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Before Dana Flanders II decided to enter law enforcement, he thought he wanted to become a teacher. But by the end of college – Flanders studied physical education and played offensive line on the Plymouth State University football team – he began to...

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They came from opposite ends of world: she from Rio de Jainero, Brazil, population 6 million; he from Fort Kent, Maine, five hours north of Portland, population 4,000.And they arrived for different reasons: she to support her sick sister in 1994; he...

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A pair of amendments that will serve as a referendum on the autonomy of the Concord School Board will require a supermajority of 60% to pass, rather than the lower state law threshold of 50%.In interviews, two Concord attorneys dismissed any argument...

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When Michelle Beauregard’s son has no money in his lunch account, he doesn’t eat.The Concord High School junior could, to be clear, purchase the cafeteria’s hot lunch option. But Beauregard’s middle child is a loyal pizza eater, and pizza is an à la...

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The town of Salisbury failed to reach an agreement Wednesday with its non-profit emergency medical services provider on a new cost-sharing formula after asserting that the amount it pays was “just not fair.”Salisbury shares the services of Penacook...

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Concord’s first director of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice transitioned to a new role at the beginning of the year focusing on restorative justice at the middle school.Quinci Worthey, hired as the DEIJ director in 2022, will spend at least...

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Howie Leung, a former Concord teacher serving prison time in Massachusetts for sexually assaulting a Concord student during a summer program there, will face new sexual assault charges in New Hampshire, Concord police and Merrimack County Attorney...

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Ophir Sternberg, a Miami-based real estate mogul who immigrated to the United States from Israel in 1993, proudly touts in his corporate biography that he founded and generously contributes to a charter school in Peterborough, New Hampshire.Sternberg...

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A person is dead after a hydraulic tank exploded on B and B Lane in Weare on Wednesday afternoon.No additional information was immediately available from the Weare Fire Department nor the State Fire Marshal, both of which remained on the scene of the...

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A beloved art gallery will close at the end of the year after a 10-year run in Boscawen.Twiggs Gallery at Cornerstone Design opened in 2014 and came to serve as a hub of the capital region’s arts community, featuring both exhibits and classes in art...

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On the rare occasions Rundlett Middle School principal Jay Richard takes his phone out during the school day, his students hound him.“Mr. Richard, we’re not supposed to be on phones during school,” they gleefully remind him.But Richard needs no...

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Francine Clave, a supervisor of the checklist in Loudon, was surprisingly thrilled when town officials received a hand-delivered letter from the Secretary of State’s office around noon on Election Day.Loudon had won a lottery of sorts: Along with nine...

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Lily Tang Williams, a libertarian-leaning Republican who fled Communist China, won one of the most closely watched primary-day races in the state late Tuesday night, setting up a race against Democrat Maggie Goodlander for New Hampshire’s second...

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Career law enforcement official Frank Cassidy coasted to victory in the Republican primary for Merrimack County Sheriff, vaulting him to a general election contest against Democrat David Croft, the current sheriff and Cassidy’s former boss.Cassidy...

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Two transgender girls in New Hampshire may continue playing on girls’ sports teams indefinitely, despite a newly enacted law that bars them from doing so, a federal court judge ruled Tuesday.Judge Landya McCafferty granted a request for a preliminary...

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Salisbury Selectman Brett Walker believes his town of 1,500 residents is being overcharged.Five years after Salisbury signed on to an unusual agreement to share emergency medical services with Boscawen and Canterbury, Salisbury is footing nearly...

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Less than two weeks before the presidential primary this year, New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Chris Ager received a mysterious package.Ager wondered if it was hate mail or a death threat, both of which he had received in the past. But his...

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Transgender girls have already sued two New Hampshire school districts, alleging that a newly enacted law that bars them from playing on girls’ sports teams violates their rights.Late last week, the Kearsarge Regional School District decided it didn’t...

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The campus of a tiny Catholic college in Warner that closed earlier this year will likely remain a destination for members of the Catholic faith.The Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire has reached a tentative agreement to buy 135 acres of land and...

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A Merrimack County Superior Court judge declared a mistrial Tuesday afternoon in the first youth center abuse scandal case to go to criminal trial.Victor Malavet, 62, was accused of grooming and then repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl held at a...

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The newest Thai restaurant in Concord is a family affair – or more precisely, a Sister Act.Asian Thai Kitchen on Pleasant Street, which opened in June, is run by a family of eight sisters.Four members of the Senasy family, who immigrated to the United...