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By CATHERINE McLAUGHLINand DAVID BROOKS

Prominent Manchester-based developer Dick Anagnost is set to buy the stalled Railyard Apartments project and he intends to follow through on the rest of its construction, which is good news for the fits-and-starts status of new housing in the city.

By YAA BAME

At Sweet Dreamz in Penacook, hardware, animals and ice cream mix every day.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Hopkinton High junior Ben Normand will become the first New Hampshire basketball player to represent PhD Hoops, one of the United States teams in the United World Games.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

After waiting several months and getting a waiver to bypass the state’s hiring freeze, Lily Wellington got a job offer: She would lead New Hampshire’s State Commission on Aging.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The friends of Beaver Meadow Golf Course and its harshest critics can agree on one thing: In most places, golf is a sport that keeps its door shut to many people.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Physical dominance on defense and attacker Niko Mallios’ four goals led Boys High boys’ lacrosse team to an 11-2 victory over Laconia on Monday, keeping the Falcons in contention for a top-three finish in Division III.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

More than $23 million worth of recyclable materials were thrown away in New Hampshire’s disposal sites last year, according to a new study released on Friday that highlights a significant gap in the state’s waste management practices.

By YAA BAME

Alexander Keenan stood on the platform before a crowd of dozens of demonstrators at the New Hampshire State House on Sunday afternoon.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Helen Hanks, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Corrections, resigned on Monday, according to a press release from the governor’s office. Hanks’ departure is effective immediately.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The first time Doris Cousens met the man who would become her husband, she didn’t like him.

By DAVID BROOKS

It seems pretty clear that Wendy Weisiger the youngster wouldn’t have been too surprised if a time portal had given her a glimpse of Wendy Weisiger the adult at work.

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Nick Taylor knew he had an audience. 

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

At Harold Martin School in Hopkinton, Wednesday mornings don’t usually begin with the morning routines — they start with an impromptu dance party.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Meredith Lee, who runs Maple Street Mercantile in Contoocook, has been hearing from customers who say they want lattes and cappuccinos – something different from the traditional cup of coffee she serves now.

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Concord City Councilors will vote on whether to move forward with the installation of lights on the field at Keach Park, accept grant money for a police K-9 program, and streamline the process for getting demolition permits at their regular meeting Monday night.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Bill Dunlap remembers meeting David Souter as a child, shaking his hand.

By ALEXANDER RAPP

As the director of public works in Bedford, Concord city councilor Jeff Foote has overseen multiple athletic field construction projects and thinks it’s time for the capital city to have one, if not two, artificial turf fields.

By REBECA PEREIRA

Last fall, Jim Watt opened his inbox to an email from the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire and learned about an opportunity that seemed serendipitous.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Rob Knight stumbled upon the historic site around Russell Pond entirely by coincidence. He was in the process of helping the Concord Trails committee create a trail connecting Marjorie Swope Park to Carter Hill Orchard. The trail was initially supposed to cut through a different area of the woods but ended up being right by the pond, exactly at the former site of the Concord Ski and Outing Club’s Winter Recreation Area.

By GEOFF FORESTER

With projects in various stages of development across Concord, we thought we’d give you a visual tour of just some of the new additions as the building season goes into high gear. There’s been significant progress downtown with the new legislative garage, Arts Alley and a renovation of the former Holiday Inn. A revamped Fisherville Road and projects along South Main Street and Manchester Street are further changing the landscape of the city.