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By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Mike Williams was on the Chichester select board for one year. That was long enough.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

MANCHESTER – After seven agonizing periods, Concord senior forward Rowan Arndt watched his winning shot roll past the opposing goalie to give the Crimson Tide a long-awaited championship.

By DAVID BROOKS

One of the most common debates during town meetings, as well as one of the trickiest, involves deciding what is “a need” and what is “a want” when it comes to government spending.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Ian Hart praised the Hopkinton School Board and budget committee for their efforts to tame the budget increase, pointing out that the $27.4 million spending plan had only risen by 2.29% despite the pressures of inflation.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A man died in Bow on Saturday morning after being trapped by a truck.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

When Boscawen’s snow plow operators work the night shift, they nap in their trucks. When other public works employees take their breaks, they pull up chairs and crowd around the cramped office of their boss, director Dean Hollins. And when visitors come by the Woodbury Lane building, they enter through that same office into a building that is so low and crammed with stuff that many of the town’s vehicles can’t fit inside.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

A heavy pause hung over the crowd in Loudon Elementary School. People shifted in their seats, waiting for the next words out of Lisa Laughlin’s mouth.

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Karen Yeaton is happy to talk about Education Freedom Accounts. Just not on the floor at Town Meeting. 

By REBECA PEREIRA

Kathleen McKay is able-bodied and young.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

At Bow Elementary School, Shannon Bader’s son learned to identify different colors as his aide took him on walks around the building, pointing out different shades of green, blue, red and brown along the way. Later, the aide taught him to spell his name through a song.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

These days, thoughts of Husseen Sanon’s Haitian home no longer bring warmth or nostalgia. His mind is consumed with the unrelenting gang violence, the fear of kidnappings and constant worry for loved ones he left behind.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Inside EFAs is a Monitor series about New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program. Check out the other stories in the series here.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

An addition to the fire department’s building to serve as operations space for the town’s two police officers was one of the most debated issues at Wilmot’s town meeting, as many residents were concerned about the price tag down the line.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Enes Kanter Freedom has never been afraid to speak his mind. 

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The Concord Board of Education will hold two public hearings next week on its proposed budget for the 2025-2026 school year. Here’s what you need to know. 

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

A typical report from student representatives on the Concord Board of Education includes updates about student life, from college applications to winter carnival, and announcements about school events, from open houses to concerts. But at the most recent school board meeting, junior Aryn Bernado made a clear request. 

By DAN ATTORRI

This weekend marks the end of the NHIAA basketball season with the Division I and II girls’ basketball championships being contested on Saturday, and the D-I and D-II boys’ title games being played on Sunday.

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Martha Bodnarik isn’t willing to budge on certain things. She keeps her house in Warner warm even if her heating bill is high. But when she’s in the grocery store, she tried to cut costs anywhere she can.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

CJ Girard packed school lunches during the week and made fresh pancakes on Sundays. He played floor hockey with his kids in the basement, always pleading for one more game. On a rainy day, he’d sit by the woodstove and plug away at a puzzle. 

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Gov. Kelly Ayotte notched a policy victory early in her political tenure.