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By RACHEL WACHMAN

When Andy Lane received the quilt, he felt moved beyond words.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Abby Rollins has always had an “otherworldly knowing,” one she denied for many years.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Seana Hallberg came from Dover to speak about her son.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

As Concord gears up for a packed summer of outdoor events, First Fridays kick off at the start of May, bringing fun for people of all ages.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

When a propane delivery tank overturned on I-93 last Tuesday morning near Bow, two members of the Bow Department of Public Works heard the crash. Bruce Maxwell and Duane Reese exited their office and ran up the hill to the scene.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

As the embers cooled Tuesday on the scorched ground of 100 Chase Farm Road in Hopkinton, the cause remained unknown a day after a fire destroyed a garage and spread across five acres of brush and fields.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

A structure fire that destroyed a building on rural Chase Farm Road in Hopkinton spread to surrounding brush and fields as crews scrambled Monday afternoon to keep the flames from spreading.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

In an overwhelming show of gratitude, Concord-area residents wrote and mailed letters of appreciation to John Dianis, a 99-year-old World War II veteran participating in an honor flight to Washington D.C.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

The collective chorus of breaths – in and out – filled the room.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

When it comes to the arts, Sal Prizio has a message for the people of New Hampshire.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Jessica Wilson, principal of Chichester Central School, will leave at the end of the school year. Wilson has served as principal for the past six years.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

As customers loaded groceries into cars at the Shaw’s parking lot in Fort Eddy Plaza, Ricky Tewksbury circulated to round up scattered shopping carts. People waved at his approach, greeting him by name and stopped to chat for a few minutes.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Jason McKay jokes with friends that Chichester is the greatest place on Earth, but laughs aside, he loves his hometown. In August, McKay took over the Healthy Buffalo, a longstanding local meat shop, and he now intends to open a market next spring. McKay also plans to move the Healthy Buffalo, which has been a staple business in town for over 30 years, to the new market location on Dover Road by Speedway.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Margaritas Mexican Restaurant in Concord’s Bicentennial Square will hold a birthday bash on Friday, April 11 from 3 p.m. to midnight.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Lucille Noel has lived in Chichester for 60 years. She grew up in neighboring Pittsfield, then moved out of state, but decided to return to New Hampshire when her mother fell ill.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Shawntel Palazzo couldn’t resist the plea she saw on Facebook to rescue four Amish work horses in Pennsylvania before they could be sent to a kill farm in Mexico.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

The white farmhouse, built at the start of the 19th century, sits tucked into a grassy knoll off a bend in Route 4 with Mount Kearsarge standing watch in the distance. As you drive down the road you’d never know the richness of the history surrounding you until long after the porch and green shutters become a speck in the rearview mirror.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

​​​​​​Lynn Kavanagh spends her Friday afternoons cooking. She spreads her ingredients along the large metal counter at the State Street Kitchen in Concord, picks her favorite chopping knives, ties her hair back and gets to work.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

With an array of free tastings, creative workshops and wine classes, Wine on Main aims to make wine feel accessible and fun for everyone. Owner Emma Stetson, who opened the store two and a half years ago, has spent more than a decade in the wine industry. She opened the downtown shop to use her passion for wine to bring people together.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

They trickled into Town Hall, chatted with neighbors and greeted friends as they took their seats for the annual town meeting. Within an hour, Salisbury had approved its budget for the coming year and passed all seventeen warrant articles, each of which received unanimous support by voice vote with little discussion – except for the the final article concerning the state’s Education Freedom Account program.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

With 80 miles of trails winding through the city, Concord is a great place to go for a walk in the woods and reconnect with the natural environment.