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Bill Kelly became the executive director at the Veterans Northeast Outreach Center without the usual elation associated with such a promotion.The weight of the role settled heavily on his shoulders, as it came in the wake of devastating news. The...

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A proposed bill aims to broaden who can get money from charitable gaming in the state by allowing host municipalities to get a piece of the proceeds.State Sen. Timothy Lang, said the motivation behind this change is to provide communities with minor...

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With six new faces, the orientation meeting for the Concord City Council to be held Wednesday at the community center on the Heights takes on added significance this year.New and existing councilors will be presented with waves of information,...

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The Paper Store at Fort Eddy Plaza will undergo a significant expansion as it relocates to a larger space within the plaza, currently occupied by Eastern Mountain Sports, the shopping center’s owners confirmed Wednesday.After EMS closes its current...

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Three residents had already expressed their desire for a new Concord middle school to be built next to the existing one when Kassandra Ardinger stepped up to the microphone. The collective sentiment in the Concord High School auditorium was already...

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Rick and Cindy Buck decided to relocate from Pennsylvania to Hopkinton to be closer to their daughter and grandchildren in Bow.The retirement home they built 18 months ago on Granite Valley met a heartbreaking fate on Wednesday evening as it was...

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Cost estimates and designs for constructing a new middle school in two different locations, essential details previously unavailable, will be a focal point of discussion for the Concord School Board at next week’s work session.Set to take place Monday...

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Drastic changes to the cost and design of a new clubhouse at Beaver Meadow Golf Course weren’t enough to sway city councilors to delay a vote on a $10.3 million bond before the new council takes office next year.Until last month, the designs called...

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Last year’s keynote speaker at the annual conference of the state’s Suicide Prevention Council was removed by police from this year’s event for trespassing after showing up with a sign criticizing the state’s mental health system.Wearing a sign that...

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Three years ago, Jessica Campbell and her husband moved to Concord and enrolled their child at Christa McAuliffe Elementary School in Concord – a journey that she said has been filled with warmth and support from the school district.Michael Guglielmo...

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Liz Boucher, a mental health dietitian and a parent of two children attending Christa McAuliffe School, wants to bring a fresh perspective to the Concord School Board.Bruce ‘Gib” West, who spent 40 years working in public education, wants to offer his...

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It’s been close to a year since the beavers were killed and their dam was breached in Bow, but the matter remains unresolved, continuing to stir emotions among the residents.Just a few weeks back, there was another instance of human intervention at...

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From his earliest memories, Brad Myrick has been immersed in music. His journey began by singing with his mother to tunes on the radio, and by the age of six, he was already tinkering with the piano. It didn’t stop there; he picked up the guitar in...

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At 4 p.m. each day, seven days a week, the doors of the Concord Casino welcome gamblers inside with vibrant blue tables positioned in the center of the space, each designed for a unique game of chance, like poker, blackjack and roulette.Along the...

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Each day at 2:30 p.m., as the school bus arrives with kids from Beaver Meadow for their after-school program at First Start, Heather Tobine stands ready at the entrance of the building to welcome them.“The best part of coming to work is spreading a...

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Sara Hoey knows the profound pain of losing her only child. Laura Christy endured the sorrow of saying goodbye to her beloved husband. Lauranne Wingard, in her own way, has suffered the loss of her childhood.What unites the three women is the presence...

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The Concord School District will hold public hearings regarding the location of the new middle school, with the options now narrowed down to two parcels owned by the school district.There will be two separate public hearings: one scheduled for Tuesday...

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At first, partnering with Concord Casino to receive payments from the proceeds of charitable gambling made sense to Patrice Rasche and the members of the Friends of Merrimack River Greenway Trail.The nonprofit needed money to support its ongoing...

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Susi von Oettingen is always on the lookout for endangered species.Take her to a river, and she’ll look for mussels. Bring her to a wetland at dusk, and she’ll watch for bats in the sky. On a sandy beach, her focus shifts to scanning for plovers along...

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In a move to restructure New Hampshire’s mental health system, state officials are making investments aimed at eliminating the longstanding practice of boarding patients with mental illness in hospital emergency departments.As part of the “Mission...

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Concord Casino owner and former state senator Andy Sanborn fraudulently used a COVID-19 loan to support his lavish lifestyle, including cash payments disguised as rent, the purchase of two Porsches for himself and a Ferrari for his wife, Laurie. As a...