officers who may be killed in the line of duty.Senate Bill 604, named after former...

Hopkinton tries to nab out-of-town trash bandits

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Already struggling to enforce its green bag program in its shared transfer station, Hopkinton realized it faces a new issue: Concord residents trying to dump their trash in town.Last Saturday, select board members Thomas Lipoma and Jeffrey Donohue...

Jaffrey hosts inaugural Monadnock Comic-Con

By ASHLEY SAARI

Escape Hatch Books, TEAM Jaffrey and The Park Theatre collaborated to bring a longtime dream into reality last week with what they hope will be the first of an annual Monadnock Comic-Con event.On Friday and Saturday, Main Street hosted vendors with...

Next Broken Ground principal is currently Rochester superintendent

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Kyle Repucci, current superintendent of schools in his hometown of Rochester, will be the new principal of Broken Ground elementary next year after the school board unanimously approved his hiring Monday night. It’s been awhile — eight years — since...

Lawyers and lawmakers assert the Department of Education is on the verge of violating the law

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

New Hampshire’s state funding of public schools is the lowest in the nation, despite the state Constitution requiring the state government to finance an adequate education for every child.The arguments over state school funding have raged in the...

For Stephanee Byars, life goes on, even without her right arm

By DANIEL SARCH

Stephanee Byars lived carefree before sustaining a kitchen injury to her right arm at work 22 years ago. She was an avid skier, kayaker and biker, and living on the edge was her motto. But her injury posed many problems over the years, and eventually,...