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A Goffstown man was arrested early Saturday morning after state police say he failed to stop for a state trooper, rammed a police cruiser and attempted to run away on foot.Richard Greeley, 48, failed to stop at the end of the Interstate 89 northbound...

By DAVID BROOKS

Almost a year after it failed a required emissions test and after a few unsuccessful attempts to complete the process, the Merrimack Station power plant in Bow has received a hard deadline from the state to meet air pollution guidelines.“There were...

By COLIN VAN OSTERN and ANGELA BRENNAN

Colin Van Ostern of Concord served on the Executive Council from 2012-2016, and Rep. Angela Brennan of Bow currently serves on the NH House Election Law committee. Both were volunteer leaders in the ‘Write In Biden’ effort. January’s First In the...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

With the town of Bow completing its final payment to the Merrimack Station power plant this year to settle an old tax dispute, the town’s operating budget is set to decrease next year.The operating budget now stands at $11.4 million, reflecting a 5.2%...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The rhythmic sounds of music from different countries blended with the aroma of French pastries and homemade beef empanadas at Bow High School, transforming the school’s halls into a global street festival of sorts.Among a colorful display of national...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Building a home or starting renovations may become more expensive in Bow as the town considers a hike in fees for building permits.The existing fees for various permits, including plumbing, electrical work, construction permits and solar installation,...

By DAVID PAIGE, ANGELA BRENNAN and NICHOLAS GERMANA

David Paige (Conway), Angela Brennan (Bow/Hopkinton), and Nicholas Germana (Keene) are NH State Representatives. Here in the “Live Free or Die” state, we prize our freedoms. But in New Hampshire, as elsewhere in the United States, we are seeing an...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

For independent voter Nancy Haigh, an 89-year-old Bow resident, choosing Nikki Haley was a strategic move to divert votes away from Donald Trump and thwart his third campaign to be president.“I voted for Nikki Haley so Trump won’t get it,” Haigh...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

For long-time residents like John Martin, the lack of action on the Bow community building over the past decade is frustrating.“We’ve had this building for many years just kind of lingering on the mind. I think it’s just mismanagement when they could...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

With New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan predicting a statewide voter turnout of 873,357 for Tuesday’s presidential primary, former Bow select board member Eric Anderson is nervous the number of ballots provided to the town may be...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

After the last listening session on the community center project left residents in the dark about potential tax impacts for building renovations, the town of Bow is hosting another session this week, with residents hopeful for more information on the...

By CHRISTINA FITZPATRICK

Christina FitzPatrick of Bow is AARP NH State Director. As presidential candidates descend upon New Hampshire in earnest for the First-in-the-Nation primary and come face to face with Granite Staters, they’d be wise to realize who’s putting them into...

By SUSAN MARCOTTE-JENKINS

Susan Marcotte-Jenkins of Bow attended the Monitor’s opinion writing workshop this summer. I’m a Bow resident with nothing personal at stake in the town’s cell tower project except the serious concerns everyone has over Bow’s inadequate cell service.I...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Bow Elementary School math specialist Monica Swenson often works with her small groups of students at a table in the school hallway. In the small elementary school building, where finding enough space to hold classes and small group sessions is a...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Located just off Route 3A, the DHL Bow Distribution Center, a massive 244,000-square-foot warehouse – more than four football fields of space – holds all the alcohol sold in the state’s 67 liquor stores.Sales have been so steady, the distribution...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Keeping students’ school data private online is an increasingly high-stakes task. But for a small New Hampshire school district, getting a large tech company like Microsoft or Zoom to agree to protect their student data can be a daunting task.After...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Town officials in Bow accepted responsibility and apologized Wednesday night to neighbors for failing to communicate better before a beaver pond on public land was drained by members of a local snowmobile club.“I apologize that we didn’t have some...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Spruce Wheelock and his wife have lived on Pine Crest Drive in Bow for 24 years overlooking a small pond behind their property. The little pond, nestled on town-owned land between neighbors on Page Road, Pepin and Pine Crest Drive, was a habitat to...

By DAVID BROOKS

A trial starts Monday on whether Merrimack Station in Bow releases too much warm water into the Merrimack River in violation of its EPA permit, a case that could decide the fate of the last coal-fired power plant in New England.The lawsuit, brought by...

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Lawyers for a man found guilty of participating in the 1988 murder of a pregnant Bow woman are working to clear his name and free him from prison after three decades, saying he is innocent and his conviction rested on a false confession.If successful,...