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By JAMIE L. COSTA

The underground drainage system installed at Memorial Field in the 1970s is no longer working, leaving puddles of standing water rendering Concord’s athletic facility unusable after heavy rains.Meanwhile, smaller communities across the state,...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Change is inevitable. And change breeds fear, said Reheb Abagegni.It’s the people who fear change that the city must address in order to become a more inclusive community for all. she said.“Those that look you up and down and say you shouldn’t wear a...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

The abrupt closure of Hooksett’s Regal Cinemas on Thursday has left Concord residents wondering about the fate of the company’s Loudon Road location. In September, Cineworld, which owns the popular movie theater chain, announced they were filing for...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A “rebel girl” born in Concord was honored Monday in a ceremonial dedication as one of the city’s most influential and historical people, places and events.Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, born in Concord in 1890, was known nationally as a labor leader, civil...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A game of assassin in which students are given “assignments” to pretend to “kill” intended victims has raised concerns for Concord school administrators in light of the focus on school mass shootings and gun violence across the country. The game,...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Vendors of a defunct craft store have sued the owners who have since closed shop, claiming they are owed thousands of dollars for goods they made that were never returned.  When James Brooks and his wife, Maraya Deuser Brooks, opened Makers on Main in...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Sometime overnight on Saturday, a local Concord business on Manchester Street was broken into, ransacked and robbed of more than $4,000 in cash, technology and equipment. Early Sunday morning, less than 20 minutes before a child’s birthday party was...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Without the help of a community organization dedicated to supporting and assisting refugees and New Americans in Concord, soccer prodigy Boris Hirwa wouldn’t be as successful or as talented as he is today.Project S.T.O.R.Y, which stands for Supporting...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A city-appointed diversity and inclusion committee will host listening sessions for community members starting next week to gather feedback and insight to make Concord more equitable for all residents. The first cluster of listening sessions will take...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A Republican-sponsored bill that aims to lower first-time drug charges from felonies to misdemeanors that advocates say would decrease institutionalized racism in the criminal justice system is facing push back from New Hampshire police.At a Senate...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Nearly two weeks after the fatal shooting of Concord High School student Isiah Rosario in Rhode Island, police have made no arrests and have not identified a suspect or a person of interest in the homicide.The 15-year-old freshman was shot and killed...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Police are investigating the explosion of two suspected pipe bombs that occurred along roadways in Weare on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, injuring at least one person. Weare police and fire responded to 362 Dustin Tavern Road at 6:10 p.m. on...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Amounts of xylazine, a powerful veterinary-grade sedative, are being found in toxicology reports from around the state as heroin and fentanyl opioid overdoses continue to climb. Xylazine, which is not a controlled substance, is easily accessible and...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Concord police are investigating a shooting on Rumford Street where one man sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries as a result of a single gunshot wound. Police responded to the area of Rumford and Walker streets around 7 p.m. on Sunday...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

United Shoe Repair, a family business founded in Concord by Italian immigrants well over a century ago, is expanding the store from cobbling and leather work to include retail sales. “We haven’t had a huge retail presence in the past,” D.J....

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Developers expressed frustration Wednesday night when planning board members delayed moving forward on an application for a proposed 43,000-square-foot casino, bar and hotel on the city’s East Side. Last month, Concord Fire Chief John Chisholm and...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A registered sex offender living in Concord was charged Wednesday with indecent exposure after police say he exposed himself through the window of a downtown apartment. On March 28, Concord police received a report that a man, later identified as...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A fundraiser was started this week to help the family of Isiah Rosario, a Concord High School student who was shot and killed in Providence over the weekend. The purpose of the GoFundMe is to help Rosario’s mother, Adeline Bynum, and his siblings stay...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Editor’s note: This story has been updated. Memorial Field has been owned solely by the City of Concord since the 1930s. An earlier version of the article incorrectly stated the owner of the property.Memorial Field in Concord, a 36-acre complex...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Concord High freshman Isiah Rosario, 15, who Rhode Island police say was killed in a shooting in Providence early Saturday, was remembered as a young man with a “magnetic” personality who was still trying to get acclimated to his new community.News of...