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Deerfield parents who want to expand school choice options in their town are holding a panel discussion with state education officials Tuesday night as the town prepares to vote on a contract with Concord High School in March.It’s a conversation...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Passing a town operating budget of $10.6 million, purchasing town vehicles and adopting a new community power plan will be the focal points for Pembroke voters at town meeting in March.The proposed town budget is a 6.7% increase over the current...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

In Allenstown, steel framing rising two stories high reveals the steady progress on a new K-8 school on River Road.Construction of the school, which will replace the town’s current separate elementary and middle school buildings, has been underway...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Pembroke is holding a public hearing Thursday on the proposed town, sewer commission, water works and school district budgets for 2023-2024. The hearings are an opportunity for members of the public to weigh in on the budgets before Town Meeting in...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Following a record year for school building aid applications in New Hampshire, state legislators are introducing bills this month aimed at increasing the amount of funding available for school construction and renovation projects.One of the bills,...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

The Hopkinton School District will propose a new, pared-back school budget to the town budget committee this week after receiving some feedback that their first proposed budget was too high for taxpayers.The Hopkinton School Board had originally...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

A new public charter school is coming to Loudon this fall with plans to emphasize history education and hands-on learning in a small-school environment.The school, called Benjamin Franklin Academy Charter School, is planning to open in September on a...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Republican lawmakers are seeking to expand the eligibility for the state’s Education Freedom Accounts program that allows lower-income students to use state dollars for non-public types of education, including private and parochial schools.Meanwhile,...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

The school budget will take center stage for John Stark School District voters on Election Day in March, as it’s the only big cost item that voters are being asked to consider.The district’s proposed school operating budget for 2023-2024 is $14.66...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

On a chilly December morning four years ago, three Concord High School students approached a school administrative assistant and asked her if they could talk about something private.“We didn’t want anyone to know we were the ones who told,” the...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

The lawyer for a woman who gave birth in the woods in Manchester on Christmas called the event a “difficult and terrifying” situation in a new court filing, describing the night when Alexandra Eckersley, confused and afraid, went into premature...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

The John Stark School District will hold a public hearing Friday on the proposed school budget for the 2023-24 school year. The hearing is an opportunity for members of the public to weigh in on the proposed school budget before the deliberative...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Increasing wages for school support staff known as paraeducators is one of the focal points of the Weare school district this year.Weare voters will be asked to approve a new contract with paraeducators and a proposed school budget of $18.3 million....

By EILEEN O’GRADY

A New Hampshire woman who police say was sexually assaulted by former Concord teacher Howie Leung when she was in middle school is asking a judge to release select information from his sealed divorce file, hoping it may uncover more information about...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Concord School Board members will be voting to fill a vacancy within their ranks as former member Kate West will not be returning to serve on the nine-member body.At the first meeting of the year Monday, School Board President Jim Richards said West...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Keeping students’ school data private online is an increasingly high-stakes task. But for a small New Hampshire school district, getting a large tech company like Microsoft or Zoom to agree to protect their student data can be a daunting task.After...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Concord Police are investigating a break-in that occurred at Rundlett Middle School early Monday morning that resulted in damaged property and an unexpected day off for students.Around 1:20 a.m. on Monday, police say three intruders broke into the...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

When Barb Higgins spotted the billboard with her face on it for the first time, it was July and she was driving through midtown Manhattan with her husband Ken, daughter Gracie and one-year-old son Jack, on their way home to Concord from Florida....

By EILEEN O’GRADY

The former director of Capital City Charter School and her mother have agreed to pay $80,000 as part of a settlement agreement in a bankruptcy lawsuit accusing them of misusing funds for personal use.Stephanie Alicea, founder and former director of...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Since cell phones were banned in class at Concord High School at the start of the year, 11th grader Skyler Hubbard says she has been able to focus better.After a tough stretch of remote learning when students could easily escape the gaze of their...