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Public universities scrub DEI webpages in response to state budget prohibitions

07-11-2025 4:22 PM

By BRENDILOU ARMSTRONG

The University System of New Hampshire is taking steps to comply with the state’s newly enacted ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.


‘Time for me to move on’ — Heartsong Healing Center closes in Hooksett as owner retires

07-11-2025 3:02 PM

By YAA BAME

For 15 years, Tanji Samson offered sound baths with Tibetan singing bowls, energy healing and chakra balancing at her alternative healing business, the Heartsong Healing Center in Hooksett. Now, she is ready to close up shop.


New Hampshire targets sexual exploitation and human trafficking inside massage parlors

07-11-2025 2:17 PM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Dark curtains drawn tight, doors locked at all hours, surveillance cameras inside the building and unusual business hours — these are all warning signs that a massage parlor may be a front for something more than therapeutic services.


Natural disasters boost interest in receiving emergency alerts

07-11-2025 11:56 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

The flooding in Texas this week, wildfires in Canada and record-breaking heat in New England are reminders that the supercharged climate means disaster can strike anywhere at any time. It also means that interest in weather alerts and emergency preparation, once limited to places like Tornado Alley, are entering the New Hampshire mainstream.


‘A little piece of everything I like’: New Pittsfield barbershop brings more than a haircut to downtown

07-11-2025 11:30 AM

By KIERA McLAUGHLIN

With a 1940s barber pole marking the outside and the fresh smell of a clean shave wafting from the window, the new single-chair barbershop is impossible to miss from downtown Pittsfield.


State rules Epsom must pay open-enrollment tuition to other school districts, despite its refraining from the program

07-10-2025 5:33 PM

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Merle DeWitt spends an extra 30-40 minutes in the car each day, toting his 16-year-old son, Gavin, to Prospect Mountain High School in Alton. The school is several towns away from their home in Epsom but it’s worth it to DeWitt .


Town turmoil: Chichester town administrator resigns again

07-10-2025 2:36 PM

By RACHEL WACHMAN

In another turn of events for Chichester, town administrator Jodi Pinard has resigned from her position for the second time in the span of a year.


NH judge decides to pause Trump’s birthright citizenship order

07-10-2025 1:11 PM

By JANE MILLER

A federal judge in Concord blocked President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to end birthright citizenship across the country.


Police investigate shooting at Sanbornton home that left one person injured

07-10-2025 12:25 PM

New Hampshire State Police say they are investigating a shooting at a home in Sanbornton that left one person injured.


Vehicle and bike collide in south Concord

07-10-2025 12:22 PM

By YAA BAME

A car and electric bike collided at the intersection of West Street and South State Street in Concord Thursday morning.


Get $30 toward a new air conditioner at Concord turn-in event

07-10-2025 7:45 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

Your old window air conditioner that sounds like a jet taking off, uses a ton of electricity and can barely cool a broom closet could be worth $30 under a program operated by the state’s utilities.


Hotel makeover underway in downtown Concord

07-09-2025 7:01 PM

The makeover of the former Holiday Inn continues to bring a new facade to downtown Concord. Developer Steve Duprey bought the hotel last year for $16.8 million and will open a Hilton Double Tree at the location. Workers are painting the exterior in a blue, gray and white pattern. The renovation is expected to be complete by the end of summer.


Concord man arrested, arraigned in court following sexual assault investigation

07-09-2025 5:00 PM

By ABBY DISALVO

A Concord man was arraigned in court on Tuesday on charges of felonious sexual assault, computer uses prohibited and breach of bail.


New Hampshire legalizes public alcohol consumption in designated ‘social districts’

07-09-2025 4:36 PM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

In New Hampshire, adults now have a way to legally enjoy an alcoholic beverage on the streets.


What might Trump’s ‘one big beautiful bill’ mean for Concord?

07-09-2025 3:48 PM

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Under the “one big beautiful bill,” passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump, the typical Concord resident is expected to pay roughly $1,000 less in federal taxes next year, according to an analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The impact of the plan’s cuts to federal assistance, along with a ballooning federal debt and the rising cost of tariffs, however, is expected to far outweigh those savings.


Area bookstores urge residents to shop local during Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale

07-09-2025 3:42 PM

By KIERA McLAUGHLIN

As Amazon expands its annual Prime Day sale from two days of steep discounts to four days, MainStreet BookEnds in Warner is trusting its customers to choose local.


Warner town administrator granted restraining order against selectman

07-09-2025 3:20 PM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Warner town administrator Kathleen Frenette has obtained a temporary restraining order against Select Board member Alfred Hanson, whom she accused of assaulting her at Town Hall in June.


UNH opts into House v. NCAA settlement, will pay athletes directly for 2025-26 school year

07-08-2025 6:00 PM

By ALEXANDER RAPP

The University of New Hampshire has opted into the House v. NCAA settlement, which will allow universities to pay their athletes directly, marking a new era for collegiate athletics as it moves further away from amateurism.


New Hampshire providers brace for Medicaid changes that reach beyond healthcare

07-08-2025 5:03 PM

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Medicaid cuts at the state and federal levels have providers across New Hampshire concerned and searching for ways to cushion the impact on the state’s residents.


Concord school leaders weigh the future of middle school project without state building aid

07-08-2025 5:02 PM

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The state’s $16 billion budget confirms something Concord officials had long dreaded: no state aid for school building projects will be coming to the city for at least the next two years.


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