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By DAVID BROOKS
A team including the owner of Tandy’s Top Shelf restaurant in Concord has bought Hermanos Cocina Mexicana, one of the city’s oldest single-owner restaurants, and will be re-opening Vinnie’s Pizza.“Hermanos – we’re going to keep it the same. It has...
By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
NORTHWOOD – If you didn’t know any better, you probably would’ve mistaken it for a playoff game.Coe-Brown at 10-2; John Stark at 5-9. The Bears fighting to stay in the top four of the Division II standings; the Generals fighting to make the playoffs....
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
With the town of Bow completing its final payment to the Merrimack Station power plant this year to settle an old tax dispute, the town’s operating budget is set to decrease next year.The operating budget now stands at $11.4 million, reflecting a 5.2%...
By CHLOE RATTEE
Joel Harris was busy inside Dos Amigos Burritos in downtown Concord on Tuesday, but the work had nothing to do with preparing Mexican food.The popular restaurant is closed for construction as a new floor is installed in the kitchen and the space gets...
By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
Kearsarge boys’ basketball finished last season 4-14. Entering play on Tuesday, the Cougars are 13-3, hoping to secure a top seed with the Division III playoffs beginning next week.The Monitor caught up with Cougars head coach Nate Camp to learn more...
By DAVID BROOKS
Henniker wants to attract and retain teachers with a master's degree and will intentionally raise pay to compete with surrounding communities including Concord.Voters will be asked to approve a proposed two-year teachers contract that would give an...
By DAVID BROOKS
The robocalls that imitated President Joe Biden telling people not to bother voting in New Hampshire’s presidential primary were generated by a Texas-based public relations firm called Life Corporation “and an individual named Walter Monk,” according...
By RAY DUCKLER
The deliberative session of the Pittsfield Town Meeting last Saturday attracted less than two dozen residents, who flew through 30 articles in an estimated 30 minutes.“We knocked them right out of the park,” Pittsfield Select Board Chairman Carl...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
To fit the multiple five-story apartment buildings, corresponding walkways and green space, Costco, an existing Applebee’s restaurant and the location for current mall tenants in its plans, the new owner of the Steeplegate Mall property wants to...
A high-speed chase that started on Interstate 93 came to end in Concord early Monday morning when a state police dog nabbed the suspect who abandoned his vehicle and fled on foot, police said.Richard Gomez, 37, of Lawrence, Mass. was arrested and...
By DAVID BROOKS
Voters in Weare will see a proposed $18.71 million operating budget for the town’s two schools, an increase of $231,000 or 1.25%, at the school district deliberate session on Wednesday, Feb. 7.If the budget passes the school tax rate would increase...
By DAVID BROOKS
Paying taxes will be less complicated for some people this year in New Hampshire, one of 12 states where a new, free government tax-filing system will soon be available.The system, called DirectFile, is being beta-tested by the IRS and should be...
By RAY DUCKLER
Allenstown residents chose to reduce the potential operating budget at their deliberative session on Saturday, saving $25,000 by eliminating curbside recycling, which has emerged as a major talking point in recent years.The amended $5.5 million budget...
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
When Journee LaFond arrived in New Hampshire in 2018, their first thought was that the state had the potential for a strong community. But two questions lingered.“Where are the Black people and where are the queer people?” said LaFond. “Where’s...
By CHLOE RATTEE
Concord beauty salon, Peter’s Images, closed suddenly in January after being in business for 50 years.“To all of our clients and friends: the sad day has come that we have had to close our doors,” the owners announced on social media.“Please...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
The two drivers of next year’s budget increase in the Merrimack Valley School District are forces hitting its peers across New Hampshire: special education and health insurance.The proposed $48,298,106 budget for the district is up almost $2.7 million...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
Dennis Pratt envisions the end of his life with a joyous gathering of loved ones, filled with nostalgic reflections, shared cherished photos and accompanied by his favorite instrumental piece from the French composer Gabriel Fauré playing in the...
By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL
CONCORD – The Crimson Tide trailed 9-0 just 2:07 into Friday’s game against Winnacunnet (2-10). Already 0-10 on the season, it was a familiar sight.What happened next wasn’t.Head coach Tim LaTorra called a timeout, and over the next 13 minutes of...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
The rhythmic sounds of music from different countries blended with the aroma of French pastries and homemade beef empanadas at Bow High School, transforming the school’s halls into a global street festival of sorts.Among a colorful display of national...
By DAVID BROOKS
Henniker voters at Monday’s deliberative session will consider a new contract for teachers that would bolster pay and hopefully slow down staff turnover.The proposed agreement with the teachers union would give a 8.76% hike for the 27 teachers “on the...
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