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A turbulent 50-year history: Inside the rise and fall of a tiny Catholic college in Warner
At the foot of Mount Kearsarge in Warner, a campus designed to mimic a quintessential New England town is home to the smallest higher education institution in New Hampshire.Founded in 1973, Magdalen College – with a current enrollment of 65 – has...
In Warner, housing committee driving conversation on new solutions
As Sally Metheany neared 80 years old, she decided to sell her house in Warner, bidding farewell to her garden beds in favor of renting a more manageable apartment along Main Street.Her new abode in downtown Warner sits at the top of a set of stairs,...
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High schools: Hopkinton lax sweeps opponents, more Thursday results
Boys’ LacrosseHopkinton 15, Bishop Brady 2Key players: Hopkinton – Patty Buss (5 goals, 2 assists), Merrick Chapin (2 goals, 5 assists), Shane Smith (3 goals, assist), Jackson Westover (2 goals, 2 assists), Kip Hedquist (2 goals, assist), Ozzie...
Opinion
Opinion: It all started at Columbia
Jean Stimmell, retired stone mason and psychotherapist, lives in Northwood and blogs at jeanstimmell.blogspot.com. I need to vent about the college protests. I am beside myself, appalled at my country’s unconditional military support of Israel’s...
Politics
House passes bill to raise minimum marriage age to 18, sending it to governor
The New Hampshire House passed a bill Thursday raising the legal age of marriage to 18, sending the legislation to Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk after years of advocacy.Senate Bill 359, which passed 192-174, states that “no person below the age of 18 years...
Arts & Life
Take Me Outside: Lights out for wildlife
May 1 is halfway between the spring equinox in March and the summer solstice in June. Since the equinox, there have been more hours of day than night. Yet darkness is important to natural rhythms and life cycles.Many people aren’t aware that 80% of...
Obituaries
Concord, NH - Pamela Brewer Shephard, 75, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2024 at home in Concord, NH. She was born on August 18, 1948 in Concord, New Hampshire to Frances and Barbara Brewer. She attended both Concordia College in ... remainder of obit for Pamela Shephard
Concord, NH - Jane Elsie (French) Brown passed away on Saturday, Apr. 6, 2024, at the Merrimack County Nursing Home. Jane was born in Concord, NH, on Mar. 23, 1942, to the late Charles C. and Grace E. French. Jane was a graduate of Conc... remainder of obit for Jane Brown
Charles I Dube Penacook, NH - Charles "Charlie" Dube, 92, of Penacook, NH died on April 29, 2024 at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen following a brief illness. Charlie was born in Exeter, NH on February 8, 1932. He was the o... remainder of obit for Charles I. Dube
Meredith, NH - Judith "Judy" M. Hoeckele, age 92, of Meredith, NH, passed away on Thursday, April 18th, 2024. She was born on Thursday, February 11th, 1932 in Altusried, Bavaria Germany. Judy is survived by her loving children, Roberta... remainder of obit for Judith Hoeckele