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By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Former Concord Schools Athletic Director Bill Whitmore remembers watching his wife, Jill, help create the city’s skatepark in the late 1990s so that their son had a place to inline skate. Decades later, his son coaches basketball at the University of Wyoming, and Whitmore believes it’s time for a deserved upgrade to the park.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

When Gov. Kelly Ayotte called on the state legislature to pass a school phone ban in January, the pivotal question wasn’t whether the widely popular policy would pass but how far it would go.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

When Mason DeFrancesco initially returned home to Concord from four years of service in the Marines, he spent his first few Memorial Days going to the New Hampshire State Cemetery in Boscawen and thinking of those he knew who didn’t return home.

By DAVID BROOKS

Rhododendrons aren’t looking their best this year and it’s not certain how well lilacs will do following last year’s long dry spell as gardeners gear up for the start of seasonal planting. 

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing are great ways to stay active, but once a board gets scraped and beat up, most people move on from their well-loved piece of equipment and store it in the garage or toss it away. Back Alley Boards, the brainchild of three New Hampshire artists, gives these boards new life by upcycling and turning them into art.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Emerging plans to renovate Concord’s athletic complex at Memorial Field include four new fields, bleachers, parking and a field house, all of which are expected to cost $27 million over two main phases.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

In December, Concord’s work to clear the path for more housing hit a new level.

By DAVID BROOKS

The National Weather Service has made it official: The last vestige of drought in our soggy state is gone.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Four Concord businesses have been selected to receive grants aimed at building financial resilience and self-sufficiency.

By YAA BAME

Jennifer Deware smiled as she carefully threw the first pitch from the pitcher’s mound. The Belmont High School baseball team watched from the sidelines as five more educators did the same.

By DAVID BROOKS

Demand for electricity in New England is about to start rising for the first time in two decades, causing potential problems in winter when solar power is weak, but for the time being we’re in good shape.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Republicans’ push to allow businesses and government entities to classify people by biological sex instead of gender identity has landed on the governor’s desk once again.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

New Hampshire Republicans have put their foot down: No more sanctuary cities.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A fire broke out at a house in Bradford on Wednesday afternoon, killing four pets and rendering the home uninhabitable, officials said.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Blue envelopes will soon become a familiar sight under some vehicle windshields in New Hampshire, an initiative aimed at bettering outcomes from interactions between law enforcement and drivers who may experience heightened levels of stress because of a medical condition.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Bow needed to bounce back after their five-game win streak was cut short but John Stark on Monday. Josie Johnson swooped in with a first-half hat-trick alongside a strong Falcons front line to win easily at home and keep moving toward the playoffs.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Catherine Masterson, a Merrimack Valley High School graduate and longtime teacher and administrator in the district, will serve as its next superintendent.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Charyl Reardon hoped this would be the year.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The public will have a chance to weigh in on the Beaver Meadow Golf Course clubhouse, as well as other major upcoming projects, at the City Council’s budget workshop Thursday evening.

By DAVID BROOKS

State officials are looking into “construction issues” that have halted work at the new forensic psychiatric hospital being built on Clinton Street, Gov. Kelly Ayotte said at a Wednesday press conference.