Gender-affirming care and mandatory minimums: What to know from the State House this week

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire’s Republican majority added several notches on its belt this week as conservative priorities crossed key checkpoints.

Productive or poisonous? Yearslong clubhouse fight ends with council approval

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Despite a consensus to build a new clubhouse at Beaver Meadow Golf Course, Concord City Councilors wondered whether the prolonged debate over this project had been productive or poisonous. 

‘Shining our light as bright as the sun’ – Merrimack Valley graduates urged to care for others

By YAA BAME

Jacqueline Pearl is in love with her future and can’t wait to meet her.

‘Brady being Brady’: Graduating seniors reflect on lessons learned at Bishop Brady High School

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Students fluttered about the library at Bishop Brady High School affixing their caps and gowns, taking selfies and hugging their friends.

Hopkinton graduates leaned on each other to get through high school

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

At the tail end of Hopkinton’s graduating class filing into the Durgin Pulling Arena, Constantine Salce rolled in with a bright smile, his electric wheelchair carrying him into a well-earned moment of celebration.

Licensed Nursing Assistant program for New Americans sends off first graduates

By YAA BAME

As Yuhsien Wu-Riggs walked up to receive her Licensed Nursing Assistant certification, she raised the roof with a grin on her face.

New Hampshire filmmakers finish movie in Concord, ten years in the making: ‘Granite Orpheus’

By ALEXANDER RAPP

What started as an improvisational experiment 10 year ago between friends in the New Hampshire film scene is nearing its cinematic debut.

Aldermen move forward on Hackett Hill sale

By ANDREW SYLVIA

Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) on June 3 approved the sale of portions of city-owned land on Hackett Hill to the Manchester-based Socha Company, following recommendations by the BMA Lands and Buildings Committee earlier in the night to make the land surplus and forego a request for proposals (RFP) process.

New fair coming next week to Everett Arena in Concord

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

After the Kiwanis Fair was stymied by visa delays, another spring carnival will come to Concord this month. 

‘Insult to injury’ – Military honors and burial denied for mother in Pembroke murder-suicide

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

In a quiet corner of Blossom Hill Cemetery, two modest grave markers stand side by side on a bare patch of earth where fresh grass is just beginning to grow—Julia Byrne, 26, on the left, and her three-year-old son, Blake, on the right.

‘It’s given me my independence’ — CSI Charter graduates find success in alternative school system

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Alissa Hamberg once saw school — and herself — as a lost cause.

‘It was painful’: Senate passes state budget

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After weeks of crunching numbers and weighing priorities, almost no one in the New Hampshire Senate was 100% happy with the state budget.

Missing in Manchester: A timeline of the missing persons investigation for Glenn Chrzan

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Deborah Eckland first reported her brother Glenn Chrzan missing to Manchester Police on January 29. He’d left Catholic Medical Center and wandered into the cold, wearing a puffy jacket, hospital pants and a pair of Crocs.

Megan Philbrook, named state teacher of the year semifinalist, brings history to life at Andover Elementary/Middle School

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Seventh grader Parker Michaud faced the biggest decision of his young life.

Concord City Council debates flat-funded budget but passes 3% tax increase for 2026

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Six hours into discussions about paring down the budget that ultimately yielded a 3% tax increase for next year, former Concord city councilor Bob Washburn took to the microphone. 

Bell-to-bell ban on cell phones in schools passes State House with flying colors

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire lawmakers don’t often align, but banning student cellphone use in schools became one of those rare occasions.

Parental bills of rights, with mandatory disclosure clause, head to Ayotte’s desk

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Under Republican proposals for a parental bill of rights headed to the desk of Gov. Kelly Ayotte, teachers and school personnel in New Hampshire would be mandated to answer any and all questions from parents.

Special Olympics New Hampshire kicks off summer games in front of State House

The 41st Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New Hampshire concluded in front of the State House on Thursday afternoon, kicking off the State Summer Games happening at the University of New Hampshire in Durham on Friday and Saturday.

Police say driver error caused double-fatal crash in Hooksett Tuesday morning

More NH Rite Aid stores slated to close following bankruptcy — but none in Concord

By DAVID BROOKS

No Rite Aid stores in Concord are among those slated to close after the national drugstore chain declared bankruptcy — but their demise seems only a matter of time.