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By RACHEL WACHMAN

Maggie Hall was eight years old when her grandmother was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

By choice, Jesse Gillis has only eaten one small meal a day since May 22. Working as a forester, the reduced nutritional intake has taken a toll on his body.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Flames damaged much of a home at 132 Kaime Rd. in Chichester on Monday evening, sending one person to a burn unit for medical treatment.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

When Isabel Burley first delved into the world of bonsai a few years ago, she discovered a plethora of possibilities for growing plants.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

When Mason DeFrancesco initially returned home to Concord from four years of service in the Marines, he spent his first few Memorial Days going to the New Hampshire State Cemetery in Boscawen and thinking of those he knew who didn’t return home.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Chichester Central School will welcome Tanya Teeboom as its new principal in the fall.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

As the world blossoms anew around us and a new season takes hold, spring offers a chance to reset, to consider what we enjoy about our lives and, maybe, what we would like to alter. Spring feels like an opportunity to reshape our routines, to soak up the sunlight and stop and smell the flowers.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

A garden club recently bloomed in Chichester. With the warmer weather, gardeners are taking advantage of the sunshine and getting outside to interact with plants.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Rob Knight stumbled upon the historic site around Russell Pond entirely by coincidence. He was in the process of helping the Concord Trails committee create a trail connecting Marjorie Swope Park to Carter Hill Orchard. The trail was initially supposed to cut through a different area of the woods but ended up being right by the pond, exactly at the former site of the Concord Ski and Outing Club’s Winter Recreation Area.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Around a decade ago, Alex Stoyle drank a cup of Ethiopian coffee that changed his life.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Frank Swirko was sitting in the back of Grange Hall when, after a sudden turn of events, he learned he was chosen as Chichester’s newest selectman.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

When Andy Lane received the quilt, he felt moved beyond words.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Abby Rollins has always had an “otherworldly knowing,” one she denied for many years.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Seana Hallberg came from Dover to speak about her son.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

As Concord gears up for a packed summer of outdoor events, First Fridays kick off at the start of May, bringing fun for people of all ages.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

When a propane delivery tank overturned on I-93 last Tuesday morning near Bow, two members of the Bow Department of Public Works heard the crash. Bruce Maxwell and Duane Reese exited their office and ran up the hill to the scene.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

As the embers cooled Tuesday on the scorched ground of 100 Chase Farm Road in Hopkinton, the cause remained unknown a day after a fire destroyed a garage and spread across five acres of brush and fields.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

A structure fire that destroyed a building on rural Chase Farm Road in Hopkinton spread to surrounding brush and fields as crews scrambled Monday afternoon to keep the flames from spreading.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

In an overwhelming show of gratitude, Concord-area residents wrote and mailed letters of appreciation to John Dianis, a 99-year-old World War II veteran participating in an honor flight to Washington D.C.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

The collective chorus of breaths – in and out – filled the room.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

When it comes to the arts, Sal Prizio has a message for the people of New Hampshire.