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By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Born and raised in Franklin, Jo Brown never thought she’d be at the helm of city politics. Now, the fourth-generation air-force veteran is running for a second term as mayor. Desiree McLaughlin and Samuel McLaughlin, who have no relation, are...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

It’s hard for Claire Nepa to explain how long it took her to find peas in the grocery store without laughing. It sounds ridiculous now – it’s just a can or frozen bag of vegetables.But when peas sound like “piece” which also sounds like “peace,”...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

After upheaval on the Warner select board and an unsuccessful move to fire town administrator Diane Riccciardelli in July, she will be resigning from the job to take a similar position in the town of Newbury.At a meeting Monday night, the Newbury...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

In a closet at the Merrimack Valley Learning Center, teachers used to stock food items for students to bring home to their parents. The makeshift pantry was an acknowledgment from staff that several students and their families were living with food...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Adam Hassan tucked a small American flag into the front pocket of his button down shirt and smiled for a photo. On Friday he became a U.S. citizen.It was a day he’s worked toward for nearly a decade and one that’s hard to comprehend.After leaving his...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Ashley Cheney knows the state’s child welfare system through and through – for better or for worse.A few years ago, her three young children got on the bus to school. At the end of the day, they never came back.Instead, they were sent off to foster...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

On a rainy day in Warner, the rivers roar around Loud Lane, in conversation with the birds, bugs and other critters on the dead-end dirt road. It’s such a symphony of sound, that when Nico Kimberly moved into a restored farmhouse on the street, he...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Line up 10 New Hampshire residents and eight of them can come to a consensus on their community: more affordable housing is a must. If these 10 people are under the age of 35, it’s a unanimous consensus. The message is clear: In the midst of a housing...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Allan Brown will round out the Warner Select Board, as the second, and final, interim member appointed. After interviewing a slate of seven candidates this week, board members Harry Seidel and Faith Minton selected Brown to join them in a deliberative...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Typically, on Town Meeting ballots, four candidates will vie for three positions, or select board races will go uncontested. These volunteer positions are subject to public scrutiny and the will of residents.But with a vacant seat on Warner’s...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

In a lime green jumpsuit, a child cleaned glass windows, mopped the floor and took the trash out from an area that served as the main entrance to the Bledsoe Youth Academy in Gallatin Tennessee. It’s a youth residential placement program for boys...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The two members of the Warner select board have formalized a process for filling the open third seat.The board accepted interest forms from residents until 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Once they’ve compiled a list of interested applicants, they will then hold...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

At a past Warner select board meeting, several residents made their way to Town Hall and took to the microphone to let their elected officials know how they felt about recent turmoil in town.Others tuned in online, using a Zoom video link to follow...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Governor Chris Sununu announced he would not seek a fifth term, he told Granite Staters that he left New Hampshire better off than when he was elected. A key piece of that puzzle was cutting more taxes than any administration in state history.But...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Before any charges are filed against a child in New Hampshire in juvenile court, parents and children are asked the same question each time: Would you like to participate in the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths assessment? Most need a little...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

In the basement of Warner Town Hall, it was standing room only as the select board convened for their first meeting since two members resigned last month.As residents filled rows of plastic chairs, Harry Seidel, who was the sole board member following...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The Warner Select Board will meet Tuesday for the first time with its newly appointed member, Faith Minton. Earlier this month, Warner town government was brought to a halt after Christine Frost and Jody Sloane resigned on July 12. Minton, who was...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Warner select board members Christine Frost and Jody Sloane cannot rescind their resignations and are no longer elected officials representing the town, a judge ruled Monday.In addition, Judge Brian Tucker approved the appointment of Faith Minton to...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For $1 in North Newark, New Jersey, Jeff Fleischer and the organization La Casa de Don Pedro, bought an old burned furniture warehouse. Three years later, that abandoned space became a youth center – with street outreach, afterschool programs,...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A court hearing Thursday was intended to fill a vacant seat on Warner's town select board after two members resigned last week. But this appointment might not be necessary, if Judge Brian Tucker accepts that Christine Frost and Jody Sloane were able...