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Hyper-local, good-news-only paper in Andover is closing
06-01-2025 9:00 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

Everybody says they want to hear good news but that desire doesn’t necessarily pay the bills, as they’ve just seen in Andover.

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More NH Rite Aid stores slated to close following bankruptcy — but none in Concord
06-05-2025 2:52 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

No Rite Aid stores in Concord are among those slated to close after the national drugstore chain declared bankruptcy — but their demise seems only a matter of time.


Granite Geek: Turtle Rescue wonders if you’re as tough as a turtle. (Answer: No.)
06-02-2025 2:28 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

Next time you have to sit through some guy’s boring litany about how tough he is, here’s a good way to end the blather: “Dude, you think you’re resilient, but you’re no turtle.”


Attorney General warns: Quit-claim deed fraud can take your house from under you
06-02-2025 1:44 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story first ran in September 2024. On June 1, the Attorney General’s office issued another alert about this problem spreading in New Hampshire.


Northern Lights are a headache, and maybe even a danger, for amateur radio operators
06-02-2025 10:59 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

Plenty of camera buffs and astronomy fans are excited about the possibility of seeing Northern Lights tonight,  June 2, but amateur radio operator are even more excited than that.


St. Paul’s School won’t reopen public access to Turkey Pond
05-31-2025 12:00 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

St. Paul’s School will not reopen public access to Turkey Pond, access that was closed last year after reports of fights and vandalism, because it says “problems (are) already happening even before the start of warm weather.”


Messy parking around Concord’s bus terminal won’t get less messy any time soon
05-28-2025 3:28 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

There’s one lesson to be learned from what is occasionally the most chaotic parking area in Concord: Sometimes it’s better to hand over your keys.


There has been rain on two-thirds of the days in May, and more on the way
05-28-2025 11:48 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

How wet has it been recently? Very.


Granite Geek: Take advantage of living on the edge of the grid
05-27-2025 11:37 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

The nation’s power grid is a massive beast — by some definitions, it’s the biggest thing ever built by humans. But these days, its most interesting changes are happening as close as your garage.


Gardening season is here (if it will ever stop raining!)
05-24-2025 3:03 PM

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. 


Drought is completely gone from New Hampshire – maybe it can stop raining now?
05-23-2025 12:21 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

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


N.E. will have enough electricity this summer but future winters may start to get dicey
05-22-2025 6:01 PM

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.


‘Construction issues’ halt work on new psychiatric hospital in Concord
05-21-2025 4:02 PM

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.


State should regulate A.I. since Congress won’t do it, says New Hampshire’s attorney general
05-19-2025 2:36 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

New Hampshire’s attorney general has joined his peers to tell Congress that they shouldn’t block state efforts to do what the federal government won’t do in terms of “protecting consumers from the harmful effects” of artificial intelligence.


Granite Geek: It’s mullet mow month for your lawn! You do know what a mullet mow is, don’t you?
05-19-2025 12:59 PM

By DAVID BROOKS

This is the time of year when that defining outdoor chore of homeownership, mowing the lawn, becomes a bit problematic. 


Historic Tilton Island Park Bridge will be reopened unless Trump takes back a federal grant
05-18-2025 11:00 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

The historic Tilton Island Bridge is on track to get repaired after being shut for five years unless the Trump administration decides to yank back a federal grant.


Who would invest in movie theaters these days? These folks
05-17-2025 8:01 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

Don’t tell Dan O’Neil the movie-theater industry is fading away.


The Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire just got easier, as another debate looms over replacing structures in wilderness areas
05-13-2025 11:09 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

Hiking the Appalachian Trail through New Hampshire will get a little easier this year as the U.S. Forest Service faces a question that has come up several times before: Whether to replace old structures in regions designated as pure wilderness.


Forester of the Year knows woodlands are more popular and more endangered than ever
05-13-2025 9:16 AM

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.


The soggy spring means – no surprise – the drought is over for Concord
05-11-2025 8:01 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

In today’s least surprising news, the drought is officially over in Concord.


Beavers plug a culvert and flood Route 13 in Dunbarton
05-07-2025 10:16 AM

By DAVID BROOKS

Beavers that were –  well, as busy as beavers – plugged up a culvert running under Route 13 near the center of Dunbarton overnight, which flooded the road and slowed morning traffic on the town’s major through-road.

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