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By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Concord Police have arrested a Berlin man who they say robbed the Bank of America on Storrs Street in November. John R. Griffin Jr., 64, was taken into custody in Gorham and transported to Concord on Wednesday, police said. He faces felony charges of...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Concord officials turned down plans for a smaller-scale, less expensive addition to the clubhouse at the publicly-owned golf course in favor of the larger options under consideration today, according to an architect working with the city.Doug Proctor,...
The Concord Police Department is preparing to bring criminal mischief charges against a suspect accused of vandalizing The Satanic Temple’s display outside the New Hampshire State House. For the second time in as many weeks, the temple’s statue of...
By JONATHAN HOPKINS
Rev. Jonathan Hopkins lives in Concord. There has been a lot of talk about religious freedom. Recently, to prove a point about the need for true religious freedom, the Satanic Temple put a display in front of the State House. I can understand why...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
With the help of a group of local artists, a holiday display by The Satanic Temple once again stands outside the New Hampshire State House. “Violence and vandalism are not valid responses to something you don’t fully understand,” read a statement by...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
The children's room and adult fiction sections of the Concord Public Library were closed Monday after a ceiling leak.On Sunday afternoon, sensors in the building detected the leak, according to Library Director Todd Fabian, and water had come down...
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
For over two decades, Borough Road would come alive at the holidays. Inflatable Santa Claus waved to cars driving by. Deer and snowmen glimmered, with red, white and green lights galore. Don Moore was the architect behind the artistry. He had a...
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Jim Duckworth remembers lining up with over 600 people who were vying for just over a dozen positions at the Concord Fire Department. Today, if the department gets seven to 10 applicants for an open position, that’s a good day.Nearly 25 years later,...
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Developer Steve Duprey wants the city to take ownership of a piece of land at the former Lincoln Financial campus and help turn it into badly needed new housing in Concord.A technicality over taxes is tying that up. To be clear, Duprey has control...
By ALEX RAPP and DAN ATTORRI
Last season did not end the way the third-seeded Crimson Tide had hoped. They had a 14-4-1 record and reached the quarterfinals but were upset by No. 11 Exeter in overtime, 4-3.The Tide hockey team suffered its first back-to-back regular-season losses...
Parts of Concord’s downtown were closed Saturday after a woman on a motorized wheelchair was struck by a vehicle near the intersection with Franklin Street. The lanes were shut down for hours while investigators re-created the accident.
By DAN ATTORRI
The Concord High School wrestling team capped a solid season-opening week by finishing in second out of 16 teams at the Salem Blue Devil Classic.Concord junior Wayne Sakakeeny claimed the heavyweight title, winning three bouts by pin, including a...
By JOHN BUTTRICK
John Buttrick writes from his Vermont Folk Rocker in his Concord home, Minds Crossing. Christmas this year reminds me of an uneasy congruency between the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory and the Roman occupation of Palestine over two thousand...
From Monitor staff reports
Since high school indoor track and field returned to New Hampshire following the pandemic in the fall of 2022, only one boys’ team – Coe-Brown Northwood Academy – has hoisted the Division II championship trophy.Coe-Brown scored 101 points, nearly...
By MILLIE LAFONTAINE
Millie LaFontaine lives in Concord. I have had the privilege of visiting the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, not just once, but several times over the course of my lifetime. Standing in the nave each time, I have felt and understood true awe. The...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
A Concord school bus that veered off the road Friday morning did not have any students on it and there were no injuries, according to Concord Police Department Deputy Chief John Thomas.The incident involved a car and occurred at the intersection of...
By LOUREY SAVICK
Rev. Lourey Savick is pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church in Concord. As a Christian called to public leadership and accountability, I pray about when and how to address local matters from the perspective of my faith. Reading about the...
By ALEXANDER RAPP and DAN ATTORRI
Eric Saucier brings experienced leadership to a Bow team ready to compete for the Division II boys’ basketball championship this upcoming season. After spending 19 years in total with Conant and 16 as head coach, he led the Orioles to nine final four...
By ALEXANDER RAPP and DAN ATTORRI
The Concord Christian Kingsmen girls’ basketball team has had an ascent through the ranks of New Hampshire hoops like no other. They have won divisions in three consecutive years and have risen from Division IV to D-I in that span.“When we won...
WrestlingPelham 47, Bow 27Highlights: The Falcons dropped their season opener on their home mats. Bow, the defending D-III champions, will compete against D-I teams at the Salem Blue Devil Classic on Saturday.Records: Bow 0-1Concord 41, Nashua North...
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