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By PAUL STEINHAUSER

The pressure’s rising on Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie to drop out of the White House race ahead of the New Hampshire primary to give rival Nikki Haley a boost as she aims to close the gap with former President Donald Trump, the...

By JOHN CUNNINGHAM

A close friend of my wife and mine recently lost her partner of many years. He died of Alzheimer’s disease at a Concord, New Hampshire hospice facility.As readers will know, I write this column primarily for New Hampshire business owners but also for...

By ASHLEY MILLER

Tensions were high in colonial New Hampshire. A Portsmouth mob had forced the resignation of a British tax collector, the Townsend Acts were being debated among the colonies, disputes over New England timber were coming to a head, and discussions of...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

With just a week and a half to go until the Iowa caucuses kick off the Republican presidential nominating calendar – followed eight days later by the New Hampshire primary – the verbal fireworks between the leading contenders are firing back and...

By JAMIE COSTA

Nine years ago, she was sent home before Christmas break, suspended by her principal for speaking out about a teacher’s unusual attention toward her classmates.Ana Goble, a 13-year-old Rundlett Middle School student at the time, was accused of...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

A month before the presidential primary, Nikki Haley is surging in New Hampshire and closing the gap between herself and front runner Donald TrumpGov. Chris Sununu, who endorsed Haley and barnstormed the state with the former South Carolina...

By RUTH SMITH

As the longest night of the year approaches, many of us spend more time outside in the dark. Walking from my car to the house after work and closing the chicken coop before dinner now occur long after sunset. On several recent evenings, I’ve...

By AMY FORTIER

Several dancers from Concord will join Ballet Misha’s cast of 130 as they take the stage for Ballet Misha’s 15th-anniversary production of “The Nutcracker,” which will be performed as part of the Dana Center for Arts and Humanities season at Saint...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

Former President Donald Trump returns to New Hampshire next weekend, for his first campaign stop in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state in over a month.The former president will headline a rally at the Whittemore Center, which is the...

By ELLEN BURGER 

Christmas came early for The Community Players of Concord, N.H. Last year a very generous, anonymous donor came forward to assist the group in setting up an investment fund that will help to ensure the continued longevity of the nearly 100-year-old...

By ASHLEY MILLER

Ashley Miller shares this month’s story with ConcordTV. Watch the episode on YouTube.Among the first acts of the American Revolution, the Raid on Fort William and Mary was a pivotal moment for the patriot cause. In the wake of the September 1774...

By HENRY HOMEYER

Once again it is time to find the perfect gifts for your loved ones. Gardeners are easy to shop for because there are so many good things to shop for, and they will probably be pleased with whatever you choose. As a shopper, I always try to support...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

With New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary less than eight weeks away, Chris Christie is upping his game – and his sales pitch to Granite State voters.“I’ve enjoyed the dating period. Now it’s time for us to get married,” the former...

Meet 8-year-old entrepreneur Amelia Burke, a very ambitious third-grader at Center Woods Elementary School in Weare.Driven by an idea and willingness to work hard, Amelia has made her dream of having a school store at CWES a reality.The Center Woods...

By JAMES SPAIN

There was a time in the early years when the Merrimack River offered our ancestors a good life. It provided fertile grounds along the floodplain for planting crops and provided food to the hungry. Along the banks our ancestors found American Elm...

By BILL FEE

Bill Fee was born in Lowell, Mass. and now resides in Nashua. He has been producing and writing hip hop music since 1987 and is an active advocate for the culture. He consistently works to ensure that the contributions to and from the art form are...

By ROB AZEVEDO

I adore the concept of an Open Mic Night. Always have.Quick cuts of music dished out by locally known and unknown musicians, cutting their teeth, finding their voice, working out a new song, an old song, or just singing to sing, because some like...

By JIM WEBBER

On Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m., Clara Lemm Brogan, age 99, made a dream come true. Clara appeared onstage as a member of the cast in a sold-out performance of the Community Players’ show “The Sound of Music,” at Concord City Auditorium. “I want to be...

By HENRY HOMEYER

On Nov. 11, 1998, my first gardening column appeared in my hometown paper, The Valley News of West Lebanon, N.H. Since then I have written over 1,200 weekly columns and answered countless questions from readers. I am 77 years old, and plan to slow...

By PAUL STEINHAUSER

In the end, no one was surprised.A nearly year-long battle between New Hampshire history and precedent and the wishes of the Democratic National Committee over the timing of the state’s century-old first-in-the-nation presidential primary came to a...