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The Concord Monitor is a Pulitzer Prize winning daily newspaper and website located in the capital city of New Hampshire. The Concord Monitor is Central NH's dominant media with more than 70 percent household penetration. The Monitor is a key source of news and information for Concord, NH.

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Japanese Knotweed is an invasive that is almost impossible to dig out

Opinion: Two types of invaders in our country

By Millie LaFontaineSeptember 9, 2026September 8, 2026

Retired neurologist Millie LaFontaine compares the destructive nature of invasive plant species to the perceived actions of President Donald Trump and other federal leaders regarding American democracy.

Normally filled with water, the Victory Park Pond on Brock Avenue in New Bedford, Mass., has run completely dry on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, thanks to the extremely hot summer. The silver lining to the drought affecting the northeastern U.S. that has dried up rivers and reservoirs, and brought water use restrictions may be that the arid conditions have benefited amusement parks, minor league baseball teams, construction contractors, and other businesses that need warm, dry weather to...

Opinion: Jobs, jobs everywhere — but no way to fill them

By Michael SillsSeptember 9, 2026September 8, 2026

Opinion: Who do we believe now?

By Narain BatraSeptember 8, 2026September 3, 2026

Opinion: Football and CTE return

By Jonathan P. BairdSeptember 8, 2026September 4, 2026

Opinion: End the violence against Palestinians

By John ButtrickSeptember 5, 2026September 2, 2026

Opinion: Rotating the crops in Iowa

By Randall BalmerSeptember 5, 2026September 2, 2026

Opinion: Spoils of vanity

By John S. HancockSeptember 5, 2026September 3, 2026

Opinion: The other national debt

By Caelin GraberSeptember 5, 2026September 3, 2026

Opinion: Do students today have less control over their lives than a prisoner in the 60s?

By Jean StimmellSeptember 5, 2026September 2, 2026

Opinion: Granite Staters are telling us something. Concord needs to listen.

By Tara ReardonSeptember 4, 2026September 4, 2026