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A former Concord police officer pleaded guilty to looking up information on a specific individual on two separate occasions and using it for non-law enforcement purposes.Michael Kosa, 32, of Manchester, violated the Driver Privacy Act twice by using...

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A 72-year-old woman was found dead inside a home in Barnstead that was destroyed by fire early Monday morning.The Barnstead Fire Department was called to 139 Varney Road around 3:30 a.m. after a neighbor behind the property woke and saw the home...

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Residents statewide have been granted more access to governmental records in recent years following several New Hampshire Supreme Court rulings that have led to a new era of transparency in the state.For example, law enforcement misconduct records are...

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A Bradford man was arrested Friday night in possession of 68 pounds of marijuana and a firearm, police officials said. Webster police said they stopped Erick Pickhardt for speeding near the intersection of Battle Street and Route 127. After obtaining...

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Chichester residents approved the school district’s proposed operational budget of $7.43 million – a nearly 9% increase from last year – most of which comes from an increase in special education funding and transportation expenses.The need for...

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The Merrimack Valley School District voters agreed to raise teacher salaries, pass the budget and renew a 10-year tuition agreement with the Andover School District Friday night at the annual meeting.The $45.6 million budget, which carried a 2.3%...

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A multi-family apartment complex in Barnstead was evacuated Thursday night after a fire broke out in one of the first-floor units, fire officials said. Barnstead Fire Department responded to the five-unit apartment complex on South Barnstead Road near...

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A former Bradford fire captain was sentenced to eight years in prison on Wednesday after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting two Concord women.Between the summer of 2019 and the spring of 2020, Russell “Rob” Steiz, 53, of East Main Street in...

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Patrick French set out on his first solo trip backpacking the entirety of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine in 2015 with minimal hiking experience. On Sunday, he’s appearing alongside other survivalists to battle the elements for 21 days in...

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An overnight winter storm parking ban will begin Friday night in Concord and last through Sunday. City officials ordered all residents to refrain from parking on any street beginning Friday night at 7 p.m. to Saturday at 7 a.m. and again from 7 p.m....

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Members of the Franklin Police patrolman’s union have expressed a lack of confidence in the department’s leadership to include the chief, two lieutenants and a sergeant, while former employees say they were subject to harassment while on the...

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The Bank of New Hampshire Stage filled with shouts and cheers coming from dozens of New American youth who chanted positive affirmations in unison. “I love myself. I am enough. I am a strong Black woman,” they yelled. The power of their words...

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A Dunbarton man was transported to the hospital on Thursday after his snow blower caught fire in an attached garage on Morse Road, fire officials said. The man spilled gasoline in the garage while working on his snow blower, which was on at the time...

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A proposed mixed-use residential and commercial development off Fisherville Road in Concord advertising 90% studio and one bedroom apartments would do little to help families seeking affordable housing in the city, residents argued. During a community...

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A Concord man was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison on Thursday for possessing and transporting child pornography, federal officials announced. Marc Pulsifer, now 45, was first investigated in October 2020 after members of the New Hampshire Internet...

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Concord police charged a 45-year-old Penacook man with felony assault following a stabbing Monday afternoon on Merrimack Street. The victim, Kenneth Jenson, 67, called police around 4 p.m. to report that his upstairs neighbor had stabbed him. When...

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Concord police are looking for the public’s help to gather more information about a recent suspicious death in the city.Police are looking for video footage of a red Kia Soul on Saturday Feb. 11 between 4 and 6 p.m. in the area of Pleasant and...

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Three city contracts renewed and approved in December will add a half million dollars to city spending as part of Concord’s efforts to offer competitive wages and retain workers.The City Council approved three new contracts that will increase employee...

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A mixed residential and commercial development project on 22 acres of land off Manchester Street that was first proposed in 2021 was back before the Concord Planning Board as it gets closer to the final design phase.Because of its scope and location...

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Dozens of residents turned out Wednesday night to further oppose the construction of a 43,000-square-foot casino, bar and hotel on the city’s east side. As planning board discussions approached midnight, members agreed to continue the public hearing...