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Opinion: Seeing the full picture: Optometry can increase access to care
High schools: Wednesday’s baseball, softball, lacrosse and tennis results
High schools: Kearsarge boys’ tennis locks up No. 2 seed; plus more tennis, baseball, softball, lax and track results
Gallery: Concord girls’ lacrosse celebrates Senior Night with win over Nashua North
State senate approves constitutional amendment banning involuntary servitude – except for prisoners
State surplus auction to be held Saturday; preview day Friday
For the first time, education commissioner speaks publicly about minimum standards revision, but he faces skepticism
High schools: Monday’s baseball, softball, lax, tennis and track results
As site testing begins on new middle school site, activists file to put location debate on the ballot
In the woods off South Curtisville Road, between maple saplings and tall pines and within sight of dog walkers on trails, fifteen wooden stakes flagged with hot pink construction tape poke up from the pine needles carpeting the ground.The stakes mark...
Landfill legislation buried in Senate citing concerns from DES
Despite the potential to reshape waste management practices in New Hampshire, the state Senate has decided not to pass two landfill bills, citing concerns raised by the Department of Environmental Services.One of these bills, House Bill 602, proposed...
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Neighboring landowner objection stalls Steeplegate redevelopment approval
Lawyers and lawmakers assert the Department of Education is on the verge of violating the law
Youth rally against New Hampshire’s bill allowing medical aid in dying
Body of long-missing hiker found, pinned by boulder in Dry River
UNH seeks vandal who accused university of genocide in spray-painted message
As site testing begins on new middle school site, activists file to put location debate on the ballot
Editors Picks
For some older Jewish professors at Dartmouth and UNH, opposition to campus arrests feels personal
Hopkinton tries to nab out-of-town trash bandits
New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition provides kits for safer drug use
Driven by capital projects, city budget proposal would boost spending by $40 million
Sports
Baseball: Undermanned, Belmont battles against one of the state’s top pitchers
BELMONT — Going into a game with key starters out certainly wasn’t the most ideal scenario for head coach Matt LeBlanc as his Red Raiders (9-2) prepared to face Monadnock (12-2) in a battle between two of Division III’s top teams on Monday. And even...
Baseball: Three takeaways from Concord’s tight game against Goffstown
How has Hopkinton, one of the smallest public schools in New Hampshire, become such a lacrosse powerhouse?
High schools: Concord girls’ 4x100-meter relay sets school record at Merrimack Invite, plus more track, baseball, lax and tennis results
Monitor Sports launches new, once-a-week newsletterOpinion
Opinion: New Hampshire’s LGBTQ+ Youth need support, not political attack
Angel Simone (she/they), is the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Operations at The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, a member of Seacoast Outright, and a resident of New Hampshire. I remember in...
Opinion: Which cannabis law, New Hampshire?
Opinion: NH’s legislative landscape, and bills with the potential to harm
Opinion: Bode Miller film, The Paradise Paradox, highlights mental health struggles in ski towns
Opinion: Expanding the U.S. Supreme Court: An idea whose time has come
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A quick daily flip. Finally, someone cracked the code on digital jigsaw puzzles.
Chess but with chaos: Every day is a unique, wacky board.
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Align the letters in just the right way to spell a word. And then more words.
Politics
New law allows abuse survivors to end leases, flee unsafe situations
Survivors of domestic violence are now empowered to terminate a lease early, helping them to escape unsafe living situations, under a law signed by the governor Tuesday.“The number one reason survivors are unable or unwilling to leave an unsafe...
Lawmaker apologizes for comments directed at Walpole Rep. Weber
Bill advances allowing parental opt-outs for LGBTQ+ topics in school
Transgender sports ban receives Senate committee support
House passes bill to raise minimum marriage age to 18, sending it to governore-Edition
Arts & Life
A May tradition, the Kiwanis Fair comes to Concord this weekend
The 66th annual Concord Kiwanis Fair is back at the Everett Arena from May 16 to 19 with all of the classic fair rides, food and games.The fair will be open Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m., Friday from 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday from noon to 11 p.m., and...
Author Erik Larson to host literary discussion at Chubb Theatre
Vintage Views: The Concord Tree Planting Day of 1924
From the archives: A Dark Day for New England
Found a baby bird? Here’s what to do
Obituaries
Donald P. Paulsen
Wilmot, NH - Donald Pascoe Paulsen, 97, of Wilmot, N.H. passed away peacefully with his family by his side at New London Hospital on May 10, 2024. Born in Jersey City, N.J., his parents shortly moved to Verona, N.J. where he lived until... remainder of obit for Donald P. Paulsen
Janet M. Gearan
Concord, NH - Janet M. Gearan, 78, passed away at home on May 2nd after a brief illness. She was born February 25th, 1946 in Boston, MA, the daughter of O. Raymond and Marion (Copplestone) Weden. Janet grew up in the Auburndale section ... remainder of obit for Janet M. Gearan
Timothy M. Davis
Timothy M Davis Belmont, NH - Timothy M. Davis, age 74, of Belmont, NH, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2024, with his wife Patricia Davis and stepson Charlie by his bedside at home. He was a beloved man known for his sense of humor an... remainder of obit for Timothy M. Davis
Anita R. Stolte
Penacook, NH - Anita R. Stolte, 99, of Penacook, NH, died Saturday, May 11, 2024 following a period of declining health. Anita was a lifelong resident of Penacook, born September 27, 1924, to Eugene and Laudina (Leblanc) Vezina, and gr... remainder of obit for Anita R. Stolte
